Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 15th Dec 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 15th  December between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Banfield with a whiting of 11¼oz
and the heaviest flat fish went to Paul Christopher with a flounder of 13¼oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Gary Banfield -  2lb 13oz  (15 points)  
2nd Trevor Rooney - 2lb 9¾oz (14 points)  
3rd Paul Christopher - 2lb 9oz (13 points)  
4th Ian Hopper - 2lb 4¼oz  (12 points)    
5th Mike Perfect - 1lb 15½oz (11 points)  
6th Mick Webb - 1lb 15oz  (10 points)  
7th  Fred Wassell -  1lb 7oz (9 points) 
8th  Alan Smith - 1lb 3½oz  (8 points)  
9th Tony Kirrage - 1lb  1¼oz   (7 points)  
10th Sam Sampson - 1lb 0¼oz (6 points)  
11th  Gerald Sargeant -  15oz  (5 points)             
12th  Dave Rudland - 13½oz (4 points)   

Points awarded so far

Gary Banfield - 74 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 71 Points
Paul Christopher - 71 Points
Mike Perfect - 67 Points
Ian Hopper - 67 Points
Dave Rudland - 64 Points
Sam Samson - 50 Points
Malcolm Payne - 47 Points
Tony Kirrage - 42 Points
Fred Wassell - 40 Points
Alan Smith - 37 Points
Tony Bush - 26 Points
Trevor Rooney - 21 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
P Cracknell - 14 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Mick Webb - 10 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
Keith Erridge - 5 Points
Julian French - 3 Points

Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.


The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Weds 13th Jan 11am - 3pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 1st Dec 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 1st  Deceember between 11.30am - 3.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Tony Bush with a cod of 7lb 3½oz  (Pictured)
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Ian Hopper with a sole of 9½oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Mike Perfect -  11lb 6½oz  (15 points) 
2nd Tony Bush - 11lb  (14 points) 
3rd Ian Hopper - 8lb 10oz (13 points) 
4th  Tony Kirrage - 7lb 14oz  (12 points)    
5th Gerald Sargeant - 7lb 3½oz (11 points)  
6th Alan Smith - 7lb 3oz  (10 points)  
7th  Sam Sampson-  6lb 6oz (9 points)  
8th  Malcolm Payne - 6lb 2oz  (8 points)  
9th Trevor Rooney - 5lb  14½oz   (7 points) 
10th P Cracknell - 5lb 12oz (6 points) 
11th  Keith Erridge -  5lb 10oz  (5 points)               
12th  Dave Rudland - 4lb 12oz (4 points)   
13th  Julian French  - 4lb 7½oz (3 Points)  
14th  Gary Banfield  - 3lb 13¾oz (2 Points)  
15th  Fred Wassell  -  3lb 11¼oz (1 Point)  
16th  Les Glazzard - 3lb 6oz
17th  Mick Timms  - 3lb 5oz
18th  Colin Essary  - 1lb 15oz

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 66 Points
Dave Rudland - 60 Points
Gary Banfield - 59 Points
Paul Christopher - 58 Points
Mike Perfect - 56 Points
Ian Hopper - 55 Points
Malcolm Payne -47 Points
Sam Samson - 44 Points
Tony Kirrage - 35 Points
Fred Wassell - 31 Points
Alan Smith - 29 Points
Tony Bush - 26 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
P Cracknell - 14 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Trevor Rooney - 7 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
Keith Erridge - 5 Points
Julian French - 3 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 1st December  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 17th Nov 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 17th  November between 10.30am - 2.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Hazelgrove with a dogfish of 1lb10½oz ,
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Malcolm Payne with a dab of 6oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st Malcolm Payne -  11lb 13¼oz  (15 points) 
2nd Gerald Sargeant - 11lb 11½oz (14 points) 
3rd Dave Rudland - 10lb 11½oz (13 points) 
4th  Gary Banfield - 9lb ¼oz  (12 points)    
5th Paul Christopher - 8lb 11½oz (11 points)  
6th Gary Hazelgrove - 8lb 8¼oz  (10 points)  
7th  Sam Sampson-  8lb 7½oz (9 points)  
8th  P Cracknell - 8lb 2½oz  (8 points)  
9th Ian Hopper - 7lb  7oz   (7 points) 
10th Mike Perfect - 7lb 2oz (6 points) 
11th  Fred Wassell -  6lb 3½oz  (5 points)                  
12th  Les Glassard - 4lb 6oz (4 points) 


