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2015 D&WAA Competition Dates, Notes, Results & Leaderboard (archived)
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Secretary: Mr. Douglas Pettit
Hon. Treasurer: Mrs S. Pettit
108 Blenheim Road
Deal, Kent CT14 7EY
Telephone 01304 365617
Email pettitsandou@aol.comFounded in 1904
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Affiliated with the Angling Trust
2015 Competition Dates Venue Sat Nav Date Time Horsa Road (groynes) 51.231428, 1.404148 Sunday, 18th January 5pm to 9pm Walmer Castle (top car park) 51.202032, 1.402374 Sunday, 15th February 5pm to 9pm Horsa Road (groynes) 51.231428, 1.404148 Sunday, 29th March 5pm to 9pm Cambridge Road (gardens) 51.210211, 1.402760 Sunday, 26th April 5pm to 9pm Deal Pier (upper & lower decks) 51.223707, 1.404842 Sunday, 17th May 5pm to 9pm Walmer Castle (top car park) 51.202032, 1.402374 Sunday, 28th June 5pm to 9pm Cambridge Road (gardens) 51.210211, 1.402760 Sunday, 26th July 5pm to 9pm Deal Pier (upper & lower decks) 51.223707, 1.404842 Sunday, 9th August 5pm to 9pm Cambridge Road (gardens - sole only) 51.210211, 1.402760 Saturday, 29th August 8pm to midnight Horsa Road (groynes) 51.231428, 1.404148 Sunday, 13th September 5pm to 9pm Walmer Castle (top car park) 51.202032, 1.402374 Sunday, 25th October 5pm to 9pm Cambridge Road (gardens) 51.210211, 1.402760 Sunday, 22nd November 5pm to 9pm Horsa Road (groynes - Xmas match) 51.231428, 1.404148 Sunday, 20th December 3pm to 7pm
D&WAA committee appointments 2015
Announcement by Doug Pettit
The following committee appointments were made at the 2015 annual general meeting of the Deal & Walmer Angling Association held on Thursday, 19th March 2015 in the Map Room of the Royal Hotel:
- President: Mr. J. Barrett
- Vice-President and Secretary: Mr. D. Pettit
- Chairman: Mr. M. Hambrook
- Treasurer & Membership Secretary: Mrs. S. Pettit
- Vice-Chairman & Competitions Secretary: Mr. D. Curry
- Competitions: Mr. B. Smith
- Press Officer: Mr. D. Chamberlain
- Committee Member: Mr. F. Leach
- Committee Member: Mr. D. Ramsdale
- Committee Member: Mr. A. Manning
- Committee Member: Mr. A. Watts
Competition Notes
- Competitions are open only to D&WAA registered members each of whom is an Insured for the purposes of the Angling Trust's Combined Liability Insurance policy whilst acting in connection with the D&WAA's activities and conforming to its rules and by-laws.
- All competitions (save for the Christmas competition on 20th December 2015 and the "flatfish-only" (sole) competition on 29th August 2015) start at 5pm and end at 9pm and all competitors must be present at each venue no less than 30 minutes before the scheduled start time i.e. at no later than 4:30 pm.
- The "flatfish-only" (sole) competition, to be held on Saturday, 29th August 2015 at Cambridge Road (gardens), starts at 8pm and ends at midnight and all competitors must be present at the venue no later than 7:30 pm.
- The Christmas competition, to be held on Sunday, 20th December at Horsa Road (groynes), starts at 3pm and ends at 7pm and all competitors must be present at the venue no later than 2:30 pm.
- A £10 entry fee is payable by each competitor on the day of the competition.
- Boundaries and pegs are set on the day of each competition.
- No more than one (1) rod and three (3) hooks to be in use at any one time.
- Five prizes are awarded from the total of the entry fees collected at each competition: first (40%), second (25%) and third (15%) place and heaviest round (10%) and flat fish (10%). A prize is shared if and when an eligible catch is matched. The prize for the heaviest round or flat fish, if none eligible is weighed in, is awarded to the second heaviest of the other class weighed in.
