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2016 Open

​Whitby Sea Anglers Association
38th Annual Open
photographs by James Hewitson & Peter Horbury

2018 Open
2017 Sponsors

£500 First Place Prize
​sponsored by

Wilf Noble Construction & Plant Hire
​Ruswarp, nr Whitby

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Open prize table

Sunday 19th November 2017
Match 16 of 50
WSAA 38th Annual Open Competition

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Whitby Townsmen's Association, Sea-Angling-Trophy, Whitby Sea Anglers Association
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Whitby Sea Anglers Association Challenge Cup used for the Heaviest Fish in the Whitby Annual Open

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8am Sandsend beach 7 - 11 ft Northerly swell
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Runswick Bay, picturesque but nothing doing, too much sunshine!!

Keep it in the family

Horner brothers - George & John Joe take the silverware

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George Horner 2017 Open winner - 22 lb 01 oz (8)
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John Joe Horner - Heaviest Fish winner 8 lb 03 oz
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​Low water 10.22 hrs, 1.3 metres, 1022 mbar, 4°C

One hundred and nineteen* senior, three* junior anglers (sadly this year no ladies) were competing for the first place prize of £500 sponsored by Wilf Noble Construction and Plant Hire, Ruswarp in Whitby Sea Anglers Associations 38th Annual Open.

With a further £300 & £200 for second & third place prizes from Hook, Line & Sinker, Thompson’s Diggers, James ‘Jamsy’ Moore, Shell Fisherman & bait supplies.  Many thanks to our hostess Carla Smith, landlady of the Fleece, Church St. £200 sponsorship and to her staff for their hospitality and hot food provided for all anglers.

Thanks also to Coso’s Tackle Supplies, Scarborough, Keith Sports, Saltburn & Halders Butchers.  Special Placed prizes included £50 17th place prize from Java Café, Heaviest Flat Fish £35 from Mick Beedle Construction, and £25 for last place from Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc.

Sea state was 7 - 11ft Northerly swell growing throughout the 6hr match, fished from 10am until 4pm.  There was plenty of colour in the water but a growing sea is far from ideal with many marks unfishable, and more became unfishable as the flood pushed in, anglers moved marks throughout the match.  NWesterly wind 18/22mph slowly swung further into the West and thankfully decreasing in speed.  Cloud cover was minimal, the bright sunshine did not help even for those on shaded marks.  Temperature in the lower single figures made for a cold days fishing, wind chill on wet hands.

Once fishing it was difficult to determine ‘low water’ as the swell sets were surging throughout the match.  Weed was a problem for many, not the quantity but for the hindrance, the extra drag it caused on lines pulling end tackle into snags.

Weigh Masters, James Gilpin, Bernard Vasey, and Chairman William Atkinson oversaw proceedings as James Hewitson kindly took photographs of the event, as only 30 successful anglers returned with fish.

In the Heaviest Fish Sweeps

1st John Joe Horner 8 lb 03 oz spragg beating his brother
George Horner into 2nd place, who landed 6 lb 12 oz cod
Both winning £160 & £80 respectively.

Heaviest Flat Fish, sponsored by Mick Beedle Construction, was won by Paul Kilpatrick - 12 oz

The total weigh-in of 85 cod, 1 billet and 1 flat fish - 195 lb 15 oz giving a 2 lb 04 oz average fish weight.

After the anglers received their/chosen prizes, the table was reset with an enormous selection of raffle prizes from which I do not think anyone went home without something.

​Many thanks to all our sponsors, if not already mentioned, and to all for competing and hopefully we will see you all next year.

Tight lines

Peter Horbury, Secretary
*edited once all the paper work was returned from the shops.
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Not a bite until 15.50 hrs came in like a 4 lb'er, 32 cm & a lump of kelp

