PBSBA Open Comp

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Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club boat- fishing open competition


The Annual Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club Boat- Fishing Open Competition will held on Sunday December 2nd from Baiter Park in Poole.

Over the years this has grown and been developed to become one of the biggest and best supported annual events that the south coast has to offer the Recreational Sea Angler.
It is an event that brings the whole angling community together and is open to private and charter boats.

This is a specimen competition which is judged on the best % weight based on the NFSA specimen weight list. It is split into two categories which are best flatfish and best round-fish.
This means there is just as much chance of winning with a good flounder from Poole harbour as there is with a big cod from deeper water.
This also means it can be fished in most weather conditions and it is suitable for most boats.
This year’s competition, as always, focuses on "Best Specimen Fish," helping to insure future stocks. Only fish of at least 50% of the Wessex Specimen size are allowed to the scales and only one fish of a particular species can be weighed in. Some of our more resourceful anglers manage catch and then later release at the weigh station at Baiter Park on the shore of the harbour. It is quite a spectacle seeing a 15lb Undulate Ray swim off or a 40lb Conger Eel head to a new home in the harbour.

This year’s competition has been tremendously well supported by local companies, marine electronics manufacturers, major tackle manufacturers and online stores.
Local Sponsors include:
Southern Motorboats
Salterns Marina
Parkstone Bay Marina
Bournemouth Fishing Lodge
Poole Sea Angling Centre
Weymouth Angling Centre
Indespension Trailers
Clinton Computers
Animal
Marine Electronics Manufacturers include:
Lowrance
ICOM
Online Magazines / Stores Include:
http://www.worldseafishing.com
Tackle Manufacturers Include:
Penn*
Diawa

The Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club are known for their donations to charities and good causes over the years, such as RNLI, Tsunami appeal, Bass Restoration fund, NFSA conservation fund.
*This year we will also be running a charity raffle for some fantastic equipment put forward by Penn.
First class rods and reels have been supplied and all money raised from the raffle of these items at the prize giving will be donated to Myeloma UK via the appeal that local South Coast charter skipper, Spike Spears, has been so actively working on.
At the time of writing this release we are hoping to actually have Spike at the evening’s presentation and award ceremony.

The starting point on the day will be at Baiter Park in Poole where we have arranged free parking for competitors. There will be hot bacon rolls and coffee on offer at the registration in the morning.

In the afternoon the weigh in is completed and the results recorded everyone meets in the warmth of the Mariner bar to grab a meal (which is provided) and discuss the days fishing.
The awards and prize giving presentation tops off a very enjoyable day.

The prize table is huge and with an entry fee of just £15 per angler (plus optional pools for best flat fish and best round fish) it is truly a great opportunity to get in on the action.
Baiter Park has launching facilities for trailered boats or you can keep your boat afloat at one of the local marinas.
Many of the Poole charter boats will also be taking part and Steve Porter, skipper of “True Blue” has also offered your place in the competition within the cost of your £35 charter fee! Contact Steve at tangobravopoole@aol.com to book your place with him or visit Poole Bay Small Boat Angling Club’s home page at http://www.pbsbac.co.uk for full competition details and rules.

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Due to weather conditions

Official : - COMPETITION IS POSTPONED AND WILL NOW TAKE PLACE ON - 16th DECEMBER

Will post updated details regarding times later or go to web site at http://www.pbsbac.co.uk

Coddy

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Just quick reminder of our Comp on Sunday.

Here is a small list of some of the prizes available

Prize table

First prize for the best % specimen overall is £500 cash plus first choice from the prize table

Best round fish and best Flat fish winners get a choice of £200 cash or a choice from the table

Best Kids Round fish and best Kids flatfish get £50 cash


Prize table – prizes include


• Lowrance X50DS – Dual Search Echo sounder

• Lowrance iFINDER H2Oc – Colour Handheld GPS

• Lowrance LMS-520c - 5” Colour Combination Chart plotter / Echo sounder

• Diawa Saltist Advanced All Tider rod

• Icon handheld VHF-iC-m31

• Indespension box trailer

• Salterns Voucher- lift out hull clean & storage

• Poole Sea Angling Centre tackle vouchers

• Animal waterproof watch

• ABU sealine multiplier reel

• Wessex Angling Mitchell Multiplier reel

• Cataways tackle shop Bait-runner Reel

• Daiwa Accudepth braid – 30lb (300m)& 20lb (300m)

• Free outboard engine service

• Quay West square boat frying pan

• And more

PLUS

PBSBAC Open Comp Photo Competition Dec 16th 2007

Due to weather conditions the photo comp is rescheduled along with the open comp to 16th December

We want you to enjoy the day and we want you to share it with us

It’s a fun way to capture the day and hopefully win a prize! And it’s free to enter!

A £25 tackle voucher is on offer for the winning photo

Send in a maximum of two photo’s to the email address below:

comppics@pbsbac.co.uk

All entries must be in by Sunday December 23rd 2007.

As a guide the theme is: “The beauty of fish and fishing”

Some good trophy fish shots, some small but beautiful fish, any fish
A cracking shot of a stack of boats heading off to sea
A few action shots, rods bending, nets netting etc
A fish being slipped back in at Baiter

Winner will be judged by the Poole Bay Small Boat Angling club committee at the meeting on 3rd January
The prize will be presented at the Thursday club meeting or mailed to the winner.

Only digital images accepted
Photo’s to be judged at 800x600 resolution – they will be resized if needed.
By entering you grant full permission to pbsbac to use the image from promotional purposes.
Entries accepted only from participants in the fishing competition and only photo’s taken during the competition

Good luck to those who join in.
See you at the weigh in as I will be there doing it!

Coddy