GOODING IS BEST OF THE BEST FOR THE THIRD TIME…
Andy Gooding has won the annual Snowbee Best of the Best competition at Kennick Reservoir for the third time in five years. Andy scooped a cool £1000 for his efforts, catching 8 fish for 15lbs 12oz with the successful flies being Damsel Nymphs fished high in the water on a floating line with 20 foot leader. Andy’s largest fish was 2lb 14oz.
32 anglers fished on the day and a huge congratulations goes out to all of them in qualifying for the final. The weather was very unsettled with sunny spells and gentle breeze turning into gale force winds and very heavy downpours! Casting in some zones was very difficult but the anglers really stuck at it well.
A cracking BBQ was provided by South West Lakes Trust (SWLT) Countryside Warden Mark Baxendale and the presentations were made at the Kennick Lodge.
The event was sponsored, yet again, by Snowbee UK who are a leading manufacturer of fishing equipment and clothing. The products they supply are simply superb – www.snowbee.co.uk.
Ben Smeeth, Head of Angling for SWLT, thanked Simon Kidd and Russell Weston of Snowbee for supporting the event and being very generous in the prizes they provided.
| Full results and prize winners: |
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| Result |
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Fish |
Weight |
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| Winner – |
Andy Gooding |
8 |
15.12 |
£1000 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Runner up – |
Paul Jones |
5 |
10.07 |
£400 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Third – |
Ron Wilday |
5 |
9.02 |
£250 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Heaviest Fish (not finishing in the top three) |
John Huckings |
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2.06 |
£200 & Snowbee Hat |
| Second heaviest fish (not in top three) |
Dave Perks |
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2.05 |
Snowbee Stowaway Bag |
| Blind Pairs winners: |
A Gooding/R Gale |
9 |
17.11 |
£50 each (£100) |
| Blind Pairs runners up: |
P Jones/M Sinclair |
6 |
12.11 |
£25 each (£50) |
| 4th – |
John Huckings |
4 |
8.00 |
Snowbee Nivalis Jacket |
| 5th – |
Andrew Alger |
4 |
7.04 |
Snowbee Onyx Cass. fly reel system |
| 6th – |
Al Lawson |
2 |
3.14 |
Snowbee Breeze Bloc Softshell Jacket |
| 7th – |
Roger Truscott |
2 |
3.11 |
Snowbee Ultralite Chest Pack |
| 8th – |
Allan Brown |
2 |
3.08 |
Snowbee 14740 Fly Box Tool Kit |
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9th – |
Dave Perkls |
1 |
2.05 |
Snowbee Easy vue competition fly box L |
QUALIFYING PRIZES
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Weight
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| Heaviest Fish Kennick –
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Janet Till |
4lb 8oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Heaviest Fish Burrator –
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Mark Sinclair |
3lb 11oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Heaviest Fish Siblyback –
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Ron Wilday |
3lb 14oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Best Qualifying Junior –
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Alex Venn – Kennick |
2lb 4oz |
Snowbee 16203 Classic Trout Bag L |
| Name |
Number of Fish |
Biggest Fish |
Total Weight |
Position |
Prize |
| Andy Gooding |
8 |
2.14 |
15.12 |
1 |
£1000 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| Paul Jones |
5 |
2.06 |
10.07 |
2 |
£400 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| Ron Wilday |
5 |
1.15 |
9.02 |
3 |
£250 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| John Huckings |
4 |
2.06 |
8 |
4 |
Snowbee Nivalis Jacket |
| Andrew Alger |
4 |
2 |
7.04 |
5 |
Snowbee Onyx Cass. fly reel system |
| Allan Lawson |
2 |
2.04 |
3.14 |
6 |
Snowbee Breeze Bloc Softshell Jacket |
| Roger Trustcott |
2 |
1.14 |
3.11 |
7 |
Snowbee Ultralite Chest Pack |
| Allan Brown |
2 |
2 |
3.08 |
8 |
Snowbee 14740 Fly Box Tool Kit |
| D Perks |
1 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
9 |
Snowbee Easy vue competition fly box |
| Graham Watts |
1 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
10 |
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| Mark Sinclair |
1 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
10 |
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| Malcolm Ure |
1 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
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| John Rumbold |
1 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
13 |
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| Rob Gale |
1 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
13 |
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| P Brown |
1 |
1.14 |
1.14 |
15 |
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| Andy Lobb |
1 |
1.13 |
1.13 |
16 |
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| Chris Bolt |
1 |
1.11 |
1.11 |
17 |
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| Alec Hoare |
1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
18 |
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| Janet Till |
1 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
19 |
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| Darren Penfold |
1 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
19 |
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| John Hern |
1 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
21 |
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| Alan Behan |
0 |
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| Terry Diamond |
0 |
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| Stuart McCullough |
0 |
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| Tom Hendy |
0 |
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| Paul Wicks |
0 |
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| Barry Ware snr |
0 |
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| Andy Lawson |
0 |
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| Alex Venn |
0 |
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| Darren Everitt |
0 |
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| Mike Stone |
0 |
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| Barry Ware Jnr |
0 |
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Andy Gooding has won the annual Snowbee Best of the Best competition at Kennick Reservoir for the third time in five years. Andy scooped a cool £1000 for his efforts, catching 8 fish for 15lbs 12oz with the successful flies being Damsel Nymphs fished high in the water on a floating line with 20 foot leader. Andy’s largest fish was 2lb 14oz.
