Barry Angling Festival/Garry Evans Seamaster Final 2016 at Cold Knap and Porthkerry. 16th October 2016.

A very good turn out of 118 fished the above match with plenty of fish around.

 

 

1st was Quantity Surveyor Andrew Hutchings from Cardiff who fishes from the Garry Evans Match Team He was fishing at Rhoose Point with 8.55 kilos made up from 2 conger eels and a dog fish. One of the  eels was 6.39 kilos (see photo 1 and 3 attached ). Andrew won £500 cash plus £118 pool for the heaviest bag of fish.

 

2nd was Construction Manger Rory Jenkins from Tonyrefail who fishes for Team Sakuma. Rory was fishing at Cold Knap Point ( alongside me ). He weighed in 7.20 kilos consisting of 3 conger eels and a dog fish. He picked up £250.

 

3rd was rigger Wayne Talyor from Barry fishing of Seaview Lads. Wayne weighed in 6.53 kilos consisting of 4 conger eels and a pouting. He won a Anyfish Anywhere beach caster donated by Julian Shambrook.

 

4th was Steve Tucker from Swansea with 5.69 kilos consisting of a conger eel, pouting and a rockling. He won a Bob Radman Head Lamp.

 

5th was Ben Davies from Barry with 5.44 kilos made up of a conger eel and a poor cod. He won a continental Shakespeare beach caster.

 

The remaining top twenty are contained in the attached Seamaster points document.

 

The Junior winner was 12 year old Owen Harding who attends Stanwell Road school in Penarth. He weighed in a potting for 0.35 kilos. Owen won  a beach caster a fixed spool reel donated by Mike Miles Penarth Road Angling Supplies.

 

The best pouting pool was won by Mike Langford from Barry with a fish of 0.4 kilos. He won £116.

 

 

1st was Andrew Hutchings, this is the second time he has won the title. He picked up a £250 Tackle Voucher.

 

2nd was Chris Jenkins fishing for Team Sakuma with 4.4 kilos consisting of 3 dog fish and a conger eel. He won a £150 Tackle Voucher.

 

3rd was Steve Smyth fishing for the Garry Evans Match team with 2.97 kilos consisting of 2 pouting and a conger. He won a £100 Tackle Voucher.

 

See photo 2 left to right, Chris Jenkins, Garry Evans, Andrew Hutchings and Steve Smyth.

 

The most Garry Evans Seamaster Points prizes over the 2015/16 series, as follows.

 

1st Roy Tapper with 98.5 points. Roy finished in the top twenty of the the legs he fished. He won £100.

 

2nd was Gerald John with 65 points. He won £50.

 

3rd was Chris Jenkins with 60 points. He won £25.