Many thanks to our sponsors (5th year)
Malcolm & Paula Pitman
Hook, Line & Sinker
Church St. Whitby
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13.00 hrs Sandsend beach
WSAA Christmas Match Trophies
WSAA Christmas Match Winner
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The Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy
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Rob Allison (8) - 12 lb 13 oz
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Keeley Fairbanks - 8 lb 07½ oz
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Eight, the winning number for Rob & Keeley
Bernard in festive mood
High water 15.31 hrs, 5.4 metres, 1020 mbar, 7°C
Sunday, members festive Christmas match, fishing 2 - 7pm, weigh-in by 8pm at The Stakesby Arms, followed by a Christmas carvery, and presentation. The match kindly sponsored by members Malcolm & Paula Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker, Church St. Whitby.
Sea state had dropped away NEasterly 3ft, flattened by the SWesterly winds, moving further into the West by late afternoon. Wind speeds of 22mph gusting to 35mph. Finding a sheltered mark over HW, and in daylight was not easy. Recent heavy seas have deposited masses of weed, all refloated at HW. Midday heavy rain soon past, as did the cloud cover, and the temperature dropped once the sun set, not as cold as Wednesday night.
£100 sponsorship, split £50, £30, £20 for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places, thereafter a pick of the prize table laid on by Treasurer Dave Perrett. Fishing for two trophies, the WSAA Christmas Match Trophy & the Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy. The latter awarded to the member who weighs the Heaviest Single fish, donated by Richard Deadman in 2016, in memory of his father Michael Deadman. The WSAA Christmas match Trophy, a trophy originally donated to the Whitby Coarse Fishing Club by Ray Hardwick, of the Royal Hotel, in 1970. The coarse fishing club folded, and the trophy was then donated to WSAA by Dave Smith and renamed.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was in festive mood wearing a Santa hat, tripod bedecked with tinsel. Of the 31 entered only 17 managed a weigh-in of assorted fish 25 codlings, 9 r/lings, 9 flat fish & 9 whitings. Rob Allison, won the coveted Christmas Match Trophy, 7 codlings & a r/ling 12 lb 13 oz - the only double figure bag. Rob last won the Christmas match in 2015. Consequently on the Leader Board, both Rob & Denis Thompson have past the 100 lb marker, with Rob now trailing Denis by only 11 oz. Rob also pips Paul Kilpatrick, by 1 oz into HBoFish Monthly Sweep leader. Malcolm Pitman was on hand to present the trophies & prizes.
Members were overjoyed with praise to Keeley Fairbanks who landed the Heaviest Fish, a fine spragg 8 lb 07½ oz, finishing 3rd overall. Keeley’s partner Richard Deadman reported she played the fish to the bottom of the cliff, but neither could lift it despite their best efforts. Time was now 18.30 hrs, Richard decided he ‘had’ to get on to the scaurs below if they had any chance of landing this fish. He packed up their gear, loaded it into the van, leaving Keeley on the cliff mark to maintain tension on the rod & line whilst he drove to gain access to the scaurs. Once under their fishing position it was no easy task to reach the line, but lady luck was on their side and a wave pushed the fish, and line within his grasp. Unclipping the trace, and seeing the fish for the first time he was now under pressure to get it, Keeley & himself to the weigh-in before 8pm. Well done Keeley.
After the 17 successful anglers had had the pick of the prize table, the remaining anglers’ names were pulled from a hat for their choice of the prizes. Members also received a scratch card as they chose their prize. Before the raffle, both Peter Horbury & Dave Perrett received gift bags in recognition of their work from WSAA members. Members received a Christmas cracker with their meal, inside which, Dave Perrett had placed a raffle ticket. Colin Stainthorpe, won the main raffle prize, a Christmas cake made by Rob Allison’s mother.
Many thanks to Tracey Stevens, landlady of The Stakesby Arms, and her staff who, again as last year, laid on an excellent carvery and hospitality for WSAA members. Many thanks to Bernard Vasey & Dave Perrett for helping with proceedings.