- The Gillett Points System has been adopted by the D&WAA for all club competitions in 2015.
- The D&WAA is an affiliate of the Angling Trust, whose recommended retention sizes for shore-caught fish apply to all D&WAA competitions. Following these recommendations will ensure that neither the D&WAA nor its members are in contravention of any local bye laws set by the Kent & Essex Inshore Fishery and Conservation Authority.
- The Secretary's decision on all matters, including competition disputes, is final and conclusive.
D&WAA 2015 Competition Leader-board
Final Rankings (after 12 matches)Position Member Points 1 Luke Hutton 501 2 Alan Underdown 476 3 Fred Leach 440 4 Sam Collier 438 5 Dave Chamberlain 434 6 Julian Attwood 406 7 Barry Wilmshurst 398 8 John Green 381 9 Steve Hackett 373 10 Tim Fagg 372 11 Len Brown 356 12 Dean Curry 347 13 Henry Thomas 322 14 Josh Hackett 301 15 Joe Smith 293 16 David Eaglestone 289 17 Andy Manning 284 18 Kevin Scott 263 19= John Smissen 262 19= Mark Wilkie 262 20 Tony Peaty 261 21 Dave Andrews 257 22 Shane Bradford 252 23 Mick Hambrook 247 24 Ivan Rubins 242 25 Brian Smith 240 26 Alan Green 194 27 Matthew Wilson 159 28 Steve Gillett 149 29 Shawn Manning 148 30= Steve Swan 139 30= Ken Withington 139 31 Mike Cox 131 32 Saul Page 130 33 Louie Smith 122 34 Peter Curry 100 35 Richard Yates 91 36 David Morris 39 37 Graham Scott 31
D&WAA 2015 Competition Results
18th January 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Shawn Manning 4.040 7 1 50 50 John Green 3.840 6 2 49 49 Luke Hutton 2.810 7 3 48 48 Sam Collier 2.380 5 4 47 47 Andy Manning 2.060 7 5 46 46 Alan Underdown 2.020 4 6 45 45 Matthew Wilson 1.930 7 7 44 44 Barry Wilmshurst 1.340 4 8= 43 43 Julian Attwood 1.340 4 8= 43 43 Kevin Scott 1.130 5 9 42 42 Dave Chamberlain 0.960 4 10 41 41 Steve Gillett 0.950 7 11 40 40 Joe Smith 0.930 4 12 39 39 Dave Andrews 0.770 5 13 38 38 Len Brown 0.690 1 14 37 37 Ivan Rubins 0.620 1 15 36 36 Shane Bradford 0.470 4 16 35 35 Steve Hackett 0.430 4 17 34 34 Henry Thomas 0.300 2 18 33 33 Josh Hackett 0.190 1 19 32 32 Dean Curry 0.140 1 20 31 31 Alan Green 0.0 0 21= 15 15 Fred Leach 0.0 0 21= 15 15 John Smissen 0.0 0 21= 15 15 Mick Hambrook 0.0 0 21= 15 15 Tony Peaty 0.0 0 21= 15 15 Brian Smith 0.0 0 21= 15 15 Graham Scott 0.0 0 21= 15 15 29.340 90 15th February 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Shawn Manning 1.580 8 1 50 100 Luke Hutton 1.090 10 2 49 97 Mark Wilkie 1.020 3 3 48 48 Dave Chamberlain 0.900 3 4 47 88 Alan Underdown 0.710 6 5 46 91 Andy Manning 0.600 6 6 45 91 Tim Fagg 0.520 4 7 44 44 Ivan Rubins 