The Ship Inn Open - 7th January 2001.
The Annual Ship Inn Open with 86 anglers entering and fishing from 1pm to 7pm for the heaviest single codling. They were fishing a relatively calm sea with close to shore sea swell and a strong westerly wind and a top of the tide into ebbing sea.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Rose Bowl Trophy were awarded to Wayne Ruddock, of Middlesbrough by landlady Barbara Tyler weighing in a single cod of 6 lb 13 oz.
The second place prize of £150 was won by Rob Allison, of Loftus 6 lb 08 oz.
The third place prize of £75 was won by Bernard Westgarth, of Darlington 5 lb 09 oz.
A prize of £25 for the heaviest bag of codling was won by Bernard Westgarth with 3 fish for 10 lb 15 oz. Unfortunately no juniors weighed in.
A total of 26 fish were weighed in for a weight of 60 lb 02 oz.
1st - Wayne Ruddock - 6 lb 14 oz.
2nd - Rob Allison - 6 lb 08 oz. (Whitby)
3rd - Bernard Westgarth - 5 lb 09 oz.
4th - D Smith - 5 lb 05 oz.
5th - Bernard Westgarth - 3 lb 12 oz.
6th - James Moore - 3 lb 00 oz
7th - M Jackson - 2 lb 10 oz.
8th - Wayne Ruddock - 2 lb 09 oz.
9th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 06 oz. (Whitby)
10th - D Butterfield - 2 lb 02 oz.
11th - Bernard Westgarth - 2 lb 00 oz.
12th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 13 oz. (Whitby)
13th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 12 oz. (Whitby)
14th = Bernard Westgarth - 1 lb 10 oz.
14th = Ian Russell - 1 lb 10 oz. (Whitby)
14th = M Chadwick - 1 lb 10 oz.
17th - J Moore - 1 lb 09 oz.
18th - P France - 1 lb 08 oz.
19th = M Chadwick - 1 lb 07 oz.
19th = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = M Chadwick - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
24th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 04 oz. (Whitby)
25th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 00 oz. (Whitby)
26th - T Allwood - 0 lb 13 oz.
As reported by Bernard Vasey 6th Jan 2001.
The Annual Ship Inn Open with 86 anglers entering and fishing from 1pm to 7pm for the heaviest single codling. They were fishing a relatively calm sea with close to shore sea swell and a strong westerly wind and a top of the tide into ebbing sea.
The first place prize of £300 and the Whitby Gazette Rose Bowl Trophy were awarded to Wayne Ruddock, of Middlesbrough by landlady Barbara Tyler weighing in a single cod of 6 lb 13 oz.
The second place prize of £150 was won by Rob Allison, of Loftus 6 lb 08 oz.
The third place prize of £75 was won by Bernard Westgarth, of Darlington 5 lb 09 oz.
A prize of £25 for the heaviest bag of codling was won by Bernard Westgarth with 3 fish for 10 lb 15 oz. Unfortunately no juniors weighed in.
A total of 26 fish were weighed in for a weight of 60 lb 02 oz.
1st - Wayne Ruddock - 6 lb 14 oz.
2nd - Rob Allison - 6 lb 08 oz. (Whitby)
3rd - Bernard Westgarth - 5 lb 09 oz.
4th - D Smith - 5 lb 05 oz.
5th - Bernard Westgarth - 3 lb 12 oz.
6th - James Moore - 3 lb 00 oz
7th - M Jackson - 2 lb 10 oz.
8th - Wayne Ruddock - 2 lb 09 oz.
9th - Denis Thompson - 2 lb 06 oz. (Whitby)
10th - D Butterfield - 2 lb 02 oz.
11th - Bernard Westgarth - 2 lb 00 oz.
12th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 13 oz. (Whitby)
13th - Denis Thompson - 1 lb 12 oz. (Whitby)
14th = Bernard Westgarth - 1 lb 10 oz.
14th = Ian Russell - 1 lb 10 oz. (Whitby)
14th = M Chadwick - 1 lb 10 oz.
17th - J Moore - 1 lb 09 oz.
18th - P France - 1 lb 08 oz.
19th = M Chadwick - 1 lb 07 oz.
19th = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = M Chadwick - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
21st = D Readman - 1 lb 05 oz.
24th - Brian Harland - 1 lb 04 oz. (Whitby)
25th - Neil Inglis - 1 lb 00 oz. (Whitby)
26th - T Allwood - 0 lb 13 oz.
As reported by Bernard Vasey 6th Jan 2001.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.
Courtesy Bernard Vasey.