The rules for 2025
South Coast Bass Lure Open 2025 – Competition Rules
Welcome and thank you for taking the time to read through our rules for this year’s competition.
These rules are in place to provide as much of an even and fair playing field for competitors and to try and maintain acknowledgement of the environment you are competing in and maintaining the upmost care for the fish we are targeting.
To start, this competition is for shore and lure caught bass only.
NO use of bait or water going vessel is permitted.
The proceeds of the competition are being donated to "Andy's Man Club". This event is ‘not for profit’ - any monies raised or spare after organizing the competition will go towards "Andy's Man Club".
Dates:
Friday 12th September 12 Noon - until - Sunday 14th September 12 Noon.
Sign on and Presentation Venue including times:
Sign on will open at 10:00am on Friday 12th September at:
Lock Stock n Tackle
26 Elm Grove,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
PO5 1JG.
Fishing will cease at 12 noon on Sunday 14th September, you can then make your way to the presentation venue:
The Dockyard Club
Onslow Rd,
Southsea,
Portsmouth,
PO5 2NH.
To submit your catch photos. You have until 14:00 to register your fish. You can then grab a drink and some light refreshments, purchase some raffle tickets and take a break!
We aim for the presentation to start around 14:30 Where we will reveal this year’s 2025 WINNERS!!!!
And also start the raffle. Everyone could end up going home with a prize!
Entry Fees:
Adult entry £30
Aged 16 & under are FREE.
Entry fee includes:
Match card
An Exclusive woven tote bag - Donated from hotline.co.uk
With a few little bits and pieces inside.....
Exclusive 2025 Competition Water Bottle
Light refreshments at presentation
AND........ Most importantly......
Donation to "Andy's Man Club"
Prizes:
Adult Category -
1st Place – Biggest 3 combined bass in cm.
2nd Place – Next biggest 3 combined bass in cm.
3rd Place - Next biggest 3 combined bass in cm.
Junior Category –
1st Place - Biggest single bass caught, measured in cm
2nd Place – Combined 3 biggest bass in cm.
Fun Category –
Smallest bass in cm.
Funniest bycatch. (anything caught that is not a bass)
In the event of a tie the angler with the longest single bass of the 3 submitted entries wins the place.
We will also be holding a raffle table, tickets are available at sign on and presentation, for £2 a ticket.
This competition operates a strict catch and release policy. Whilst we cannot police everyone that competes, we will operate a trusting relationship upon your entry.
IFCA rules must be followed by every angler.
Anglers are required to be at the presentation to enter the photos of their caught fish to be entered for the competition placing. No fish to be accepted via email or messaging, including another angler entering fish on someone else's behalf.
Anglers must enter their own fish photos WITH NO EDITS in person at the venue.
What happens when I land a shore, lure caught bass:
There is no minimum landing size for the South Coast Bass Lure Open 2025. ALL BASS COUNT. It’s up to you to decide which 3 you would like to submit.
All fish MUST be caught by yourself and not during any professionally guided sessions.
Whilst maintaining constant care and attention towards the caught fish, the angler will lay the fish on a competition match measure.
The fish will be measured from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.
A photograph of the fish will then be taken with the competitor’s match card lying next to the fish on the match measure in a specific location, the location of where the card is to be placed will be announced on social media at 12 noon on Friday 12th September. The angler must make sure the card number and measurement numbers are visible in their catch photo –
If a photo is edited in ANY way and if the card is not in the correct position, IT WILL NOT COUNT!!!
Please make sure you have data or Wi-Fi at your location to know the correct area to place your card.
It is then up to the angler to maintain an in-focus picture of their recorded catch. Any blurry images will be subject to scrutiny and may not be entered as a caught fish.
If there is any doubt regarding dates and times of the fish being entered, we will check the images information to confirm. Wayne & Jill Morgan have the final say.
As much as possible, without harming the caught fish, please take photos with a lure still in the fish’s mouth – we accept this is not always possible.
Once an adequate picture has been taken, release the fish as quickly as possible, allowing where necessary the fish to recover.
And take pictures with you and the fish, we would love to see them and share them on our social media.
Boundaries:
Anywhere along the South Coast between St Austell & Dover including the Isle of Wight.
Please Note: Out of bounds include any RESTRICTED MOD property and the Beaulieu River and its mouth. Park Shore at Beaulieu. ANY hot water run-off.
Nurseries:
The only stipulations on fishing within these nursery areas is from a sea going vessel. Anglers that wish to participate in this competition are free to catch and release bass from these areas from the shore only with a lure as bait.
We ask that you are sensible when fishing in these areas. There is no need for excessive numbers of anglers to be fishing the same shoreline within a specific nursery. Whilst we are fishing in a competition, we want to maintain the safety of the fish we are targeting. We also need all anglers to be aware of the environment you are fishing in, be aware of the nature around you, other users of the area you are in that aren’t partaking in the competition and be respectful of our wonderful shorelines. Full shoreline caught bass legislation can be found at the Southern IFCA website https://www.southern-ifca.gov.uk
For any further information please contact Wayne or Jill Morgan at
southcoastbasslureopen@gmail.com
or the competition Facebook page search “South Coast Bass Lure Open”
Where to sign on at on Friday 12th September between 10am & 12noon.
Lock Stock and Tackle
26 Elm Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth,
PO5 1JG.
Where to park and how to get to the presentation venue on Sunday 14th September from 12 noon.
The Dockyard Club
Onslow Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 2NH.