NEWTOWN ANGLING CLUB
COMPETITIONS
Bob Parr our Club President in action on the
Basingstoke Canal
Club Championships
The Senior and Junior Club Championships will be decided by
the lowest number of points gained by a member during the season,
with the worst two results being discarded.
The points will be awarded as follows:-
The winner of each Club match will get one point, second position
two points and so on to the last member weighing in. Those attending
the match but not weighing in will get another five points on
top of the points awarded to the last member weighing in and
those not attending the match will get a further five points
i.e. those not attending will receive ten points more than the
last member weighing in on the day.
Trophies will be awarded to both the Senior and Junior Club
Champion, to be retained for one year, as well as permanent
mementos presented.
Founders Cup
This match is to take place before 31st October. The actual
date, and venue being decided by the Match Secretary and published
in the Club programme. The winner, being the member having the
highest weight on the day, will be awarded the trophy, to be
retained for one year, as well as a permanent memento presented.
Prince of Wales Trophy
This competition is run on a knockout basis as follows:-
Round 1: All entrants names will be drawn into six groups,
equal if possible. Junior entrants names will be drawn separately
and included in each group. The top two weights from each group
qualify for the next round.
Round 2: The remaining 12 entrants will be drawn into two equal
groups. The top weights from each group qualify for the final.
Final: The overall winner will be the finalist with the highest
weight.
The draw for the groups for Rounds 1 and 2 shall take place
at a Club meeting following the first round being fished.
In Rounds 1 and 2 the qualifiers will be provided by draw if
necessary, from the appropriate group. The actual date and venue
for each Round being decided by the Match Secretary and published
in the Club programme. The trophy, to be retained for one year,
will be awarded and a permanent memento presented.
S. Martin Pairs Trophy
This is a pairs competition usually held on a club coach outing,
or on a date and venue decided by the Match Secretary and published
in the Club programme. The pairs are drawn on the coach on the
way to the venue, or at the draw. The trophy, to be retained
for one year, will be awarded to the pair with the highest total
weight. A permanent memento will be presented to both winning
competitors.
Specimen Trophy
Awarded to the captor of the best specimen fish caught during
a club match or otherwise, within a 20 mile radius of Reading,
on waters open to all members, expressed as a percentage of
the National Record Fish Committee’s standard or record for
the species as at the start of the season. No specimen fish
whose National Record is less than 16oz. shall be eligible.
A claim for capture of a specimen fish should be submitted
in writing together with the names of two bona fide witnesses
and the location of the scales used for verification in the
event of a dispute.
A trophy, to be retained for one year, will be awarded and
a permanent memento presented.
Roach Trophy
Awarded to the member recording the heaviest catch of Roach
on a Club outing specified for this competition. The actual
date and venue being decided by the Match Secretary and published
in the Club programme. A trophy will be awarded, to be retained
for one year.
Handicap Trophy
To be run on one of the Club’s outings specified for this competition.
The actual date and venue being decided by the Match Secretary
and published in the Club programme. The method of handicapping
being as follows:-
(a) Members featuring in the top twenty positions of the previous
season’s Club Championships shall be awarded an allowance of
4oz. corresponding to their position, i.e. if in fifth place
an allowance of 20oz. (1 lb. 4oz.) will be given.
(b) The previous season’s Club Champion together with any new
members will start from scratch.
(c) In order to qualify for a handicap allowance, established
Club members must have attended a minimum of five matches in
the previous season’s Club Championships otherwise they will
start from scratch.
(d) Members below 20th position will be awarded an allowance
of 80oz. (5 lbs.).
(e) Junior members having moved into the Senior ranks will start
with an allowance of 40oz. (2 lbs. 8oz.).
A trophy will be awarded, to be retained for one year.
Hayes Cup
This trophy, to be retained for one year, shall be awarded
to the member having the highest aggregate weight over the current
season R&DAA Aggregate Points Shield match series. In order
to record aggregate weights for the Hayes Cup, members are required
to submit their R&DAA match weight record forms, for each
Aggregate Points Shield match, to the Match Secretary.
Club Team or Doubles Trophy
This trophy is to be competed for by self selecting pairs.
It is to be fished for over a series of five matches from October
onwards. Pairs may be formed by any two members whether Senior
or Junior and must be listed prior to the first match in the
series to qualify.
The points system to decide the winners will be the same as
that for the Club Championships, but this will be an entirely
separate competition with the points relevant to each pair being
lifted from the Match Secretary’s result sheet after each match.
A trophy, to be retained for one year, will be awarded to the
pair with the lowest points total. A permanent memento will
be presented to both winning competitors.
