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THE MENTEITH BOAT LEAGUE 2013

Same rules as last year (see below) and the first night is on 8th May.

BOAT LEAGUE RESULTS, REGISTRATION, RULES, TREASURERS REPORT & HALL OF FAME.

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James Baynes Fishing Tackle (Angling Centre Callander) Boat League 2012

Our sponsor for this year is James Bayne Fishing Tackle and we'd like to warmly welcome owner Roger Drapper as Menteith Boat League Sponsor. Bayne's Tackle is situated in the centre of Callander and the best way to introduce the business is to send you for a look around their website: http://www.fishingtackleshopuk.co.uk/. Shop owner Roger Drapper is the convenor of fishing for the incorporation of Skinners and Glovers of the Trades House of Glasgow, formed in the year 1516. Roger Drapper has also been president and secretary of The Western Angling Club which began in 1879.

Competition Rules 2012
Last year the competition began with a two fish kill limit followed by catch and release thereafter. Many anglers didn't want to kill any fish and so it was decided to make the boat league a total catch and release competition (but individuals could keep some for the table according to need), with the timing of the capture of the first trout seperating equal bags numbers. We will be running the competition along similar lines in 2012. If you want to take some fish for the pot - simply pay a little more for the 3 or 5 fish bag limit. Catch cards will be provided and should be signed by your boat partner. No doubles are allowed when fishing catch and release. No electric outboards allowed. No launching before 6pm. Otherwise fishery rules apply. Anglers arriving prior to 5.30pm can enter there names into a hat for allocation of a boat partner, or can select their partner. Single anglers can fish in the heats but only one score when “single angling” will count towards the competition.

There will be 15 heats, 9th May to 15th Aug inclusive. This year’s final league position will be determined on the basis of the member’s top 9 placements. On the final and prize giving heat (15th Aug), there will be food and refreshments served at the fishery. There will be a weekly prize for the biggest bag, with returned fish counting as 2lbs. The biggest bag heat prizes will be £25 Baynes Tackle Vouchers vouchers. Bayne's Tackle will award a prize to the best performing individual with who has had the most boat partners in his counting score and will be calculated by dividing the league score by the number of different boat partners. League registration is £20 and all this money is used for placement cash prizes or charitable donation. The League Winner will receive £200 in cash, 2nd £100 and 3rd £50. The winner nominates which charity receives the balance (£320 in 2011).

                  
BAYNES BOAT LEAGUE FINAL RESULTS 2012

BIG LIFT FOR JAMES!
BAYNE’S TACKLE (OF CALLANDER) MENTEITH BOAT LEAGUE FINAL RESULTS
Isla (Roger’s Dog) on left congratulates League winner James Fairlie (left), middle Roger Drapper of Bayne’s Tackle Callander and right George Whyte who finished in 2nd place.
The final heat of the Baynes Boat League was won by James Fairlie with George Whyte coming second and Sandy Boag third. James got his 5 fish on five different flies at Gateside and in the East Basin. The 22 anglers caught 28 trout. When all the results were tallied and the best of the angler’s eligible nights totalled,  James Fairlie best 9 nights gave him the League Title with 33pts (1 pt for first place, 2pts for 2nd place etc) and a cash prize of £500. In 2nd place was George Whyte from Crieff with 33pts who received £100, and third equal on 39pts and receiving £50 were Sandy Boag and Brian MacKenzie. To cap it all the Alan Ronald Memorial prize for the most sociable angler (calculated by dividing the angler’s counting score by the number of different boat partners involved in the counting score) was won by James as well, and he received a tackle voucher for £100 from Roger Drapper of Baynes Tackle as well as the fish trophy. Modest James of Houston denied he was the best angler in the league – most observers would disagree as the boat league is about consistency not luck. His secret this year? “Don’t know, trying different things”. 2012 was generally considered to be one of the best boat leagues – due to the anglers choosing different boat partners each night.  The fantastic sponsor ship of Baynes Tackle who gave out £500 worth of tackle vouchers went down well! Davie Stewart of Taste of the Trossachs generously donated the burgers and rolls on the night as well as £150 of meal vouchers for his Callander Restaurant. The Lake this year contributed £260 in prize money (thanks for all the catch and release) and £60 for the final night for refreshments. Big thanks to all the anglers who took part and paid their £20 entry fee which totalled £620. The remaining amount left in the kitty after substraction of £400 of final night prize money is £220. This amount will be donated to a charity of James Fairlie’s choice.
Some Stats: Taking all the heats, James average heat position was still top at 5.38th. In second place with an average heat position of 7.64 was George Whyte. 1003 fish were caught and release over the 15 weeks and the rod average for the whole competition was 3.29.

Results 2011

It was a nail biting finish to the Boat League –with only one point in it after fifteen heats, with the top nine counting. On the last night 16 anglers caught 61 fish (54 of these were returned). Top rod on the night with 12 fish was Mark Steven – fishing heather fly type dries in Gatesideand Malling. 2nd was Brian MacKenzie with 10 and 3rd James Fairlie with 6 fish.  Traffic signal engineer Brian MacKenzie from Clydebank was the winner of this year’s League with 24points, one point less than a very close 2nd, James Fairlie of Houston, Renfrewshire. Ken Oliver was third with 33 points.

Left: Left to right; Winner Brian MacKenzie, sponsor Martin Grantham and 2nd placed James Fairlie.

Left; James Fairlie – Boat Leaguer with most different boat partners holds the Alan Ronald Memorial Trophy.

Brian MacKenzie won £150 and the trophy and chose to donate the kitty money to Motor Neurone Disease Scotland (£250 and Port of Menteith Primary School £70). (The accounts; £620 received, £300 prize money leaves £320 for charity. Lake Fisheries paid for the final night’s food and drink and provided free fishing for contestants on the last night.) The other award on the night was for the most sociable league member (i.e. the angler with most different boat partners over the course of the summer). This was apparently a “no brainer” with Jim Twaddle taking the trophy. Luckily Jim couldn’t make the final night as, in the clear light of day it was found that we did indeed have no brains and that James Fairlie was the most sociable angler with 10 different boat partners as apposed to Jim’s 7. Well done James – and hard lines Jim. For his efforts James was awarded a Vision Rod GT 44 rod from the Angling Centre Stirling which retails at £250 (but can be exchanged for something else – contact Martin). Over the course of the 2011 League heats, Martin Grantham of ACS gave out over £750 pounds worth of fly lines (15 different winners) bringing his total sponsorship of the league to over £1000. Brian’s secret to winning the league - CDC’s and hoppers.

Final Table Positions below:

(2010 Final Boat League results. See weekly report of 24/08/10 for competition report.Last Years Results )

We took in £800 in registration fees. Paid out £300 prize money leaving £500 to give to CHAS (Simon should have receipt). The Lake picked up the bill for the stew (£87.50) and drink/consolation prizes (£71.30).

Hall of Fame - Past Champions

2002 Jimmy McBride	2003 Alan Ronald	2004 Dave downie	2005 Peter Auchterlonie
2006 James Litster	2007 Andy Dunn	2008 Andy Dunn	2009 Ian Skilling
2010 Simon Littlejohn	2011 Brian MacKenzie	2012 James Fairlie