Tuesday 15 April 2014

Claire V Weniger trophy Boat comp results

Five boats comprising ten anglers set out on Sunday 13th April for the Claire V Weniger trophy.
Weather conditions were favourable with a steadily decreasing NW wind and bright skies.
Skate accounted for the majority of catches with dogfish, whiting and a small smooth hound also being weighed in. Most entrants reported their catches coming in the first hour with the later stages of the event being very quiet.
G. Mummery had the heaviest fish of the day with a thornback of 9.60lbs despite coming to shore early as his partner was suffering severe sea sickness.
It was junior member L. Perry-French who triumphed overall though, the youngster landed 3 good skate totalling 21.06lbs and adds 12 points to his so far impressive tally for the year.

Full results as follows;
1st- L. Perry-French, 3 fish, 21.06lbs
2nd- M. Morris, 4 fish, 19.74lbs
3rd- T. Morris, 6 fish, 15.78lbs
4th- G. Mummery, 7 fish, 13.74lbs
5th- P. Thornton, 3 fish, 11.50lbs
6th- B. Morris, 5 fish, 6.18lbs
7th- K. Wilton, 1 fish, 5.36lbs
8th- B. Perry-French, 1 fish, 4.96lbs
9th- R. Lowe, 3 fish, 0.86lbs
10th- S. Touati, 2 fish, 0.74lbs