Fishing Forum Smutt Trophy 2007 Details

[Greenheart]

The Fishing Forum Smutt Trophy 2007 Details-


Knowing what fine examples of Abstinence & Sobriety that we have on this good Forum, I thought that for this year, I’d provide a trophy that wouldn’t just gather dust on a mantelpiece, but one that could be used for the consumption of soft drinks & fruit juice etc (To be provided at the winners expense of course….. ) or as a recepticle for bunches of flowers .

Venue - Selsey Bill Sussex
Date - Saturday 14th July
Meeting place - Selsey Bill Pub at 12 noon

To find the pub, head west along Selsey high street & Hillfield Rd. The pub is on the left about 50m before the beach.

As can be seen from the following photos, it's a nice venue, with easy parking, good beaches & deep water within easy casting range. Species caught here are: Smoothounds, Bass, Bream, Mackerel, Gurnards, Small Brill, Turbot & Rays.
Bring some good gripleads as there is a strong tiderace.

High tide is around midnight, so bring a flask, as this will be an all night meet.

Tackle & Bait Shops: (I’ve used the information from the 2006 meet. Hopefully nothings changed)

Raycraft - High St Selsey, Tel 01243 606039 They can supply fresh Ragworm & other frozen baits, but no crab.

Southern Angling Specialists SAS 2 Stockbridge place, Stockbridge Rd Chichester. Tel 01243 531669 They normally have supplies of Ragworm, Lug & the usual frozen bait. Devon Peeler & hermit crab can be supplied to order. Ideally one weeks notice is required.

Shoreline Angling 7 Shore Rd, East Wittering. Tel 01243 673353
No further details known.

I understand from the local tackle shops & Forum members who have fished here before, that the West sands beach is the best spot for smoothounds so this will be the provisional venue. This is reached via the West Sands Caravan park so please respect caravanners rights to access, quiet & litterfree beaches. The final decision on where to fish will be taken on the day, depending on the wind & weather etc.
For anyone wanting to stay overnight, there appears to be plenty of B&B accommodation in the area.
If anyone on the forum has any other information on the venue, please let me know.

I look forward to meeting you all there.

A map of Selsey can be found at:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.c...e=25000&icon=x

[pingu]

nice one Ian

have booked weekend off at last

mmm soft brinks may just tarnish the polish on that recepticle , would you mind if i used it for beer


dave

[Norfolkboy]

Top work Ian!

[Greenheart]

Originally Posted by pingu

nice one Ian

have booked weekend off at last

mmm soft brinks may just tarnish the polish on that recepticle , would you mind if i used it for beer


dave

Not at all mate, it's your round anyway

[Twiddler]

Lovely trophy....shame I won't win it......I never catch anything from shore *sigh*

[Fishing Forum Admin]

What can I say mate but

I will try anf get down but fishing maybe another thing as I have a few problems lumping a 6oz weight at the moment

To anyone in two minds about going -- just do it as its great fun meet new people and just chill which is what fishing should be

Good luck

[gullyworm]

Truly gutted i cant make this after its been planned for best part of a year.
Nice trophy Ian

[geffski]

second that! last year was a blast! fishing pore but think we went a little early!
this one should be a goody, likes been said if the weed is to much its no problem to nip round to the east beach or even the harbour!

p,s ian lovly trophy mate! ill look forward to putting that behind the bar at my local boozer ;-]

[pingu]

gutted you cant make it john
hope robs allowed to go out on his own still though??


oh and boss we will cast the leads if you bring the beers as usual

dave

[Greenheart]

Anyone know how Selseys fishing at the moment?