2009 FLEXTEC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
Well done to Galway & Corrib. Mike Keady, Basil Shields,
Tom "Doc" Sullivan, and Andy Boyd.
Best team in Ireland by a long long way.
Convincing Championship with 18 fish on an exceptionally tough days fishing.
Must mention Basil. Another victory this year. Your on some run Basil.
28 team took part. Here are the top 7 teams that got in the prizes.
1st Galway Corrib 5075 points
2nd Loughrea 2700 points
3rd Dublin TA 1825
4th Owenabue 1775
5th Agivey 1650
6th Conn Cullin 1 1525
7th Bandbridge 1475
8th Ennis
9th Ballina & Cloghans
10th Kilbride "B"
11th Lough Bane
12th Dobber
13th Derravarragh
14th Broadmeadows
15th Brosna
16th East Antrim
17th Riverstown
18th Gormanstown
19th Castleblaney
20th LSTPA
21th Macroom
22nd Killarney S&T
23rd Lough Lene
24th Kilbride A
25th Silversteam
26th Nobber
27th Conn/ Cullin 2
28th Conn Cullin 3
Of the 112 Anglers taking part 57 anglers caught fish.
Top 20 Individuals were
1st Basil Shields
2nd Mike Keady
3rd Tom "Doc" Sullivan
4th David Egan
5th Sean Goulding
6th Gary Byrnes
7th Seamus Kelly
T8th Brendan Murray
Frank Reilly
John Oneill
11th Gary Stewart
12th Richard Reilly
T13th Barry Healy
John Smith
15th Greg White
16th Robert Reilly
17th Patrick Sweeney
18th Jonnie McMahon
T19th Paddy Daly
Mervyn Campbell
Noel Shields
Longest Fish David Egan (Ennis) 55cms
A BIG THANKS to all who took part in supporting the event
and as always a MASSIVE thanks to FLEXTEC TACKLE DESIGN.
Look out for their new extensive range to rods & reels in 2010
BOATING Page1 NON BOATING
Gerry McCarthey (Castleblaney) Seamus O’Loughlin (Ennis)
James Connor (Castleblaney) Ray Harris (Kilbride A)
Joe Quinn (
Pardaic Trainor (
Robert Reilly (Loughrea) Julie Gerry (Silverstream)
Eddie Harte (Loughrea) Eamon Kelly (
Stephen Hanley (Riverstown) Patrick Kelly( Ballina & Cloughans)
Jim Sheehan (Riverstown) Tom Sullivan (Galway & Corrib)
Mic Linehan (Macroom) Pat Burns (Nobber)
Denis Cronin (Macroom) Dermot Marshall (B’Meadows)
Barry Healy (Owenabue) Sean Goulding ( Kilbride B )
Paul Hanley (Owenabue) Noel Shields (Brosna)
Thomas O’Loughlin (Ennis) Greg Muldowney (Lough Lene)
David Egan (Ennis) Gary Byrnes (Bandbridge)
Gary Fleming (Killarney S&T) Orla Walsh (
Battie O’Brien (Killarney S&T) Richard Reilly (Loughrea)
Albert Berry (LSTPA) Ed Golding (
Pat Foley (LSTPA) Michael Monaghan (
Tony Hogg (
Gary Crothers (
BOATING Page 2 NON BOATING
Gary Stewart (Agivey) PJ Hallinan (
Basil Shields (Galway & Corrib) Tom Healy (Owenabue)
Andrew Boyd (Galway & Corrib) Greg White (
John Burke (
Ronnie Cox (
Freddie Steele (Bandbridge) Gerry Heaslip (
Ivan McVeagh (Bandbridge) John Smith (Bane)
Peter Roche (
Sean Crean (
Mick Francis (Kilbribe A) Gerry Fox (Ballina & Cloughans)
Troy Francis (Kilbride A) John Walsh (
Paddy Ward (Derravarragh) Mervyn Campbell (Agivey)
Colin Cahill ( Derravarragh) Eamonn Ross (LSTPA)
Jim Condron (Nobber) Patrick Sweeney (B’Meadows)
Eddie Kerrish (Nobber) Patrick O’Loughlin (Ennis)
Mick McCormick (Brosna) Jonathan Moore (Riverstown)
Andy Duncan (Brosna) Dan O’Toole (Kilbride B )
John O’ Neill (
Fran Nugent (
BOATING Page 3 NON BOATING
Damien Willis (Lough Lene) Frank Long (Riverstown)
David Penny (lough Lene) Gerry Duffy (Castleblaney)
Jim Keeshan (Dodder) Gary Oakley (
Tony Tunstead (Dodder) Martin Brown (Gormanstown)
John Cooke (Bane) Frank Reilly (Loughrea)
Jimmy Cahill (Bane) Dessie McEntee (LSTPA)
Oliver McCormick (B’Meadows) Tom Sweeney (Macroom)
Patrick Brady (Broadmeadows) Mike Keady (Galway & Corrib)
Stuart Marry (Gormanstown) Jonnie McMahon (Dodder)
John Gallagher (Gormanstown) Derek Primrose (Nobber)
Karl Otoole (Silverstream) Larry Gibb (
Martin McGorian (Silverstream) David Taylor (Agivey)
Stephan Priess (Kilbride B) John Callaghan (Killarney S&T)
Fergul Scully (Kilbride B) Martin Agnew (Bane)
Seamus Kelly (Ballina & Cloughans) Micky Dunne (Macroom)
Barry Fox (Ballina Cloughans) Greg Long (Lough Lene)
Irish Team, Flextec Emerald Islanders, have qualified for the 2009 Airflo
Anglian Water International Final, at Rutland Water in October of this year.
