A good mixture of match/pleasure anglers,which was nice to see.
A hearty breakfast is a good way to start the day....
We spread out along the prom,and were soon treated to the mother of all thunder storms
....the sun came back out and dried us all off 
The fishing was predictably slow,with just a few tiny whiting showing except for Paul Bonner and Heather Linfield who fished as close to the pub as poss ( i think it was to do with the ground and target species,rather than anything to do with alcohol
)The rest of us were topping up our tans...
Nice to see Stu Baker again,and if you want your motor valeting then he`s your man
Macman lets it all hang out
Steve Dutton with a typical catch of tiny whiting (he only catches when he`s drunk)
An hour in to the match,and Mick Ralphs caught a dogfish....sadly he weighed and returned it himself,which is a non starter......
Big Kev wrote:In the interest of conservation,if an angler catches the likes of dogfish,rays,conger,smooth hound e.t.c they can be weighed straight away and returned....just put the shout out and someone will be along with scales
He was fishing only 30yds from myself and Chris...Nathen Duckers called over to say he`d caught a dog,but by the time Chris had got there with the scales,he`d returned it
a costly lesson indeed 
Time went on ,but the fish did`nt want to know
It looked like the WSF babe and England international,Heather Linfield was gunna take the spoils,but Nick Pytel (new to sea fishing) had other ideas,and landed a nice plaice to just edge it..... Everyone gathered for the weigh in...eager to see if their pairs partner had done the business
Pete Moonan (the thin fella on the bike) turned up to see how things went....
The weigh in would`nt take long,as few fish were landed...
The winners of the pairs match with a weight of 0-12-0 was Nick Pytel and Martin Harrison,splitting £24
As no round fish were caught,the pool was split between the heaviest 2 flat fish.......
Second place with a flounder of 0-11-8 worth £52 was Heather Linfield
The winner with a plaice of 0-12-0 worth £52 was Nick Pytel
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52 Anglers Fished
48 Anglers Fished The Pairs Comp`
9 Anglers Weighed In
2 plaice...2 flounder...5 dabs
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1st...Nick Pytel....................0-12-0................10 points
2nd..Heather Linfield............0-11-8..................9 points
3rd..Dave Ord.....................0-10-8..................8 points
4th..Paul Bonner..................0-7-0...................7 points
5th..Danny Connolly.............0-5-8...................6 points
jt6th.Roy Wattison................0-5-0...................5 points
jt6th.Pete Harrison................0-5-0...................5 points
8th..Carl Brown....................0-4-8...................3 points
9th..John McGuire.................0-3-8...................2 points
but I`m determined to weigh 
