Club Shore Competitions 2027.

Shore Competitions organised by Roland Blomfield phone number 01590-683363.

Shore Competition Rules for 2026. 

1.  Entry into any competition shall be taken as acceptance of the rules.  2.  If weather conditions are not looking good in the run-up or on the day of the competition.  It may be moved or cancelled so please check with the competition organiser.  3.  The entry fee should be paid to the competition organiser before the start of the competition.  If you are running late for the competition, use the club’s WhatsApp group to inform the competition organiser.  4.  No angler is to go on the beach or otherwise reserve a fishing area on the beach before booking in the competition.  5.  You are allowed to fish with 2 rods with a maximum of 3 hooks i.e., 1 rod with 1 hook another rod with 2 hooks.  NOTE A pennel rig counts as 2 hooks and a treble hook counts as 3 hooks.  (It is not compulsory to use 2 rods).  6.  Only fish baits squid, ragworm and lugworm are to be used.  Shellfish baits including crabs, whites and maddies are prohibited.  7.  Assistance in casting etc most be asked for before the start of the competition to the competition organiser.  8.  All anglers should use a minimum of fifty pounds breaking strain shock leader for casting safely on any club shore competition.  A minimum of ten pounds breaking strain line for every ounce of lead being cast should be used as a shock leader.  9.  All fish must be weighed on the beach and recorded on your results card and then returned to the sea.  If any fish are to be kept for the table or to be used as bait the tails must be cut and recorded on the results card as not returned to the sea.  10.  Unless otherwise stated the scales will close three quarters of an hour after the end of the competition.  All fish should if possible be handed personally to the clerk of the scales whose decision as to weight and size shall be final.  In the interests of conservation, and at the discretion of the competition organiser, all sizeable fish may be weighed on the beach, recorded on scorecard, witnessed, and then returned.  Bass over 42cm to be measured and length recorded and witnessed on scorecard and returned.  11.  Points will be awarded as follows: 45-40-35-30-25-20-15 and 10points if a fish is weighed in but not enough to qualify in the above point’s other competitors 5 points.  A bonus of 10 points will be awarded for every four competitions attended.   12.  Undersized fish can be recorded as species.  On each competition10 points will be added for each undersized species which will be added to the final year’s points total.  On each competition a target species will be nominated which will be awarded an extra 10 points to be added to the final year’s total.  13.  On all Club Shore competitions only 8 out of the 12 competitions will count for points. 14.  Mackerel are allowed on shore club events (except Opens) provided that they are caught by any method except feathering.  They will count for relevant annual awards.   15.  On roving competitions, the venue which you choose to fish must be accessible to all members i.e. not on private land, docks or pontoons only accessible by boat.  16.  There is no minimum size limit on silver eels caught on club shore competitions.  17.  For reasons of safety as well as consideration for the competition organiser competitors must advise the competition organiser before the start of the competition if they intend to either leave before the end of the competition or to carry on fishing at the end of the competition.  18..FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OF THE CLUB SHORE COMPETITION RULES OR THE CLUB RULES COULD RESULT IN YOUR DISQUALIFICATION.