0.510 4 8 43 79 Dean Curry 0.480 3 9 42 73 Kevin Scott 0.440 4 10= 41 83 Tony Peaty 0.440 4 10= 41 56 Dave Andrews 0.380 5 11 40 78 David Morris 0.250 2 12= 39 39 Shane Bradford 0.250 2 12= 39 74 Peter Curry 0.240 2 13= 38 38 Barry Wilmshurst 0.240 2 13= 38 81 Joe Smith 0.220 2 14 37 76 Henry Thomas 0.200 2 15 36 69 Steve Hackett 0.150 2 16 35 69 John Smissen 0.100 1 17 34 49 Len Brown 0.090 1 18 33 70 Matthew Wilson 0.0 0 19= 16 60 Brian Smith 0.0 0 19= 16 31 John Green 0.0 0 19= 16 65 David Eaglestone 0.0 0 19= 16 16 Louie Smith 0.0 0 19= 16 16 Graham Scott 0.0 0 19= 16 31 Steve Swan 0.0 0 19= 16 16 Fred Leach 0.0 0 19= 16 31 Julian Attwood 0.0 0 19= 16 59 10.410 76 29th March 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Sam Collier 4.200 10 1 50 97 Tim Fagg 3.870 8 2 49 93 Julian Attwood 3.180 11 3 48 107 Mark Wilkie 3.030 8 4 47 95 Fred Leach 2.470 12 5 46 77 Alan Underdown 2.350 9 6 45 136 Steve Swan 2.080 9 7 44 60 Dave Andrews 2.060 12 8 43 121 Steve Gillett 1.990 9 9 42 82 Brian Smith 1.980 6 10 41 72 Steve Hackett 1.740 9 11 40 109 Mike Cox 1.600 8 12 39 39 Len Brown 1.310 4 13 38 108 Josh Hackett 1.300 8 14 37 69 Saul Page 1.250 7 15 36 36 Matthew Wilson 1.100 3 16 35 95 Mick Hambrook 1.030 6 17 34 49 Ivan Rubins 0.950 4 18 33 112 Dean Curry 0.910 6 19 32 105 John Green 0.890 3 20 31 96 Andy Manning 0.770 4 21 30 121 Luke Hutton 0.590 3 22 29 126 Shane Bradford 0.440 3 23= 28 102 Barry Wilmshurst 0.440 3 23= 28 109 Dave Chamberlain 0.400 5 24= 27 115 Henry Thomas 0.400 4 24= 27 96 Tony Peaty 0.330 3 25 26 82 Dave Eaglestone 0.160 2 26 25 41 Joe Smith 0.070 1 27 24 100 Kevin Scott 0.0 0 28= 12 95 Alan Green 0.0 0 28= 12 27 42.450 177 26th April 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Alan Underdown 4.610 7 1 50 186 Joe Smith 3.150 6 2 49 149 Shawn Manning 2.570 4 3 48 148 Luke Hutton 2.500 8 4 47 173 John Smissen 2.370 4 5 46 95 Matthew Wilson 2.070 3 6 45 140 Fred Leach 1.840 4 7 44 121 David Eaglestone 1.810 3 8 43 84 Sam Collier 1.720 3 9 42 139 Barry Wilmshurst 1.590 3 10 41 150 Peter Curry 1.290 3 11 40 78 Ivan Rubins 1.150 3 12 39 151 Josh Hackett 1.100 2 13 38 107 Mick Hambrook 0.880 2 14 37 86 Steve Hackett 0.870 3 15 36 145 Mike Cox 0.800 4 16 35 74 Julian Attwood 0.550 1 17 34 141 Len Brown 0.450 1 18 33 141 Dean Curry 0.140 2 19 32 137 Henry Thomas 0.080 1 20 31 127 Dave Chamberlain 0.070 1 21 30 145 John Green 0.0 0 22= 15 111 Shane Bradford 0.0 0 22= 15 117 Andy Manning 0.0 0 22= 15 136 Tim Fagg 0.0 0 22= 15 108 Mark Wilkie 0.0 0 22= 15 110 Brian Smith 0.0 0 22= 15 87 31.610 68 17th May 