Newtown Junior Chapel Cup
This trophy will be competed for by Junior members on a Saturday
outing between July and September, the actual date and venue
being decided by the Match Secretary and published in the Club
programme. The trophy will be awarded to the Junior member with
the heaviest weight on the day, to be retained for one year,
and a permanent memento presented.
Western Fuels Trophy
This competition, open to all Senior and Junior members, will
be a run on a knockout basis as follows:-
Round 1: The 16 members with the highest aggregate weight from
the two Club matches fished in June and July shall qualify for
round 2.
Round 2: The 16 qualifiers will be drawn into eight pairs.
The member from each pair with the highest aggregate weight
from the two Club matches fished in August and September shall
qualify for round 3.
Round 3: The 8 qualifiers will be drawn into four pairs. The
member from each pair with the highest aggregate weight from
the two Club matches fished in October and November shall qualify
for round 4.
Round 4: The 4 qualifiers will be drawn into two pairs. The
member from each pair with the highest aggregate weight from
the two Club matches fished in December and January shall qualify
for the final round.
Final Round: The two qualifiers will fish February and March
Club matches.
The winner shall be the member with the highest aggregate weight
from these two final matches, and a trophy, to be retained for
one year, will be awarded.
In the event of both members of a pair in rounds 2, 3 and 4
having an equal aggregate weight, the qualifier for the next
round will be selected by draw.
In the event of one member of a pair failing to fish both Club
matches in rounds 2, 3 and 4, then the other member of the pair
shall qualify for the next round. If both members of a pair
fail to fish both Club matches in rounds 2, 3 and 4, then neither
member of the pair shall qualify for the next round.
Best Match Weight
A prize or permanent memento will be awarded to the member
recording the heaviest individual weight during the Club match
series.
Denis Read Trophy
This trophy shall be awarded to a Club member who, in the opinion
of the Club Management Committee, has made a significant contribution
to the organization of the Club or the promotion of its activities.
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All of the above trophies will be awarded at the June Club
meeting, or a separate meeting in June set aside for such purpose,
and must be returned by the following April meeting. Any member
contravening this rule will be considered to lapsed membership
and will have to re-apply.
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COMPETITION RULES
1. Club matches will be fished as ‘Pegged Down’, unless otherwise
agreed.
2. The draw will commence one hour before the agreed staring
time.
3. Each member participating in the competition will draw a
number and fish at the peg corresponding to that number for
the duration of the match.
4. A re-draw can be granted only in the case of a peg being
declared unfishable by the Match Secretary and at least one
other witness. Application for a re-draw must be made within
one hour of the start of the match.
5. Any competitor wishing to move to a vacant peg, or swim,
on the match venue may do so but any fish caught by that competitor
will not count in that competition.
6. A swim shall start one yard upstream of the anglers peg
and terminate a yard above the position of the next angler or
peg downstream. Wherever practical, the minimum distance between
each peg will be 15 yards.
7. The water must not be broken before the start of the match
except for soaking of ground-bait, plumbing the depth by float
tackle only and the positioning of bank-sticks and keep-nets.
8. Anglers must fish from the bank or, if they stand in the
water, must be in a position to touch the bank with part of
their body.
9. The match will start and finish at a signal from the Match
Secretary and/or his appointed deputy.
10. All fish will be weighed in at the anglers peg by means
of the official Club scales.
11. All fish eligible for weighing in will be the same as those
eligible in the current R&DAA match rules.
12. Competitors may double draw if required and the current
R&DAA ruling will apply i.e. there must be one peg between
the pair, the senior member to be downstream.
13. Optional pools will be run by the Match Secretary, or a
designated member, on all Club matches as required. Pools are
to be entered before the draw with the exception of latecomers
who must enter the pools, if required, before commencing fishing.
Pools will be divided in the ratio of 50:30:20. Should less
than three weights be recorded in the pool, the prize money
will be divided 60:40 or 100% whichever applies. Should no weights
be recorded the appropriate pools money will be retained as
free entry to the pools of the following match. Any angler not
fishing the following match will forfeit his pools money.
14. Any infringement of the preceding rules may render a member
liable to disqualification.
15. The Match Secretary’s decision on all disputes will be
final.
Notes:
Club members who have pre-booked to fish a Club match will
have preference at the draw should the number of pegs be restricted
(e.g. when the number of anglers at the draw exceeds the number
of available pegs).
Pegging fees will be charged to non-members participating in
Club matches.
Club members and their guests wishing to fish The Charlie Johnson
Christmas Match must pre-book at least one week in advance of
the event. Guests shall not be eligible to compete for prizes
and trophies, but may enter pools if required.
Any Club member may fish a venue booked by the Club once the
match is competed.
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