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Cork Small Boats Festival 2003 Report
Cork Small Boats Festival 2003.
29th September to 2nd October Twenty Five boats fished the Festival this year. Twenty one of these travelled from the UK. The competition was divided into a three day species hunt and one day specimen hunt. The weather on Monday allowed unrestricted angling for all boats. Most travelled outside Cork Harbour. Fishing was good with Twelve species being the best of the day. Day two dawned with a good forecast and again boats had unrestricted fishing. Fifteen species was the highest for the day. The top boats topped up their species tally by up to eight. Day three's weather was more inclement with boats being restricted to Cork Harbour. The top boats managed to top up by as many as five species on the day. The overall prize was awarded to UPTIDE GIRL with twenty one species The next three places were decided by weight. Twenty nine species were caught during the competition including some fine Cod, Plaice, Ray and Haddock as well as the more usual Conger, Ling and Pollack. A new species was added to the competition list namely a Gilthead of 2.35lb. The competition will take place again next year however boat numbers will have to be limited. Posn Boat Name Species Weight 1 BB13 Uptide Girl 21 67.20 2 BB7 Skua 20 77.55 3 BB3 Highlander 20 70.55 4 BB16 Nauti Lass 20 55.70 5 BB6 Bass Hunter 19 48.40 6 BB26 Beastmaster 18 68.70 7 BB17 Merlin 17 59.75 8 BB23 Striker II 16 72.60 9 BB19 Sea Pigeon 16 29.20 10 BB25 Tiradu 15 45.85 |
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