On 14 and 15 August, the fifth international “Garmin Predator Cup” sport fishing competition took place on the waters of Riga and the surrounding area, with anglers competing in one of the oldest sport fishing disciplines – boat spinning.
Over two days, 55 crews, representing 110 anglers from seven countries, battled for victory in a closely contested competition. After the first day, the Lithuanian crew of Vaidas Juoptkas and Gustas Juozelskis, “Connecto/Keitech”, took the lead with 519 points. However, changing weather conditions on the second day also affected the teams’ performances and reshaped the overall standings.
On the second day of the competition, many crews managed not only to catch all three eligible fish species – perch, zander and pike – but also to significantly improve their overall results. The battle for the podium remained extremely close right up until the end of the competition.
The top three teams in the overall “Garmin Predator Cup 2026” standings were:
- IM Team, Ilja Hlusovs / Marks Kuracenko, Latvia – 573 points
- NGT Latvija 1, Toms Klabis / Gatis Ernstsons – 560 points
- Short and Twitching, Kimantas Bartusevičius / Giedrius Kanevičius, Lithuania – 557 points
Anglers were also recognised separately for the largest individual catches in each of the three fish species – pike, zander and perch.
Longest pike:
Ilja Hlusovs / Marks Kuracenko, IM Team – 90 cm
Longest zander:
Kimantas Bartuesvičius / Giedrius Kanevičius, Short and Twitching – 68 cm
Longest perch:
Andre Talli / Gediminas Štaras, Shimano Baltics – 43 cm
GARMIN PREDATOR CUP 2026 RESULTS
| Place | Crew | Anglers | Points | Fish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | IM Team | Ilja Hlusovs / Marks Kuracenko | 573 | 9/9 |
| 🥈 2 | NGT Latvija 1 | Toms Klabis / Gatis Ernstsons | 560 | 9/9 |
| 🥉 3 | Short and Twitching | K. Bartusevicius / Giedrius Kanevicius | 557 | 9/9 |
| 4 | RATTERBAITS.LV | Edgars Deičmanis / Pēteris Grieze | 551 | 9/9 |
| 5 | RAPALA | Vaidas Burevicius / Sigitas Luksta | 551 | 9/9 |
| 6 | RR Team | Roland Junevic / Ramūnas Plieskis | 549 | 9/9 |
| 7 | C1 | Romans Astapovs / Marks Petunovs | 545 | 9/9 |
| 8 | Ratter Baits 2 | Martins Iskrovs / Raimonds Dzenis | 543 | 9/9 |
| 9 | Connecto/Swoop | Domas Kelpšas / Gediminas Švilpa | 536 | 9/9 |
| 10 | Brema Boats | Dovydas Kaulavičius / Mindaugas Gurskis | 533 | 9/9 |
| 11 | BREMA LT | Deividas Slieseriunas / Dainius Matulevicius | 521 | 9/9 |
| 12 | Laiks Copei / Baltic XL | Jānis Malnačs / Mareks Mercs | 520 | 9/9 |
| 13 | Connecto/Keitech | Vaidas Juotka / Gustas Juozelskis | 519 | 9/9 |
| 14 | Norfin | Māris Cīlītis / Kaspars Jansons | 518 | 9/9 |
| 15 | TOHATSU Latvija 1 | Linards Spēlmanis / Krists Spelmanis | 508 | 9/9 |
| 16 | Westin LV | Laura Liepiņa / Mārcis Klepermanis | 507 | 9/9 |