Colin Stainthorpe & Paul Kilpatrick arranged to fish the Singles Knockout Final during the Christmas match. Congratulations to Colin who is (again) crowned Singles K/O Champion, having also been last years Champion.
Colin Stainthorpe 5 lb 01 oz (4) - V - Paul Kilpatrick 10 oz (1)
Correction - at the presentation, Keeley’s fish was thought to the HF this season. Ste Swales leads 8 lb 09 oz Wed 29th Nov 2017. Keeley's fish has been recorded in the members Records, as the HF landed by a lady.
On Saturday night Bernard Vasey weighed a fish ‘Out of Competition’ 5 lb 11½ oz, setting the bench mark.
Results:- 62 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 03 oz) - 25 codlings, 9 r/lings, 9 flat fish & 9 whitings
Sunday, members festive Christmas match, fishing 2 - 7pm, weigh-in by 8pm at The Stakesby Arms, followed by a Christmas carvery, and presentation. The match kindly sponsored by members Malcolm & Paula Pitman of Hook, Line & Sinker, Church St. Whitby.
Sea state had dropped away NEasterly 3ft, flattened by the SWesterly winds, moving further into the West by late afternoon. Wind speeds of 22mph gusting to 35mph. Finding a sheltered mark over HW, and in daylight was not easy. Recent heavy seas have deposited masses of weed, all refloated at HW. Midday heavy rain soon past, as did the cloud cover, and the temperature dropped once the sun set, not as cold as Wednesday night.
£100 sponsorship, split £50, £30, £20 for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places, thereafter a pick of the prize table laid on by Treasurer Dave Perrett. Fishing for two trophies, the WSAA Christmas Match Trophy & the Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy. The latter awarded to the member who weighs the Heaviest Single fish, donated by Richard Deadman in 2016, in memory of his father Michael Deadman. The WSAA Christmas match Trophy, a trophy originally donated to the Whitby Coarse Fishing Club by Ray Hardwick, of the Royal Hotel, in 1970. The coarse fishing club folded, and the trophy was then donated to WSAA by Dave Smith and renamed.
At the scales Bernard Vasey was in festive mood wearing a Santa hat, tripod bedecked with tinsel. Of the 31 entered only 17 managed a weigh-in of assorted fish 25 codlings, 9 r/lings, 9 flat fish & 9 whitings. Rob Allison, won the coveted Christmas Match Trophy, 7 codlings & a r/ling 12 lb 13 oz - the only double figure bag. Rob last won the Christmas match in 2015. Consequently on the Leader Board, both Rob & Denis Thompson have past the 100 lb marker, with Rob now trailing Denis by only 11 oz. Rob also pips Paul Kilpatrick, by 1 oz into HBoFish Monthly Sweep leader. Malcolm Pitman was on hand to present the trophies & prizes.
Members were overjoyed with praise to Keeley Fairbanks who landed the Heaviest Fish, a fine spragg 8 lb 07½ oz, finishing 3rd overall. Keeley’s partner Richard Deadman reported she played the fish to the bottom of the cliff, but neither could lift it despite their best efforts. Time was now 18.30 hrs, Richard decided he ‘had’ to get on to the scaurs below if they had any chance of landing this fish. He packed up their gear, loaded it into the van, leaving Keeley on the cliff mark to maintain tension on the rod & line whilst he drove to gain access to the scaurs. Once under their fishing position it was no easy task to reach the line, but lady luck was on their side and a wave pushed the fish, and line within his grasp. Unclipping the trace, and seeing the fish for the first time he was now under pressure to get it, Keeley & himself to the weigh-in before 8pm. Well done Keeley.
After the 17 successful anglers had had the pick of the prize table, the remaining anglers’ names were pulled from a hat for their choice of the prizes. Members also received a scratch card as they chose their prize. Before the raffle, both Peter Horbury & Dave Perrett received gift bags in recognition of their work from WSAA members. Members received a Christmas cracker with their meal, inside which, Dave Perrett had placed a raffle ticket. Colin Stainthorpe, won the main raffle prize, a Christmas cake made by Rob Allison’s mother.