Points awarded so far

Paul Christopher - 58 Points
Gary Banfield - 57 Points
Dave Rudland - 56 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 55 Points
Ian Hopper - 42 Points
Mike Perfect - 41 Points
Malcolm Payne -39 Points
Sam Samson - 35 Points
Fred Wassell - 30 Points
Tony Kirrage - 23 Points
Les Glassard - 20 Points
Alan Smith - 19 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 18 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
P Cracknell - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 1st December  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Fri 30th Oct 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Fri 30th  October between 10.30am - 2.30pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Paul Christopher with a whiting 11¼oz ,
and the heaviest flat fish went to  Malcolm Payne with a flounder of 13oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Paul Christopher- 15lb 6¾oz  (15 points)   
2nd Malcolm Payne -  9lb 2oz  (14 points)  
3rd Sam Sampson - 8lb 11¾oz (13 points)  
4th Tony Kirrage - 7lb 14oz  (12 points)  
5th  Gary Banfield -  7lb 11½oz (11 points)  
6th  Dave Rudland - 7lb 8oz  (10 points)  
7th Ian Hopper - 5lb  13¾oz   (9 points) 
8th Fred Wassell - 5lb 11¼oz (8 points) 
9th  Alan Smith -  4lb 13¼oz  (7 points)                         
10th  Les Glassard - 4lb 1¼oz (6 points)  
11th Mike Perfect - 3lb 9¼oz (5 points) 

Points awarded so far

Paul Christopher - 47 Points
Gary Banfield - 45 Points
Dave Rudland - 43 Points
Gerald Sargeant - 41 Points
Mike Perfect - 35 Points
Ian Hopper - 35 Points
Sam Samson - 26 Points
Fred Wassell - 25 Points
Malcolm Payne -24 Points
Tony Kirrage - 23 Points
Alan Smith - 19 Points
Les Glassard - 16 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Tuesday 17th November  11.30am - 3.30pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Thurs 15th Oct 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Thurs 15th  October between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Dave Rudland with a whiting 10¾oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  Paul Christopher with a flounder of 10oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Gerald Sargeant- 3lb 10oz  (15 points)   
2nd Mike Perfect -  2lb 8½oz  (14 points) 
3rd Pete Fountain - 2lb 7oz (13 points) 
4th Ian Hopper - 2lb 4¾oz  (12 points)  
5th  Tony Kirrage -  1lb 15¼oz (11 points)  
6th  Dave Rudland - 1lb 13oz  (10 points)  
6th Gary Banfield - 1lb  13oz   (10 points)  
8th  M Sherwin -  1lb 11oz  (8 points)                          
9th  T Walters - 1lb 9¼oz (7 points) 
10th P Christopher - 1lb 7¼oz (6 points) 
11th A Smith- 1lb 2½oz (5 points) 
12th Fred Wassell - 1lb 2oz   (4 points) 
13th Les Glassard - 8½oz  (3 points) 

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 41 Points
Gary Banfield - 34 Points
Dave Rudland - 33 Points
Paul Christopher - 32 Points
Mike Perfect - 30 Points
Ian Hopper - 26 Points
Fred Wassell - 17 Points
Sam Samson - 13 Points
Pete Fountain - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
A Smith - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
Tony Kirrage - 11 Points
M Sherwin - 11 Points
Les Glassard - 10 Points
Malcolm Payne -10 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
T Walters - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Friday 30th October  10.30am - 2.30pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Weds 30th Sept 2015

An Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Weds 30th September between 11am - 3pm.

Heaviest round fish went to  Gary Hazelgrove for 9¾oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  M Sherwin with a dab of 5½oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Paul Christopher- 6lb 10½oz  (15 points)         
2nd Dave Rudland -  5lb 9oz  (14 points) 
3rd Gerald Sargeant - 5lb 6oz (13 points) 
4th Sam Samson - 5lb 6oz  (13 points)  
5th  Terry Taylor -  5lb (11 points)  
6th  Malcolm Payne - 4lb 15½oz  (10 points)  
7th Gary Banfield - 4lb  10½oz   (9 points)  
8th  Gary Hazelgrove -  4lb 5¼oz  (8 points)                          
9th  A Smith  - 4lb 2oz (7 points) 
10th Mike Perfect - 3lb  ¾oz (6 points)
11th Vernon Vivien - 2lb 13oz  (5 points)
12th Fred Wassell - 2lb 12½oz   (4 points)
13th M Sherwin - 5½oz  (3 points)

Points awarded so far

Gerald Sargeant - 26 Points
Paul Christopher - 26 Points
Gary Banfield - 24 Points
Dave Rudland - 23 Points
Mike Perfect - 16 Points
Ian Hopper - 14 Points
Sam Samson - 13 Points
Fred Wassell - 13 Points
Tony Bush - 12 Points
Terry Taylor - 11 Points
Malcolm Payne -10 Points
Gary Hazelgrove - 8 Points
A Smith - 7 Points
Les Glassard - 7 Points
Vernon Vivien - 5 Points
M Sherwin - 3 Points


Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Thursday 15th October  11am - 3pm.

