Match Report - Third Round, Banna Strand
A fair surf on Banna Strand as the competitors set up for Round 3 of the competition
The weather was again a factor with this leg of the competition with a cold, brisk breeze present all evening. Whoever it was said that there is no such thing as bad weather - just a bad choice of clothing wasn’t thinking about having to wear chest waders and several layers of clothing in June and still feeling cold!
The fishing was not at it best with quite a few competitors blanking. This was disappointing as indications from those venturing into the cold and wind for freelance sessions had reported good, varied catches. The impact of these 'zero returns' have had a dramatic affect on the leader board with some of the competitors dropping well down the table. However, the leaders hung on to their positions going into the next round. Nevertheless, this match demonstrated just how much ground can be gained by a single good result - and how costly a 'blank' can be.
Overall 4 species were caught with a total of 27 fish recorded and returned to fight another day. These were made up of 21 Flounder, 1 Plaice, 1 Turbot, 2 Bass and 2 Painted Rays.
The winner on the night was Aiden o Sullivan with 8 fish made up of 6 Flounder, 1 Bass and 1 Painted Ray. Second place went to Luke M o Sullivan with 4 fish and Martin McGowan took the third spot with 3 fish.
The biggest round fish was caught by Aiden o Sullivan (Peg 4) with a Painted Ray of 63 cm. The biggest flat fish was caught by Luke M o Sullivan (Peg 11) with a Flounder of 32 cm.
The Golden Peg rolls over to next week as the pegs that were drawn were peg 14 for the round fish pool and peg 1 for the flat fish pool.
The next M.N.L. will take place at Inch on the 27th of June from 8.00pm to 11.00pm. Check in at Car Park from 7.00pm to 7.30pm.
The Leader Board after the Third Round of the Competition can be seen here..
http://www.traleebaysac.org/mondaynightleague.htm
Co Kerry 
