Pontins Week

Pontins Week 2005

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Pontins Week 2005 got underway on Friday 23rd September. The weather for the week was mostly good, with the rain holding off during daylight hours. There was confusion amongst the coarse anglers to begin with, as more than the maximum number of 120 signed up for the coaches on the Saturday. This led to a change of venues to accommodate the extra few, which changed again after speaking to Barford Lakes. In the end 120 anglers turned up on the Monday morning to fish, so the original plan could have been stuck to. Other than that, the organising was done, and it was time to get down to the serious business of fishing.

The Sam Hook Open on Sunday was contested by 34 anglers on Pakefield beach. Over half of the competitors weighed in, with 49 sizeable fish caught. Sam Hook Sports gave vouchers for the top three places. The winner was John Whitehouse, who also took part in the beach fishing during the rest of Pontins Week. The top four are below:

PlaceNameWeightPrize
1stJohn Whitehouse2lb 13oz£100 voucher
2ndRichard Jacobs2lb 4¾oz£50 voucher
3rdIan Hopper2lb 2oz£25 voucher
4thAndy Crowe1lb 14½oz

Monday morning broke with blue skies, and anticipation of big fish and bigger weights. The beach anglers didn't have far to go, and Sunday's Open result at least showed there were some fish out there. Four boats left Lowestoft harbour looking for some larger specimens. Gorleston was the venue for the pier fishermen and women, while the freshwater anglers were split onto their four coaches to do battle with carp and the river Yare.

We have kindly been given permission by Barkers Photographic to show the photo of Prize winners on the left. They were responsible for all photos taken on the Thursday night, so if anyone would like a copy of this, or any other, photo then please contact us, and we can put you in touch with them.

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Beach Results 2005

The beach fishing was not spectacular. The first day was comfortably won by A. Gallagher, and he followed this up with another win on day 2. Lowestoft Sea Angling Society's Brian Watson managed to take the honours on day 3 while keeping up his steward duties. Day 4 needed a big catch from someone to topple A. Gallagher, but it was he who took the heaviest bag of the week to cement his victory.

Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total
A. Gallagher 2lb 8oz2lb 2¼oz11oz4lb 10oz9lb 15¼oz
I. Hopper1lb 5oz15oz12¼oz2lb 8oz5lb 8¼oz
J. Whitehouse1lb 0¼oz9oz1lb 0¾oz1lb 6½oz4lb 0½oz
P. Carter-1lb 15oz1lb 0¼oz14½oz3lb 13¾oz
A. Crowe1lb 6oz5½oz13¼oz13½oz3lb 6¼oz
C. Engstrum8oz1lb 15oz4½oz5½oz3lb 1oz
B. Watson-14½oz1lb 2oz1lb 0¼oz3lb 0¾oz
B. Lawrence-7¾oz10oz12¾oz1lb 14½oz
T. Pitcairn6¼oz-8oz9¾oz1lb 8oz
D. Shorthouse10¾oz-10¾oz-1lb 5½oz
S. Chambers-2½oz12oz-14½oz
T.J. Lewis-12oz--12oz
V. Livick--6oz4½oz10½oz
M. Wigg---9oz9oz
B. Sawyer7¼oz---7¼oz
M. Sandy-6¼oz--6¼oz
J. Sawyer-6¼oz--6¼oz
F. Alford-----
T. Alford-----
E. Negus-----
R. Foster-----
L. Penman-----
A. Burgiss-----
F. Ingleby-----
C. Gardiner-----
R. Rayner-----

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Pier Results 2005

Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total
J. Chidwick3lb 6½oz-2lb 5oz-5lb 11½oz
E.J. Collett--1lb 12½oz-1lb 12½oz
J. Beddows11¾oz-12¼oz-1lb 8oz
S. Mathews1lb 0¼oz-6oz-1lb 6¼oz
R. Wade---1lb 0oz1lb 0oz
C. Horne6¼oz-3½oz-9¾oz
L. Penman8¼oz---8¼oz
K. Palen-4oz--4oz
Mrs K. Hadley---4oz4oz
A. Wilkinson-----
D. Shorthouse-----
J. England-----
Mrs England-----
D. Dixon-----
F. Alford-----
T. Alford-----
E. Negus-----
R. Foster-----
J. Hadley-----
R. Cook-----

Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total
A. Watson2lb 11½oz2oz2oz4oz3lb 3½oz
C. Gore12oz-1lb 15oz2oz2lb 13oz
M. Grossman6oz-6¼oz1lb 12oz2lb 8¼oz
Mrs K. Watson1½oz1lb 3oz1lb 1oz-2lb 5½oz
D. Hale1lb 1¼oz5½oz6½oz6½oz2lb 3¾oz
B. Cowell1lb 2¾oz3¼oz12¾oz-2lb 2¾oz
P. Parsons--11¼oz1lb 6oz2lb 1¼oz
C. Cox1lb 0¾oz4oz--1lb 4¾oz
Mrs B. Hale11½oz-8½oz-1lb 4oz
R. Burrell1lb 0¾oz---1lb 0¾oz
Mrs S. Bowman-1lb 0oz--1lb 0oz
G. Bowman--5½oz5½oz11oz
T. Taylor3¾oz6oz--9¾oz
P. Gould--4¾oz4½oz9¼oz
M. George--5½oz2½oz8oz
Mrs Gould-5¾oz--5¾oz
F. Ingleby-----
T. Rowe-----
Mrs V. Livick-----
C. Gardner-----

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Boat Results 2005

Name Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total
P. Austin10lb 14oz7lb 7oz6lb 7oz2lb 12oz27lb 8oz
L. Whisstock5lb 6oz5lb 3oz8lb 13oz7lb 14oz27lb 4oz
A. Tibbles4lb 7½oz2lb 15½oz10lb 11oz7lb 14½oz26lb 0½oz
L. Castleton8lb 6oz2lb 4oz4lb 15oz5lb 6oz20lb 15oz
M. Raine3lb 1oz3lb 0oz6lb 6oz6lb 0oz18lb 7oz
K. Tibbles (j)2lb 1oz4lb 11oz6lb 0oz4lb 9oz17lb 5oz
M. Pearce3lb 7oz3lb 9oz4lb 2oz5lb 8oz16lb 10oz
K. Risby3lb 3oz3lb 2½oz6lb 10oz2lb 12oz15lb 11½oz
B. Spencer6lb 8½oz3lb 8½oz3lb 8oz1lb 10½oz15lb 3½oz
R. Crosby1lb 4oz14oz6lb 7oz6lb 1½oz14lb 10½oz
B. Pearce2lb 7oz1lb 4½oz5lb 9oz4lb 8½oz13lb 13oz
P. Peterson2lb 9½oz2lb 4½oz5lb 15½oz2lb 11oz13lb 8½oz
J. Spencer3lb 6oz4lb 0½oz4lb 6oz1lb 0½oz12lb 13oz
D. Lara3lb 3½oz3lb 14½oz3lb 6oz1lb 12oz12lb 4oz
E. Walker4lb 14oz2lb 0oz2lb 14½oz8½oz10lb 5oz
F. Alford3lb 8oz--6lb 9oz10lb 1oz
A. Williams1lb 12oz2lb 12oz1lb 12oz2lb 9½oz8lb 13½oz
E. Shaw5lb 4½oz-1lb 7oz1lb 12½oz8lb 8oz
B. Reeve-6oz4lb 4oz3lb 8oz8lb 2oz
E. Negus2lb 5oz2lb 12oz-2lb 13oz7lb 14oz
T. Alford3lb 13oz--3lb 15oz7lb 12oz
S. Russell1lb 9oz-2lb 10½oz2lb 2oz6lb 5½oz
K. Miles (j)2lb 1oz---2lb 1oz
C. Gardener-----

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Coarse Results 2005

With the venues finally confirmed, the 120 freshwater anglers were expectant of big weights. Top weight on day 1 came from Colton, P. O'Donovan taking 127lb 4oz. At Barford, K. Pearson also 'broke the ton' with 115lb 15oz. The only other angler over 100lb was D. Lawton. The Railway lake provided plenty of action, D. Hornet taking first place with 84lb 8oz. On a gin-clear Yare only two anglers got into double figures, S. Clegg winning with 12lb.

Overnight rain didn't colour the water quickly enough for those on the river on day 2. D. McCall had 14lb 12oz to win on the Yare for the second year running. Colton didn't respond well to the rain either, only 41lb was needed by P. Wilson jnr to win. Results on Railway were also down on the previous day, M. Hall's 40lb 4oz taking victory. The one venue that did improve was Barford's Match lake. Four weights over 100lb, and 15 more over 50lb, were topped by B. Oliver with 157lb 6oz. D. Lawton made it two tonnes in a row with 140lb 7oz, and was looking like the one to catch.

