Hossack takes South Shields Open honours

Nov 20 2009 The Journal

SOME anglers said “is that all” as the weight of the winning fish in the South Shields Open was announced, but I bet they would have liked it as the codling of only 3lb 9oz taken from the Black Path at Marsden won Chris Hossack £653.

Second place for the heaviest bag went to Paul McIntyre with two codling and 14 coalfish taken from the pier for 14lb 8oz. The 23-6-2 combined weight of Gavin Owen, third with 14 fish 12-2-8, and Steve Potts fourth with twelve for 10-15-14, took the pairs.

Junior champion was Kelvin Dunn with a codling and two flounders for 3-11-4, Pauline Ferry taking the ladies title with 12oz. The winning fish of 4.76lb, taken by Martin Peel in the Seaham Town Council Open, came from the pier. Darren Swan fished the Featherbed Rocks to take second with a codling of 2.59lb.

Rita Clark took the ladies title with 1.87lb, Conor Darwin the juniors with 1.39lb.

Match anglers have had some cracking sport. Darren Shields won Bedlington Station’s match with 13 cod for 21-2-0 from Blyth Beach, Ronnie Forest taking 10 cod for 19-8-0, best 4-15-8 from Lynemouth. Mark Thomspon won Horden Buffs’ match fished at Lynemouth with nine cod and an eel for 16-5-6, Darren Thompson taking seven cod for 15-11-0, best 5-8-4, the best of a club record weigh in of 77lb taken by eight anglers.

Ronnie Forest fished at Lynemouth to win Seaton Sluice’s match with 10 cod for 19-8-0, Chris Guthrie taking nine cod for 16-10-0, Paul Stephenson taking the heaviest at 6-13-0 from Collywell. Ian Harrogate fished Seaton point to win Ambles match with seven cod for 9lb 3.75oz, a cod of 5-2-0 taken by Dave Keelar from the Crescent won Tynemouth’s match.