ANNUAL ANGLING TOURNAMENT

SATURDAY  12th SEPTEMBER 2009

RIVER CAM

 

While not ideal fishing conditions a lovely warm sunny day and Clear River greeted the participants for CFPAS LTD’s West Renault Dealers Sponsored Junior, Ladies and OAP’s annual fishing match on the River Cam above Bates Bite Lock on Saturday 12th September 2009.

Ten-year-old Holly Irvine-Legge showed her fishing skills with a clean sweep of her sections winning not only the John West Trophy in the Boys Section Aged 8-11 and the John West Trophy in the Girls section she also collected the accolade of Over All Junior Champion. Her winning catch a very respectable 1 lb 7 oz consisting of a single Perch caught on worm and a number of Bleak and tiny Chublets caught on maggot & pinkies.

Runner up in the Girls section was Georgia Drake who weighed in 15 oz. The John West Trophy for Boys Aged 12-13 went to Jamie Stannard and Nye Juniper won the John West Trophy for Boys Aged 14-16 fishing in his first match.

The John West Achievement award as voted for by the stewards was presented to Robert Hoilton. In the Ladies Section Veronica Chapman collected The Percy Anderson Memorial Trophy and Robert Chapman won The Percy Anderson Memorial Trophy in the OAP’s Section.

What a lovely day, everybody caught some fish and everybody went home laden with excellent prizes said John Pope CFPAS LTD Junior Event Co-ordinator, who would like to thank Mr West of West Renault Dealers for their fantastic sponsorship and my thanks must also go to the Stewards and to all the participants for attending on the day.

Names left to right

Back Row: Robert Hoilton, Robert Chapman, Jamie Stannard, Veronica Chapman, Nye Juniper.

Front Row: Georgia Drake, Holly Irvine-Legge

 

Aged 14-16:

1: Nye Juniper 13 oz,

2: Gino Vines 9 ¹/₂ oz,

3: Becky Pope 5 oz,

4: Daniel Lindsay 2 oz.

Aged 12-13:

1: Jamie Stannard 7 ¹/₂ oz,

2: Robert Hoilton 6 oz,

3: Patrick James Pell ¹/₂ oz.

Aged 8-11:

1: Holly Irvine-Legge 1 lb 7 oz,

2: Jordon Hare 1 lb 5 oz,

3: Sean Woodroofe 1 lb 4 ¹/₂ oz,

4: Georgia Drake 15 oz,

5: Ben Mansfield 13 ¹/₂ oz,

6: Giulio Vines 1 oz.

Girls Section:

1: Holly Irvine-Legge 1 lb 7 oz,

2: Georgia Drake 15 oz,

3: Becky Pope 5 oz.

Ladies Section:

1: Veronica Chapman 10 oz,

2: Sharon Milton 7 ¹/₂ oz,

3: Caroline Willis 3 ¹/₂ oz.

OAP’s Section:

1: Robert Chapman 2 lb 3 oz,

2: Mick Perriment 2 lb 2 oz,

3: Kevin Standring 1 lb 12 oz,

4: Eddie Willis 1 lb,

5: Barry Mathews 8 ¹/₂ oz,

6: Peter Proctor 5 ¹/₂ oz.

John West Achievement Award: Robert Hoilton.

Over All Junior Champion: Holly Irvine-Legge.

Our match was held above baits bite lock for the first time for many years. It brought back some memories!40 years ago I was a young lad who having caught a few roach and dace listened intently to Jack Baker the then President of CFPAS.  He talked about angling and then went on to present the prizes to us lads. Standing on the steps of the lock house his booming voice over the chatter of us kids.  I have still got the little real I won that day.  In Later years Greg  and Cliff took up the mantle and run the match in their enthusiastic and sometimes eccentric way. Then we let Percy loose! This was the era of well, lets say, huge success but quite stressful for us pen pushers or those that worry. It was hard work for Will, George and Morris, I just got greyer. It would though lead to Percy's finest hour.  You see  one year he had this obsession to have 200 kids lined up from bites bite lock to the pike and eel! He had an army of helpers, as to not help would mean you would be shine dined which was Percy's way to make you suffer so holidays were cancelled, stag dos missed and along with other major events.130 kids lined the bank that day. Percy stood gazing along the river drew a puff on his rollup and said ....see son I told you I would do it... 200!  Yes Percy fantastic but aren't you a bit worried about accidents?  He replied in his scolding way. Listen son in over 40 years I have never once had a thing go wrong let alone an accident! hats truly remarkable I replied.

Jimmy, Percy's Dog looked up at me as if to say... You are pushing your luck! Not deterred I said...But what about the time when you pegged Anneka under the low electricity cables , the time the lad got stung by a bee and had to go to hospital and what about the lad that fell in and his mum went in also? Percy drew another puff....never had an accident in over 40 years... son! 

So to our event in 2009!  24 fished which is by far more manageable and very good for these times. Everything in order, risk assessments in place and coaches to hand and a lovely warm day. It was good to see three generations of the Legge family on the bank,  Along with Tim Drake his daughter. Young Liam was along  fresh from his holiday and a winners medal for the div 2 national.  I'm certain we will see competition between Ruby Darler And Wills son  Alfie in the not to distant future. much like the rivalry between Liam and Anneka a few years back.

Congratulations John and a big thank you to the team of helpers.

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