"Maver" National Junior Pike Championships 2004



In line with the Federations commitment to the promotion and development of youth angling, the following dates and locations have been chosen for this year's junior championship.

12th April, North Longford
18th April, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
23rd May, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
30th May, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
11th July, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
25th July, Dun-na-ri, Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
1st August, Keady, Co. Armagh
22nd August, Rossmore, Co. Monaghan

19th September - Final - Venue to be announced


Heat 1 - 12th April, North Longford
The North Longford Angling Club hosted the first heat of the All-Ireland Junior Pike Championship on Gortamone Lake near Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim on 12th April. A total of 30 juniors participated in the event and all received "goodie bags", which contained fishing tackle, courtesy of Millard Bros (Milbro). 12 juniors fished in the under 18 section and 18 juniors fished in the under 13 section. North Longford Angling Club provided refreshments and a barbeque for all present after the match. Each junior, who caught a fish, qualified to fish in the final.
The top five in each section, are as follows:
Under18's
1. Ben Cusworth 3 fish 13.3
2. Philip Kavanagh 5 fish 11.13
3. Damien Simpson 2 fish 8.05
4. Craig Dalton 2 fish 5.07
5. Paul Mulligan 2 fish 4.12
Under13's
1. Jason Sheridan 2 fish 6.12
2. Laura Markey 1 fish 3.6
3. Luke Briody 1 fish 3.00
4. Killian Briody 1 fish 3.00
5. Peter Boyle 1 fish 2.11
A total of 20 juniors caught fish and qualified to fish the final in September. The North Longford Angling Club sponsored trophies for the top three anglers in each section. A total of 33 fish were weighed and released. The best fish of the day was caught by Ben Cusworth and weighed 11.08.


Heat 2 - 18th April, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
Kiltimagh Angling Club ran the second qualifier on the 18th April. Ten anglers took part.
Brian Mc Entee qualified for the U13 final in September.


Heat 5- 25th July, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Newbridge & District Pike Anglers Association ran the fifth qualifier on 25th July on the River Black, Monasterevin. 11 juniors took part.
The juniors who qualified were:
Under13's
Declan Walsh 1 fish for 1lb 11oz
Under18's
1st Mark Fortune 1 fish for 9lb 3oz
2nd Thomas Hayden 1fish for 5lb 12oz
3rd Carl Andrevcetti 2 fish for 2lb 15oz
4th Thomas Conlon 1 fish for 2lb


Heat 7 - 1st August, Keady, Co. Armagh
The results of the seventh qualifier, which took place on Clea Lake and hosted by the Keady and District Angling Club were as follows:
Under 13's
1st Jason McKenna 6 lb
2nd Brendan Muldoon 4 lb 4 oz
3rd David Osbourne 3 lb 6 oz
4th Shane Curry 2 lb 7 oz
5th Amy Mc Kenna 9 oz
Under 18's
1st Shane Mc Kenna 14 lb 6 oz
2nd Stiofan Mc Kenna 7 lb 2 oz
3rd Michael Mc Kenna 3 lb 1 oz
4th John Mc Kenna 2 lb 11 oz
5th Anthony Curry 1 lb 5 oz


Heat 8 - 22nd August, Rossmore, Co. Monaghan
9 juniors turned fished the qualifier in persistant rain.
The anglers who qualified were:
Under18's
Darren Tierney, Monaghan 1 fish for 8oz (last years U18 winner)
Under13's
Cormac Watterson, Monaghan 1 fish for 6lb 8oz
Ciara Fallon, North Longford 2 fish for 2lb 8oz
Declan Meehan, North Longford 1 fish for 1lb 4oz (Last years U13 winner)

(Remainder of results will be posted on site as soon as possible)



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For further details on the junior championship, contact Youth Officer Finbar Meehan on 086 0711137.

NOTE:

The IFPAC runs The "Kingspan" National Pike Championship each year, the All-Ireland inter-club championship, the "Millard Bros " 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.