Specimen Hunt kicks off to a fantastic start
Running throughout the year in Weymouth, the new 2017 Specimen Hunt is off to a great start!
Whether you live locally or you're visiting Weymouth for a short break or holiday, our year long Charter Boat Specimen Hunt is a brand new competition to get you involved. Fish from any of the participating Weymouth charter boats to be in with the chance of winning £3,000 for breaking a British record, £1,000 for a port record or an array of tackle prizes for categories including best fish of each nominated species, best overall area specimen and most unusual fish.
The competition so far ...
Although the weather has been changeable, as is normal for this time of year, the competiton has been embraced by all and many anglers have submitted entries as well as fish to be recorded. A few of the best so far are Will Smith with an 18lb 4oz Spurdog caught on MeerKat Charters, beating our very own Andy Selby's earlier entry of 12lb 8oz. Raymond Crowe entered the comp with an 18lb 3oz Pollack caught on Fish-on! And our first Undulate Ray entry from Mark Tricker at 17lb 8oz with Snapper Fishing Charters. All impressive fish waiting to be beat!
Join our Facebook group for a list of all of the entries so far, so you can see the current fish to beat going forward. Also on here you will find the records to beat and the participating charter boats. For only £5 to entry yourself for this year long competition, it definitely worth the fee and for a bit of fun.
Sponsored by Zebco, Fin-Nor and Quantum.
| SPECIES | PORT RECORD | BRITISH RECORD | CURRENT RECORD | ANGLER | BOAT |
| BALLAN WRASSE | 8lb 61/4oz | 9lb 7oz | |||
| BASS* | 16lb 8oz | 19lb 9oz | |||
| BLACK BREAM | 6lb 4oz | 6lb 14oz | 1lb 7oz | David Bennett | Atlanta |
| BRILL | 13lb 10oz | 16lb | 3lb | John Sherman | Amarisa |
| BULL HUSS | 15lb 12oz | 22lb 4oz | 13lb 3oz | Terry Dawson | Meerkat |
| COALFISH | 27lb 8oz | 37lb 5oz | |||
| COD | 34lb 8oz | 58lb 6oz | |||
| CONGER | 103lb | 133lb 4oz | |||
| GURNARD (TUB) | 6lb 14oz | 11lb 7oz | |||
| LING | 44lb | 67lb 5oz | |||
| PLAICE | 8lb 1oz | 10lb 3oz | |||
| POLLACK | 22lb 14oz | 29lb 4oz | 18lb 3oz | Raymond Crowe | Fish-on 2 |
| RAY-BLONDE | 34lb 15oz | 39lb 10oz | |||
| RAY-UNDULATE | 22lb 13oz | 22lb 13oz | 17lb 8oz | Mark Tricker | Snapper |
| RAY-THORNBACK | 17lb 8oz | 31lb 7oz | 8lb 15oz | David Bennett | Atlanta |
| SMOOTHHOUND** | 22lb 4oz | 28lb | |||
| SPURDOG** | 22lb 14oz | 24lb 5oz | 18lb 4oz | Will Smith | Snapper |
| TOPE | 71lb 4oz | 82lb 8oz | |||
| TURBOT | 29lb 12oz | 33lb 12oz | |||
| WHITING | 5lb 4oz | 7lb 6oz | |||
| Most Unusual fish | |||||
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Best other specimen |
POUT | 2lb 12oz | Lewis Hodder | Meerkat | |
| GARFISH | 1lb 8oz | David Bennett | Atlanta |