No three-figure weights from Barford on day 3, or any of the other venues. J. Spicer took 80lb 12oz to take the overall lead on his coach. The Railway produced it's biggest weight of the week for D. Lawton. He was just ounces shy of his third ton, having to settle for 99lb 3oz. It was enough to take him past last year's record total, and still with a day to go. The Yare also came to life, 20 weights over 10lb were led by 27lb 11oz caught by P. Barnes. Colton's top weight was 86lb 9oz for G. Cousens.

The final day saw D. Lawton on the river. His nearest challenger, reigning champion J. Howard, needed over 130lb to catch him. The only problem: he was on the river too! 25lb 1oz was enough for him to win on the day, but J. Howard couldn't make it a hat-trick of titles. Back on the lakes, D. Ludlam hammered out 131lb 5oz from Barford, losing some on the way. It propelled him to first on coach 1 and second overall. At Colton, G. Dack was also making a move. His 109lb 13oz gave him victory on coach 3, and overall third. 53lb 2oz was enough for A. Webb at Railway, but didn't quite get him past J. Spicer for the total on coach 2.

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Coach 1

Name Railway Yare Colton Barford Total
D. Ludlam75lb 1oz6lb 1oz51lb 5oz131lb 5oz263lb 12oz
G. Cousens70lb 6oz12lb 4oz86lb 9oz72lb 9oz241lb 12oz
D. Hornet84lb 8oz3lb 8oz47lb 10oz81lb 2oz216lb 12oz
B. Goodwin46lb 2oz12lb 3oz24lb 0oz107lb 15oz190lb 4oz
B. Wessells59lb 1oz5lb 8oz47lb 12oz75lb 5oz187lb 10oz
S. Kemp61lb 0oz5lb 15oz31lb 12oz85lb 10oz184lb 5oz
J. Lowe44lb 7oz-57lb 5oz71lb 14oz173lb 10oz
B. Fuller61lb 7oz3lb 14oz48lb 5oz47lb 2oz160lb 12oz
J. Meakin54lb 9oz3lb 12oz31lb 0oz60lb 1oz149lb 6oz
C. Adcock46lb 1oz-41lb 9oz61lb 7oz149lb 1oz
P. Brough39lb 2oz3lb 10oz37lb 6oz58lb 5oz138lb 7oz
M. Hutsby32lb 2oz-42lb 14oz63lb 1oz138lb 1oz
A. Kerry19lb 14oz4lb 13oz58lb 5oz49lb 8oz132lb 8oz
D. McCall17lb 0oz14lb 12oz14lb 0oz74lb 3oz119lb 15oz
J. Clarke22lb 9oz4lb 5oz13lb 5oz69lb 0oz109lb 3oz
T. Boswell28lb 13oz2lb 4oz16lb 11oz61lb 5oz109lb 1oz
D. Simpson40lb 14oz4lb 0oz42lb 1oz15lb 8oz102lb 7oz
R. Bowler28lb 2oz6oz20lb 11oz50lb 11oz99lb 14oz
C. Simpson53lb 15oz1lb 3oz-30lb 13oz85lb 15oz
P. Allen41lb 7oz1lb 14oz22lb 5oz16lb 3oz81lb 13oz
K. Simpson10lb 11oz4lb 7oz22lb 7oz40lb 10oz78lb 3oz
M. Cooper31lb 2oz4lb 7oz2oz40lb 7oz76lb 2oz
B. Simpson23lb 2oz1lb 0oz-36lb 6oz60lb 8oz
R. Chambers17lb 12oz--13lb 13oz31lb 9oz
A. Cox24lb 3oz2oz-5lb 0oz29lb 5oz
R. Burdett6lb 10oz--15lb 0oz21lb 10oz
A. Goodwin6lb 14oz-5lb 7oz6lb 2oz18lb 7oz

