Whitby Boat Fishing Festival Spring 2007
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£5000 First Prize For Whitby Summer Fishing Festival In 2008
Whitby Angling Festival 2008
Whitby Charter Skippers Association have announced that the first placed prize money for their Summer Fishing Festival 2008 will be £5000 with the prize for second place being £1000.
Paul Kilpatrick The Chairman Of Whitby Charter Skippers says -
"Our main sponsor stage coach supertram from Sheffield has agreed to sponsor the July festival in 2008 for a first prize of £5000 for the heaviest fish caught over the festival with £1000 for second place once things are ironed out which will be in the coming month I will post full details of the festival which we hope will be the biggest in the UK."
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Big Catches For Sea Spray, Sea Otter 2 and Trot On
Paul Kilpatrick's anglers on Sea Otter 2 said the fishing had been hectic. One lad said he'd had quite a lot of fish on the jigger but when he lost that he tried a shad for the first time and was amazed to find them so effective.
Sea Otter 2 - Great Day Uptide Fishing
Above and below : Uptiding Cod for the sea otter 2 customers
Uptiding At Robin Hoods Bay on Malcolm Pitmans Sea Spray
Anglers on Malcolm Pitmans boat Sea spray had a great days uptide fishing down at Robin Hoods Bay. One of Malcolm customers was lucky enough to hook into and land a fantastic cod that went 15 pounds on the boats scales.
Above : A cod of almost 15 pounds taken by an angler on Malcolm Pitmans boat Sea Spray