Whitley Bay AS Open Summer Matches 2018

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Here are the dates for this year's open summer matches - all anglers welcome!

Whitley Bay Angling Soc.
Open Summer Matches 2018

Sun 17 June @ Newton - Fishing 10.00am - 2.00pm (lw 12.40 - 0.46)

Sun 15 July @ Newton - Fishing 9.00am - 1.00pm (lw 11.40 - 0.25)

Sun 29 July @ Beadnell - Fishing 8.30am - 12.30pm (lw 11.05 - 0.94)

Sun 19 Aug @ Beadnell - Fishing 2.00pm - 6.00pm (lw 16.15 - 1.79)

Sun 2 Sept @ Howick - Fishing 12.00pm - 4.00pm (lw 14.15 - 1.38)


Meet 1 hour prior to start of match; Beadnell, meet Patterson's Garage. Newton, meet car park, Lower Newton. Howick, meet Doctor's House.

Entry £10 per match, 100% payout on the day 1st & 2nd Heaviest Bag & Heaviest Fish.

Boundaries:
Beadnell matches: Seahouses south pier (excl) to Beadnell Harbour
Newton matches: Snook Point (incl.) to Dunstanborough (excl. point & Castle)
Howick matches: Dunstanborough Castle (incl. point & Castle) to Howick Burn Mouth
Weigh-in closes 45 mins after end of match.

Round fish only (no mackerel) - minimum size (cod, coaley, pollack) 35cm
Conger 91cm, dogfish 38cm, bass 42cm (when eligible)
Bait fishing only - no lures

There will be a special prize for the Angler with the heaviest aggregate weight & heaviest fish over the five matches.

More info - Gary 07957949557

 

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Just a quick reminder...first match this sunday!

Gary

 

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First match - result

First match - result

Today's result - first Open Summer Match: Newton 17/06/18

29 anglers turned out to fish in fine but overcast conditions, flat seas but a fairly stiff breeze, and 22 returned to the scales with fish:

1st - Dave Crudace - 6f 16lb 11oz
2nd - Stephen Williams - 8f 14lb 5oz
3rd - Paul Brown - 5f 10lb 3oz
4th - John Hepton - 4f 9lb 15oz
5th - Alan O'Neill - 3f 9lb 9oz
6th - Scott Davidson - 4f 9lb 6oz
7th - Dave Milne - 4f 8lb 7oz
8th - Garry Appleton - 4f 7lb 7oz
9th - Ryan Lyall - 3f 7lb 5oz
10th - Derek Wood - 5f 6lb 13oz
11th - Steven Robson - 3f 5lb 9oz
12th - David Williams - 2f 4lb 13oz
13th - Dave Greatrex - 3f 4lb 10oz
14th - John Blaney - 2f 4lb 5oz
15th - Dave McLachlin - 2f 4lb 4oz
16th - Tony Anderson - 2f 3lb 15oz
17th - John Bell - 2f 3lb 4oz
18th - Barrie Sanderson - 2f 3lb 1oz
19th - Dave Delaney - 1f 2lb 11oz
20th - Martin Bailey - 1f 2lb 2oz
21st= Gary Wilson - 1f 1lb 13oz
21st= Michael Clark - 1f 1lb 13oz

HF - Alan O'Neill - 4lb 15oz

Well done to everyone today, a good turnout and good weigh in - let's hope it continues! Next match 4 weeks time as it's the Bedlington Summer open in a fortnight's time.

Cheers, Gary

 

[david.northeast]

Dropped a couple more decent fish but still had a great day

 

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Second match result

Second match result

Today's result - 2nd open summer match - Newton 15/07/18
22 anglers fished today & 15 weighed in as follows:

