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Fish of the Year 2023 Largest Specimen Fish of 2023 Largest Specimen Fish any Species Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 12/06/2023 Ian Jones Tigerfish Coalfish 7 6 5 0 147.5 28/10/2023 Colin Francis Boblin3 Mullet - Thick Lipped 5 8 4 0 137.5 10/09/2023 Jerry Shutter Loobie 1V Gurnard - Red 1 11 1 4 135 Ian Jones, New Club Record Coalfish @ 147.5% specimen. Bass (Simon Hall Memorial & B.A.S.S. Catch & Release) Two Trophies – Largest Bass & Largest Catch and Release Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 22/01/2023 Steve Scott Tigerfish Bass 12 11 9 8 133.55 24/06/2023 Alun Jones Gastronaught Bass 10 4 9 8 107.89 16/08/2023 Steve Scott Tigerfish Bass 9 5 9 8 98.03 Bream Largest Specimen Bream Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 16/04/2023 Alun Jones Gastronaught Bream - Black 3 11 3 8 105.36 30/04/2023 Colin Francis Boblin3 Bream - Black 3 3 3 8 91.07 08/04/2023 Colin Francis Boblin3 Bream - Black 2 3 3 8 62.5 23/05/2023 Mark Laing Skipper Bream - Black 2 3 3 8 62.5 Cod (Steve Chester Memorial Trophy) Largest Specimen Cod Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 28/08/2023 Steve Scott Tigerfish Cod 4 15 20 0 24.69 16/04/2023 Steve Scott Tigerfish Cod 4 8 20 0 22.5 02/01/2023 Neil Burrow Tarlach Too Cod 4 6 20 0 21.88 Conger Eel (Frank Fudge Memorial Trophy) Largest Specimen Conger Eel Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 12/02/2023 Ben Allen Alfresco Conger Eel 45 0 40 0 112.5 12/02/2023 Charlie Chapman Alfresco Conger Eel 35 0 40 0 87.5 04/02/2023 Steve Scott Tigerfish Conger Eel 15 0 40 0 37.5 Flatfish Trophy (Any species of Flatfish other than Rays) Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 18/12/2023 Dave Evans Reel Magic Flounder 2 4 2 12 81.82 26/10/2023 Blake Witheford Kingfisher Plaice 3 2 4 0 78.13 15/10/2023 Max White Here Fishee Fishee Plaice 2 8 4 0 62.5 Ray Trophy Largest Specimen Ray (Any species) Date Caught Name Boat Species Weight lb Weight oz Spec lb Spec oz % Specimen 27/03/2023 Charlie chapman Alfresco Ray - Undulate 20 4 16 0 126.56 27/05/2023 Colin Francis Boblin3 Ray - Thornback 13 9 12 0 113.02 07/02/2023 Bob Ruddick Illusion Ray - Undulate 17 3 16 0 107.42 Bob Horne Memorial Trophy was fished as a Flounder Comp (17th December 2023). No fish recorded on the day. If there are no flounders caught on the day of the competition, it will revert to Largest Flounder of the Year. Other Competitions will be added, and the results will be reduced to the top three going forward to keep the thread to a minimum. Please add any catches via “Report A Catch” on the Forum home page, embedded in the Blue Band across the page, it’s very easy to add any catches you want to report, everything else is carried out automatically. This will also automatically enter you into the Fish of the Month comp, with a chance of winning a £25 voucher sponsored by the club. All Club Comps are Open to all Club Members. Please register your Boat and any Club Members into the “Species Hunt” comps if you want to join in. Tight lines, stay safe and good luck to all club members. Please add photos if possible.

On reading this thread again last night I too visited Castle Cameras this morning and checked out the Vortex and Hawke binoculars. My requirements are more for bird watching so I had already decided 8 X 42 was probably my preferred size. This gives a reasonable magnification, good field of view and easier to hold stable than the higher magnification. While there I did try the 10 x 42 but I struggled to keep them rock steady with my little bit of "old age shake" Like you, the help was excellent and I felt that after all their effort I should buy from them. I opted for the Hawke Endurance ED's. I compared them to my old ones once i got home and the difference is amazing.

The boys are back

I am sure you will be happy with them Graham. Bird watching from the boat it is probably a good idea to limit magnification.

Well done Chris for getting this created; plenty of scope for the leaders to be overhauled. I've pinned it and featured it. Not sure what the 'featured' feature does but sounds good!

Thanks Chris Perhaps we can arrange that at some time. Possibly after a breakfast at the friendly café next door.

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