Many thanks to Tracey Stevens, landlady of The Stakesby Arms, and her staff who, again as last year, laid on an excellent carvery and hospitality for WSAA members. Many thanks to Bernard Vasey & Dave Perrett for helping with proceedings.
Colin Stainthorpe & Paul Kilpatrick arranged to fish the Singles Knockout Final during the Christmas match. Congratulations to Colin who is (again) crowned Singles K/O Champion, having also been last years Champion.
Colin Stainthorpe 5 lb 01 oz (4) - V - Paul Kilpatrick 10 oz (1)
Correction - at the presentation, Keeley’s fish was thought to the HF this season. Ste Swales leads 8 lb 09 oz Wed 29th Nov 2017. Keeley's fish has been recorded in the members Records, as the HF landed by a lady.
On Saturday night Bernard Vasey weighed a fish ‘Out of Competition’ 5 lb 11½ oz, setting the bench mark.
Results:- 62 lb 08 oz (Av 1 lb 03 oz) - 25 codlings, 9 r/lings, 9 flat fish & 9 whitings
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1st Rob Allison - 7 codlings, 1 r/ling
2nd Denis Thompson - 6 codlings 3rd Keeley Fairbanks - 1 spragg, 1 r/ling 4th Malcolm Pitman - 9 flat fish, 3 whitings 5th Andrew Cass - 4 codlings 6th Colin Stainthorpe - 2 codlings, 1 r/ling 7th = James Gilpin - 1 codling, 1 r/ling 7th = Brian Harland - 1 codling, 1 r/ling 9th Ben Laws - 1 codling 10th Mike Winton - 2 whitings 11th = James Moore - 2 whitings 11th = Jason Ebison - 1 codling 13th Stuart Swales - 2 r/lings 14th Dave Ward - 1 codling 15th Mike Saunders - 1 whiting 16th Paul Kilpatrick - 1 whiting 17th Paul Short - 2 r/lings For those who did not weigh-in, names drawn from a hat 18th Dave Hambley 19th Dave Smith 20th Niki McCourt 21st Peter Horbury 22nd Rich Deadman 23rd Bernard Vasey 24th Dave Perrett 25th Chris McCarthy 26th Mike Cartwright 27th Danny Middlemas 28th Dave Johnson 29th Ste Swales 30th William Atkinson |
12 lb 13 oz
9 lb 15 oz 9 lb 02 oz 5 lb 08 oz 5 lb 05 oz 5 lb 01 oz 2 lb 05 oz 2 lb 05 oz 1 lb 12 oz 1 lb 10 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 07 oz 1 lb 00 oz 15 oz 12 oz 10 oz 9 oz |
Heaviest fish winner 8 lb 07½ oz Inc 2 lb 00 oz Inc 1 lb 01 oz |
Leader board after 24 of 50 matches
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1st Denis Thompson - 61 fish
2nd Rob Allison - 60 fish 3rd Andrew Cass - 48 fish 4th Paul Kilpatrick - 50 fish 5th Brian Harland - 57 fish 6th Colin Stainthorpe - 56 fish 7th Paul Short - 63 fish 8th Bernard Vasey - 47 fish 9th Dave Perrett - 56 fish 10th Dave Ward - 58 fish 11th Dave Hambley - 33 fish 12th Rob Taylor - 36 fish 13th Danny Middlemas - 43 fish 14th Ben Laws - 25 fish 15th James Moore - 39 fish 16th James Gilpin - 33 fish 17th Malcolm Pitman - 64 fish 18th Stuart Swales - 28 fish 19th Mike Saunders - 27 fish 20th Dave Smith - 25 fish 21st Steven Swales - 19 fish 22nd Niki McCourt - 25 fish 23rd Peter Horbury - 31 fish 24th Paul Harding - 13 fish 25th William Atkinson - 17 fish 26th Richard Deadman - 12 fish 27th Jason Ebison - 8 fish 28th Keeley Fairbanks - 3 fish 29th Chris McCarthy - 5 fish 30th Mike Bowman - 2 fish 31st Mike Winton - 4 fish 32nd Norman Middlemas - 2 fish |
