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2010 - Bridlington
Looking out of my second floor bedroom window at The Expanse Hotel I could
see gentle waves breaking along the whole of the match length. The weather
whilst we were there was pretty mild for the time of year with a mixture
of sunshine, light rain and light winds. Unfortunately no storms had
stirred up the sea prior to our arrival and the match looked like being a
bit of a grueller.
On Wednesday evening the captains drew a position number and allocated
team members to that peg in each of the three zones. Zone A was the
northern most zone and was shallower than the other two .Peg 11 was right
by a very fishy looking sewer pipe. Zone B, slightly deeper than A,
started at the sewer pipe and zone C, the deepest section, was directly
after B. Best pegs appeared to be 1 & 11 as both provided a clear end
peg and proximity to the sewer pipe.
Start time was three hours before high water and announced by a blast on a
fog horn. Base camps were set up at the top of the beach but rods and
tripods had to be carried fifty yards down the beach to the waters edge
and we then proceeded to reverse up the beach as the tide made. Peter
Smalls (Sc) made a cracking start with a flounder first cast and over the
next two hours several more fish were caught but it wasn't very hectic
unless your name was Alan Uden (SE) who had twelve fish or so before high
water. The reason for this was that he was the only person to have any
harbour ragworm (muddies, maddies, creeper, etc) and he used then to very
good effect.
The tide reached high water and nothing much changed apart from it
starting to rain. The odd fish was being caught but everyone were pinning
their hopes on the whiting appearing after dark but unfortunately they
never appeared and it was a very soggy end to the match three hours after
high water.
Remember I said pegs 1 & 11 looked promising? The team winners South
East drew peg 1!
Team
1st South East
2nd Northern
3rd Yorkshire
Yorkshire were very unfortunate to loose out on second place as they had
drawn on points with the Northern region and it came down to the length of
the second longest fish to decide places.
Individual
1st Alan Uden
(SE) 395 points
2nd Alan O'Neill (N) 213
3rd Shaun Manning (SE) 207
Despite the poor fishing it was a very pleasant venue and one I look
forward to returning to. The hotel was comfortable and right on top of the
venue and the staff made us feel very welcome.
Our thanks go to the East Riding of Yorkshire Council who provided free
car parking tickets for our stay and North Bay Angling for donating tackle
for the prize giving.
Next year's final will be fished at Orford Island, Suffolk on 10th November.
Please note that accommodation for these finals is booked at least a
year in advance and numbers are based on the regional teams that we know
will be taking part. If you want to bring your partner or make the event a
family holiday you must contact the angling council first, do not approach
the hotel.
Details of the CSSC National Individual Shore Competition can be obtained at
www.cssc.karoo.net
RESULTS
TEAM
Scoring is total number of position points, where first in zone gets
one point and last eleven, ie. three zone wins would give a team total of
3.
| REGION | POINTS | FISH | |
| 1 | SOUTH EAST | 5 | |
| 2 | NORTHERN | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | YORKSHIRE | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | MIDLANDS | 18 | 11 |
| 5 | NORTH WEST | 18 | 10 |
| 6 | SCOTLAND | 19 | |
| 7 | SOUTH WEST | 20 | |
| 8 | LONDON | 21 | |
| 9 | WALES | 24 | |
| 10 | EASTERN | 26 | |
| 11 | SOUTHERN | 31 |
ZONE A
| NAME | REGION | LENGTH | POSITION | |