1st - John Blaney - 5f - 12lb 9oz
2nd - Dave Delaney - 5f - 10lb 14oz
3rd - David Greatrex - 4f - 6lb 14oz
4th - Steven Robson - 4f - 6lb 13oz
5th - Garry Appleton - 4f - 6lb 12oz
6th - David Milne - 3f - 6lb 9oz
7th - John Hepton - 4f - 6lb 5oz
8th - Scott Davidson - 3f - 6lb 2oz
9th - Paul Brown - 4f - 4lb 9oz
10th - Tony Anderson - 2f - 3lb 5oz
11th - Alan O'Neill - 1f - 3lb 3oz
12th - D Clark - 2f - 3lb 2oz
13th - Dave Crudace - 2f - 2lb 10oz
14th - Phil Skinner - 1f - 1lb 15oz
15th - Gary Wilson - 1f - 1lb 4oz
HF - Dave Delaney - 3lb 5oz

Well done to John & Dave and everyone else today, thought there might have been a few more fish today...
Cheers, Gary
PS - I'll post up the aggregate weights later when I've got them worked out.

 

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League placings

League placings

Summer league placings after 2 matches:

1st - Dave Crudace - 19lb 5oz
2nd - John Blaney - 16lb 14oz
3rd - John Hepton - 16lb 4oz
4th - Scott Davidson - 15lb 8oz
5th - Dave Milne - 15lb 0oz
6th - Paul Brown - 14lb 12oz
7th - Stephen williams - 14lb 5oz
8th - Garry Appleton - 14lb 3oz
9th - Dave Delaney - 13lb 9oz
10th - Alan O'Neill - 12lb 12oz
11th - Steven Robson - 12lb 6oz
12th - David Greatrex - 11lb 8oz
13th - Ryan Lyall - 7lb 5oz
14th - Tony Anderson - 7lb 4oz
15th - Derek Wood - 6lb 13oz
16th - David Williams - 4lb 13oz
17th - Dave McLachlin - 4lb 4oz
18th - John Bell - 3lb 4oz
19th - Darren Clark - 3lb 2oz
20th= Barrie Sanderson 3lb 1oz
20th= Gary Wilson - 3lb 1oz
22nd - Martin Bailey - 2lb 2oz
23rd - Phil Skinner - 1lb 15oz
24th - Michael Clark - 1lb 13oz

Cheers, Gary

 

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Match 3 result

Match 3 result

Today's result - 3rd summer match Beadnell 29/07/18
18 fished today in pretty poor conditions (strong S wind, rain & building sea) and 7 weighed in as follows:

1st - John Hepton - 2f - 7lbs 11oz
2nd - John Bell - 2f - 3lb 8oz
3rd - Paul Brown - 1f - 2lb 9oz
4th - Dave Milne - 1f - 2lb 3oz
5th - Kenny Bowen - 1f - 2lb 1oz
6th - Dave Crudace - 1f - 2lb 0oz
7th - Steven Robson - 1f - 1lb 11oz
HF - John Hepton 4lb 1oz

Well done to John on a clean sweep today and to everyone else who managed to find a fish on a very hard day...hopefully the weather will be back to normal for the next match in 3 weeks time.
Cheers, Gary

 

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Aggegate weights so far...

Aggegate weights so far...

Here's the latest Top Ten in the summer matches with 2 left to fish:

1st - John Hepton - 23lb 15oz
2nd - Dave Crudace - 21lb 5oz
3rd - Paul Brown - 17lb 5oz
4th - Dave Milne - 17lb 3oz
5th - John Blaney - 16lb 14oz
6th - Scott Davidson - 15lb 8oz
7th - Steve Williams - 14lb 5oz
8th - Garry Appleton - 14lb 3oz
9th - Steven Robson - 14lb 1oz
10th - Dave Delaney - 13lb 9oz

It's getting tight at the top!

On the heaviest fish side there still haven't been any really notable fish yet - the best so far remains Alan O'Neill's codling from the first match of 4lb 15oz.