106 lb 12/16oz
106 lb 1/16oz 85 lb 9/16oz 85 lb 8/16oz 82 lb 7/16oz 80 lb 11/16oz 80 lb 9/16oz 79 lb 5/16oz 78 lb 9/16oz 70 lb 9/16oz 64 lb 00 oz 54 lb 5/16oz 52 lb 15/16oz 48 lb 7/16oz 47 lb 10/16oz 42 lb 8/16oz 41 lb 6/16oz 39 lb 12/16oz 36 lb 4/16oz 35 lb 12/16oz 34 lb 5/16oz 33 lb 2/16oz 33 lb 00 oz 24 lb 3/16oz 18 lb 3/16oz 18 lb 00 oz 12 lb 00 oz 9 lb 8/16oz 6 lb 4/16oz 4 lb 3/16oz 3 lb 15/16oz 1 lb 12/16oz |
Difference
11/16oz 20 lb 8/16oz 1/16oz 3 lb 1/16oz 1 lb 12/16oz 2/16oz 1 lb 4/16oz 12/16oz 8 lb 00 oz 6 lb 9/16oz 9 lb 11/16oz 1 lb 6/16oz 4 lb 8/16oz 13/16oz 5 lb 2/16oz 1 lb 2/16oz 1 lb 10/16oz 3 lb 8/16oz 8/16oz 1 lb 7/16oz 1 lb 3/16oz 2/16oz 8 lb 13/16oz 6 lb 00 oz 3/16oz 6 lb 00 oz 2 lb 8/16oz 3 lb 4/16oz 2 lb 1/16oz 4/16oz 2 lb 3/16oz |
Seasons total 1,050 fish for 1,517 lb 06 oz (Av 1 lb 07 oz)
Christmas match 2017 prize table
Many thanks to Tracey & her staff at The Stakesby Arms for their first class hospitality.
Christmas Match Champion
Malcolm Pitman presenting Rob Allison with the winners trophy & £50
2nd place Denis Thompson receives £30 from match sponsor Malcolm Pitman
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3rd place Keeley Fairbanks receives £20 from match sponsor Malcolm Pitman
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The Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy
For the Christmas Match Heaviest Fish
The Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy For The Christmas Match Heaviest Fish
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Malcolm Pitman, Keeley Fairbanks & Richard Deadman
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Well done Keeley Fairbanks 2nd winner of The Michael Deadman Memorial Trophy - 8 lb 07½ oz
Bernard & Dave organised the raffle prizes
No one goes home without a prize or two.
Stakesby Arms carvery & presentation
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22.35 hrs Saturday night, and Bernard rings me "I've got this 8 lb 11 oz fish, can I come up & weigh it with you?"
No problem, prepped my camera ready for Bernard's arrival - 5 mins.
We weighed it on my scales (same as club) 5 lb 11½ oz
We weighed it again on the WSAA scales & pan - 5 lb 11½ oz
Bernard checked his bag, as he had over 17 lb of fish, for a 'bigger fish'.
None to be found - we came to the conclusion he'd miss read the five as an eight.
We joke about it now ☺
Tight lines
No problem, prepped my camera ready for Bernard's arrival - 5 mins.
We weighed it on my scales (same as club) 5 lb 11½ oz
We weighed it again on the WSAA scales & pan - 5 lb 11½ oz
Bernard checked his bag, as he had over 17 lb of fish, for a 'bigger fish'.
None to be found - we came to the conclusion he'd miss read the five as an eight.
We joke about it now ☺
Tight lines
Bernard Vasey - 5 lb 11½ oz
Merry Christmas
Happy New Year
Tight Lines
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Whitby Sea Anglers Association
Published Saturday 24th December 2017
Last edit Saturday 24th December 2017
Last edit Saturday 24th December 2017