About the Kent Classic
Over the last 25 years the club has organised and hosted the prestigious Kent Classic and British All Comers Sea Angling Championship from the north shores of the Island. In the early years when the competition was a 5 mile rover it attracted an average of 500 anglers from all over the south of England, but because of sea defence works the competition entry had to be reduced to 400 anglers all of whom were competing for a prize fund of just over £3,000.

The new committee decided it was time for a change and decided to turn the match into a pegged event, since then the competition has gone from strength to strength with the entry books closed well over a month before hand.

The 2010 Kent Classic will be held on November 21st




Here are the full results for the 2009 Kent Classic



398 Anglers

Zone winners

Each zone winner received £200 + Sonik SK3 + trophy

A zone – Mark Hurcombe – peg 25, 3 fish, 1.165kg
B zone – James Silk (Junior) – peg 101, 1 fish, 0.865kg
C zone – Tony Newell – peg 253, 6 fish, 1.140kg
D zone – George Smith – peg 297, 2 fish, 0.420kg
E zone – Dave Read – peg 358, 1 fish, 1.250kg

2nd in zone

Each runner up received £100 + trophy

A zone – Lee Wells – peg 33, 1 fish, 0.825kg
B zone – Ian Hilary – peg 151, 2 fish, 0.575kg
C zone – Gary Hutson – peg 173, 5 fish 0.975kg
D zone – Craig Bye – peg 273, 2 fish, 0.410kg
E zone – John Macken – peg 354, 1 fish, 0.560kg

3rd in zone

Each 3rd in zone receives £50 + trophy

A zone – Dave Hough – peg 16, 1 fish, 0.640kg
B zone – Alan Jeffrey – peg 149, 2 fish, 0.550kg
C zone – Mark “Bomber” Harris – peg 196, 4 fish, 0.900kg
D zone – Jim Maynard – peg 312, 2 fish, 0.370kg
E zone – Terry McIntosh – peg 364, 1 fish, 0.425kg

Top Juniors

1st, James Silk – 1 Bass – 0.865kg
James won £120 + Sonik Bass rod + Trophies

2nd, Cameron Cuddington – 1 Flounder – 0.190kg
Cameron won £80 + Sonik Bass Rod + Trophy

Top Lady

Jackie Pullen - 1 Rockling – 0.110kg
Jackie won an Abu Hellbender + trophy

Most Fish

Tony Newell – 6 fish
£500 + Sonik SK4 + Trophy

Heaviest Flat Fish

Lee Wells – Sole – 0.825kg
£500 + Sonik SK4 + Trophy

Heaviest Round Fish

Dave Read – Bass – 1.250kg
£500 + Sonik SK4 + Trophy

Pairs

Winners – Tony Newell & Andy Hurcombe – 1.565kg
Both received £250 + Sonik SK4 + trophy

Runners up – George Smith & Gary Hutson – 1.395kg
Both received £125 + trophy

Top 20

1) Dave Read – 1.250kg
2) Mark Hurcombe – 1.165kg
3) Tony Newell – 1.140kg
4) Gary Hutson – 0.975kg
5) Mark Harris – 0.900kg
6) James Silk – 0.865kg
7) Lee Wells – 0.825kg
8) Steven Harvey – 0.770kg
9) Paul Kearney – 0.670kg
10) Dave Hough – 0.640kg
11) Ian Hillary – 0.575kg
12) John Macken – 0.560kg
13) Alan Jeffrey – 0.550kg
14) Paul Chapman – 0.515kg
15) Brett Hawes – 0.490kg
16) Richard Burt – 0.475kg
17) Glen Barker – 0.435kg
18) Dan Sanger – 0.430kg
19) Terry McIntosh – 0.425kg, Andy Hurcombe – 0.425kg

The entire top 20 visited the prize table and received Ian Golds luggage, rods, tripods or electrical goods. All also received a Sonik hat and a spool of Ultima line

Superpools

1st – Dave Read - £1,076
2nd – Mark Hurcombe - £358

Sonik Kent Classic and Britsh Allcomers Champion 2009 - Dave Read



Sheerness Steel Sea Angling Club Committee would like to thank everyone for supporting the match. A massive thanks to all our helpers and sponsors.
We would also like to congratulate all our winners and the new champion Dave Read





















Classic Winners
Click here to view the previous Classic Winners.

The most frequent species caught over previous years have been

• Flounders
  
• Dabs
  
• Sole
  
• Codling
  
• Whiting
  
• Eels
  
• Rockling
  
• Bass
  
• Dogfish.
  

The preferred bait for this competition is

• Peeler Crab
  
• Lugworm
  
• Ragworm
  
• Maddies
  
• Whites
  
• Any form of fish baits.
  

How to get to the venue
Below is a map showing the directions of the booking in venue and weighing in venue.