Tralee bay SAC Cashen March 22

[hughcronin]

http://www.traleebaysac.org/anglingcompetitions.htm

March22
10am-2pm Cashen (open)
Prize Giving and sponsors: Lowes Bar & Tom O'Grady
Lowes Bar, Ballyduff

Crab all the way for this gaff. As you are all aware this venue can fish unreal this time of year.

More info at the link above or gis a pm or whatever.

Cheers to all my club mates from Leeside SAC and the other cork men that travelled for our last comp on Inch.

Full match report of the last comp on Page 30 of today's Examiner.

Thanks again,

Hugh

[kinsale]

hugh couple of lads from leeside comming down for this one see ye there paudie

[hughcronin]

Bring on a load of crab with ye so-managed only two outa mine inj 2009 so far.

Come ere, when's next leeside comp?

[rayman]

hi hugh ken here next leeside comp is on the 4/4waterford road 11.30-4.30 is there penn points for tralee comp at cashen couple of lads have asked

[hughcronin]

ken sorry wasn't online in ages. No pen points on sunday. but good idea boy. something we could definatly look into. cheers for info on leeside. lookin forward to it boy.

[kinsale]

hugh wheres the check in thanks paudie

[hughcronin]

alright Paudi, its the car park just past the enterence to the golf course. tht is to say if you came out the gate of the golf course take a right and its few hundred yards down there. if you've a prob dereck has my number ring me cause I should be there early "suppervising the pegging''!

[donal domeney]

Hugh,
Web site protocol
Could you post up the results of this competition on the site, a cut and paste will do fine.

[hughcronin]

Hi Donal, sorry bout the delay with the result's. Couldn't make it down myself at the last min and kinda forgot about it. anyway the cut and past from our website is below and the link


http://www.traleebaysac.org/matchreports.htm


Cashen Open Competition 22 March - Match Report


Great Turnout - and an Excellent Day

The decision to fish the Cashen Open in March rather than in April as we had done in previous years was a brave one. In the run up to the match there was much talk about the lack of crabs in the estuaries and the generally poor fishing resulting from the cold weather. However, the week prior to the competition was glorious – clear blue skies and bright sunshine – and with it a few more crabs in the tyres! So what might we expect on the day?

As competitors congregated at the car park below the golf course there was a real buzz in the air. It was a relatively still morning with the promise of good sunshine later in the day. The Waterville club had fished the South side of the estuary the previous day and sport had been patchy. There was the customary excellent turnout with 37 anglers taking the field.

In anticipation of a good turnout the venue had been pegged ‘snugly’ avoiding the problematic sandbanks and weed snags that have caused competitors problems in the past. Most anglers had arrived well ahead of time and just about everyone was poised and ready for the ‘off’ at 10am.

Conditions were perfect – little or no weed – a slack breeze and the tide still going. Anglers fishing in the middle section were delighted when fish took their baits almost as soon as they hit the water. Some anglers fishing the lower numbers upstream had similar early success with quality fish coming steadily. Unfortunately the mid section of the venue then went very quiet although the early success the lower number pegs continued in waves throughout the match.

During the latter half of the competition the downstream pegs started to pick up fish with a number of double and treble hits being reported. One angler in this section took 9 good flounder in the last hour.

When the dust settled and the scorecards were totalled up the upstream pegs – with their steady catching throughout the match – had won the day with first, second and third place all in the this section. The winner took an impressive 13 quality Flounder and the biggest fish - a 46cm specimen Flounder came from the same section.
Results

Junior Results

3rd Place - Michael Kelliher

2nd Place - Jennifer Locke

1st Place - Anthony Linnane

Michael has featured in the match prize list in the last 3 competitions - that's great consistency!

Senior Results

3rd Place - John Sheehan

2nd Place - Conor Dwyer

1st Place - Martin McGowan

John Sheehan took the best fish pool with a magnificent Flounder of 46cm. John asked me not to mention in the report the amount of cash awarded from our extremely generous prize fund - so I won't.

The prizegiving took place at the excellent Lowes Bar, Ballyduff where competitors received a warm welcome and an excellent meal to finish off the day. Tom O'Grady once again sponsored the junior prizes. We are truly blessed as a club to receive such generous support.

In all it was an excellent day and it was good to see so many visiting anglers from Waterville, Cork and even Yorkshire. We hope you all enjoyed your day and we look forward to seeing you all at our next competition.

The next competition is again an open competition to be fished at the SPA on 12 April 2-6pm

[MAC]

Great Report Hugh,

Great fishing as well. Good stuuf.

Kev

[hughcronin]

No bother Mac,
It's our chairperson Matt Hopper who write's the reports-he's angling for a job in the Kerryman newspaper by the looks of it!
Gutted I missed it myself, couldn't leave home in cork till 9.20 that morning and at that stage it was too late.
Hopefully there'l be few ray knocking around for our next comp below in the Spa-role on the summer!