​Open Results - Seniors
​1st George Horner, Bridlington - 8 codlings
2nd Dave Turnball, Darlington - 7 codlings
3rd Rob Allison*, Loftus - 5 codlings
4th Chris Scaife, Filey - 4 codlings
5th Chris France, Ravenscar - 6 c/lings, 1 billet
6th Paul Kilpatrick*, Whitby - 4 codlings, 1 f/fish
7th Robert Gillings, Unknown - 5 codlings
8th Brad Chapman, Guisborough - 3 codlings
9th Richard Cope, Whitby - 3 codlings
10th John J Horner, Bridlington - 1 spragg
11th Stuart Lincoln, Whitby - 4 codlings
12th Mike Saunders*, Guisborough - 3 codlings
13th Mike Vasey, Whitby - 3 codlings
14th Mark Smith, Redcar - 2 codlings
15th John Coussons, Whitby - 2 codlings
16th Andrew Cass*, Sandsend - 3 codlings
17th Dan Green, Skelton - 3 codlings
18th Dave Ward*, Guisborough - 1 codling
19th Denis Thompson*, Lythe - 3 codlings
20th Rob Taylor*, Whitby - 1 codling
21st Colin Stainthorpe*, Whitby - 2 codlings
22nd Dave Perrett*, Whitby - 1 codling
23rd Mike Marshall, Sandsend - 1 codling
24th Neil Eglon, Whitby - 1 codling
25th Niki McCourt*, Whitby - 1 codling
26th Sean Crowe, Scarborough - 1 codling
27th Daniel Smith, Whitby - 1 codling
28th Michael Winton*, Redcar - 1 codling
​22 lb 01 oz
17 lb 02 oz
13 lb 02 oz
12 lb 11½ oz
12 lb 00 oz
11 lb 10½ oz
10 lb 00 oz
9 lb 09 oz
8 lb 07½ oz
8 lb 01½ oz
7 lb 08 oz
6 lb 01½ oz
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 01 oz
4 lb 15 oz
4 lb 11 oz
4 lb 09 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 07½ oz
2 lb 10½ oz
2 lb 07½  oz
2 lb 04 oz
1 lb 14 oz
1 lb 09 oz
1 lb 07½ oz
1 lb 06 oz
1 lb 04 oz
1 lb 01 oz
Inc 6 lb 12 oz - 2nd HF




Inc HFlat Fish 12 oz



​Heaviest Fish 8 lb 01½ oz
*WSAA Member
​Dave Perrett - £200 paid out in lower cash prizes, 2x £25 vouchers purchased from Hook, Line & Sinker, and various other prizes purchased.

Juniors

Sponsored by WSAA members
Rob Allison
Andrew Cass
James Gilpin
Danny Middlemas
Colin Stainthorpe
£20 each giving a prize fund of £100

£50 - 1st place
£30 - 2nd place
£20 - 3rd place
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↑ - Shae Smith, Redcar
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​↓ - Receiving his prize & trophy from Malcolm Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker, Church St. Whitby
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↑ - Charlie Crow, Scarborough

​↓ - Receiving his prize ​from Malcolm Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker, Church St. Whitby
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​Junior Results
​1st - Shae Smith, Redcar - 3 codlings
2nd - Charlie Crow, Scarborough - 2 codlings
​6 lb 15 oz
2 lb 05 oz
Inc 3 lb 01 oz

​A better stamp of fish now showing
​1st 
2nd 
3rd 
4th 
5th 
6th 
7th 
8th 
9th 
10th 
​John Joe Horner
George Horner
Paul Kilpatrick
Rob Allison
Chris Scaife
Brad Chapman
Richard Cope
Dave Ward
Robert Gillings
Shae Smith (Jnr)
​8 lb 03 oz
6 lb 12 oz
5 lb 13 oz
5 lb 12 oz
5 lb 09 oz
5 lb 06½ oz
4 lb 03½ oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 10½ oz
3 lb 01 oz

Heaviest Flat Fish
special prize £35
sponsored by
​Mick Beedle Construction
Paul Kilpatrick - 12 oz

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'17th Place' £50
​special prize sponsored by
Java Café
​won by
Dan Green, Skelton - 3 codlings


'Last Place'
special prize from
​Whitby Sea Anglers Assoc.
won by
WSAA member
Michael Winton, Redcar - 1 codling


Lucky Ticket draw
for those who did not weigh-in

​1st - £10 - Richard Deadman
2nd - £5 - Bernard Vasey
3rd - £5 raffle tickets - Malcolm Pitman

Photo Gallery
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Meanwhile, in a quiet corner Richard Deadman, Ben Laws & Secretary Peter Horbury crunching the numbers.

