Newport social club open competition
Dave Jones picked up £180 last Sunday in the Newport social club open competition. Jones a carpenter from Sandown usually fishes Dunrowmans beach but decided to fish the back of the Wight and landed a Bass of 11lb 4-1/4oz and a 3lb 14oz Cod. John Cavnor had the only large Flounder bag with six fish totalling 10lb 8-1/4oz taking the second prize of £90 and the second sweep with a fish of 2lb 6-1/2oz. The £60 third place prize went to Andy Wenden with two Bass and a Wrasse for 8lb 7oz. The best specimen went to Steve Cooke with a Flounder of 2lb 7-1/2oz. No ladies or juniors weighed in so the prizes were held over for the next competition.
