HCA Boat Fishing Club

2006

Saturdays match was won by Malcolm Frost aboard Kelly Jane with a fine fish of 11lbs 9.5oz . The skipper of the boat Glen Hughes came a very close second with a fish of 11lbs 9oz. Third was Tony Salters with a fish of 10lbd 3 oz. Below Steve Coulson of Martek Marine presenting Malcolm Frost with a cheque for £1000 for the biggest fish of the day.

To view the full match results go to the results page or  click on this link.      

To view some of the pictures from the match go to the pictures page or click on the link.    

I would like to say a big thank you to all the sponsors who donated prizes for the event especially Martek Marine who once again offered to be the main sponsors. Thanks to Steve Akeroyd from Fox International for attending  and sponsoring the event. Thanks to Dave Barham and Darren Taylor from Total Sea Fishing magazine who also attended and sponsored the event, and thanks to Grimsby Yacht Rigging supplies who also sponsored the event. 


Sponsors for the prize table are:
Total Sea Fishing magazine,
Fox Tackle,
Grimsby Yacht Rigging supplies,
And your club

Because of the generosity of our sponsors and the fact that we have
at least 150 anglers fishing the prizes will be as follows:

Minimum cash payout:

Heaviest Cod = £1000 + pool
2nd Heaviest Cod = £300 + pool
3rd Heaviest Cod = £200 + pool

2005

Many thanks to Martek Marine who sponsored the the Martek Marine big Cod match last year. Steve Coulson the Marketing Director and a member of the H.C.A. Fishing club kindly donated over £2000 to host the largest boat fishing competition the East Coast has ever seen.

 Below Steve Coulson presenting Mick Fowler a cheque for £1000 for the biggest cod caught on the day. 

The H.C.A will be hosting the match again next year and Martek have once again kindly agreed to help out with the sponsorship of the event.

If you are interested in fishing the match next year the date has been set for January the 14th. The match will start at 8:30am and finish at 15:00. Again the prize for the biggest fish will be £1000 and there are a whole host of other prizes. For more information or to obtain an application form contact:- 

Tim Burgess on 07955 819597 or click the link to e-mail     Tim Burgess

Chris Banks on 01472 814622 or click the link to e-mail     Chris Banks

Tony Hogg on 07949 836418 or click the link to e-mail        Tony Hogg

Results for the Martek Marine Cod Match 25/02/2005

1^st Michael Fowler 10bs 11.5oz £1000 1^st prize + £429 pool money Grimsby

2^nd John Barron 9lbs 4.5oz £500 2^nd prize + £143 pool money Grimsby H.C.A

3^rd Alan Jones 9lbs 3.5oz £250 3^rd prize + £143 pool money Grimsby H.C.A

4^th Paul Garrety 9lbs 3oz Abu Uptider & Daiwa Firewolf multiplier Chesterfield

5^th Tony Jackson 8lbs 4oz Daiwa Sealine multiplier Grimsby

6^th Chris Jordison 7lbs 11.5oz Abu Enticer Boat rod Grimsby

7^th Tony Salters 7lbs 7.5oz Daiwa Firewolf multiplier Grimsby

8^th D Humberston 7lbs 6oz Banax multiplier Grimsby

9^th Chris Jordison 7lbs 5.5oz DST 300HL multiplier Grimsby

10^th Colin Duncan 7lbs 1oz Reel Nottingham

11^th Tony Jackson 7lbs Abu landing net Grimsby

12^th Dave Harris 6lbs 14oz BFM fleece BFM

13^th S Butters 6lbs 8.5oz BFM Smock Grimsby

14^th Mark Briggs 6lbs 7oz Filleting knife Grimsby H.C.A

15^th Jeff Towler 6lbs 6oz Gemini rig kit Grimsby H.C.A

16^th Mark Briggs 6lbs 3.5oz Cool Bag Grimsby H.C.A

17^th Jim Whippy 6lbs 3oz 2 spools of line BFM

18^th Andrew Edwards 6lbs 1oz Waterproofs Skegness

18^th Paul Secker 6lbs 1oz Torch Grimsby H.C.A

20^th Mark Jones 6lbs BFM hat Skegness

21^st Tony Salters 5lbs 12.5oz BFM hat Grimsby

22^nd Steve Lampton 5lbs 10oz Line etc Grimsby H.C.A

Number of boats from the Marina 35

Number of boats launching off the beach 40

Total number of people fishing the match 175