Tournament
Results
2008
Click below for prior-year results
(All events are run by published BFCC rules).
BFCC (Brentwood Tournament)
Monday 20th October, 2008
by Paul Arden (published on Sexyloops.com)
Just back from the British Fly Casting Club's competition day. A great day, plenty of casting, and the casting is getting better. I'm not quite on form but I've been fishing Canada and so that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. Managed a couple of victories, one a scrape win in the 5 weight distance and the other a surprise win in the Salmon Distance. Jonathan Tomlinson pulled victory in the 7 weight and neither Mike nor I could beat him. Mick Bell won the T38. Next year we'll be making sure both join us for the complete weekend and not just the Sunday so I can Palinka Sabotage their game like everyone else's.
A special mention goes to Adam who threw 116 in the 7 weight and 111 in the five weight. Snake Pliskin threw over 100. Alex swore in Russian a few times. And you should be able to find all the results soon on the BFCC website, if not already.
A wonderful day as always, expertly organised by Mike Marshall. Mike, if you don't know, instructs at Hanningfield, where we first met some ten years ago, back in the days when I was teaching at Ardleigh. He's a competition caster and despite the fact that he's 103 [fishing seasons] old, he still regularly wins full line and shooting head stuff. In fact he holds the 7 weight record. Which is outstanding.
19th October 2008,
Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex.
5
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Paul Arden |
122 feet 5 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
119 feet 1 inch |
|
Mike Heritage |
118 feet 6 inches |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
113 feet 4 inches |
|
Adam Denes |
111 feet 5 inches |
|
Mick Bell |
109 feet 2 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
103 feet 10 inches |
|
Dean Bass |
95 feet 7 inches |
|
Andy Miller |
92 feet 9 inches |
|
Tony
Bennett |
87
feet 7 inches |
|
Geoff Mitchell |
78 feet 5 inches |
19th October 2008,
Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex.
7
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
132 feet 4 inches |
|
Paul Arden |
132 feet |
|
Mike Heritage |
129 feet 8 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
123 feet 7 inches S60 Record |
|
Mick Bell |
116 feet 5 inches |
|
Adam Denes |
116 feet 3 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
108 feet 7 inches |
|
John
Bishop |
107
feet 9 inches |
|
Alex Titov |
104 feet 7 inches |
|
Roger Miles |
101 feet 11 inches |
|
Steve Kemp |
101 feet |
|
Dean Bass |
96 feet 11 inches |
|
Terry Jenner |
91 feet 7 inches |
|
Geoff Mitchell |
96 feet 1 inch |
|
Roy Cannon |
66 feet |
19th October 2008,
Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex.
Event
T38: Single-handed Trout
Distance (cast off flat ground)
Note:
this event qualifies the caster for the 55
Yard Club.
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Mick Bell |
184 feet 9 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
183 feet 5 inches |
|
Paul Arden |
181 feet 9 inches |
|
Andy Miller |
177 feet 7 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
171 feet 10 inches |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
171 feet |
|
Dean Bass |
156 feet |
|
Colin Howlett |
150 feet |
|
Mike Heritage |
147 feet 8 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
141 feet |
19th October 2008,
Shenfield, Brentwood, Essex.
OPEN
Double-handed Salmon Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Paul Arden |
225 feet 4 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
223 feet 7 inches |
|
Mike Marshall |
220 feet 8 inches |
|
Andy Miller |
215 feet 2 inches |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
204 feet 2 inches |
|
Mick Bell |
201 feet 3 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
194 feet 7 inches |
|
Terry Jenner |
180 feet 4 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
172 feet |
|
Mike Heritage |
167 feet 10 inches |
10th August 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
5
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
129 feet 10 inches |
|
Mike Heritage |
118 feet 9 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
114 feet 5 inches |
|
Richard Flint |
112 feet |
|
Alex Titov |
110 feet 5 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
110 feet 2 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
103 feet 11 inches |
|
Steve Morris |
101 feet 5 inches |
|
John Bishop |
97 feet 7 inches |
|
Anthony Williams |
96 feet 2 inches |
10th August 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
7
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground)
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Mike Marshall |
142
feet 1 inch |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
135 feet 8 inches |
|
Mike Heritage |
134 feet 4 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
118 feet 8 inches |
|
Richard Flint |
116 feet 3 inches |
|
Shaun Cummin |
115 feet 11 inches |
|
John Bishop |
108 feet |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
108 feet |
|
Alex Titov |
106 feet 3 inches |
|
Steve Morris |
103 feet |
|
Anthony Williams |
96 feet 9 inches |
10th August 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
Event
T38: Single-handed Trout
Distance (cast off flat ground)
Note:
this event qualifies the caster for the 55
Yard Club.
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
John Reynolds |
203 feet 11 inches |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
203 feet 1 inch |
|
Andy Miller |
186 feet 10 inches |
|
Barney Wright |
171 feet 6 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
169 feet 2 inches |
|
Steve Morris |
168 feet 5 inches |
|
Richard Flint |
167 feet 6 inches |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
165 feet 4 inches |
|
Shaun Cumming |
160 feet 1 inch |
|
Tony Bennett |
159 feet 8 inches |
|
John Bishop |
153 feet 10 inches |
|
Mike Heritage |
151 feet 5 inches |
|
Alex Titov |
137 feet |
|
Anthony Williams |
115 feet 4 inches |
10th August 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
OPEN
Double-handed Salmon Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Andy Miller |
248 feet 11 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
237 feet 4 inches |
|
Jonathan Tomlinson |
230 feet 4 inches |
|
Shaun Cumming |
208 feet 3 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
197 feet |
|
Andrew Bagshaw |
190 feet 11 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
180 feet 9 inches |
|
Mike Heritage |
178 feet 5 inches |
11th May 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
5
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Mike Heritage |
114 feet 1 inch |
|
John Reynolds |
103 feet 3 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
99 feet |
11th May 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
7
Weight Fly Fisherman's Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Mike Marshall |
130 feet 10 inches (DT7 fly line) |
|
Mike Heritage |
132 feet 9 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
121 feet |
|
Tony Bennett |
111 feet 11 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
96 feet 10 inches |
|
Steve Morris |
94 feet 7 inches |
|
Terry Jenner |
92 feet 10 inches |
11th May 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
Event
T38: Single-handed Trout
Distance (cast off flat ground)
Note:
this event qualifies the caster for the 55
Yard Club.
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
John Reynolds |
174 feet 6 inches |
|
Mike Heritage |
153 feet 3 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
151 feet |
|
Tony Bennett |
149 feet 9 inches |
11th May 2008,
Huntingdon Racecourse, Cambridgeshire.
OPEN
Double-handed Salmon Distance (cast off flat ground).
|
Caster |
Distance |
|
Mike Marshall |
214 feet |
|
Mike Heritage |
189 feet 9 inches |
|
Colin Howlett |
180 feet 6 inches |
|
Tony Bennett |
162 feet 6 inches |
|
John Reynolds |
159 feet |