9th January 1994 - Plough Open
Gazette '24 attracts 77
A 10 lb 06 oz cod won the Whitby Gazette Trophy for Darlington angler Bernard Westgarth in Whitby Sea Anglers' January Open competition on Sunday.
The match was sponsored by Sam Smith's Brewery.
Seventy-seven anglers fished for five hours on an ebbing tide for the Whitby Gazette Trophy first awarded in 1924, and 26 anglers caught a fish to weigh-in at the Plough Hotel, Baxtergate.
Bernard Westgarth also had the heaviest bag of fish at 22 lb 02 oz, second was A Brown, of Scarborough, with a cod of
8 lb 14 oz.
Local anglers Norman Brittain and George Middlemas had cod of 6 lb 06 oz and 5 lb 08 oz and took prizes.
A total of 38 fish were caught weighing a total of 123 lb.
All anglers enjoyed a social and buffet at the Plough Hotel during the evening.
Whitby Gazette 14th January 1994
WSAA - 21 members entered and 10 members weighed in.
Members club results.
Members club results.
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Place
1st 2nd = 2nd = 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th |
Norman Brittain Neil Inglis Dave Perrett George Middlemas Ian Russell Andrew Woodall Paul Kilpatrick Denis Thompson Andy Craig Paul Nelson |
Weight
13 lb 01 oz - 3 fish - 1 of 6 lb 06 oz 6 lb 09 oz - 1 fish. 6 lb 09 oz - 3 fish. 5 lb 08 oz - 1 fish - 1 of 5 lb 08 oz 3 lb 10 oz - 1 fish. 3 lb 09 oz - 1 fish. 3 lb 04 oz - 1 fish. 2 lb 14 oz - 1 fish. 1 lb 12 oz - 1 fish. 1 lb 05 oz - 1 fish. |
The build up - Whitby Gazette 7th January 1994
Whitby Gazette 7th January 1994
Gazette '24 Trophy
Whitby Sea Anglers are staging their January competition following the success of last year's inaugural event.
This year, a first prize of £150 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy are up for grabs.
The trophy is solid silver. First awarded in 1924, it has not been competed for for some years.
"We are expecting 100 entries for the event," said Paul Kilpatrick, of Aislaby, who is on the Sea Anglers' committee.
A November competition run by Whitby Sea Anglers is also popular with more than 250 taking part.
Anyone interested in fishing for the prizes can get tickets at the tackle shops in the area.
The event will take place on sunday 9th January from 2pm to 7pm within a boundary that reaches from Skinningrove Beck down to Filey.
Food will be laid on at the weigh-in and prize giving ceremony at the Plough, in Whitby's Baxtergate, the same night.
Whitby Sea Anglers are staging their January competition following the success of last year's inaugural event.
This year, a first prize of £150 and the Whitby Gazette Trophy are up for grabs.
The trophy is solid silver. First awarded in 1924, it has not been competed for for some years.
"We are expecting 100 entries for the event," said Paul Kilpatrick, of Aislaby, who is on the Sea Anglers' committee.
A November competition run by Whitby Sea Anglers is also popular with more than 250 taking part.
Anyone interested in fishing for the prizes can get tickets at the tackle shops in the area.
The event will take place on sunday 9th January from 2pm to 7pm within a boundary that reaches from Skinningrove Beck down to Filey.
Food will be laid on at the weigh-in and prize giving ceremony at the Plough, in Whitby's Baxtergate, the same night.
Published 28th April 2014
Last edit 28th April 2014
Last edit 28th April 2014