The penultimate points match of the season confirmed this year's top rod - Jon Brace. Congratulations to Jon who had a fine second half of the season.
The last match was scheduled for Freshwater East, but clashed with another match, the venue was transferred to Lydstep beach. Eleven anglers competed, but only Jon Brace brought any fish to the scales, a plaice of 400g (£30 and 10 points).
The Golden Peg is still unclaimed. The last two drawn were Alan Dowler and Alan Carrier, neither of whom fished. The rollover is now enough to buy more than seven euros.
Forthcoming matches are as follows:
Sunday, December 21: Flounder and Bass Rover. Sign on at the Sports Club 8.45 - 9 am, fishing 10 am to 2 pm, with the weigh-in at The Captain's Table by 3 pm prompt.
Sunday, December 28 - Annual Fur and Feather at Saundersfoot Beach. Sign on at the Sports Club - all leave for the beach at 11.30 am, fishing noon to 5 pm, with the weigh-in by 5.30 pm prompt at the Sports Club. Followed immediately by the annual raffle in the club. No points or peg for this match.
Sunday, January 11, 2009: Pendine Beach for The Captain's Table Cup. Sign on at Pendine slip 11.15 - 11.30 am, fishing noon til 4 pm, weigh in at The Captain's Table by 5 pm. We should be able to get on the beach with vehicles, but this will be confirmed.
Sunday, January 25: Fishguard. Meet at Fishguard by noon, fishing 1 - 7 pm, weigh in at the venue. Full details to follow.
Saundersfoot Sea Angling Club Night League sponsored by Carl French Electronics: January 15 - pegged match at Morfa Bychan, sign on by 5.15 pm, fishing 6 - 9 pm; January 29 - Lydstep, sign on at the venue 5.15 pm, fishing 6 - 9 pm.
Note that different rules apply to the Night League - length of fish, usually £1 entry, prizes are £200 for first, £100 for second and £50 for third, plus all entry fees for biggest fish, with the pot going to the charity of the winner's choice. All prizes are for the respective places at the end of the league. For full details, contact Tony Ormond.
Singles KO final, sponsored by Powells Cottage Holidays: Jon Brace v Merv Brace over November and December matches. Good luck to the Brace twins, Jon is now in pole position with 12 points to Merv's five. Next Sunday will decide the winner.
Fur and Feather match on Sunday, December 28 - as stated above, the match is to be followed by the annual raffle in the Sports Club. This raffle is open to anyone, not just club members. Thanks must go to Lee Hart and Tony Knowles for their hard work contacting local businesses and requesting their support in the form of prizes for the raffle - and especially to every business that has supported Saundersfoot Sea Angling Club with their generous donations. It has hardly been a year of plenty for them, with a poor summer season, followed by the tough economic climate currently being experienced. At the time of writing, over 60 businesses have helped, giving some 80 prizes. They are a mixed bag of prizes attractive to all - please buy raffle tickets from the sources in the village.
Club meetings are held at the Sports Club on the first Wednesday of every month at 8 pm.
Following Scoop's return from Essex, the Chemist Cup top three were: 1. Lee Hart; 2. Terry Hunt; 3. Tony O'Neil.