This years Chesil Champs had to be brought forward due to the venue being unavailable on the original date chosen for the match. Seventy Seven competitors signed on to fish the match, this included three juniors and two ladies. The boundaries for the competition were from the Jurassic pier at West Bay to the flagpole at West Bexington. Once signed on the competitors set off to their chosen fishing spot, about half the entrants chose to fish Cogden, with some fishing West Bexington and Freshwater, and some chose to fish east pier at West Bay. All of the entrants hoped to catch a dogfish as the water was coloured after the bad weather on Friday and Saturday, but only one was caught but this was not enough to win the match. as the anglers returned for the weigh in news was coming in that someone a caught a ray  which could give the captor the title of Chesil Champ Winner 2010. At last the angler who had caught the ray came to the scales and the fish weighed 2 kg 450 g, and yes it won him the match with the second placed competitor 1 kg 195 g behind him. The top fifteen anglers won a prize.
       Thirty seven competitors weighed-in,  Fish caught on the day were rockling dogfish, small eyed ray, pouting, whiting, pollock, flounder and dab. The total weight caught was 12 kg 380 g no fish were wasted as those not wanted for eating or bait went for pot bait.

1st Dave Chidzoy (West Bay SAC) 2 kg 450 g
2nd Dave Lane (Weymouth) 1 kg 255 g
3rd Stuart Gray (Yeovil) 730 g
Top Lady; Lynn Mudford 40 g
Top Junior: Oliver Mears 515 g
Heaviest Flatfish: Stuart Gray 635 g flounder
Heaviest Round Fish: Dave Chidzoy 2 kg 450 g small eyed ray.
Super Pool: Dave Chidzoy (this years payout £290)
No Fish Draw: T Havill.

West Bay Sea Angling Club would like to thank all who donated a prize and Freshwater Beach Holiday park for the use of their facilities and beach for the competition, also thank you to all the competitors who took part.

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