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Richard Yates 3.790 8 1 50 50 Tim Fagg 2.690 6 2 49 157 Fred Leach 2.190 9 3 48 169 Luke Hutton 1.770 5 4 47 220 Dave Eaglestone 1.190 3 5 46 130 Saul Page 0.900 5 6 45 81 Joe Smith 0.800 4 7 44 193 Ivan Rubins 0.710 2 8 43 194 Dean Curry 0.580 1 9= 42 179 Shane Bradford 0.580 1 9= 42 159 Sam Collier 0.500 6 10 41 180 Len Brown 0.470 5 11 40 181 Dave Chamberlain 0.330 4 12 39 184 Julian Attwood 0.240 3 13 38 179 Barry Wilmshurst 0.190 2 14= 37 187 Steve Hackett 0.190 2 14= 37 182 Tony Peaty 0.080 1 15 36 118 John Green 0.0 0 16= 18 129 Josh Hackett 0.0 0 16= 18 125 Mick Hambrook 0.0 0 16= 18 104 Henry Thomas 0.0 0 16= 18 145 Alan Green 0.0 0 16= 18 45 17.2 67 28th June 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Tim Fagg 1.620 3 1 50 207 Dave Andrews 1.070 2 2 49 170 Alan Underdown 0.960 4 3 48 234 Luke Hutton 0.740 1 4 47 267 Sam Collier 0.680 1 5 46 226 Shane Bradford 0.670 1 6 45 204 Henry Thomas 0.490 1 7 44 189 Julian Attwood 0.0 0 8= 22 201 John Green 0.0 0 8= 22 151 Dave Eaglestone 0.0 0 8= 22 152 Ivan Rubins 0.0 0 8= 22 216 Brian Smith 0.0 0 8= 22 109 Dave Chamberlain 0.0 0 8= 22 206 Peter Curry 0.0 0 8= 22 100 Alan Green 0.0 0 8= 22 67 Steve Gillett 0.0 0 8= 22 104 Andy Manning 0.0 0 8= 22 158 John Smissen 0.0 0 8= 22 117 Joe Smith 0.0 0 8= 22 215 Fred Leach 0.0 0 8= 22 191 Mark Wilkie 0.0 0 8= 22 132 Len Brown 0.0 0 8= 22 203 Tony Peaty 0.0 0 8= 22 140 Kevin Scott 0.0 0 8= 22 117 Mick Hambrook 0.0 0 8= 22 126 Dean Curry 0.0 0 8= 22 201 6.230 13 26th July 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Sam Collier 4.400 9 1 50 276 Louie Smith 3.520 7 2 49 65 Tim Fagg 1.960 5 3 48 255 John Green 1.850 4 4 47 198 Alan Underdown 1.660 4 5 46 280 Dave Andrews 1.630 3 6 45 215 Barry Wilmshurst 1.240 3 7 44 231 Kevin Scott 1.070 2 8 43 160 Mick Hambrook 0.770 2 9 42 168 Fred Leach 0.540 1 10 41 232 Dean Curry 0.520 1 11 40 241 Dave Eaglestone 0.230 2 12 39 191 Dave Chamberlain 0.100 1 13 38 244 Steve Swan 0.0 0 14= 19 79 Mark Wilkie 0.0 0 14= 19 151 Shane Bradford 0.0 0 14= 19 223 John Smissen 0.0 0 14= 19 136 Mike Cox 0.0 0 14= 19 93 Luke Hutton 0.0 0 14= 19 286 Alan Green 0.0 0 14= 19 86 Julian Attwood 0.0 0 14= 19 220 Matthew Wilson 0.0 0 14= 19 159 19.49 44 9th August 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Tim Fagg 10.860 79 1 50 305 Dave Chamberlain 8.810 66 2 49 293 Alan Underdown 8.720 57 3 48 328 John Green 6.630 25 4 47 245 Steve Hackett 5.700 43 5 46 228 Julian Attwood 5.180 37 6 45 265 Barry Wilmshurst 5.170 35 7 44 275 Luke Hutton 4.980 41 8 43 329 Dave Andrews 4.800 31 9 42 257 