Killybegs Mariners hosted Howth Sea Angling Club last weekend for an innovative inter-club competition on Streedagh beach, Co. Sligo. Check this out for a great report on how it all went down.
A super day out yesterday at our 1st inter club competition Killybegs Mariners s.a.c versus Howth SAC from Dublin with the venue being the sun kissed Streedagh beach in Sligo famous for its Spanish Armada shipwrecks under the sweeping Benbulbin mountain.
Such a fun day was had as the banter got going in the car park as angler’s eyed the lovely surf conditions on an airless spring day. But fair play to the Howth lads that came bearing gifts and made sure we all had some east coast ragworm and spare lug or sandeel before the start. Not often that happens in competitions. Also an ample supply of chocolates and pens cheers lads.
Some great fish were caught as 36 rods lined the beach including flounders of 35cm for Siert Schuls (H) and Sean Harte (M). Grahame Crooks (H) and Tom Brennan (H) had lovely 36cm flats with the best being 39cm for Joe McPeake. Mariners Werner Labushcagne and Pat Cunningham both had great Turbot of 33cm and 37cm respectively.
There were plenty of small turbot in close but it wasn’t easy getting them to beat the magic minimum size of 20cm but a nice fishing of flounders, turbot and a 43cm seatrout boosted Mariners Noel Kennedy to the overall win (€140) and take the glory home to the hills for this year.
Close in 2nd place ((€88) was Siert Schuls of Howth.
3rd was Grahame Crookes (€70)of Howth
4th was Joe Mc Peake (€52)of Howth
5th was John Heath (€35) of Mariners
6th was Sean Harte (€35) of Mariners
Longets flat Joe McPeake Howth (€70) 39cm flounder
Longest round Noel Kennedy (€70) 43cm seatrout
Winning mixed club pair was Dave Godwin of Howth and Noel Kennedy of Mariners (€70)
Lucky peg draw was won by John Cunningham of Mariners (€70)
Winning club score was a narrow win for the Mariners with 1162pts to Howth 1069pts.
Well done to all that helped organise the event which was run very efficiently especially Noel Kennedy and Derek Gillespie doing the peg draws the night before online and totting up all the scores and prizes on the laptops along with all the organising for weeks in advance. Also Kieran McGowan and Sean O Donnell getting over early and pegging the beach. To all the anglers that travelled from Dublin on both clubs and Donegal to fish and generously donated prizes and gifts that made the day what it was a very well done.
We won’t brag too much and look forward to the event happening again so until next time, tight lines
Go Fishing
Mariners sea angling club, Killybegs Co Donegal. The club runs a shore league and boat competitions and angling trips around Ireland doing the sport we love. Get in touch at www.facebook.com/mariner.sac
