Embassy match is closely contested
Whitwell
Common angler Alex Mitchell was one of six local anglers that took part
in the two-day Embassy Pairs Challenge Final.
It was staged on the Roba roja and Flix sections of the River Ebro in
Spain and with his partner Rich Wilson (Sheffield) secured 15th overall
place with 48 points.
On day one, Wilson, a member of Daiwa Trentmen, was seventh in his section
at Roba roja with 19.50kgs (42lb 15oz).
Alex (Maver Barnsley Blacks) was ninth in his section at Flix with 6.88kgs
(15lb 2oz) that earned them 26 points and put them on the fringe of the
prize money in overall ninth place.
On day two Wilson again enjoyed a good day as he was sixth at Flix with
27.82kgs (61lb 3oz) while Alex was 14th from the other section with 5.520kg
(12lb 3oz).
That gave them 22 more points to place them 16th on the day but leaving
them in 15th place overall.
Worksop resident Stuart Gray and his son-in-law Christopher Eves finished
in mid table in 20th place on 43 points.
On day one Stuart was pegged on the Riba roja section where he took 15th
place with 8.860 kgs (19lb 8oz) while Christopher was eighth in his section
at Flix with 9.540kgs (20lb 15oz).
That gave them 19 points and 26th overall place after the first day. On
day two Stuart was fishing at Flix where he secured seventh place overall
out of 80 anglers with a fine carp net of 25.360kgs (55lb 13oz) while
Christopher fishing at Riba roja was 11th with 8.34kg (18lb 6oz).
They finished in overall 13th place on day two with 24 points and moved
them up to their final position of 20th.
Todwick angler Kevin Vickers secured sixth individual place on day one
with 49.04kgs (107lb 14oz).
The other two local anglers, namely Andrew Pickersgill and Gordon Smith,
unfortunately came home without any major reward other than having caught
some quality fish. They all appear to have had an absolutely brilliant
time out in Spain where the temperatures rose to an incredible 111 degrees.
Junior Triathlon
Tickets
for this annual competition will be available from all four of the local
tackle shops as from the 7th June.
The entry fee is £3, the dates of the events and the venues are:
12th July (Chesterfield Canal), 16th August (Chesterfield Canal), 27th
September (Sandhill Lake).
The annual Friday night match will take place on Sandhill Lake on the
18th July and tickets for this match are priced at £1. To qualify
for entry to all of the above competitions, all competitors must be in
possession of a Worksop book and any angler 12-years-old or above must
be in possession of a valid rod licence.
Association News
The Annual
Delegates, Officials and Book Holders Match took place at Sandhill Lake
on Saturday where 39 anglers took part.
Top rod on the day was Steve Bassett (Greyhound AC) who obliterated the
rest of the field with 49lb 1oz of bream to 4lb that were caught on the
feeder method using worm on the hook.
Malcolm Rushton was runner-up with 8lb 8oz using similar tactics from
peg 23 followed by Peter Wynn 4lb 2oz and John Hayward 2lb 15oz.
Notice Board
The Senior
Citizens match is scheduled to take place at Hallcroft Fisheries tomorrow.
The entry fee is £5 (these are to be paid back in prizes), the draw
will take place at 8.30am and fishing will be from 10am until 3pm. Further
details are available from Derek Brown on 01909 486350.
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Yours in Sport Glyn |