HSAC – Sheringham 22/03/2009

Our first match of the summer season kicked off at Sheringham. There was a good turn out from the old faithful considering it was also mother’s day, Oops happy mother’s day mum. With that said the sun was shining and the sea was the colour of mud but it was a small tide.

We arrived and got setup just as the tide started coming up. With the bulk of the anglers heading towards the life boat station and just beyond. Some of the more “extreme” anglers, do we really need to mention names by now, headed to old high. First thoughts were that we would all be hunting for the same flattie, and for most of the match that feeling was right.

About two hours into the match there was a flurry of activity with small basslets, slugs and flatties coming out quick and fast. Some of the luckier chaps managed something a bit special Dene “Smooth” Conway now re-named “are-soleman” pulled in a stonking Sole just short of a pound and also added 3 Rockling to his tally. Not forgetting Richard “Golden Bollox” Ives found a lone codling somewhere near Scotland I think which won him the match.

Our only female member competing today Nicole “Ow my finger” Conway managed 2 fish which was better than some of the blokes did. Peter Loke who also walked the distance with TT and Richard was rewarded with 3 fish to claim 3rd spot and 4th place went to that man again Tony “Yoda” Thomas.

Back to mother’s day I had to leave early to cook mum a meal so missed the last hour when another flurry of fished showed. Well from what I understand slugs and small flatties which all count as the club has reduced the size limits for flatties to 18cm, thank god other wise there would have been a few blanks.

Not what you want at the start of a new season, also with the new points system in place the whole competition is wide open. I know it’s only the first match but you get the general idea.

Well here is to next weeks match, Trimmingham, and fingers crossed the weather gets better for Sunday. Stay tuned fishing fans.

The results

1st: Richard Ives 1 fish for 1lb 14 2/3oz

2nd: Dene Conway 4 fish for 1lb 4 2/3oz

3rd: Peter Loke 3 fish for 0.14 2/3oz

4th Tony Thomas 2 fish for 0.10oz

5th Henry Randell 2 fish for 0.6 2/3oz

6th John Neave 2 fish for 0.4 1/3

=7th Nicole Conway fish for 0.3 1/3oz

=7th Ian Gedney 1 fish for 0.3 1/3oz

9th Ray ward 1 fish for 0.3oz

=10th Colin Howard 1 fsh for 0.2 1/3oz

=10th Robert Ford 1 fish for 0.2 1/3oz

Richard ” Golden Bollox” Ives with his ONE winning fish…

Dene ” Smooth” Conway being the Soul Man of the day

John “Silverfox” Neave with another undersize bass

Nicole “Ow my finger” Conway Tip watching…..