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"Maver"
National Junior Pike Championships
2004
Right:
Under 13 winner Peter Boyle with one of his pike
L-R John Chambers (Chairman), Ben
Cusworth (Under 18 winner) and Finbar Meehan (Youth Officer)
The "Maver" All-Ireland
junior pike championship took place on Sunday 19th September on
Coraneery Lake, near Cootehill, Co. Cavan. A total of 53 young anglers
competed on the day of the final, catching and releasing 33 pike
to 8lbs 4ozs in weather conditions that saw the lake being windswept.
Prizes were presented by the Junior Competitions Officer of the
Federation, Finbar Meehan, who put a huge amount of work into the
event. The weigh in was held in the Bridge Bar in Canningstown where
all juniors who took part received a plate of sausages and chips,
compliments of proprietor Leo Mc Cabe.
Under
18 - 2nd place Phillip Kananagh of Inchicore and District Pike Anglers
Under
18 - 3rd place Darren Tierney of Rossmore Coarse Angling Club
The results of
the final were as follows:
Under 13
1st. Peter Boyle(11) North Longford Angling Club 2 pike 14-03
2nd. Oisin Sweeney(10) Cootehill Angling Club 2 pike 8-04
3rd. Laura Markey(10) Inchicore Pike Anglers 2 pike 7-10
4th. Chloe Madden(11) North Longford Angling Club 1 pike 3-00
Under 18
1st. Ben Cusworth(15) North Longford Angling Club 4 pike 12-15
2nd. Philip Kavanagh(17) Inchicore Pike Anglers 5 pike 9-15
3rd. Darren Tierney(15) Rossmore Coarse Angling Club 5 pike 9-04
4th. Amanda Sheridan (15) North Longford Angling Club 3 pike 7-13
1st
place team - North Longford AC
2nd
place team - Inchicore and District AC
The Inter Club team
results were as follows:
1st. North Longford AC 7 pike
20-12 Ben Cusworth, Amanda Sheridan, Niamh Boyle and Paul Mulligan
2nd. Inchicore and District AC 7 pike 17-09 Paul Kavanagh, Laura
Markey and Shane Flanagan
3rd North Longford AC "B" 2 pike 14-03 Peter Boyle, Jason Sheridan,
Anthony Curran and Shane Curran
The above anglers
received Cups, Medallions and quality fishing tackle sponsored by
"Maver Ireland".
NOTE:
The
IFPAC runs The "Kingspan" National Pike Championship each
year, the All-Ireland inter-club championship, the "Maver"
National Junior pike championship and the All-Ireland junior inter-club
championship.
Anglers are reminded of the following competition rules:
An angler must be a member of a fully paid up affiliated club.
An angler may be refused entry to the competition without reason
being given.
Anglers who act as stewards at heats will be eligible to enter a
special heat for stewards provided that the person has been a steward
at 4 heats and has weighed a minimum of 4 fish.
Fish can NOT be weighed by the gills. It is the responsibility of
the angler to ensure this does not happen.
A
maximum of two fish in a keep sack.
Objections must
be made within an hour unless otherwise stated at the check-in.
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