Joe Smith 3.600 22 10 41 256 Josh Hackett 2.490 19 11 40 165 Fred Leach 2.220 18 12 39 271 John Smissen 2.080 17 13 38 174 Dean Curry 2.050 17 14 37 278 Sam Collier 1.710 13 15= 36 312 Len Brown 1.710 14 15= 36 239 Tony Peaty 0.630 5 16 35 175 Mick Hambrook 0.240 2 17 34 202 Henry Thomas 0.120 1 18 33 222 Alan Green 0.0 0 19= 16 102 Steve Gillett 0.0 0 19= 16 120 77.7 542 29th August 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Ken Withington 0.390 1 1 50 50 Len Brown 0.260 1 2 49 288 Barry Wilmshurst 0.250 1 3 48 323 Fred Leach 0.240 1 4 47 318 Dean Curry 0.0 0 5= 23 301 Mark Wilkie 0.0 0 5= 23 174 John Green 0.0 0 5= 23 268 Steve Hackett 0.0 0 5= 23 251 Brian Smith 0.0 0 5= 23 132 Kevin Scott 0.0 0 5= 23 183 Tim Fagg 0.0 0 5= 23 328 Tony Peaty 0.0 0 5= 23 198 Dave Eaglestone 0.0 0 5= 23 214 Alan Underdown 0.0 0 5= 23 351 John Smissen 0.0 0 5= 23 197 Luke Hutton 0.0 0 5= 23 352 Andy Manning 0.0 0 5= 23 181 Dave Chamberlain 0.0 0 5= 23 316 Julian Attwood 0.0 0 5= 23 288 1.14 4 13th September 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Luke Hutton 2.550 8 1 50 402 Saul Page 1.760 10 2 49 130 Josh Hackett 1.730 8 3 48 213 Alan Underdown 1.700 5 4 47 398 Dean Curry 1.670 8 5 46 347 Brian Smith 1.510 6 6 45 177 Tim Fagg 1.470 9 7 44 372 Fred Leach 1.400 6 8 43 361 Sam Collier 1.300 8 9 42 354 Richard Yates 1.270 4 10 41 91 Louie Smith 1.240 5 11 40 105 Dave Chamberlain 1.160 6 12 39 355 Mike Cox 1.150 6 13 38 131 Joe Smith 1.080 3 14 37 293 Steve Hackett 1.070 6 15 36 287 Julian Attwood 1.020 5 16 35 323 John Smissen 1.010 6 17 34 231 John Green 0.940 6 18 33 301 Len Brown 0.550 4 19 32 320 Tony Peaty 0.400 4 20 31 229 Barry Wilmshurst 0.390 2 21 30 353 Steve Gillett 0.380 3 22= 29 149 Henry Thomas 0.380 2 22= 29 251 Mick Hambrook 0.330 2 23 28 230 Alan Green 0.290 2 24 27 129 Ivan Rubins 0.180 1 25 26 242 Andy Manning 0.0 0 26= 13 194 Kevin Scott 0.0 0 26= 13 196 27.93 135 25th October 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Kevin Scott 5.120 23 1 50 246 Luke Hutton 5.010 27 2 49 451 Josh Hackett 4.860 18 3 48 261 Sam Collier 4.530 16 4 47 401 Andy Manning 4.490 12 5 46 240 Barry Wilmshurst 3.800 15 6 45 398 Steve Hackett 3.740 21 7 44 331 Steve Swan 3.730 18 8 43 122 Mark Wilkie 3.580 19 9 42 216 Ken Withington 3.540 19 10 41 91 Julian Attwood 3.480 17 11 40 363 Alan Underdown 3.440 9 12 39 437 Dave Chamberlain 3.020 14 13 38 393 Dave Eaglestone 2.700 11 14 37 251 Len Brown 2.500 12 15 36 356 Henry Thomas 2.290 13 16 35 286 Fred Leach 2.210 11 17 34 395 John Green 1.900 9 18 33 334 Tony Peaty 1.200 6 19 32 261 John Smissen 