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Festival 2009
The British Conger Club held the 2009 Championships over the 4th and 5th July
2009 and the
results are listed below: There was no Individual Champion for the very first time as no eels were weighed
in over 40lbs.
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Ladies - Yvonne Kitt – 200 points.
Four Man Team Winners – Navy Boys - Neil Barnes/Jimmy Bond/Malcolm Ruff/Kevin Clark - 680 points
Four Man Team Runners Up – Mixalot – John Welstead/Rikki Kelly/Mick Roberts/Dave Ball - 600 points
Top Boat – Saturday – Mirage – 2,000 points
The weather was not conducive to the fleet being able to fish the distant wrecks
on the Saturday and the boats were restricted to inshore marks.
No fish were caught that were eligible to be weighed and consequently points
awarded for returned eels decided the day’s position.
The Sunday morning arrived with the weather allowing the Commodore, in
consultation with the Festivals Officer and other committee members, to allow
the fleet out at 7.50am. Unfortunately, after negotiations with the on-the-spot
skippers, it was decided that the weather had turned for the worse meaning that
fishing was abandoned with boats returning to port at 11am. No eels were caught
on that day.
On return to port, many anglers expressed their disquiet at the competition
being curtailed but it was agreed that using the results from Saturday an
earlier than usual prize giving would take place at 1.30pm.
Due to the day being cut short, skippers were approached for a discount on their
fees for that day which resulted in them offering a £5 reduction. At a
subsequent committee meeting, and following numerous complaints from
competitors, it was agreed that each participant would be refunded the amount of
£45 from club funds, in a one-off gesture of goodwill.
As there was no individual winner on either day, all monies
raised from the pool (£400) and the Reg Quest Memorial Trophy (£200) was donated
to the RNLI.
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