| 1 | ALAN UDEN | SOUTH EAST | 395 - 2 Bass, 9 Flounders, 5 Coalfish and 1 Whiting | 1 |
| 2 | GRAHAM LAND | WALES | 105 - 3 Flounders and 1 Coalfish | 5 |
| 3 | DAVE MOYSE | MIDLANDS | 137 - 1 Flounder, 2 Dabs, 2 Bass and 1 Coalfish | 3 |
| 4 | PETER SMALLS | SCOTLAND | 128 - 3 Flounders, 2 Coalfish and 1 Whiting | 4 |
| 5 | JIM NORTH | EASTERN | 27 - 1 Flounder | 10 |
| 6 | JOHN DOWNING | SOUTHERN | 24 - 1 Flounder | 11 |
| 7 | DAVE GRIEVE | NORTHERN | 89 - 2 Flounders and 1 Coalfish | 6 |
| 8 | NIGEL CONLON | NORTH WEST | 78 - 1 Coalfish, 1 Flounder and 1 Whiting | 7 |
| 9 | ALAN WALSH | YORKSHIRE | 169 - 4 Dabs, I Whiting and 1 Coalfish | 2 |
| 10 | GORDON McCAIN | LONDON | 45 - 1 Bass and 1 Whiting | 9 |
| 11 | STEVE HARRIES | SOUTH WEST | 72 - 2 Dabs and 1 Flounder | 8 |
ZONE B
| NAME | REGION | LENGTH | POSITION | |
| 1 | BRIAN SILK | SOUTH EAST | 178 - 4 Flounders and 2 Coalfish | 2 |
| 2 | MARK EDDY | WALES | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | STEVE CASH | MIDLANDS | 91 - 4 Flounders | 5 |
| 4 | NO THIRD MAN | SCOTLAND | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | BILL MITCHAM | EASTERN | 54 - 1 Flounder and 1 Coalfish | 8 |
| 6 | BARRY DAVIES | SOUTHERN | 28 - 1 Flounder | 9 |
| 7 | DAVE McKENZIE | NORTHERN | 195 - 2 Flounders, 2 Coalfish and 3 Whiting | 1 |
| 8 | STEVE BALL | NORTH WEST | 134 - 4 Flounders and 1 Coalfish | 4 |
| 9 | MARTIN BRADSHAW | YORKSHIRE | 174 - 1 Whiting, 3 Coalfish and 2 Dabs | 3 |
| 10 | BRIAN DE SOUZA | LONDON | 58 - 1 Flounder and 1 Coalfish | 7 |
| 11 | CLIVE BADDICK | SOUTH WEST | 66 - 2 Coalfish and 1 Dab | 6 |
ZONE C
| NAME | REGION | LENGTH | POSITION | |
| 1 | SHAUN MANNING | SOUTH EAST | 207 - 1 Bass, 5 Flounders and 2 Coalfish | 2 |
| 2 | IAN ROBERTSON | WALES | 20 - 1 Coalfish | 9 |
| 3 | JIM WORRALL | MIDLANDS | 19 - 1 Coalfish | 10 |
| 4 | GEORGE HANLEY | SCOTLAND | 108 - 2 Flounders, 1 Whiting and 1 Coalfish | 4 |
| 5 | PHIL WEBDALE | EASTERN | 24 - 1 Flounder | 8 |
| 6 | DAVE THOMPSON | SOUTHERN | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | ALAN O'NEILL | NORTHERN | 213 - 6 Flounders and 2 Coalfish | 1 |
| 8 | KEITH LEES | NORTH WEST | 60 -1 Flounder and 1 bass | 7 |
| 9 | SCOTT MOORE | YORKSHIRE | 170 - 3 Coalfish, 1 Plaice and 2 Dabs | 3 |
| 10 | PETER JENKINS | LONDON | 90 - 1 Coalfish, 2 Dabs and 1 Rockling | 5 |
| 11 | DAVE GRAHAM | SOUTH WEST | 90 - 3 Dabs and 1 Flounder | 6 |
INDIVIDUAL
| NAME | REGION | LENGTH | |
| 1 | ALAN UDEN | SOUTH EAST | 395 |
| 2 | ALAN O'NEILL | NORTHERN | 213 |
| 3 | SHAUN MANNING | SOUTH EAST | 207 |
| 4 | DAVE McKENZIE | NORTHERN | 195 |
| 5 | BRIAN SILK | SOUTH EAST | 178 |
| 6 | MARTIN BRADSHAW | YORKSHIRE | 174 |
| 7 | SCOTT MOORE | YORKSHIRE | 170 |
| 8 | ALAN WALSH | YORKSHIRE | 169 |
| 9 | DAVE MOYSE | MIDLANDS | 137 |
| 10 | STEVE BALL | NORTH WEST | 134 |
| 11 | PETER SMALLS | SCOTLAND | 128 |
| 12 | GEORGE HANLEY | SCOTLAND | 108 |
| 13 | GRAHAM LAND | WALES | 105 |
| 14 | STEVE CASH | MIDLANDS | 91 |
| 15 | PETER JENKINS | LONDON | 90 |
| DAVE GRHAM | SOUTH WEST | 90 | |
| 17 | DAVE GRIEVE | NORTHERN | 89 |
| 18 | NIGEL CONLON | NORTH WEST | 78 |
| 19 | STEVE HARRIES | SOUTH WEST | 72 |
| 20 | CLIVE BADDICK | SOUTH WEST | 66 |
| 21 | KEITH LEES | NORTH WEST | 60 |
| 22 | BRIAN DE SOUZA | LONDON | 58 |
| 23 | BILL MITCHAM | EASTERN | 54 |
| 24 | GORDON McCAIN | LONDON | 45 |
| 25 | BARRY DAVIES | SOUTHERN | 28 |
| 26 | JIM NORTH | EASTERN | 27 |
| 27 | JOHN DOWNING | SOUTHERN | 24 |
| PHIL WEBDALE | EASTERN | 24 | |
| 29 | IAN ROBERTSON | WALES | 20 |
| 30 | JIM WORRALL | MIDLANDS | 19 |
| 31 | MARK EDDY | WALES | 0 |
| DAVE THOMPSON | SOUTHERN | 0 | |
| NO THIRD MAN | SCOTLAND | 0 |