Whitby Sea Anglers Associations Annual Open shore angling competition was fished to a calm fast flooding tide on a very frosty morning. Although the sea was quite clear at most marks a total of 26 anglers weighed in a total of 160 lb of fish with 5 having double figure bags of fish.
The 6 hr match fishing time from 10am to 4pm with the weigh in from 4 pm to 5pm at the Fleece, Church Street, Whitby, where the prize presentations were held, attracted 107 anglers fishing in the boundaries along the coast from Skinningrove beck to Coble Landing, Filey.
The 1st prize of £400 and the Whitby Open Trophy were presented to Scarborough angler Jeremy Robinson with a catch of 20 lb 05 oz - 7 fish.
2nd prize £200 went to last years winner Rob Allison of Loftus 16 lb 03 oz - 5 fish.
3rd prize £150 to Chris Scaife of Filey with 13 lb 03 oz.
The sweep for the Heaviest single Fish was won by James Moore of Redcar with a fine fish of 11 lb 10 oz.
2nd Heaviest Fish to William Atkinson of Egton with 7 lb 09 oz.
Other places:-
4th - James Moore - 11 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Ray Maddison - 10 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Paul Atkinson - 9 lb 13 oz - 3 fish.
7th - J Hoxby - 7 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
8th - William Atkinson 7 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Mick Wright - 7 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
10th - Bernard Westgarth - 6 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
Unfortunately no junior weighed in.
Bernard Vasey
24th November 2003.
The 6 hr match fishing time from 10am to 4pm with the weigh in from 4 pm to 5pm at the Fleece, Church Street, Whitby, where the prize presentations were held, attracted 107 anglers fishing in the boundaries along the coast from Skinningrove beck to Coble Landing, Filey.
The 1st prize of £400 and the Whitby Open Trophy were presented to Scarborough angler Jeremy Robinson with a catch of 20 lb 05 oz - 7 fish.
2nd prize £200 went to last years winner Rob Allison of Loftus 16 lb 03 oz - 5 fish.
3rd prize £150 to Chris Scaife of Filey with 13 lb 03 oz.
The sweep for the Heaviest single Fish was won by James Moore of Redcar with a fine fish of 11 lb 10 oz.
2nd Heaviest Fish to William Atkinson of Egton with 7 lb 09 oz.
Other places:-
4th - James Moore - 11 lb 10 oz - 1 fish.
5th - Ray Maddison - 10 lb 03 oz - 3 fish.
6th - Paul Atkinson - 9 lb 13 oz - 3 fish.
7th - J Hoxby - 7 lb 10 oz - 2 fish.
8th - William Atkinson 7 lb 09 oz - 1 fish.
9th - Mick Wright - 7 lb 02 oz - 3 fish.
10th - Bernard Westgarth - 6 lb 02 oz - 1 fish.
Unfortunately no junior weighed in.
Bernard Vasey
24th November 2003.