Local opens

[codcatcher13]

Looking for some info on open matches and when's the next one in the North East

Cheers
Reece

[g-force]

Bedlington's Open is this sunday (12th), Seaham is on sunday Oct 26th, Whitley Bay Night Time Open on sat Nov 8th...just a few off the top of my head.

Gary

[codcatcher13]

Cheers mate

[The seas away]

Sunderland open 9th November

[sean start]

Anyone know when tickets on sale for sunderland and shields open?

[codcatcher13]

We'res the tickets sold for seaham too?

[flipper]

What about Whitley festival? Was talking in tackle shop at weekend and nobody knows what's happening with that? some said Oct 26 some said possibly not now?

[magpies]

Local tackle shops and clubhouse in Seaham mate. I got mine from NETS in Ryhope.

[YoursTruly]

Shields Open 23rd November

[sean start]

Cheers Terry

[codcatcher13]

Nets In Hartlepool will do them to wont they

[g-force]

What about Whitley festival? Was talking in tackle shop at weekend and nobody knows what's happening with that? some said Oct 26 some said possibly not now?

Whitley Festival is being re-arranged due to the Seaham Open being on the same day (26 Oct). No date yet, but it'll be on a smaller scale (more like the Night Open) and cash prizes only. I'll be putting details up for the Night Open in the next couple of days - the Festival may well be in the new year.

Gary

[flipper]

Cheers for that Gary.General consensus amongst regular match anglers I speak to now is that they are sick of the large boundaries in opens now so a return to the smaller boundaries will be a welcome change.
Tynemouth-/beadnell etc is just far too big in my opinion also and is the reason a lot won't fish them now

[g-force]

Cheers for that Gary.General consensus amongst regular match anglers I speak to now is that they are sick of the large boundaries in opens now so a return to the smaller boundaries will be a welcome change.
Tynemouth-/beadnell etc is just far too big in my opinion also and is the reason a lot won't fish them now

Yep, that's been the general consensus - everyone seems to be sick of these far-as-you-can-go-on-a-tank-of-petrol boundaries, which many think also aids the would-be cheaters, and seem to discourage many from fishing. It'll be much more local boundaries and we're putting Heaviest Bag & Heaviest Fish prize money the same for the Night Open (£250 each) plus supporting cash prizes to 10th place (with one prize per angler, so those who want to try for the biggun's can feel just as rewarded as those who like to bag up. We'll probably do much the same for the Festival too.

We'll never see the return to a thousand anglers fishing between Tynemouth & Blyth, but would rather run a smaller, local competition where those fishing feel like they're in with a chance whatever they want to fish for. Boundaries for the Night Time comp will be from Tynemouth Pier (excl. pier) to Lynemouth Pipe, and I think the Festival may well be the same.

Gary