Meetings and AGM
The Club meet
on the first Monday (the following Monday if a Bank
Holiday) of each month to discuss the forth coming
matches, arrange bait and transport to the match, and
discuss the general running of the Club.
The
meetings start at 20:30 and are held at
The Eagle, Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex.
The Clubs AGM
usually
takes place in November.
Click for a Map to the Eagle
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Club Officers
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President : Jimmy Turner
Chairman : Les Fitch
Club Secretary
: Kevin Thorpe
Treasurer : Barrie Senior
Boat Secretary
: Chris Leonard
Publicity Officer
: Barrie Senior
Website : Kevin Thorpe
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Club
Subscriptions
Initial one
off joining fee: n/a for 2011
Adult
£12 per year (Jan - December)
Junior/Senior Citizen
£5 per year (Jan - December)
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Match Fees
Orford Matches = £8
Other Matches = £3
Optional Pools = £2
Guest Fee =
£2 + match fee as above
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Boat Matches
With Several members owning their own boats, the Club organise several
dingy matches throughout the year. See
Boat section.
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Beach Matches
The beach matches are generally fished over 6 hours with two rods and
up-to 3 hooks per rod. There are usually around 2 beach matches per
month.
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Match Size Limits
The
minimum size limits
for matches are set at or above those imposed by M.A.F.
The
fixture list includes several
boat matches as a number of members have their own boats. Matches are
normally 6 hours with up to 2 rods allowed.
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Matches - Points system
Over the Club year points are awarded for fishing beach matches
(excluding all-nighters), which go towards a points cup. The points are
awarded as follows :
1 point for fishing the match
2 points for weighing in a sizeable fish
7 points for 1st place, 5 points for 2nd place, 4 points for 3rd place,
3 points for 4th place, 2 points for 5th place, 1 point for 6th place. |
Club Boat
The Club own a 17ft open dingy
powered by a 15hp Yamaha outboard.
The boat is used to ferry members over to Orfordness and is capable of
carrying 8 members and all their tackle.
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Venues
The majority of the Club's matches are held along the East Coast and are
mainly centered around Orfordness where the Club normally hold at least 2
all night matches. The
fixture
list includes a number of different
venues
from shallow sandy beaches to steep shelving shingle beaches and estuary
mud flats.
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