| 17 | Varivas | Valdemaras Laurutis / Diana Laurutienė | 503 | 9/9 |
| 18 | Team Salackrasti | Aigars Stankevics / Kaspars Krastins | 502 | 9/9 |
| 19 | Team Asakainie | Oto Marinaki / Aleksis Švarnovičs | 501 | 9/9 |
| 20 | Kurzemes Zandarts | Jursi Ullas / Andris Kairiss | 490 | 9/9 |
| 21 | TOHATSU Latvija 2 | Matīss Šēfers / Klāvs Krūskops | 378 | 8/9 |
| 22 | DELL Technologies | Dainius Neniškis / Giedrius Dobrovolskas | 375 | 8/9 |
| 23 | Team Shimano Baltics 1 | Andre Tälli / Gediminas Staras | 372 | 8/9 |
| 24 | MajorCraft | Māris Krēpausis / Uldis Paulins | 368 | 8/9 |
| 25 | Ķekava United | Matīss Punte / Atis Grudulis | 365 | 8/9 |
| 26 | 007/ Fishboats.eu 1 | Jānis Lindenblats / Janis Mangulis | 365 | 8/9 |
| 27 | LaiksCopei | Vitalijs Vilcāns / Stanislavs Osipovs | 364 | 8/9 |
| 28 | VAG Motors | Vladimirs Renge / Guntars Ločmans | 358 | 6/9 |
| 29 | Asakainie | Martins Adrickis / Andris Adrickis | 355 | 8/9 |
| 30 | Staver | Janis Celitans / Kārlis Čakars | 354 | 8/9 |
| 31 | Apache | Sergejs Kubelniks / Gunārs Freibergs | 328 | 7/9 |
| 32 | NGT Latvija 2 | Armands Geriks / Janis Svarpstons | 311 | 7/9 |
| 33 | NGT.LV Finntrail | Aigars Zumbergs / Raitis Uzuls | 310 | 7/9 |
| 34 | Noble Fish | Ilze Jankovska / Aleksandrs Minajevs | 302 | 7/9 |
| 35 | Team Shimano Baltics 2 | Dovydas Irkinas / Nerijus Atkočiūnas | 291 | 7/9 |
| 36 | HiDe | Ferenc Deák / Róbert Hipszki | 270 | 6/9 |
| 37 | Fox Rage | Ivo Sööt / Raigo Padar | 256 | 6/9 |
| 38 | Connecto Latvia | Sandis Saulītis / Edijs Balga | 253 | 6/9 |
| 39 | Team Tony | Mario Matijasic / Hrvoje Šestak | 253 | 6/9 |
| 40 | HMNS | Rolands Šmits / Linards Liepiņš | 248 | 6/9 |
| 41 | 007/ Fishboats.eu 2 | Dāvis Cēderštrēms / Rolands Naglis | 237 | 5/9 |
| 42 | Usmafishing Tohatsu | Mārcis Dedzis / Guntis Eglitis | 234 | 6/9 |
| 43 | 3krantai | Gerardas valiauga / Justas Justas | 230 | 5/9 |
| 44 | Suncoast Fishing | Gunārs Žukovs / Andris Vītols | 223 | 5/9 |
| 45 | Relax Lures | Marek Kwiatkowski / Wojciech Miernik | 205 | 5/9 |
| 46 | Copes Kungi | Raitis Čaklis / Ģirts Ziemanis | 192 | 5/9 |
| 47 | Winedirect EU | Igo Konrāds / Ivo Konrāds | 188 | 5/9 |
| 48 | Hook & Hope, BTA | Ēriks Kravčenko / Mareks Prudāns | 185 | 4/9 |
| 49 | Windirect EU 2 | Ronalds Lapiks / Rihards Lapiks | 183 | 5/9 |
| 50 | TRITURUS ST.CROIX | Rokas Užkurėlis / Vilius Dragasius | 175 | 5/9 |
| 51 | VAG Motors 2 | Igors Filipovs / Aivars Gaters | 147 | 4/9 |
| 52 | Formula 2 | Baiba Jaudzema / Normunds Vingris | 82 | 3/9 |
| 53 | Nordis Fishing Team | Mindaugas Rutkauskas / Ramunas Buinevicius | 79 | 3/9 |
| 54 | Zivīm Slikta Diena | Aigars Cīmurs / Marks Cīmurs | 47 | 1/9 |
The “Garmin Predator Cup” boat spinning competition has now been held for five consecutive years. The competition is organised by the OSPREY Anglers’ Club Association.
