Members of an angling club in West Bay attended a prestigious awards night in Exeter, with a young angler recognised.
On Saturday January 25, members of the West Bay Angling Club, including Alfie Jeans and his parents, attended the Wyvern presentation night in Exeter.
The evening began with an engaging talk about the Angling Trust's talent pathway, delivered by Steven Rathbone.
Club member Ian Draper was awarded a certificate for being the shore runner-up in September 2024 with his impressive catch of a 2lbs 2ozs 10drms Mackerel. This achievement was met with enthusiastic applause from the audience.
However, the highlight of the night was yet to come. All eyes were on Alfie Jeans as he was called up to receive the prestigious Dennis Smith Memorial Trophy for the Best Junior Shore Specimen, awarded for his remarkable Thin Lipped Mullet weighing 4lbs 1ozs, an outstanding 234. 38% specimen.
The trophy was presented to Alfie by Steven Rathbone from the Angling Trust. Many attendees fondly remembered Steven as a former member of our club, where he used to fish the junior matches at West Bay. Steven's illustrious career includes representing the England junior team and being crowned the individual junior world champion in 2010.
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