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The Good, the Bad & Niki McCourt
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WSAA member Michael Winton
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 ↑ - George Horner receives the winners trophy from WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
← every picture has a story, in this a caution to all - Don't rush over bladder rack reflects Rob Allison
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Davey Turnball from Darlington - 2nd overall with Malcolm Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker
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Rob Allison WSAA member 3rd overall with Malcolm Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker
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John Joe Horner receives the Heaviest trophy & sweep money from WSAA Chairman William Atkinson
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George Horner receives his sweep money for 2nd Heaviest from WSAA Chairman William Atkinson

WSAA members Raffle prize donations
many thanks to all who contributed
& thanks to Paula & Malcolm for collecting & collating

Club Rules - Expectations

Probably one of the best raffle prize tables I have seen, thank you.
​Something WSAA is renowned for.
​​William Atkinson*
Dave Perrett*
Peter Horbury*
​Bernard Vasey*
Dave Johnson
Rob Allison*
James Gilpin*
Ben Laws*
Andrew Cass*
Malcolm Pitman*
Paula Pitman*
Paul Short*
​Colin Stainthorpe
Jason Ebison
Denis Thompson
Brian Harland
​Stuart Swales
Steven Swales
Niki McCourt
Danny Middlemas
​Mike Saunders
Dave Ward
Richard Deadman
Rob Taylor
​Dave Hambley
James Moore
Paul Harding
Mike Bowman
​Keeley Fairbanks
Mike Winton
​Mark Cartwright

Bottle of wine
White wine, cheese knife set, M&S shortbread
£10 Hook, Line & Sinker voucher

​Mrs Allison (Snr) famous Christmas cake & Xmas pudding

Braid
White wine
Beer set & biscuits
Fizzy wine & biscuits
Bottle of spirit & fishing rod for prize table
Shimano rod
Box of biscuits
Fishing rod
Bottle of wine
£5 Hook, Line & Sinker voucher
Spectra line braid
Bottle of wine
Large rig wallet
Mixed bag of WSB tackle, 1x Attura reel
Bottle of wine
Chocolates & wine
1x box of Fosters lager
Chocolates & wine
Bottle of rum

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Chocolates & wine

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* Committee
Sundry items - Coso's vouchers, Halders Butchers 2x £25 vouchers, 1x £20 MKM voucher, Seaspray boat trip voucher,
​1x Chocolates, 1x picture frame

Match 16 of 50 ​WSAA Results:- 53 lb 02 oz (Av 2 lb 01 oz)
​1st Rob Allison - 5 codlings
2nd Paul Kilpatrick - 4 codlings, 1 flat fish
3rd Mike Saunders - 3 codlings
4th Andrew Cass - 3 codlings
5th Dave Ward - 1 codling
6th Denis Thompson - 3 codlings
7th Rob Taylor - 1 codling
8th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings
9th Dave Perrett - 1 codling
10th Niki McCourt - 1 codling
11th Mike Winton - 1 codling
​13 lb 02 oz
11 lb 11 oz
6 lb 02 oz
4 lb 11 oz
4 lb 00 oz
3 lb 08 oz
2 lb 11 oz
2 lb 08 oz
2 lb 04 oz
1 lb 08 oz
1 lb 01 oz

Ticket Sales

​Coso's Tackle Supplies, Scarborough
Hook, Line & Sinker, Whitby
​Keith's Sports, Saltburn
Ticket Sales
35 + 1 Jnr
55 + 1 Jnr
​30 + 1 Jnr
Pairs
10
11
​3

Optional Pairs
(could not be presented on the night as Coso's sales were unknown)
1st
​2nd
3rd
4th
5th
​6th
John Joe & George Horner
​Paul Kilpatrick & Rich Cope
Rob Allison & Denis Thompson
Andrew Cass & Colin Stainthorpe
James 'Jamsy' Moore & Dave Ward
​Dan Smith & Neil Eglon
30 lb 04 oz
20 lb 02 oz
16 lb 09½ oz
7 lb 02 oz
​4 lb 00 oz
​2 lb 12 oz
£80.00
​£40.00

Many thanks to one & all, see you next year - Peter

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