Two Bays Snapper Challenge 2026

Prizes

The boat is locked in, and so is a full list of prizes across every division from Compleat Angler Dandenong and our sponsors — see them all below. This is what's confirmed today; more sponsors are still coming on board, so expect this list to keep growing before the comp.

More than $90,000 worth of prizes went out in 2025. This year’s pool is already over $60,000 and still growing.

Prizes aren’t posted — winners collect in person from Karingal Optical.

There are no cash prizes. Every dollar figure on this page is a voucher or product.

The full 2026 prize pool is live — see the divisions below.

Enter the challenge What's already confirmed ↓

Backing the 2026 prize pool

Gold

Reedy's Rigs Karingal Optical Mercury Australia Compleat Angler Dandenong Melbourne Marine Spotters Atomic Daiwa

Silver

Q & J Constructions Lowrance Lone Star Marine Bar Crusher A&V Creative Concrete Barra Blue Charters Savage Trailers

Bronze

Salty Crew Zeiss Fishin' with Fergy Inku Squid Tackle Bullet Lures Legacy Fishing Boat Catch Melbourne Framing Shimano The Captain Magazine SeaVu BMYS Yaringa Harbour Vexed Jigs Seaman Marine Drysdale Bait & Tackle Apollo Bay Fishing Charters Yummy’s Pizza Rip Charters Searoad Ferries BCF SMB Excavations Jarvis Walker Bite Science Rovex Watersnake

Confirmed

Somebody drives home a boat

Drawn at the very end of presentation day. Rigged, registered and ready to launch the next morning.

Stacer 429 Rampage boat package with Mercury 40hp four stroke — the major prize in the Two Bays Snapper Challenge 2026

Stacer 429 Rampage
Boat Package

  • HullStacer 429 Rampage, extruded side decks
  • OutboardMercury 40hp four stroke
  • TrailerStacer TA749 Light Series
  • Registration12 months included
  • Safety gearFull safety equipment package
$24,990Package
value

Boat supplied by Melbourne Marine and Mercury Australia.

Confirmed

Major prizes from Compleat Angler Dandenong

Compleat Angler Dandenong have backed every comp we've run. They're in again for 2026, and they don't do small.

Serious gear on the line

Major prize packs across the divisions — rods, reels and vouchers you'd actually want to win. See the full division breakdown below.

See them on the day

Compleat Angler run a full event sale inside the clubrooms on presentation day, open from the moment the gates do.

Everyone's in it

The Lucky Prize Draw

You don't need to catch anything.

Every entry counts

Every Open entry goes into the draw automatically. Blank the whole nine days and you're still in it. Drawn at presentation day, so be there.

Drawn on the day

Prizes drawn live on the main stage at presentation day, right through the afternoon.

Be there to win

The major draws happen last thing on the day. You need to be on the ground when your name comes out.

What's in the draw

$24,990
Stacer 429 Rampage boat package40hp Mercury outboard & trailer
$2,500
Lone Star anchor winch
$1,600
Lowrance Elite F37
$1,100
2 days fishing charterBarra or Blue Charters
$800
Zeiss binoculars
$800
Zeiss binoculars
$500
SeaVu Seeker camera
$500
BCF voucher
$400
Fishin' with Fergy guided trip
$350
Compleat Angler Dandenong tackle pack×10 packs
$300
Apollo Bay Fishing Charters voucher
$250
Melbourne Marine tackle shop voucher×4 vouchers
$250
Inku Squid Tackle voucher
$250
Salty Crew clothing pack×6 packs
TBC
2026 BG Bluewater rod×4 rods
TBC
Freeswimmer 5000 reel×2 reels
TBC
BG SW 6000 reel×2 reels — waiting on confirmation
TBC
70cm chiller bag×3 bags
TBC
J-Braid X8 300m spool×3 spools
TBC
J-Thread Nylon 30lb 300m spool×4 spools

~$39,740 in confirmed lucky draw value (items marked TBC not yet counted — values to come), as listed for the raffle permit. More sponsor product to be added as details come in.

Where the prizes go

Divisions

Placings are judged on the length of your longest snapper. Prizes confirmed below — more still being added.

Open Division 18+

1st
ChampionHandcrafted trophy, $4,000 + $750 Compleat Angler Dandenong vouchers, Shimano Stradic SW 6000 & 8000, Spotters sunglasses pack, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod
2nd
Runner upBespoke trophy, $2,000 Compleat Angler Dandenong voucher, Shimano Stradic SW 6000 & 8000, Spotters sunglasses pack, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod
3rd
Third placeBespoke trophy, $1,000 Compleat Angler Dandenong voucher, Shimano Stradic SW 6000 & 8000, Spotters sunglasses pack, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod
4–10
Spotters Top TenEvery angler in the top ten wins a Spotters sunglasses pack & Atomic Arrowz snapper rod — $558 prize value
★
Longest Fish — PPB & Western PortThe longest snapper entered from each bay wins a $750 Compleat Angler Dandenong voucher

Junior Division 12 and under

1st
Junior championBespoke trophy, Atomic Flickz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $438 prize value
2nd
Runner upBespoke trophy, Atomic Flickz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $438 prize value
3rd
Third placeBespoke trophy, Atomic Flickz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $438 prize value
4–5
Fourth & fifthAtomic Flickz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $438 prize value

Young Gun 13–17 years

1st
Young Gun championBespoke trophy, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $528 prize value
2nd
Runner upBespoke trophy, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $528 prize value
3rd
Third placeBespoke trophy, Atomic Arrowz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $528 prize value
4–5
Fourth & fifthAtomic Arrowz snapper rod & Shimano bait runner reel — $528 prize value

Club Challenge New for 2026

1st
Club ChampionBespoke trophy and a $1,000 voucher for the club. One winner only, no placings.

Team Challenge New for 2026

1st
Team Champions5 bespoke trophies and 5 Atomic Arrowz snapper rods, each matched with a Shimano bait runner reel — $528 prize value each. One winning team only, no placings.

Fish with your mates as a team, or represent your fishing club — you're still in for every individual prize either way. More on the Team & Club Challenges.

The one they're really after

The championship trophy

Every competition crowns a winner, but not every competition makes a trophy worth winning. Each championship trophy is a handcrafted fibreglass snapper, individually made and hand painted by taxidermist Ros Farrugia. No two are the same — same as no two winning stories are.

See who's won one →

Nine days. Two bays.

You can't win it
from the couch

Entries are open through Ticketebo. One entry covers the full competition window, and every Open entry goes into the Lucky Prize Draw.

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Somebody drives home a boat

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