By Dene Conway
The weather has been playing havoc with the fishing, those that could manage to get to a venue most often go away dissappointed with the lack of fish.Rough seas and strong winds have driven the fish further offshore leaving only a few Dabs & Flounders, this was shown to be the case at our new years open where 22 anglers struggled to find the fish, not one Whiting was caught throughout showing how difficult conditions were.
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Terrible driving conditions for all anglers..
Clyde Legget managed to secure first place with 8 fish, the payout was structured continental style giving anglers from both sections a chance to get in the frame, the results below show what was caught.
New Year Open Results 03-Jan-10 |
Position (not Continental payout) |
Member |
No. Fish |
Weight Points |
(lb) |
(oz) |
1 |
Clyde Leggett |
8 |
107 |
2 |
3 2/3 |
2 |
Trevor Elliott |
7 |
74 |
1 |
8 2/3 |
3 |
Dave Shorthouse |
5 |
65 |
1 |
5 2/3 |
4 |
Keith Morley |
7 |
63 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
John Lacey |
4 |
48 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
George Smith |
3 |
32 |
0 |
10 2/3 |
7 |
Peter Simmons |
2 |
26 |
0 |
8 2/3 |
8 |
Paul Thorburn |
1 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
9 |
Peter Loke |
3 |
23 |
0 |
7 2/3 |
10 |
John Carter |
2 |
18 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
Tony Thomas |
1 |
14 |
0 |
4 2/3 |
11 |
Dene Conway |
2 |
14 |
0 |
4 2/3 |
11 |
Paul Tovell |
2 |
14 |
0 |
4 2/3 |
14 |
Duane Lockwood |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Sam Attew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Dick Able |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
John Abbott |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Mark Gooch |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Gary Hutson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Shawn Archer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Henry Randell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Adrian Crane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Cold, windy , with rough seas and lots of weed
The club match results which were combined with the open are as follows:
Club Results 03-Jan-10 |
Position |
Member |
No. Fish |
Weight Points |
(lb) |
(oz) |
1 |
Peter Simmons |
2 |
26 |
0 |
8 2/3 |
2 |
Paul Thorburn |
1 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
Peter Loke |
3 |
23 |
0 |
7 2/3 |
4 |
John Carter |
2 |
18 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
Tony Thomas |
1 |
14 |
0 |
4 2/3 |
5 |
Dene Conway |
2 |
14 |
0 |
4 2/3 |
7 |
Sam Attew |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Dick Able |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
John Abbott |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Adrian Crane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Henry Randell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
Shawn Archer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Dave Shorthouse after pulling for a break from a heft close in.
The results from 27th December the combined Rocket House Open, were also very poor with everyone struggling and many finding it difficult. Below are the top 4 places for HSAC
Position |
Member |
No. Fish |
Weight Points |
(lb) |
(oz) |
1 |
Tony Thomas |
16 |
225 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
Peter Simmons |
18 |
207 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Sam Attew |
12 |
133 |
2 |
12 1/3 |
4 |
Dene Conway |
10 |
118 |
2 |
7 1/3 |
The match on 10th January has now been cancelled due to the severe conditions forecast, the latest newsletter with the upcoming fixtures is now online for all to download.
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