Pete Bayes, Ship Open winner, 14 lb 06 oz - 5th January 2003. Photograph by Bernard Vasey.
The Ship Inn Open, Whitby.
Sunday 5th January 2003.
The Annual Ship Inn Open shore angling competition for the heaviest single fish sponsored by Pubmaster. The number of entrants was down on the previous year with 74 seniors and 3 juniors taking part fishing a north easterly sea swell from 11am to 6pm there was an excellent result with 27 anglers weighing in.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy were awarded to Scarborough Angler Pete Bayes weighing in a single cod of 14 lb 06 oz.
Second place was also another fine fish of 10 lb 08 oz caught by Chris Scaife of Filey who received £150.
Third place prize of £75 went to Gary Watson of Middlesbrough with a 9 lb 15 oz fish.
There was also a £25 prize for the heaviest bag of codling which was won by Chris Scaife weighing in 7 fish for 28 lb 12 oz.
The Junior section event winner was local angler Daniel McCarthy who won the first place prize of a Rechargeable Headlight donated by Whitby Angling Supplies, catching a fish of 12 oz.
Second place of £25 to Daniel Probert 11 oz
Third Daniel McCarthy 09 oz
Fourth Daniel Parker 08 oz.
1st - Pete Bayes - 14 lb 06 oz.
2nd - Chris Scaife - 10 lb 08 oz.
3rd - Gary Watson - 9 lb 15 oz.
4th - Stuart Voase - 6 lb 00 oz.
5th - Ray Maddison - 5 lb 11 oz and 6th - 5 lb 09 oz
7th - Chris Scaife - 5 lb 05 oz
8th - Mark Jackson - 5 lb 02 oz
9th - Roy Cammish - 4 lb 14 oz
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 04 oz - special prize £25.
11th - Chris Scaife - 4 lb 03 oz.
12th - Mark Jackson - 4 lb 02 oz.
As reported by Bernard Vasey to the Whitby Gazette. 6th January 2003.
Sunday 5th January 2003.
The Annual Ship Inn Open shore angling competition for the heaviest single fish sponsored by Pubmaster. The number of entrants was down on the previous year with 74 seniors and 3 juniors taking part fishing a north easterly sea swell from 11am to 6pm there was an excellent result with 27 anglers weighing in.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy were awarded to Scarborough Angler Pete Bayes weighing in a single cod of 14 lb 06 oz.
Second place was also another fine fish of 10 lb 08 oz caught by Chris Scaife of Filey who received £150.
Third place prize of £75 went to Gary Watson of Middlesbrough with a 9 lb 15 oz fish.
There was also a £25 prize for the heaviest bag of codling which was won by Chris Scaife weighing in 7 fish for 28 lb 12 oz.
The Junior section event winner was local angler Daniel McCarthy who won the first place prize of a Rechargeable Headlight donated by Whitby Angling Supplies, catching a fish of 12 oz.
Second place of £25 to Daniel Probert 11 oz
Third Daniel McCarthy 09 oz
Fourth Daniel Parker 08 oz.
1st - Pete Bayes - 14 lb 06 oz.
2nd - Chris Scaife - 10 lb 08 oz.
3rd - Gary Watson - 9 lb 15 oz.
4th - Stuart Voase - 6 lb 00 oz.
5th - Ray Maddison - 5 lb 11 oz and 6th - 5 lb 09 oz
7th - Chris Scaife - 5 lb 05 oz
8th - Mark Jackson - 5 lb 02 oz
9th - Roy Cammish - 4 lb 14 oz
10th - Paul Kilpatrick - 4 lb 04 oz - special prize £25.
11th - Chris Scaife - 4 lb 03 oz.
12th - Mark Jackson - 4 lb 02 oz.
As reported by Bernard Vasey to the Whitby Gazette. 6th January 2003.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.