| ABOUT AYRSTRIKE
The Burns an' a' That! Festival fishing competition, is set
to attract competitors from all over Scotland in a bid to
net the largest cash prize in Scottish fishing history.
More than 200 anglers are expected to take part in
AYRSTRIKE, with 16 qualifier rounds being held and the
winner from each qualifier going through to the Final at
Spring Water Fisheries, near Ayr on Sunday 25th May 2008.
BOOK IN NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
Full Application details -
here. There are still a few tickets left for all of
the qualifiers and these will now be sold on a first come
first served basis. Tickets can be provisionally booked by
emailing Gus Brindle at
gus@gbmsscotland.fsnet.co.uk or by phone on 07812
241816. The bookings will be confirmed on receipt of a
competed entry form, personality profile and cheque for the
entry fee. The cap of 4 entries per individual has now been
lifted and you may now enter as many qualifiers as you wish.
The final four qualifiers are:
|
QUALIFIER |
QUALIFIER 13 |
QUALIFIER 14 |
QUALIFIER 15 |
QUALIFIER 16 |
|
DATE |
8rd
May |
10th
May |
17th
May |
17th
May |
|
VENUE |
Magiscroft (Main Loch) |
Dormont
|
Broom
|
Orchil
(Nr Auchterarder) |
|
FEES: |
|
|
Peg |
£6.00 |
£5.00 |
£5.00 |
£7.00 |
|
Optional
Pools (1) |
£10.00 |
£10.00 |
£10.00 |
£10.00 |
|
TIMINGS: |
|
|
Draw |
1715 hrs
|
0930 hrs
|
0930 hrs
|
0930 hrs
|
|
Fish |
1800–2100 |
1100–1600 |
1100–1600 |
1100 –
1600 |
|
Results |
2130 hrs |
1630 hrs |
1630 hrs |
1630 hrs |
Notes: Pools
payouts will be: 1st = 50%, 2nd =
30%, 3rd = 20%
The requirement for
individuals to be a member of the SFCA in order to enter the
competition has been lifted for this year and the
competition is now open to all SFCA members and anyone
resident in Scotland.
This map shows where the
venues are in Scotland -
http://www.magiscroft.com/news/AyrStrike08map.jpg
. You probably need to zoom in to see the fishery labels
properly. |
RESULTS
Round 12 - Magiscroft
Fishery - Sat 3 May
|
 |
1st Colin
Hart - 4.540kg
2nd Jim Hillhouse - 1.760kg
3rd William Stewart - 1.650kg
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
and discussion at
Magiscroft Forum -
here |
|
|
Round 11 - Magiscroft
Fishery - Sat 3 May
|
 |
1st James
Woodrow - 5.950kg
2nd Darren Ferguson - 2.900kg
3rd = Chris Hughes & Kevin Murphy
0.920kg
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
and discussion at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 10 -
Dormont Lake - Sat 26 April
|
 |
1st Frank
Smith - 4oz
2nd Peter O'Neill - 1oz
3rd Mairi Dick - 1oz
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
and discussion at Magiscroft Forum -
here
|
Round 9 -
Broom Fishery - Sat 19 April
|
 |
1st Kevin
Murphy - 4.340kg
2nd Mark Trueman - 3.360kg
3rd Ian Whitson - 2.780kg
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
and discussion at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 8 -
Magiscroft Fishery - Sun 13 April
|
 |
1st Chris
Paton - 3.470kg
2nd Ian Whitson - 2.750kg
3rd Jim Jones - 1.910kg
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
and discussion at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 7 -
Barony College - Sat 12 April
|
 |
1st John
Rae - 3lb 1oz
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 6 - Loch
Ken - Sat 5 April
|
|
1st Eric
Morris - 10lb 10oz
2nd Ewan Weed - 9lb 7oz
3rd Mike Shaw - 8lb 6oz
Full
Press Release -
here
|
Round 5 -
Orchill Fishery - Sat 29
March
|
 |
1st Tommy
Lauriston - 5.370kg
2nd Martin Pearson - 4.960kg
3rd Tony Ball - 2.960kg
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 4 - Springwater Fishery - Sat 22
March
|
 |
1st David
McAuley - 1lb 10oz
2nd James Woodrow - 1lb
3rd Stuart McCowan - 10oz
Full
Press Release -
here
Pictures
at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 3 -
Forth & Clyde Canal - Sat 15 March
|
 |
All the
competitors failed to catch a fish ! So an
eliminating draw system was held to find a
qualifier. The peg number left at the end was
number 2, belonging to George Glen !
Full
Press Release - here |
Round 2 -
Broom Fisheries - Sat 8 March
|
 |
1st Stewart
Rae - 8lb 15oz
2nd David McAuley - 5lb 15oz
3rd Kevin Murphy - 4lb 1oz
Full
Press Release - here
Pictures
at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
Round 1 -
Magiscroft Fishery - Sat 1 March
|
 |
1st David
Corcoran - 5lb 4oz
2nd Ewan Weed - 4lb 11lb
3rd Brian Cochrane - 3lb 15oz
Full
Press Release - here
Pictures
at Magiscroft Forum -
here |
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