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GWENT SAC member Robert Evans, from Risca, is the new Seamaster champion after beating the other 19 finalists when they fished against each other during the Barry Angling Festival at Cold Knap and Porthkerry.
His conger and two pouting caught at the limekilns weighed exactly 2kg and was also the second best weight in the open competition.
Along with the Seamaster title and trophy and the £200 prize money that went with it, Evans also pocketed the £190 second prize from the Festival and as this was the first qualifier for next year’s Seamaster he opened his account with a useful 19 points.
Second best from the qualifiers was 2007 Seamaster champion Andrew Hutchings, who added sixth prize in the open and 15 points to his £100 Seamaster pay-out and picked up another £60 for finishing the series of qualifying competitions with the second highest points total.
The £50 prize for the third finalist went to Rhondda Valley SAC member Kieron Jones and the £100 prize for the highest total points over the series to Marshfield’s Roy Tapper.
It was a good day for past Seamaster champions because the Angling Festival winner, Steve Chadwick, held the title a few years ago.
The Elysian SAC member, from Llanrumney, caught a conger and two pouting weighing 2.44kg at Cold Knap Point to take the trophy, £360 prize money and 20 Seamaster points.
Cardiff SAA chairman Derek Gamlin was third and won a Radman lamp kit along with 18 points after catching a 1.62kg conger; Cardiff angler Lee Byrne was fourth and received an Abu multiplier reel and 17 points for his 1.54kg conger and 16 points and a beachcaster rod went to Gwent SAC member Neil Evans who weighed in 1.37kg.
The others who earned Seamaster points were: M Williams 14; P Mather 13; T Morley 12; K Jones 11; R Christoforato 10; S Smyth 9; S Kemp 8; R Potts 7; P Titt 6; J Radford 5; S Llewellyn 4; M Perrott 3; I Jones 2 and C Parker 1 point.
There’s the next chance to collect those valuable Seamaster points on Sunday at the Cardiff SAA Open competition at Cardiff Foreshore.
Cardiff company One Vision Sports Management have put up the £300 first prize; there is £100 for the runner-up and a lengthy prize list after that including three separate junior prizes.
The entry fee is £6 or £2.50 for juniors and booking in starts at 7am at Heliport Road.
The fishing is from 8.30am to 1pm and the weigh in is at the Fleurs Club in Splott where the scales close at 2pm.
This is a busy month for beach anglers because the third chance to gather Seamaster points comes at the Rhondda Valley SAC Open Competition at Cardiff Foreshore on Sunday, October 19 when fishing is from 8.30am to 1pm and first prize is £300.
PAUL Yates added to his lengthy list of wins with Newport Sea Anglers when he beached a 3.83kg ray at St Brides and beat Tony Hart’s 2.95kg conger and the 140gm eel that put Katie Gamlin in third place.
Yates had to settle for third place with 0.42kg when the club fished at Barry; beaten by Rob Chapman’s 0.48kg dogfish and the winning 2.14kg blonde ray beached by club chairman Mark Wall.
After finishing in second place in the WFSA Personal Members match Cardiff with a total fish length of 363cms Paul Thomas is leading the series by just half a point from Mike Dixon, who won this round with 419cm.
Young sea anglers have a chance to claim place in the Welsh junior team (16 years or under) and youth team (21 years or under) at Borth on Saturday, October 11. Full details from Joe Crowley on 01633 780118.

SSACN Media Release - 12/06/08 - For Immediate ReleaseEconomic assessment of recreational sea angling in Scotland.
For years The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network ( SSACN - www.ssacn.org ) have fought to get the Scottish Executive and the Scottish Marine Directorate to take action to secure the future of recreational sea angling and increase fishing tourism opportunities for coastal communities.
One stumbling block has always been that is little data regarding how much recreational sea angling is worth. Now a team of economists from Glasgow Caledonian University, funded by the Executive, are working to produce an economic assessment of recreational sea angling in Scotland which will help to ensure that policy makers understand Scottish sea angling’s true significance and how best to realise its future potential.
Ian Burrett, SSACN's Vice Chairman was keen to point out " This is probably the most important event to affect RSA in Scotland so far. To help gather the necessary data there is an on-line questionnaire at www.gcal.ac.uk/econsurv/seaangler3.htm - the whole process takes less than five minutes and may be undertaken by anyone who has been sea angling in Scotland."
Ian Burrett concluded " Around 20 years ago, Scotland was a renowned European sea angling destination of choice. Once the process is completed we shall be very interested to hear what the Executive and Directorate have to say and what initiatives they will introduce to help make it so once again. "
SSACN - Press Contact - contact@ssacn.org Tel :: 01561 361 960
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) is a Charity registered in Scotland.
SSACN is an independent body which was established to lead a unified, coordinated and comprehensive approach to international, national and local conservation issues which may affect recreational sea angling in Scotland.
SSACN seeks to ensure that all sea anglers can effectively enjoy their sport within fisheries managed for the benefit of all and not just for a select few.