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Coach 2

Name Yare Colton Barford Railway Total
J. Spicer1lb 9¾oz36lb 8oz80lb 12oz10lb 0oz128lb 13¾oz
A. Webb-34lb 7oz36lb 12oz53lb 2oz124lb 5oz
S. Clegg12lb 0oz37lb 11oz11lb 12oz51lb 15oz113lb 6oz
B. McKinley1lb 3¾oz14lb 15oz51lb 14oz28lb 9oz96lb 9¾oz
G. Churcher-16lb 4oz60lb 14oz17lb 7oz94lb 9oz
R. Grange9lb 14oz10lb 9oz65lb 14oz8lb 0oz94lb 5oz
J. Buck5lb 15oz5lb 13oz48lb 12oz31lb 2oz91lb 10oz
P. Wilson jnr15oz41lb 0oz31lb 10oz14lb 7oz88lb 0oz
D. Powell4lb 7½oz34lb 11oz32lb 10oz12lb 11oz84lb 7½oz
L. Ross-13lb 5oz24lb 8oz31lb 3oz69lb 0oz
G. Illingworth13¼oz12lb 6oz28lb 12oz27lb 0oz68lb 15¼oz
A. Bland11lb 2oz26lb 3oz23lb 3oz8lb 3oz68lb 11oz
M. Barnsley-34lb 9oz-33lb 5oz67lb 14oz
N. Ross-6lb 1oz30lb 12oz25lb 15oz62lb 12oz
J. Barlow-6lb 1oz36lb 8oz17lb 4oz59lb 13oz
K. Warren8lb 12½oz12lb 8oz15lb 2oz22lb 13oz59lb 3½oz
Ms S. Turner5lb 15oz6lb 4½oz34lb 11oz12lb 4oz59lb 2½oz
D. North4lb 1½oz5lb 4oz15lb 11oz25lb 4oz50lb 4½oz
P. Nash7lb 14oz5lb 6oz19lb 12oz4lb 14oz37lb 14oz
R. Blackburn-6lb 12oz29lb 8oz-36lb 4oz
B. Bond--5lb 2oz30lb 9oz35lb 11oz
S. Andrews2lb 8oz-22lb 8oz-25lb 0oz
G. Evans3lb 14¾oz--21lb 1oz24lb 15¾oz
B.E. Smith3lb 6oz13lb 11oz5lb 9oz-22lb 10oz
B. Walton10½oz-7lb 3oz7lb 6oz15lb 3½oz
C. Cox--12lb 14oz12lb 14oz
J. Horey--9lb 8oz2lb 12oz12lb 4oz
E. Peacock3lb 12¾oz---3lb 12¾oz
J. Bull--3lb 3oz-3lb 3oz
D. Horner-----
D. Grange-----
B. Allen-----

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Coach 3

Name Barford Railway Yare Colton Total
G. Dack96lb 12oz19lb 7oz26lb 2oz109lb 13oz252lb 2oz
K. Pearson115lb 15oz18lb 0oz15lb 1oz26lb 8oz175lb 8oz
M. Hoye78lb 2oz28lb 4oz13lb 13oz40lb 4oz160lb 7oz
P. Barnes50lb 0oz19lb 10oz27lb 11oz44lb 8oz141lb 13oz
M. Thraves34lb 8oz33lb 4oz11lb 12oz61lb 5oz140lb 13oz
A. Milner42lb 4oz37lb 10oz14lb 4oz22lb 12oz116lb 14oz
J. Bilsland50lb 5oz6lb 6oz12lb 12oz41lb 4oz110lb 11oz
P. Brown58lb 15oz20lb 12oz20lb 6oz9lb 4oz109lb 5oz
R. Kent69lb 10oz17lb 12oz-20lb 0oz107lb 6oz
F. Lee58lb 4oz22lb 1oz3lb 12¾oz11lb 1oz95lb 2¾oz
B. Rayfield28lb 12oz20lb 6oz14lb 12oz28lb 2oz91lb 0oz
A. Agar38lb 11oz-23lb 13oz23lb 0oz85lb 8oz
B. Hamnet23lb 4oz31lb 10oz16lb 0oz7lb 15oz78lb 13oz
B. Lowe14lb 7oz30lb 5oz17lb 0oz16lb 0oz77lb 12oz
D. Jenkins22lb 14oz24lb 4oz12lb 0oz14lb 0oz73lb 2oz
F. Maris20lb 8oz10lb 3oz21lb 5oz20lb 12oz72lb 12oz
M. Hall19lb 10oz40lb 4oz-11lb 4oz71lb 2oz
R. Payne28lb 2oz13lb 4oz10lb 0oz5lb 8oz56lb 14oz
T. Tapp19lb 0oz14lb 5oz14lb 11oz-48lb 0oz
V. Bonnic-27lb 8oz10lb 6oz5lb 13oz43lb 11oz
J. Bartrum12lb 15oz10lb 8oz19lb 3oz8oz43lb 2oz
P. Cripps28lb 4oz-5lb 1oz6lb 13oz40lb 2oz
T. Granger20lb 9oz13lb 4oz--33lb 13oz
Mrs L. Jenkins6lb 4oz12lb 4oz6lb 0oz7lb 0oz31lb 8oz
C. Yardley18lb 9oz7lb 0oz--25lb 9oz
D. Barnes5lb 4oz3lb 11oz11lb 4oz-20lb 3oz
E.T. O'Keefe6lb 8oz9lb 2oz3lb 5¾oz-18lb 15¾oz
D. Harper-2lb 11oz10lb 5oz-13lb 0oz
J. Ward2lb 8oz1lb 14oz--4lb 6oz
E. Blows4oz6oz12oz-1lb 6oz
C. Quinton-----

