Kayak Fishing Match Announced

[Elton]

Some members of the Whitby fishing forum have decided to organise a kayak fishing match within next summers Scarborough Angling Festival. The festival has traditionally only run shore and boat fishing matches but the lads came up with the idea of making this years event a little different by including the areas first ever kayak fishing competition.

 

More details here:

 

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/News/kayak_fis...match_2008.html

[richi]

heard about it ages ago Elton,but with an 800yd restriction won't be participating

[space monkey]

The restriction is there purely for safety reasons by keeping all the kayakers within a certain area that can be easily viewed by each other and the safety boat - the match is under the banner of the Scarborough Angling Festival that is in it's 97th year - it is the first dedicated kayak match that I know of in the north so it is important that all safety aspects have been covered

 

We have decided to make the match a heaviest fish match - thus so making it an extremely fair match where the winner may catch the deciding fish in the first or last minute - it also gives all a reasonable chance of getting to the prize table, not just local anglers - the species targeted will be cod that are numerous along this coast and are found very close in, distance will have no bearing on this match, in fact as soon as you get out of the land rock the fishing is barren - last year a local shore angler took a 15lb cod from where the match is taking place, so that's the quality of fish at stake, there are many fish in the 6-8lb stamp at that time of year

 

There is a substantial prize table here not just a raffle table - Ocean Kayak are donating a new kayak, there will be good tackle, and plenty of cash prizes starting at at least 100 pounds, possibly the first 15 anglers will get something

 

This match will be fair to all taking part and I think the first prize of a new kayak shows the commitment of Ocean Kayak and all to make it a successful event - I am sure it will also be a very enjoyable day out