Nine anglers took part with three of the boats opting to fish fairly close to shore off of the Kings Hall, Dave Neiles and partner Andy Wood were the only pair to venture further out to the Weir Bank.
As the event drew to a close and anglers returned to the slipway, it was apparent that Matt Brett and his two passengers had not returned. It transpired they had engine failure and it was left to Tony and Ben Morris to return to sea and tow them back in, hastily racing against the ebbing tide.
Safely back to shore, the weigh in could begin. Decent catches of skate and smooth hounds made up the majority of weights along with the usual hauls of dogfish and whiting.
Matt Brett did exceedingly well on the rays, bagging 10 for the win whilst Ian Morris had the heaviest fish of the day, a ray of 9lbs 13.6oz. Meanwhile, Dave Neiles returned with a good smooth hound of 7lbs 2.4oz bettered only by Ben Morris’s offering of 8lbs 3.2oz.
Full Results as follows;
(Including class winners by elimination rules)
1st- M. Brett, 14 fish, 62lbs 2.6oz
2nd- I. Morris, 14 fish, 52lbs 6oz
3rd- B. Morris, 17 fish, 37lbs 11oz
4th- T. Morris, 17 fish, 34lbs 3.7oz
5th- D. Neiles, 11 fish, 28lbs 4.2oz
6th- A. Wood, 12 fish, 28lbs 1oz
7th- M. C. Brett, 8 fish, 24lbs 3oz
8th- D. Morris, 7 fish, 19lbs 3.8oz
9th- C. Brett, 2 fish, 7lbs 0.2oz
Class 1: Aggregate
1st- M. Brett, 62lbs 2.6oz (£50)
2nd- I. Morris, 52lbs 6oz (£30)
3rd- B. Morris, 37lbs 11oz (£20)
Class 2: Greatest Number
B. Morris, 17 fish
Class 3: Heaviest Fish
I. Morris, 9lbs 13.6oz
Class 4: Heaviest 1 day Catch of Skate
M. Brett, 57lbs 8.4oz
Class 5: Heaviest Catch of Flat Fish
Not Won
Class 6: Heaviest Catch of Round Fish
D. Neiles, 28lbs 4.2oz
Class 7: Aggregate Weight by a Junior
Not Won
Class 8: Heaviest Catch by a Senior
T. Morris, 34lbs 3.7oz
Class 9: Greatest No. Varieties
A. Wood, 3 Varieties
Winner M. Brett with 2 of his 10 rays
2nd placed I. Morris with the heaviest fish 9lb 13.6oz
3rd placed B. Morris with his 8lbs 3.2oz smooth hound
Class 6 winner D. Neiles with his 7lbs 2.4oz smooth hound
T. Morris & B. Morris retrieving the Brett's!