0.880 6 20 31 262 Alan Green 0.390 2 21 30 159 Shane Bradford 0.250 1 22 29 252 Brian Smith 0.0 0 23 14 191 66.66 299 22nd November 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Luke Hutton 6.650 45 1 50 501 Brian Smith 4.750 31 2 49 240 Ken Withington 4.260 24 3 48 139 John Green 4.200 18 4 47 381 Mark Wilkie 4.180 28 5 46 262 Fred Leach 4.090 28 6 45 440 Andy Manning 3.930 22 7 44 284 Julian Attwood 3.910 23 8 43 406 Steve Hackett 3.300 18 9 42 373 Dave Chamberlain 3.120 18 10 41 434 Josh Hackett 2.670 16 11 40 301 Alan Underdown 2.290 15 12 39 476 Dave Eaglestone 2.280 14 13 38 289 Sam Collier 2.240 15 14 37 438 Henry Thomas 1.320 8 15 36 322 Alan Green 1.270 8 16 35 194 Kevin Scott 0.0 0 17= 17 263 Louie Smith 0.0 0 17= 17 122 Mick Hambrook 0.0 0 17= 17 247 Steve Swan 0.0 0 17= 17 139 54.46 331 20th December 2015 Total Weight (kg) Fish Caught Position Points Running Total Points from this match are not eligible for the ladder and are included here for interest only Dave Andrews 6.680 35 1 (50) (307) Luke Hutton 6.180 38 2 (49) (550) Saul Page 5.870 36 3 (48) (178) Mark Wilkie 5.370 20 4 (47) (309) Dave Chamberlain 5.200 25 5 (46) (480) Joe Smith 5.100 27 6 (45) (285) Andy Manning 5.080 30 7 (44) (328) Alan Underdown 4.980 28 8 (43) (519) Julian Attwood 4.960 26 9 (42) (448) Brian Smith 4.950 29 10 (41) (281) Fred Leach 4.900 31 11 (40) (480) Barry Wilmshurst 4.690 25 12 (39) (437) Tim Fagg 4.250 24 13 (38) (410) John Green 3.800 20 14 (37) (418) Dave Eaglestone 3.790 21 15 (36) (325) Dave Morris 3.660 22 16 (35) (74) Kevin Scott 3.430 19 17 (34) (297) Josh Hackett 3.420 23 18 (33) (334) Ken Withington 3.400 19 19 (32) (171) Steve Hackett 3.220 17 20 (31) (404) Graham Constable 3.110 16 21 (30) (30) Steve Gillett 2.800 16 22 (29) (178) Sam Collier 2.760 18 23 (28) (466) Mick Hambrook 1.880 13 24 (27) (274) Steve Swan 0.0 0 25 (13) (152) 103.48 578
Deal & Walmer Angling Association
Dave Chamberlain
The Deal and Walmer Angling Association invites new members to join the club. Founded in 1904, it is one of the oldest established sea angling clubs in Britain. The members have full use of the only cabin that is open on Deal Pier. The cabin provides club members with shelter and the use of its facilities - lockers, hot and cold running water, kettle, microwave etc. As the club is affiliated to the Angling Trust it allows members to participate with third party insurance whilst fishing in the club competitions. Details and membership renewal forms are available from Pleasure Angling (Dean) and Channel Angling (Fred), Deal's two bait and tackle shops.
