Island anglers cash in on Pompy competition
21 island anglers travelled to Portsmouth to fish the Alan’s Marine open pegged competition and took 4 of the 23 prizes. Sandown angler Damian Geldard landed a Bass of 5lb 5oz to take the first place prize of £1000 as well as £70 for the zone, £170 for the heaviest fish and £42 for the best Isle of Wight angler. The second place prize of £500 and a zone prize of £60 also went to an island angler; Gareth Croft who had a Bass that tipped the scales at 3lb 14oz. Daz Newland and Richard Smith received table prizes with 14th and 20th places respectively.
