Newbiggin Open

2010 OPEN - The 2010 Newbiggin Open is to be held on the 26 September between 10.00am - 2.00pm.

PRIZES:Over £2000 of purchased prizes plus donated prizes and trophies will be available.

First prize will be £500. Ladies and Juniors prizes will be £50 vouchers. Heaviest Flatfish can win 100 cash.

Registration is at the Bankhouse Club in Newbiggin from 8.00am - 10.00am. Tickets may be available from tackle shops before the event.

Fishing will be from 10.00am - 2.00pm. With the weigh in up to 3.15pm, also at the Bankhouse Club.

Fees: Seniors will be charged £10.00, including heaviest fish. Jumiors £3.00. Optional Superpool will be £2.00. The Superpool will pay out 50%, 30%, 20%.

Boundaries will be from Seahouses Breakwater to Tynemouth Pier excluding pier fishing and estuaries.

Rules are set out below but we would ask all competitors to check the rules, conditions and fish sizes within the pamphlets provided with their entrance tickets before competing.

Any queries or questions regarding the competition please ring 01670365980, or 01670812214.

The 2009 NEWBIGGIN OPEN followed some heavy Northerly seas, so hopes were high. On the day conditions had flattened off but the good start to the season still saw a number of fish brought to the scales. Most were in the 1 - 2lb range but there were a number of quality fish over 3lb.

Gordon Grear won the competition from Whitley bay with an excellent HSF over 7lb with a very useful supporting cast of 3 smaller codling to take his weight to almost 13 1/2 lbs. Paul Medd and Martyn Pygall secured 2nd and 3rd place where Paul had a good mixed bag of six fish for over 9 1/4 lbs.

Special mention should be made of the achievements of Chloe Tilmouth, who won the ladies prize and Kieron Arnold who won the junior prize. Both had two decent fish apiece which augurs well for the future. Well done to both.

For the statistically minded amongst you what follows is a breakdown of the fish brought to the scales:

189 fish were weighed in comprising:

144 Cod: 17 Coalies: 17 Flounders; 5 Pouting: 4 Wrasse: 1 Bass: 1 Plaice.

A mixed bag again this year but with a large majority of codling.

We hope to see you all competing next year, good luck and good fishing.

Newbiggin SAC.

Would all competitors please note that whilst the rules set out out below are accurate as far as I am aware, it is their responsibility to make sure that there have been no changes by reading and following the rules within the pamphlet that will be provided with their entry tickets. Please take care to check for any boundary changes or exclusions before competing.

2. Competitors weigh in cards and tackle boxes are subject to inspection by Stewards or Club officials on demand.

3. Size limits are as follows: - Cod, Coalfish, Pollock, Hake and Brill 35cm; Turbot and Haddock 30cm; Whiting 30 cm; Wrasse 30cm, Witches 28cm; Plaice 27cm; Common Sole, Lemon Sole, Dabs and Flounders 25cm; Dogfish 33cm; Bass 41cm; Thornback Ray 46cm (measured nose to tail); All other fish not referred to above to be 25cm. The following fish will not be weighed in:- Rays Bream, Lumpsucker. All species of Dragonet, Blenny, Sea Scorpion, Weever, Rockling, and Mackerel. All undersized fish should be returned to the water alive.

4. Competitors are not allowed to fish during the hour prior to the start of the competition.

5. No competitor may have fitted up at the same time more than one rod or handline.

6. Competitors may use up to three hooks or one treble. Double hooks count as two hooks. Spinners and artificial lure may be used.

7. No help can be given to competitors regarding casting. Help may be given to gaff or lift a fish but competitors must hook and play their own fish themselves.

9. Boundaries are from Tynemouth – Seahouses Breakwater, excluding Cambois pier, the river Blyth, Cambois hot water outlet pipe, in the river Wansbeck, the harbour and river at Seaton Sluice, Amble Pier and Tynemouth pier.

11. Ladies and juniors will be given the choice of a nominated prize or a choice from the main prize table depending on their weight position. If a main table prize is selected the ladies and junior prize will be declared void and put into the main prize table. There will be the basic principle of only one table prize per competitor. All prizes to be claimed by the end of the presentation.

12. In the case of bad weather rendering fishing impossible, the officials and weighmaster will meet 30 minutes before the competition is due to begin and make such arrangements as appear to be necessary.

13. In all matters relating to the competition the decision of the club’s officials and Weighmaster are final.

14. The optional team event shall consist of two members per team with no permutations allowed.

15. The Newbiggin and District Sea Angling Club shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or injury incurred by any person in connection with the competition.