Philip France, 2004 Ship Inn Open winner, 11 lb 05 oz. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
The Ship Inn Open - 4th January 2004.
The Annual Ship Inn Open shore angling competition for the heaviest single cod sponsored by Pubmaster was fished on Sunday 4th January 2004.
Entries were up on last years event with 89 senior and 5 juniors taking part, fishing from 11am to 6pm on a dry wind free day.
The sea conditions had changed over the Saturday night from a calm sea to a growing west north westerly sea swell, but many marks still lacked colour in the water keeping fish further out in deeper gullies resulting in only 29 anglers weighing in.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy were won by Scarborough angler Philip France with a single cod of 11 lb 05 oz.
The second place prize of £125 was won by Bernard Westgarth, of Darlington with a 8 lb 08 oz fish.
The third place prize of £75 was won by Andy Barmby, of Scarborough with a 7 lb 06oz.
The heaviest bag of fish prize of £25 was won by Bernard Westgarth with 8 codling for 35 lb 04 oz.
The junior section event winner was local Whitby Sea Anglers Association angler Ian Sutton who won the prize of £30 with a flattie of 0 lb 11 oz.
Only one fish prize per angler
1st - Philip France - 11 lb 05 oz - £300
2nd - Bernard Westgarth - 8 lb 08 oz - £125.
3rd - Andy Barmby - 7 lb 06oz - £75.
4th - Martin Wilding - 7 lb 01 oz - £50.
5th - Monty Burton - 6 lb 10 oz - £25.
6th = Chris Scaife - 6 lb 08 oz - £15.
6th = Alec Bayes - 6 lb 08 oz - £15.
8th - Gary Watson - 6 lb 02 oz - £15.
9th - Jeremy Robinson - 5 lb 12 oz - £15.
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 11 oz - £30.
11th - Ray Maddison - 5 lb 06 oz - £10.
12th - Dave Allison - 5 lb 01 oz - £10.
13th - Adrian Kelly (Whitby) - 4 lb 13 oz - £10.
14th - Malcolm Pitman - 4 lb 08 oz - £10.
15th - Andy Crowe - 4 lb 07 oz - £25.
16th - Steve Ianson - 4 lb 05 oz - £5.
17th - Arron Brown - 4 lb 04 oz - £5.
18th - Martin Jackson - 3 lb 13 oz - £5.
19th - Pete Bayes - 3 lb 12 oz - £5.
20th - Dave Smith - 3 lb 01 oz - £5.
Heaviest bag Bernard Westgarth - 35 lb 04 oz - 8 fish.
Junior winner - Ian Sutton - 0 lb 11 oz.
Bernard Vasey 5th January 2004.
The Annual Ship Inn Open shore angling competition for the heaviest single cod sponsored by Pubmaster was fished on Sunday 4th January 2004.
Entries were up on last years event with 89 senior and 5 juniors taking part, fishing from 11am to 6pm on a dry wind free day.
The sea conditions had changed over the Saturday night from a calm sea to a growing west north westerly sea swell, but many marks still lacked colour in the water keeping fish further out in deeper gullies resulting in only 29 anglers weighing in.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy were won by Scarborough angler Philip France with a single cod of 11 lb 05 oz.
The second place prize of £125 was won by Bernard Westgarth, of Darlington with a 8 lb 08 oz fish.
The third place prize of £75 was won by Andy Barmby, of Scarborough with a 7 lb 06oz.
The heaviest bag of fish prize of £25 was won by Bernard Westgarth with 8 codling for 35 lb 04 oz.
The junior section event winner was local Whitby Sea Anglers Association angler Ian Sutton who won the prize of £30 with a flattie of 0 lb 11 oz.
Only one fish prize per angler
1st - Philip France - 11 lb 05 oz - £300
2nd - Bernard Westgarth - 8 lb 08 oz - £125.
3rd - Andy Barmby - 7 lb 06oz - £75.
4th - Martin Wilding - 7 lb 01 oz - £50.
5th - Monty Burton - 6 lb 10 oz - £25.
6th = Chris Scaife - 6 lb 08 oz - £15.
6th = Alec Bayes - 6 lb 08 oz - £15.
8th - Gary Watson - 6 lb 02 oz - £15.
9th - Jeremy Robinson - 5 lb 12 oz - £15.
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 5 lb 11 oz - £30.
11th - Ray Maddison - 5 lb 06 oz - £10.
12th - Dave Allison - 5 lb 01 oz - £10.
13th - Adrian Kelly (Whitby) - 4 lb 13 oz - £10.
14th - Malcolm Pitman - 4 lb 08 oz - £10.
15th - Andy Crowe - 4 lb 07 oz - £25.
16th - Steve Ianson - 4 lb 05 oz - £5.
17th - Arron Brown - 4 lb 04 oz - £5.
18th - Martin Jackson - 3 lb 13 oz - £5.
19th - Pete Bayes - 3 lb 12 oz - £5.
20th - Dave Smith - 3 lb 01 oz - £5.
Heaviest bag Bernard Westgarth - 35 lb 04 oz - 8 fish.
Junior winner - Ian Sutton - 0 lb 11 oz.
Bernard Vasey 5th January 2004.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.