Newbiggen open

[big phil 123]

he had previously lost a fish about 10lb at his feet, so I have been reliably told

Here are the results for the Newbiggin Open

372 fished, 80 W.I (74 SNR, 4 Ladys, 2 JNR) (123 fish - 68 cod, 38 flounder, 13 coalies, 3 whiting, 1 plaice for 191lb 1oz)

1 Ian Thompson (Scarborough), 4 cod, 10-9-3/4, Swine Dene
2 George Hornsby (Alnwick), 2 cod, 9-1-3/4, Marden Rocks
3 S Taylor (Blyth), 1 cod, 6-14-1/8, Cambois

H.F
1 George Hornsby, 7-9-7/8
2 S Taylor, 6-14-1/8
3 Davy Crudace, 5-8-1/8

H.Flatfish
Mark Crow, 1-3-5/8, Alnmouth

40th Place
D Swan,1 coaley, 1-9-3/4

JNR
Tyler Haldon, 1 flounder, 0-11-0, Druridge

Lady
Brenda Rodmell, 3 flounder, 2-3-1/2, Warkworth Beach

Highest Newbiggin Member
Rob Thirlwell, 1 cod, 4-15-3/4, Cambois

There were 95 prizes up for grabs. 80 prizes were claimed with weights, the remaining 15 were raffled off for the 15 people who stayed to the end. So
everybody who stayed back got a prize.

no was refused weigh in for being about 5 mins late not the comps fault if u have a fish that big ur not late lol and was 8lb

[big phil 123]

i think there would of been a bigger turn out had the tickets been for sale earlier the seation sluice one was perfect brilliantly ran but buying your tickets from one place then everyone having a mad dash is dangerous and old hat with the size of the boundries to if there that big they should have a longer weigh in allow the lads to get up to sea houses and then plenty of time to get back

[fish fingers]

could,nt agree more as you do,nt no whats round the corner [traffic etc...but rules is rules as they say

[big phil 123]

could,nt agree more as you do,nt no whats round the corner [traffic etc...but rules is rules as they say

just think its a waste of a good comp

[bandit]

Trouble with comps these day bounderies are to big and the weigh-in to short, had the same trouble at the amble open years ago next year they added an extra half hour then a few years later they extended the boundries and shortend the weigh-in time back to 1 hour, what was the logic behind that given the roads and parking its just asking for an accident to happen

[big phil 123]

Trouble with comps these day bounderies are to big and the weigh-in to short, had the same trouble at the amble open years ago next year they added an extra half hour then a few years later they extended the boundries and shortend the weigh-in time back to 1 hour, what was the logic behind that given the roads and parking its just asking for an accident to happen

totally agree the weigh in should be a hour long plus the the time it takes to get from the furthest point of the bounderies so everyone has the chance to fish till the end of the comp then drive safetly to the weigh in

[peter.m]

i think there would of been a bigger turn out had the tickets been for sale earlier the seation sluice one was perfect brilliantly ran but buying your tickets from one place then everyone having a mad dash is dangerous and old hat with the size of the boundries to if there that big they should have a longer weigh in allow the lads to get up to sea houses and then plenty of time to get back

I know from experience how hard it is to get the balance. Earlier ticket sales and bigger boundries allows those that go out to cheat more chance (I know they are few and far between but they are out there, we caught one). Many though refuse a booklet with their tickets so how do they know what rules the club is running, some run two hook some run three for example. At the end of the day it's up to the angler to get themselves back. Bend the rules for one and you open a can of worms.

[droida]

an hour and 15min shud be long enough to get back from anywhere..
i mite be wrong but i think newbiggin has the longest weigh in time of all the opens..
we fished craster and had to stop at the garage at amble when our oil light stated flashing and still got back 40min before the end of the weigh in

[tonyfromalnwick]

If I had an 8lb fish to weigh in, I'd make bloody certain I was back in time !

Competition rules are the same for everyone, and the vast majority manage.

[bandit]

If I had an 8lb fish to weigh in, I'd make bloody certain I was back in time !

Competition rules are the same for everyone, and the vast majority manage.

What happens if you catch that 8lb fish last 5 minutes of hte comp then run into traffic on the country lanes north of amble whre there's not much chance of over taking? chances are yuor not the only one being held up

[big phil 123]

i am not questioning letting people be late and weigh in am just sayin if the bounderies are so big they should have to for health and safety reasons alone extend the weigh in time

[tonyfromalnwick]

What happens if you catch that 8lb fish last 5 minutes of hte comp

That's a chance you take fishing the extreme boundary limits.
99.9% of competitors manage to get back in time.

[kopite2k06]

fish most of my comps at craster never been late back yet. if ya have fish to weigh in you leave that little bit earlier and if it was caught in the last 5 min of comp get ya runnin shoes on but should still be able to make weigh in with time to spare

[bandit]

fish most of my comps at craster never been late back yet. if ya have fish to weigh in you leave that little bit earlier and if it was caught in the last 5 min of comp get ya runnin shoes on but should still be able to make weigh in with time to spare

A comps can be won or lost in the last five min

[CHUKKA]

The Seaton sluice open was 2hrs weigh on and was too long IMO and 1hr is ample except for say the holderness matches where you often have to travel to find a fishable beach and the weigh in is not central.. Most lads don't want to be hanging around for hrs. Personally a comp should be about angling ability not about catching fish from some hidden mark. Boundaries are getting too big. Numbers used to be massive and boundaries were often Tyne to Blyth or Tyne to Druridge. Plenty big enough for a competition. Many anglers me included don't want to be wasting fuel travelling 30 miles up to the coast. People would be surprised what can be caught on their doorstep and would do well to learn marks rather than it becoming a lucky dip!