Over 50s Beach Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 15th Sept 2015

The first comp of a new series of Over 50s Beach Fishing Competitions  was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex on Tues 15th September, with 13 anglers fishing.

Heaviest round fish went to  Ian Hopper with  a cod of 2lb 13oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  Gerald Sargeant with a sole of 7oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Gary Banfield - 4lb 9oz  (15 points)         
2nd Ian Hopper -  3lb 5½oz  (14 points) 
3rd Gerald Sargeant - 3lb ½oz (13 points) 
4th Tony Bush - 3lb  (12 points)  
5th  Paul Christopher -  2lb 5¼oz (11 points)  
6th  Mike Perfect - 1lb 9½oz  (10 points)  
7th Dave Rudland - 1lb 9oz   (9 points)  
7th  Fred Wassell -  1lb 9oz  (9 points)                          
9th  Les Glassard  - 12oz (7 points)   

Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The next Over 50s Comp  will be held on Wednesday 30th September  11am - 3pm.

Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition - Pevensey Bay - Tues 21st April 2015

The eighth Over 50s Beach Fishing Competition of 2015 was held in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex, UK on Tues 21st April, with 19 anglers fishing.

Heaviest round fish went to  Fred Wassell (Pictured) with  a bass of 5lb 13¼oz ,
and the biggest flat fish went to  Dave Rudland with a flounder of 12¾oz

Points are awarded as follows, with 15 points for the winner, decreasing down to 1 point

1st  Fred Wassell - 6lb 7oz  (15 points)         
2nd  Gary Banfield -  3lb 2½oz  (14 points) 
3rd Mike Perfect - 2lb 4½oz (13 points) 
4th Keith Erridge - 2lb 3½oz  (12 points)  
5th  Gerald Sargeant -  1lb 15½oz (11 points)  
6th  Sam Samson- 1lb 11oz  (10 points)  
7th Vernon Vivien - 1lb 10oz   (9 points)  
8th  Tony Kirrage -  1lb 7oz  (8 points)                          
9th  Tony Bush  - 1lb 6½oz (7 points)   
10th  Mick Timms  - 1lb 6¼oz (6 points)  
11th  T Royal - 1lb 4oz (5 points) 
12th Ian Hopper -  1lb 3½oz (4 points) 
13th Dave Rudland - 1lb 2½oz (3 points)  
14th Alan Smith - 7¾oz (2 points)  
                       
 

Fred Wassell with 5lb 13¼oz bass 

                             

Final Points Total

1st Place - Ian Hopper - 124 Points

2nd Place - Mike Perfect - 108 Points

3rd Place - Keith Erridge - 99 Points

Gary Banfield - 95 Points
Dave Rudland - 94 Points  
Gerald Sargeant - 92 points 
Vernon Vivian - 87 Points
Alan Smith - 84 Points  
Fred Wassell - 84 Points 
Sam Samson - 83 Points 
Malcolm Payne -  81 points       
Tony Bush - 81 Points
Paul Christopher - 79 Points 
Tony Kirrage - 69 Points
Iain Smart - 52 Points  
Carol Vivian - 50 Points 
Mick Timms - 42 Points 
Pete Fountain - 35 Points
Les Glazzard - 27 Points
Barry Sinden - 18 Points
Trevor Rooney - 16 Points
Terry Taylor - 13 points
Gordon Welfare - 13 Points 
 Taylor Solerno - 12 Points
M James - 12 Points
 Norman Message - 9 Points 
Tony P - 9 Points
J F - 8 Points                         
Jeff Burgess  - 8 points
Billy Plumstead - 7 Points
T Royal - 5 Points
Richard Booker - 5 Points 
R Roberts - 5 Points
Gary Coulson - 1 Point

Congratulations goes to Ian Hopper who won this series of Over 50s Competitions, and also Congratulations to Mike Perfect who came second and who organises these comps, and to Keith Erridge who came in third! 

The Next Series of Over 50s Competitions will commence in September 2015.

Fortnightly Over 50s Beach Competitions run throughout the autumn/winter in Pevensey Bay and are co-ordinated from Anglers Den. These comps usually take place on a weekday, over lunchtime.

The first competition of the new series will be held on Tuesday 15th September  11am - 3pm.