THE £300 first prize in the WESA East Region Open Shore Competition
went to Swansea when Peter Evans beached a 5.18kg conger at St Brides. He also collected the top pool payout and 20 Seamaster points.
The £100 second prize, pool money and 19 Seamaster points went to Cardiff SAA member Steve Roberts who beached a thornback ray and a silver eel for a weight of 3.98kg.
It was Cardiff again in the next two places.
Robert Butcher, from Rumney, added 18 Seamaster points to his collection
by catching a 3.30kg thornback ray while reigning champion Andrew
Hutchings took another big step towards retaining his crown for another year by finishing fourth and earning 17 valuable points with a 3.08kg ray.
He is now at the top of the points chart with an aggregate of 66.75; Roy Tapper is next with 58 points and Ivor Smith is lying third with 42.
The final chance to win points comes in the Gwent and District Open at  St Brides on Sunday, September 14, and at the moment 20 points is the lowest total to make the top 20 – the number of qualifiers who will  compete against each other to decide who will be the 2008 Seamaster Champion.
The other competitors taking Seamaster points from the competition were:
G Wilmott 3.06kg 16; M Downey 2.94kg 15; L Brimfield 2.91kg 14; S
Benjamin 2.86kg 13; D O’Mara 2.74kg 12; S Llewellyn 2.28kg 11; M Mather
2.04kg 10; C Equeal 1.79kg 9; D Hemmings 1.77kg 8; R Christoforato
1.66kg 7; O Davies 1.65kg 6; P Titt 1.53kg 5; D Williams 1.35kg 4; A
Lavery 1.32kg 3; K Brink 0.42kg 2 and Daniel Derrin who won the junior
prize and was 20th overall with a 200g eel.

FISH were scarce when Newport Sea Anglers fished under the Severn Bridge and the first prize went to Ann Lovell, from Newbridge, who caught two silver eels weighing 360gm. The other competitor with fish was Phil Bunce whose two eels added up to 200gm. Dave Pilcher was the winner again in the Penarth SAC competition. He headed for his favourite mark on the ledges and found a 5lb bass waiting for his lugworm bait. Runner-up Colin Boagey also made his weight with a single bass, but he caught the 4lb 6oz fish at Dock Beach. Paul Spear reeled in a dogfish and an eel by the outfall to take third prize with 3lb 6oz.
The Cardiff SAA
competition at Ogmore also went to a regular winner, club chairman Derek Gamlin who beached a 5.25lb ray, a 3.75lb huss and a dogfish to put 9lb 11oz on his card. Half a dozen dogfish gave Mike Rowley 7lb 10oz and second prize, while Roy Tapper was third with a dogfish trio weighing 4lb 2oz. Regular Seamaster qualifier Robert Evans won the day when Gwent SAC lined up at Ogmore.
The Risca angler hooked a 4.30kg ray.
Ivor Smith, from Rogerstone, also had a ray but it was smaller and even accompanied by three dogfish could only turn the scales to 3.67kg for second place. Third prize went to Mark Verrinder and his 2.54kg ray.
 Pilcher beats attack of the wind to win
WIND and rain brought winter conditions to the Penarth SAC competition, but couldn’t stop Dave Pilcher clocking up his third consecutive win.
He faced the elements at a favourite mark on the ledges, where two bass and a cod gave him victory with 7lb 12oz.
New member Charlie Cauchie caught a 4lb 12oz conger from the pier for second place, while nearby, Jim Groves reeled one of 4lb up to claim third prize.
Only six members weighed in and fourth was Mike Goode, with a cod and three eels weighing 2lb 7oz from the White Wall.
Rogerstone shore fishing international Ivor Smith showed his class with a clear cut win in the
Gwent SAC competition at Sully.
He brought seven dogfish and two pouting to the scales to put 4.75kg on his card – way ahead of the club’s female champion Debra Eidmans in second place, with a silver eel of 0.73kg, Dan Seymour was in third with 0.50kg.
Derek Gamlin was in the prizes when Cardiff SAA fished at the foreshore.
It was a measure and release competition and he beached 13 fish, with a total length of 367cm, to finish runner-up.
Gary Thomas won with 19 fish and 577cm, while Mike Rowley’s 11 fish measuring 345cm was third-best.
Lewis Tapper, the Marshfield seven-year-old, who is riding high in the Seamaster points table, took the junior prize with one fish that measured 44cm.
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SEA COACHING
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Gamblin
Cardiff SAA fished to measure ad release rules at Monknash where chairman Derek Gamblin won the day with three rays and a brace of dogfish giving him a total of fish length of 320cm
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Conger
One conger was enough  for first place Jimmy Grovell took the prizes when Penarth SA fished from the promenade
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Sea Fishing in Penarth
Enjoy a great day out Sea Fishing on board CHARA from Penarth Marina www.mahagan-charters.co.uk
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All rounder Angler Donald Williams from Porthcawl Landed this 20 lb blonde ray off sand bank at hutchings point porthcawl. Using a cocktail of bait. Donald also caught the Biggest Mirror Carp from Meadow Lake Near Nottage Porthcawl. (See Coarse Reports)

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Matthew Riddlers thought he was into a big cod when his rod tip flicked up an hour into the rip but he wasn't that disappointed when he saw this 21lb 14oz conger come to the surface, it's a PB from the shore for the member of Carling Wales Specimen Hunters. Matthew tempted the fish with a whole squid fished on a pulley pennel rig, rod, a Zipplex Zero Plus reel, a Penn 525, size 6/0 Sakumas.