The first day of the competition was intense and with plenty of fish. Seven teams caught 3 pikes, perch, and zander, earning an additional 100 points. All 55 teams that started the competition managed to catch fish.
1st place – POWERBOAT/MINN KOTA, Domas Kelpsa, Gediminas Švilpa (566 points)
2nd place – ULMUS MEDUS FISHING TEAM, Krists Spēlmanis, Linards Spēlanis (540 points)
3rd place – S&D FISHING TEAM, Gustas Juozelskis, Vaidas Juotka (537 points)
- Longest pike: 101 cm (TEAM ORCA, Viktors Babakhin, Yevgeny Poletaev)
- Longest zander: 79 cm (LAIKS COPEI/BALTIC XL, Arvis Betkers, Aigars Ločmelis)
- Longest perch: 42 cm (HUMMINBIRD BALTICS, Edgars Deičmanis, Evaldas Bubulis)
The full results table can be found here.
The standings are very tight, and it is clear that the decisive events will occur tomorrow. See you live at 7:45 a.m. The start of the competition is scheduled for 8:25 a.m., with the finish at 5:00 p.m. Live broadcasts can be found on the Garmin Predator Cup social media accounts on Facebook and YouTube (@garminpredatorcup), and also on the Best4Sport TV channel.
We will follow the events on the boats in the studio, with upcoming conversations with several guests: Gunārs Klēģers, Juris Bārtulis, and Renārs Upītis will take care of the events in the studio tomorrow. Among the guests are Ansis Zeltiņš, manager of the Free Port of Riga, Tomas Kulbis, sport fisherman, Elvijs Meisters, chief judge of GPC 2024, Arturs Zabors, director of Salmo Marketing, Oskars Hartmanis, chairman of the board of BTA, Mārtiņš Balodis, and others. See you very soon!