Claude Smith Trophy 2009 ReportThe attendance at
the Claude Smith on Wednesday 12th August was even better then the previous Water
Lily with12 fishing, it was a very pleasent evening and other than the millions
of Kamikaze Wasps all was serene and calm until the 12 individuals kicked off at
the start and then lots of water was displaced and lots of foam created due to
the thrashing of various whips, rods and poles.
The fishing was ok
in general with a few Roach and Rudd showing plus the ever willing Perch, the
winner oif the 11 to 12 age groups was Holly Sparks whose brother also won a
section of the Water Lily cup this year, obviously its a family thing, she
recorded 1lb 4 1/2 oz with Daniel Wing second weighing 6 1/2 oz with Jacob
Johnson and Daniel Chapman in 3rd and 4th place
respectively.
In the 13 to 15 age
group our very own Tom "I'm not a miner" Myring managed 1st place after he
decided to fish at distance with lots of lose feed maggot going in for a weight
of 1lb 1/2oz with Lewis Brant 2nd with12oz and George Davies and Scott Anderson
filling the next 2 spots.
A really good
evening and many thanks again to organiser Pete Milburn and the senior anglers
DNW, Senior Andrews and Mini me Myring for all the assistance and passing on of
knowledge on the night. I was not completely convinced that the knowledge was
not being passed from the Juniors to the Seniors in some cases, you know who you
are and you should be ashamed.
Talking of ashamed I
would just like to pass comment on the thieving, nasty individual who stole one
of the competitors whips whilst he was attending the presentation I have only
recently been made aware of this incident and be assured if the individual is
traced he or she will be banned from fishing St Ives waters for a long time.
Fishing is a friendly pastime and theft is totally unacceptable especially from
a young lad just starting to build up his tackle.
Claude Smith Pictures