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Coach 4

Name Colton Barford Railway Yare Total
D. Lawton112lb 10oz140lb 7oz99lb 3oz8lb 2oz360lb 6oz
J. Howard15lb 15oz138lb 8oz66lb 12oz25lb 1oz246lb 4oz
C. Swetnam76lb 4oz80lb 14oz70lb 0oz12lb 10oz239lb 12oz
B. Oliver42lb 2oz157lb 6oz15lb 0oz-214lb 8oz
P. O'Donovan127lb 4oz63lb 0oz9lb 9oz14lb 6oz214lb 3oz
P. Wilson snr35lb 12oz113lb 2oz43lb 12oz6lb 2oz198lb 12oz
P. Cooper64lb 4oz69lb 0oz40lb 6oz1lb 4oz174lb 14oz
M. Paverley53lb 12oz34lb 12oz64lb 7oz9lb 2oz162lb 1oz
M. Paverley53lb 12oz34lb 12oz64lb 7oz9lb 2oz162lb 1oz
K. Gillet34lb 5oz79lb 5oz38lb 10oz2lb 11oz154lb 15oz
M. Thompson29lb 0oz84lb 4oz33lb 6oz-146lb 10oz
D. Gibbons19lb 6oz68lb 0oz29lb 10oz12lb 12oz129lb 12oz
P. Berry19lb 0oz69lb 14oz19lb 14oz14lb 12oz123lb 8oz
C. Cleary14lb 3oz76lb 14oz26lb 6oz5lb 10oz123lb 1oz
B. McKinnon17lb 8oz75lb 6oz27lb 6oz-120lb 4oz
P. Sene46lb 12oz52lb 0oz16lb 8oz-115lb 4oz
T. May30lb 2oz71lb 0oz6lb 13oz4lb 9oz112lb 8oz
R. Jones18lb 12oz56lb 8oz29lb 13oz7lb 5oz112lb 6oz
J. Bailey23lb 4oz58lb 4oz14lb 0oz6lb 7oz101lb 15oz
L. Mahoney32lb 0oz63lb 8oz--95lb 8oz
P. Saunders28lb 14oz25lb 4oz26lb 4oz-80lb 6oz
K. Warner8lb 8oz32lb 12oz32lb 9oz4lb 4oz78lb 1oz
H. Sapey24lb 6oz35lb 4oz16lb 15oz-76lb 9oz
K. Bailey16lb 0oz18lb 0oz21lb 15oz12lb 6oz68lb 5oz
T. Libby5lb 0oz51lb 4oz9lb 2oz-65lb 6oz
A. Saunders24lb 12oz26lb 7oz11lb 8oz-62lb 11oz
G. Flinders13lb 6oz14lb 12oz26lb 8oz3lb 6oz58lb 0oz
A. Dalton15lb 4oz26lb 8oz11lb 0oz-52lb 12oz
C. Close13lb 6oz-15lb 9oz17lb 15oz46lb 14oz
M. Blackburn12lb 0oz18lb 2oz--30lb 2oz
N. Trevelyn8lb 8oz9lb 14oz1lb 8oz1lb 7oz21lb 5oz

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