Last Thursday Mark enterd a local comp on the Brixham Breakwater AND WON IT well done Mark, Here is the report.

Thursday 24th July – RNLI LIfeboat Competition – Brixham Breakwater – Wednesday 23rd July 2008 – Results

Just back from this open comp held on the Breakwater this evening with funds raised to go to the Lifeboat.

 

Conditions were warm and pleasant but a  stiff south easterly wind made things less than easy.  Before the competition the Red Devils parachuted in to a landing spot at the edge of the Inner harbour watched by large crowds.

 

We had a good entry with lots of anglers from local clubs represented.  There were 21 juniors and 55 seniors fishing and in total £206-50 was raised for this good cause.

 

Fish were quite scarce for most but lots of anglers took one or two fish.  We were fishing to NFSA rules and percentages with only one prize to be allocated to each competitor.  There was an outstanding prize table co-ordinated by Graham Dryer from Brixham Bait and Tackle with the main tackle manufacturers all generously sponsoring this good cause including many reels and rods.

 

The winning fish was a quite exceptional Ballan Wrasse of 5lb 1oz 14drms 102.3% of specimen.  This was taken by Mark Chinnock who took the senior prize and he immediately returned the fish alive after it was weighed. Caught on live prawn ( float )

Prize taken Abu 550 C3 .

 

Best junior was Harvey Bevan Jones with a Mackerel of 0-15-6.

 

Adam Slack came second best in the adult section on percentages with a Mackerel of 1-9-6.

 

As well as Mackerel, Garfish, Scad and Ballan wWasse all featured in the prize list, including a Cuckoo Wrasse.  The Wrasse were all returned alive to grow bigger!

 

Altogether 28 prizes were given to the anglers present, these being presented by Mark Criddle, Coxswain of the RNLI Torbay Lifeboat, who is also a member of Brixham SAC.

Thank you for your publicity for this event, which I am sure helped to ensure a good turn out.