Lockers Club Cabin Lord Douglas of Blenheim
Seniors £8.00 O.A.P. £6.00 Disabled £6.00 Junior £1.00 Cabin Key £5.00 Locker (wood) £5.00 Locker (metal) £3.00 Metal badge £3.00
New D&WAA competition points system for the 2015 campaign
Under the Gillett points system, match points are allocated to catches in descending weight order starting with 50 points for the heaviest catch e.g. 50 (1st), 49 (2nd), 48 (3rd), 47 (4th) and so on to the lowest weighed-in catch e.g. 41 (10th) at which point the remaining points (40) are halved and allocated to each of the match participants not weighing-in e.g. 40 ÷ 2 = 20 points for each of the anglers not weighing-in.
The purpose of the Gillett points system is to mitigate the unduly harsh effects of "blanking" and encourage club members to continue their participation in club matches throughout the 2015 campaign. The Gillett points system also obviates the need to allocate additional points for weighing-in and attendance.
An example match outcome for 30 anglers:
Name Weight Placing Points Micky 5.55 kg 1 50 Pluto 4.99 kg 2 49 Donald 4.54 kg 3 48 Minnie 3.88 kg 4 47 Dumbo 2.66 kg 5 46 Mutley 2.55 kg 6 45 Dick 2.24 kg 7 44 Basil 2.03 kg 8 43 Billy 1.75 kg 9 42 Thumper 1.55 kg 10 41 Dave 0 kg 11= 20 Dean 0 kg 11= 20 Doug 0 kg 11= 20 Stevie 0 kg 11= 20 Ivan 0 kg 11= 20 Wazza 0 kg 11= 20 The table below compares the final D&WAA 2014 competition leader-board with the outcome calculated using the Gillett points system based on 30 points per match in each of the 11 matches comprising the 2014 campaign:
2014 Points System 2015 Gillett Points System Change Attendance
(of 11)# Name Points # Name Points 1 John Green 82.5 1 John Green 252 = 10 2 Saul Page 59 2 Andy Manning 207 +1 9 3 Andy Manning 56 3 Dean Curry 202 +1 9 4= Dean Curry 53 4 Dave Chamberlain 187 +4 10 4= Tim Fagg 53 5 Saul Page 175 -3 7 5 Brian Smith 40 6 Tim Fagg 173 -2 7 6 Luke Hutton 36 7 Fred Leach 167 +2 11 7 Richard Yates 34 8 Julian Attwood 164 +4 9 8 Dave Chamberlain 32 9= Brian Smith 159 -4 10 9 Fred Leach 31 9= Alan Green 159 +8 11 10 Kevin Scott 29 10 Kevin Scott 146 = 8 11 Steve Hackett 28 11 Steve Hackett 141 = 8 12 Julian Attwood 27 12 Luke Hutton 119 -6 5 13= John Smissen 25 13 Shane Bradford 116 = 6 13= Shane Bradford 25 14 Joe Smith 112 = 6 14 Joe Smith 24 15 John Smissen 109 -2 6 15 Adam Johnson 18.5 16 Richard Yates 88 -9 3 16 David Eaglestone 18 17 David Eaglestone 85 -1 4 17 Alan Green 17 18 Ivan Rubins 77 = 4 18= Ivan Rubins 15 19= Mick Hambrook 76 +6 6 18= Tony Peaty 15 19= Jim Buckingham 76 +1 5 19 Len Brown 14 20 Tony Peaty 74 -2 5 20= Colin Constable 13 21 Len Brown 73 -2 5 20= Jim Buckingham 13 22 Steve Gillett 66 +1 4 21 Michael Cox 12 23 Colin Constable 62 -3 3 22= Dave Andrews 11 24 Adam Johnson 55 -9 2 22= Ken Withington 11 25 Dave Andrews 54 -3 2 23 Steve Gillett 10 26 Paul Charlton 52 -2 5 24 Paul Charlton 9 27 Ken Withington 47 -5 2 25 Mick Hambrook 8 28 Owen Scamp 45 -2 3 26= Josh Hackett 5 29= Nick Hedges 35 -2 2 26= Owen Scamp 5 29= Michael Cox 35 -8 3 27 Nick Hedges 3 30 Josh Hackett 23 -4 1 28= Matthew Wilson 2 31 Matthew Wilson 20 -3 1 28= Graham Constable 2 32 Graham Constable 18 -4 1 28= Warren Hayes 2 33 Justin Price 15 -4 1 29= Ian Forrester 1 34 Ian Forrester 14 -5 1 29= Justin Price 1 35 Warren Hayes 13 -7 1 Median 5 Average 5.2
"Flatfish-only" (sole) Competition Notes
The "flatfish-only" (sole) competition is a D&WAA members-only beach match in which:
- round fish are ineligible, and
- sole - if any are caught and regardless of size - take precedence over other flatfish species.