32 anglers fished on the day and a huge congratulations goes out to all of them in qualifying for the final. The weather was very unsettled with sunny spells and gentle breeze turning into gale force winds and very heavy downpours! Casting in some zones was very difficult but the anglers really stuck at it well.
A cracking BBQ was provided by South West Lakes Trust (SWLT) Countryside Warden Mark Baxendale and the presentations were made at the Kennick Lodge.
The event was sponsored, yet again, by Snowbee UK who are a leading manufacturer of fishing equipment and clothing. The products they supply are simply superb – www.snowbee.co.uk.
Ben Smeeth, Head of Angling for SWLT, thanked Simon Kidd and Russell Weston of Snowbee for supporting the event and being very generous in the prizes they provided.
| Full results and prize winners: |
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|
|
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| Result |
|
Fish |
Weight |
|
| Winner – |
Andy Gooding |
8 |
15.12 |
£1000 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Runner up – |
Paul Jones |
5 |
10.07 |
£400 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Third – |
Ron Wilday |
5 |
9.02 |
£250 BOB trophy & Snowbee Hat |
| Heaviest Fish (not finishing in the top three) |
John Huckings |
|
2.06 |
£200 & Snowbee Hat |
| Second heaviest fish (not in top three) |
Dave Perks |
|
2.05 |
Snowbee Stowaway Bag |
| Blind Pairs winners: |
A Gooding/R Gale |
9 |
17.11 |
£50 each (£100) |
| Blind Pairs runners up: |
P Jones/M Sinclair |
6 |
12.11 |
£25 each (£50) |
| 4th – |
John Huckings |
4 |
8.00 |
Snowbee Nivalis Jacket |
| 5th – |
Andrew Alger |
4 |
7.04 |
Snowbee Onyx Cass. fly reel system |
| 6th – |
Al Lawson |
2 |
3.14 |
Snowbee Breeze Bloc Softshell Jacket |
| 7th – |
Roger Truscott |
2 |
3.11 |
Snowbee Ultralite Chest Pack |
| 8th – |
Allan Brown |
2 |
3.08 |
Snowbee 14740 Fly Box Tool Kit |
|
9th – |
Dave Perkls |
1 |
2.05 |
Snowbee Easy vue competition fly box L |
QUALIFYING PRIZES
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Weight
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| Heaviest Fish Kennick –
|
Janet Till |
4lb 8oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Heaviest Fish Burrator –
|
Mark Sinclair |
3lb 11oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Heaviest Fish Siblyback –
|
Ron Wilday |
3lb 14oz |
Snowbee Softshell Gilet |
| Best Qualifying Junior –
|
Alex Venn – Kennick |
2lb 4oz |
Snowbee 16203 Classic Trout Bag L |
| Name |
Number of Fish |
Biggest Fish |
Total Weight |
Position |
Prize |
| Andy Gooding |
8 |
2.14 |
15.12 |
1 |
£1000 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| Paul Jones |
5 |
2.06 |
10.07 |
2 |
£400 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| Ron Wilday |
5 |
1.15 |
9.02 |
3 |
£250 BOB cheque & Snowbee Hat |
| John Huckings |
4 |
2.06 |
8 |
4 |
Snowbee Nivalis Jacket |
| Andrew Alger |
4 |
2 |
7.04 |
5 |
Snowbee Onyx Cass. fly reel system |
| Allan Lawson |
2 |
2.04 |
3.14 |
6 |
Snowbee Breeze Bloc Softshell Jacket |
| Roger Trustcott |
2 |
1.14 |
3.11 |
7 |
Snowbee Ultralite Chest Pack |
| Allan Brown |
2 |
2 |
3.08 |
8 |
Snowbee 14740 Fly Box Tool Kit |
| D Perks |
1 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
9 |
Snowbee Easy vue competition fly box |
| Graham Watts |
1 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
10 |
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| Mark Sinclair |
1 |
2.04 |
2.04 |
10 |
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| Malcolm Ure |
1 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
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| John Rumbold |
1 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
13 |
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| Rob Gale |
1 |
1.15 |
1.15 |
13 |
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| P Brown |
1 |
1.14 |
1.14 |
15 |
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| Andy Lobb |
1 |
1.13 |
1.13 |
16 |
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| Chris Bolt |
1 |
1.11 |
1.11 |
17 |
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| Alec Hoare |
1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
18 |
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| Janet Till |
1 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
19 |
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| Darren Penfold |
1 |
1.09 |
1.09 |
19 |
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| John Hern |
1 |
1.07 |
1.07 |
21 |
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