The team consisted of (left to right), all members of the ITFFA are pictured
above in their new Flextec Tackle Design Fleeces.
Top Row: Aidan Rose, Greg White, Arden Pollock, Mark Duncan
Bottom Row: Stevie Ellis, Sam McGowan
The boys travelled to Lynn Brenig in North Wales to compete in the Welsh
Heat of this prestigous competition, against some of the top teams in the UK.
Finishing 4th overall, they have secured their place in the grand final where
they will compete against some of the top teams in Europe including teams
from
They caught a total of 25 fish on the final day and Arden Pollock
finished the second best rod of the day.
The lads would like to thank Andrew Train for all his help and support
and will try exceptionally hard to promote his brand of Flextec at the
International final in October.
Cheers Andrew mate. We toasted you after our success.
Mark Duncan of the Flextec Emerald Islander with a superb 5.25lb Brenig
Rainbow which he took during practise. This turned out to be the heaviest
fish of the entire week on Lynn Brenig.
Arden Pollock's Flextec Rod, bent into a hard fighting Lynn Brenig Rainbow.
ALL CONFIRMED COMPETITION DATES ARE NOW POSTED IN THE 2009 COMP SECTION.
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WISHING ALL ANGLERS TIGHTLINES FOR 2009 AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR
*****The date of the 2009 Spring International Match has now been moved to***
15th May 2009
CONNAUGHT WIN INTERPRO AS ULSTERMAN TAKES THE TITLE.
for full report see ITFFA comp section of the site
AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL 5th September 2008
Llyn Trawsfynydd
1ST ENGLAND 41 Fish 65lbs 12.00 ozs
2nd WALES 39 Fish 65 lbs 5.00 ozs
3rd SCOTLAND 31 Fish 49 lbs 7.00 ozs
4th IRELAND 29 Fish 40 lbs 14.50 ozs
Best Basket Bob Jones Wales 7 Fish 11 lbs 00 ozs
Heaviest Trout Andy Dunn
English Best Basket Vince Brooks 6 Fish 9lbs 0.50 ozs
Irish Best Basket Mike Keady 5 Fish 8 lbs 0.00 ozs
Scottish Best Basket Hamish Simpson 4 Fish 7lbs 5.50 ozs
Welsh Best Basket Bob Jones Wales 7 Fish 11 lbs 0.0 ozs
Officials Trophy George Barron 3 Fish 5lbs 14.00 ozs
Best Boatman Mark Thomas 11 Fish 18lbs 5.50 ozs
2008 Autumn Team Captains
GOLD FOR YOUTHS
Well Done the youths. Gold medal in tough conditions.
A full report and pics will follow once I have them.
GW
EMERALD ISLANDERS
2ND ON LLYN BRENIG
Well done to I.T.F.F.A members,
Greg White, Barry Fox, Arden Pollock
Sam Magowan, Stevie Ellis, Aidan Rose
Their 6 man Emerald Islanders team traveled to Lynn Brenig to compete at the
Welsh Heat of the Anglian Water Fulling Mill International Team Competition.
After winning this match last year, the lads were keen to perform well to prove
that it was not a one of.
They proved this by finishing second out of 15 teams, only to be beaten by
fellow Irish Team
Claret Dabblers (Northern Ireland). which included.
Freddie Steele, Niall Cromie, Ronnie Patterson, Stuart McMurran,
Brian Bingham, Darryl Grimason
Five Irish men finished in the top eight individual places out of 90 anglers
Stuart McMurran 2nd
Greg White 4th
Barry Fox 6th
Ronnie Patterson 7th
Arden Pollock 8th
Greg White also pick up the prize for the best fish, a lovely 9lb rainbow pictured below
SPRING INTERNATIONAL 2008
For full report and pictures go to ITFFA comp section
FLEXTEC TEAM COMPETITION
12th April 2008
Check out the results in the
ITFFA COMPETITION SECTION
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WELL DONE TO 2008 TEAM CAPTAINS
ARDEN POLLOCK (Spring- Lough Melvin)
ANDREW DUNCAN (Autumn _ Trawsfynnad)
JOHN HIGGINS (Rivers)
New Team Coach- ROBBIE REILLY
Pictured at the ITFFA 2008 Annual General Meeting
from left to right.
Greg White (Pro), Arden Pollock (Captain - Spring - Lough Melvin)
Ian Rowand (Treasurer), Robert Reilly (Team Coach),
Andrew Duncan (Captain - Autumn - Trawsfynnad)
ITFFA NEWS
ITFFA FLEXTEC
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
12th APRIL 2008
LOUGH LENE (WESTMEATH)
The ITFFA are running a new team competition.
ITFFA Clubs are invited to enter teams of 4
anglers to compete for the National Club Title.
Due to time restraints, this years competition will be a straight final,
with the first 6 Teams (from each Province), to send their entry form to their own Provincial Secretary, being entered. (First come first served).
However, I have asked, each Provincial Secretary to try to organise their own provinces
qualifying heats this year, for next years Grand Final.
The competition will be fished on a catch & release basis, and there will
be prizes for the top 6 teams in the final. The winners will receive the
ITFFA FLEXTEC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.
This is a fund raising event, to raise funds for the ITFFA so please support us.
Contact myself or your Provincial Secretary for details and entry forms.
Greg White gregory.white@btconnect.com.
00442893372844
TIGHT LINES
TO ALL ANGLERS
FOR 2008
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