Shore Competitions are organised by Roland Blomfield. For more information, please contact Roland on 01590-683363
7th Club Shore Competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Sunday 7th June the club held its 7th Club Shore competition at Lepe Deepwater. This was a changed venue from Double Dykes because of the wind. The weather at Lepe was a strong south-westerly with a flat sea and warm.
11 club members signed on and 5 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish, bass and smooth-hound. 7 fish in total were caught, weighed and released back into the sea as quickly as possible for a total weight of 14 lbs 7 1/4 oz. Under size fish count the points on these competitions which on the day was only bass. Best round fish of the day was a smooth-hound weighing 3 lb 2 oz caught by Steve Monckton.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 5 lb 3/8 oz and 65 pts, 2nd Martin Pink 3 lb 13 ox and 60 pts, 3rd Malcolm Stote 2 lb 15 oz and 45 pts, 4th Charlie Nash 1 lb 10.8 oz and 40 pts, 5th Bruce Samber 1 lb 1 oz and 35 pts. Summer Monckton and Ton Short undersize fish both 15 pts each. Roland Blomfield, Pete Tomkins, Shane and Barry Samber and guest angler William Short (jnr) all no fish but get 5 pts each.
6th Club Shore Competition results sent in by Roland Blomfield.
On Saturday evening 9th May the club held its 6th Club Shore competition at Solent Road, Southbourne. With a light north-easterly wind, a flat sea and warm weather conditions 13 club members signed on. 4 weighed in fish consisting of dogfish and sole for a total weight of 4 lb 14-1/8 oz. On these competitions undersize fish count for points which were bass and conger eel. All the fish are weighed on the beach, measured and returned to the sea as quickly as possible.
Best round fish of the evening was a dogfish weighing 1 lb 14 oz caught by Steve Monckton. Best flat fish was a sole weighing 0 lb 7 oz caught by Shane Samber.
Results:
1st Steve Monckton 1 lb 14 oz and 55 points, 2nd Paul Watson 1 lb 6-1/8 oz and 50 points, 3rd Pete Tomkins 1 lb 3 oz and 45 points, 4th Shane Samber 0 lb 7 oz and 40 points.
Simon Stockley, Martin Pink, Bruce Samber and Derek Slack all caught undersize fish for 15 points each. Mia Samber (Jnr), Roland Blomfield, Summer Monckton, Barry Samber and Pat Dalton had no fish and 5 points each.