All undersized flatfish are to be measured, recorded, signed-off and returned until three (3) sizeable flatfish have been caught, following which undersized fish will not be recorded. Please note that it is the individual angler's responsibility to ensure that, after being measured and recorded, all undersized flatfish are returned alive to the water from which they were taken and must not be retained.
The length of all flatfish is to be measured in centimetres, from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail fin and, should there be any dispute on the measurement of a flatfish, the D&WAA Secretary's Master Measure will be the deciding measure.
The three (3) heaviest sole take priority over all other flatfish caught but, if three (3) or less sole are not caught, then sizeable flatfish will take the prizes. If no sizeable flatfish are caught the longest total of undersize sole will take precedence over any other flatfish.
For the purposes of the D&WAA "heaviest flatfish" of 2015 award, the longest sole (or flatfish if no sole is caught) measured at this competition will also be weighed.
Five prizes are awarded from the total of the entry fees collected at the competition: first (40%), second (25%) and third (15%) place and heaviest flatfish (12%) and second heaviest flatfish (8%). A prize is shared if and when an eligible catch is matched. If less than three (3) flatfish are caught the prize(s) is\are awarded on the basis of the outcome of a draw of the competitors' peg cards. In addition, points will be awarded in the usual way.
In summary, you will be fishing for flatties, particularly Dover, common or black sole (all common names for Solea solea) but, for the avoidance of doubt, the following flatfish species, although eligible to be measured for the competition (being flatfish), are not considered to be "sole" for such purposes:
- lemon sole (Microstomus kitt), also known as lemon dab, smear dab, Mary sole, sweet fluke
- thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus)
- sand sole (Pegusa lascaris)
- solenette (Buglossidium luteum), also known as yellow sole
The competition will be pegged on the stretch of Walmer beach from Cambridge Road heading north to the pier and fished between 8pm and midnight on Saturday, 29th August 2015, so please try to be at the Cambridge Road venue by 7pm. The "measure-in" will take place 15 minutes after midnight.
The D&WAA is an affiliate of the Angling Trust, whose recommended retention sizes for flatfish caught at sea angling matches and competitions are set out below. Following these recommendations will ensure that neither the D&WAA nor its members are in contravention of any local bye laws set by the Kent Inshore Fishery and Conservation Authority.
Species (common name) Species Recommended Retention Size
(centimetres)Recommended Retention Size
(inches)Brill Scophthalmus rhombus 35cm 13¾in Dab Limanda limanda 23cm 9in Dab, Long Rough Hippoglossoides platessoides 20cm 8in Flounder Platichthys flesus 27cm 10⅔in Megrim Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis 25cm 9¾in Plaice Pleuronectes platessa 28cm 11in Sole, Dover Solea solea 25cm 9¾in Sole, Lemon Microstomus kitt 25cm 9¾in Turbot Scophthalmus maximus 35cm 13¾in Witch Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 28cm 11in UK shore-caught flattie records
Species (common name) lb oz dr Year Brill 7 7 8 1980 Dab 2 9 8 1936 Flounder 5 7 0 1994 Megrim 2 6 1 1987 Plaice 8 6 14 1989 Sole 6 8 10 1991 Sole, Lemon 2 7 11 1980 Turbot 28 8 0 1973 Witch 1 2 13 1967