Local anglers raise funds for local lifeboats
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In our picture by John O’Connor are: Jamie Owen, Andrew Skeels, Craig Thompson, Daniel Tucker, Pam, Llewellyn Rose, Dai Loder, Tony Ormond, Carl Isaac and Keith Stephens.
The 8th Felinfoel Brewery Double Dragon RNLI Annual Fishing Open, organised by members from Pembroke & District Angling Club, Osprey Sea Angling Club and Neyland Sea Angling Club, was held recently on Amroth beach in South Pembrokeshire.
15 out of the 78 anglers, compared to only 9 out of 68 in 2014, which included 5 Ladies and 2 Juniors (a boy and a girl), managed to weigh in 21 sizeable fish as compared to 2014 when only 9 were recorded.
Visitor Dai nets top prize
The winning angler, who managed to land two flounder for 885gms was a visiting angler from Newport, Gwent, Dai Loder, netting him the first prize of £250.
Local rod, Stuart Allen, from Kilgetty, had the biggest flounder at 580gms taking the pool of £78. In second place was a Milford Haven angler, young Daniel Tucker, new into the senior ranks of anglers and former top junior more than once on Amroth Beach. He was narrowly beaten by just 70gms, landing two flounder for 815gms, allowing him to pick up the runner’s up prize of £100. In third place was another visitor but ex local, Craig Thompson, now from Portsmouth as opposed to Haverfordwest where he used to reside. He also had two flounder but for 690gms, winning him £50.
No junior managed to weigh in but a couple of the Ladies did with Alison George from Milford taking the £20 prize with a flounder of 270gms. The pair’s competition was won by two local Saundersfoot Angling Club members, Tony Ormond and Llewellyn Rose, with three flounder for 830gms, picking up £90, with visitors Keith Stephens and Carl Isaac, second with two flounder for 670gms, netting them £50.
Superb support reaps welcome cash
However, the most important result on the day was that the event will have raised over £900 for the Angle and Tenby lifeboats and we must first thank our main sponsor, Felinfoel Brewery along with their rep Jamie Owen, for continuing to sponsor this event and congratulate the anglers from the organising clubs, together with Roger Harris of the Amroth Arms, together with Pam from the Tenby Lifeboat support group who, along with Ken Gainfort, ran the raffle.
Finally, we must again thank all the kind and generous sponsors of the event, including those already mentioned who donated cash, made collections and donated prizes for the mega raffle which ensured continuation of the event’s great success. These were Shane Tucker, Roger Harries, John O’Connor, Leigh Rogers, James Lemon of Awesome Fishing, Andy Luxford, Howells Welding (Pendine), Davies Decorators, Martin and Sandra Thompson of Anglers Corner, Milford Haven, Lawson H.I.S., Grainger Tubolt, St. Ishmaels Nurseries, Ken Gainfort, Dale Sailing, Consort, Derek Gregory and John and Sheila Mason.