Peretts Big Whitby Cod just sneaks in. Angling festival Final results.

Well Whitby club angler Dave Perett just scraped in. With only minutes to go on the final day Roy Longfield brought a ling 0f 21 pounds 9 ounces to the scales. Fortunately for Dave it was a few ounces short of his 22 pound cod which takes the festival first prize of £1750 in total for Dave.

Overall -




1st £1750 Dave Perett - Whitby - cod 22lb 0.05 ounces Never can tell a Skipper John Whitton
2nd £300 Roy Longfield - Barnsly - ling 21 09 - shy torque skipper rich ward
3rd Nick Ball £200 - Rotherham - ling 20 14 - sea otter 2 paul Kilpatrick

Cod Section -




1st £1750 Dave Perett - Whitby - cod 22lb 0.05 ounces Never can tell a Skipper John Whitton
2nd John Wilthingy - Bradford - cod 19 00 - shy torque skipper rich ward
3rd Tony allthingy - cheadle - cod 13 09 - SEa Trek - skipper stu johnson

Ling -




1st Roy Longfield - Barnsly - ling 21 09 - shy torque skipper rich ward
2nd Nick Ball - Rotherham - ling 20 14 - sea otter 2 paul Kilpatrick
3rd Barry Mcormack Middlesbrough - ling 19 09 - sea spray Malcolm pitman

Haddock -

1st Nick Night Rossendale - Haddock 2 08 - Jean K
2nd P Hanly Rolesby - 1 10 - Sea Trek stu Johnson
3rd Carl Fearnly Bradford - 1 09 Jean K

Junior-



1st Danial Keegan Lang Bank - Ling 19 - 07 - Shy torque Rich ward
2nd Danial Keegan - Ling 12 09 Shy torque rich ward
3rd Barnaby Sixsmith Whitby - Cod 9 11 Shy torque

Best specimen - - worked out as percenatge of national average

1st Jack Otterwell Matlock - Red Gurnard 1 pound 1 ounce 36.95 percent - Saxon Lady
2nd Barnsley wreckers - Pouting 1 14 34 % - Two doggs
3rd Barnsley wreckers - pollock 9 08 32.58%


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