Cheers, Gary

 

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Match 4 result

Match 4 result

Today's result - match 4 Beadnell 19/08/18
29 fished in rather soggy conditions today and 16 weighed in as follows:

1st - Phil Skinner - 6f - 15lb 1oz
2nd - Dave Grieve - 4f - 14lb 0oz
3rd - John Bell - 5f - 11lb 12oz
4th - Garry Appleton - 4f - 10lb 14oz
5th - John Lee - 3f - 10lb 7oz
6th - Scott Davidson - 3f - 9lb 1oz
7th - Steve Williams - 3f - 8lb 14oz
8th - Tony Anderson - 2f - 8lb3oz
9th - Darren Clark - 3f - 7lb 15oz
10th - Paul Brown - 5f - 6lb 13oz
11th - David Greatrex - 3f - 6lb 2oz
12th - Paul Donaldson - 2f - 6lb 0oz
13th - John Hepton - 2f - 5lb 1oz
14th - Dave Crudace - 2f - 5lb 0oz
15th - Alan Wood - 1f - 4lb 5oz
16th - Andy Brown - 1f - 2lb 14oz

HF - Steve Williams - 5lb 6oz

Well done to Phil & the top 5 all scoring double-figure bags and Steve on the HF of the summer so far - I'll post up the leader-board tomorrow when I've got it all worked out. Last match in 2 weeks time at Howick/Craster...it'll all be to fish for then I'm sure!

Cheers, Gary

 

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Updated Top Ten

Updated Top Ten

Ok folks, with one match remaining, here's the top-ten leader-board after 4 matches:

1 - John Hepton - 29-0
2 - Dave Crudace - 26-5
3 - Garry Appleton - 25-1
4 - Scott Davidson - 24-9
5 - Paul Brown - 24-2
6 - Steve Williams - 23-3
7 - John Bell - 18-8
8 - David Greatrex - 17-10
9 - Dave Milne - 17-3
10 - Phil Skinner - 17-0
HF so far...Steve Williams - 5-6

Please note, as per last year, there's a three-coley limit at Craster/Howick

Cheers, Gary

 

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Match 5 result

Match 5 result

Today's result, match 5 Howick / Craster 02/09/18

19 fished with 9 weighing in:

1st - John Hepton - 4f - 10lb 6oz
2nd - Dave Crudace - 3f - 8lb 14oz
3rd - Steve Williams - 3f - 7lb 15oz
4th - John Lee - 4f - 7lb 12oz
5th - Tony Anderson - 4f - 5lb 9oz
6th - Paul Brown - 3f - 5lb 3oz
7th - Ian Hall - 2f - 4lb 4oz
8th - Garry Appleton - 1f - 2lb 8oz
9th - Gary Wilson - 2f - 2lb 0oz
HF - John Hepton - 4lb 8oz

Big well done to John on a clean sweep today as well as overall summer champion for 2018!! Well done to Steve too on bagging the heaviest overall fish

Many thanks to everyone who's turned out over the summer, I'll be posting up the final full table tomorrow but the top 5 are as follows:

1st - John Hepton - 39lb 6oz
2nd - Dave Crudace - 35lb 3oz
3rd - Steve Williams - 31lb 2oz
4th - Paul Brown - 29lb 5oz
5th - Garry Appleton - 27lb 9oz

Cheers, Gary

 

[Richy d]

Well done john mate

 

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Final table

Final table

Here's the final table from this year's summer matches:

1st - John Hepton 39-6
2nd - Dave Crudace 35-3
3rd - Stephen Williams 31-2
4th - Paul Brown 29-5
5th - Garry Appleton 27-9
6th -Scott Davidson 24-9
7th - Tony Anderson 21-0
8th - John Bell 18-8
9th - John Lee 18-3
10th - David Greatrex 17-10
11th - David Milne - 17-3
12th - Phil Skinner 17-0
13th - John Blaney 16-14
14th - Steven Robson 14-1
15th - Dave Grieve 14-0
16th - Dave Delaney 13-9
17th - Alan O'Neill 12-12
18th - Darren Clark 11-1
19th - Ryan Lyall 7-5
20th - Derek Wood 6-13
21st - Paul Donaldson - 6-0
22nd - Gary Wilson 5-1
23rd - David Williams 4-13
24th - Alan Wood 4-5
25th= Dave McLachlin 4-4
25th= Ian Hall 4-4
27th - Barrie Sanderson 3-1
28th - Andy Brown 2-14
29th - Martin Bailey 2-2
30th - Kenny Bowen 2-1
31st - Michael Clark 1-13

Well done all!
Cheers, Gary