Sportfish 2011
Just like the old days, only better. From one point of view it wasn’t very successful but from the other it was a great day.
We did not have many non members turn up for tuition but we had loads of members turn up so the competition was really good. Because of the stiff south westerly we were restricted to casting across the grass towards the car park so we could not get the T38 or T 120 into action. As it was we were peppering car bonnets with the seven and nine weights.
Both Paul Arden and James Evens had hardly stepped off their planes from Australia and America respectively to be with us, Paul then walked off with three trophies. Well done.
Alan Bath achieved a new record in the V70 5 weight category with a cast of 94′. He deserves it for all the practice he does, Well done Alan.
Alan casts in the B100 class and there is some stiff competition. The winner is the person with the highest total distance in the five and seven events and Jamie Cashman’s 190? 11” did it this time.
We ran an accuracy event which had the unexpected bonus that it meant we all congregated in that area to help scoring and enjoy the sport of barracking whoever was casting. One member claimed not to have understood the rules on his attempt and requested another go with the proviso that we could chuck him in the lake if his score was lower on his second go. Boy, is he fit, we couldn’t catch him but the next time him and me are near water he had better watch out.
Welcome to new members Don Palmer and Alan Bowles.
Thanks to everyone who helped make it such an enjoyable day.
Because our unofficial official photographer, Terry Jenner, hasn’t been seen for a while we do not have any official or otherwise photos to add to the album. If you have some from Reading or even Wrexham please send them to me.
Our next event is at Eyebrook on the 27th August, see you there.
Mike H
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July 10th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
You’ll never catch me Mike! I’ll keep one eye on you near water from now on!
July 10th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Hey Mike,
Thanks for a great day, photo’s are on the way to you BT address. Let me know if you don’t get them!
Cheers
Trev