An exciting finish and weigh-in to the
2005 Access Open saw Stephen 'Stef' Hunter take the £459 first prize
with 27lb 10 oz , just edging Davie Corcoran into 2nd by the weight of one fish. Nice weather made for a great day and from the
excitement at the draw to the excellent presentation buffet, everyone
had a memorable time. It was very good match with most areas of
the Island Pond and Main Loch
producing plenty of fish.
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| The Silverware |
Stef in Action |
The Island Pond |
Mark nets a Carp |
Stef with the Trophy |
Stef made the early running catching Ide and occasional Carp steadily
from the off on peg 10 on the Island Pond which looked to be an
excellent draw. He fished worm and caster like most on the Island pond
and seemed to be well ahead of the field until the last two hours when Davie and Mark Lyons started to up the pace and come back at him.
Davie came closest with a great late burst of Ide on peg 24 but he was
just short at the weigh-in.
There was a special sponsor's prize of £100 for the winner of the
Main Loch and, after a slow start on peg 50, 17 year old Mark staked his claim with a
string of carp in the last hour. Combined with his section and 3rd place
prizes Mark walked away with a cool £270.
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1st
Stef Hunter |
2nd
Davie Corcoran |
3rd
Mark Lyons |
4th
Alan Jones |
E Section
Ian Whitson |
B Section
Craig Kent |
The ACCESS Open continues to establish itself as Scotland's premier
open match thanks to sponsors
ACCESS Loans and Mortgages ,
with a new superb permanent trophy, tremendous cash prizes and great
catches. Lawrence Ihle of ACCESS is delighted to support the angling
community and Magiscroft. We were honoured to have Harry Crockard of
ACCESS present the prizes and of course the 'BIG cheque'. Thanks to everyone
else who helped make the day so successful and enjoyable, especially
Frieda for the excellent hot buffet and drinks. Congratulations to Stef,
also to the other winners, and roll on next year!
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| Harry with Craig |
Harry with Mark |
Harry with Davie |
Harry with Ian |
The 'BIG Cheque' |
Result -
1st Stephen Hunter - 27lb 10oz (12.530kg)
2nd Davie Corcoran - 26lb 12oz (12.150kg)
3rd Mark Lyons - 15lb 13oz (7.160kg)
4th Alan Jones - 15lb 10oz (7.090kg)
5th = Rab Crossan - 14lb 14oz (6.730kg)
5th = Craig Kent - 14lb 14oz (6.730kg)
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