Sadly there is a Competition that has announced and paid out to a winner for a fish that has never been seen nor the weight given has never been bettered before or after the comp. I mean never.
This has happened two years in a row.
But this is not the total issue. It is that the prizes are getting out of control. Local Competitions like the Rotorua SCC, Pania Kahawai Comp etc should be fine. Unfortunately the law is the law is the law. It's not about right or wrong.