A Successful 35th Herne Bay Angling Association Bass Festival Sponsored by Icom UK

We are pleased to report on a successful 35th Herne Bay Angling Association (HBAA) Bass Festival.

The festival took place between August 23rd and 25th, 2024 and despite challenging weather conditions of heavy rain and wind it saw a strong turnout of participants, maintaining its status as a cornerstone of the national fishing calendar. Steve Crimmins won the boat competition with a fish weighing 8.265lb and Keith Maynard won the Beach competition with a fish weighing 4.24lb.

The full results are available below:

Bass Festival 2024 Result

Boat Competition

1. Steve Crimmins: 8.265lb
2. Bill Hards: 7.20lb
3. Jason Young: 7.00lb
4. Les Bates: 6.32lb
5. Drew Weller: 6.215lb
6. Chris Hogben: 5.84lb
7. Adam Young: 5.595lb
8. Ricky Joyce: 5.445lb
9. Ethan Young: (J) 5.03lb
10. Logan Weller: (J) 4.625lb
11. Andy Croft: 4.20lb

Beach Competition

1. Keith Maynard: 4.24lb
2. Phil Critchley: 4.01lb
3. Martin Vincent: 2.76lb
4. John Glazier: 2.29lb
5. Rob Bates: 2.13lb

Les Bates, Competition Organiser for the Festival, said, ‘We're incredibly grateful to Icom UK for their sponsorship of this year's Bass Festival. Huge thanks also go to all the competitors who braved the elements and showed fantastic sportsmanship. Although the weather wasn't ideal, the competition spirit remained high and everyone deserves a round of applause. We're already looking forward to building the event up even further in the coming years and Icom's continued support will be invaluable.'

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 HBAA Bass Festival and we are hoping for another successful event in 2025!

You can download this image of all the winners by clicking here.

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