A Successful 36th Herne Bay Angling Association Bass Festival Sponsored by Icom UK

We're thrilled to report on a hugely successful 36th Herne Bay Angling Association (HBAA) Bass Festival, proudly sponsored by Icom UK!

The festival was a truly successful event, blessed with some brilliant weather and providing lots of Bass for the competitors to catch. Ricky Joyce won the boat competition with a fish weighing 6.73lb and Drew Weller won the Beach competition with a fish weighing 3.13lb.

The full results are available below:

HBAA Bass Festival 2025 Results

Boat Competition

1. Ricky Joyce – 6.73lb
2. Jamie Quinlan – 6.255lb
3. Jay Hill – 5.665lb
4. Ethan Young (J) – 5.38lb
5. John Luke – 4.98lb
6. Rob Bates – 4.745lb
7. John Paul Jones – 4.740lb
8. Clive Stace – 4.47lb
9. Kevin May – 4.455lb
10. Swerve Bobbett – 4.445lb
11. Andy Croft – 4.39lb
12. Tim Smith – 4.165lb
13. Paul Moss – 4.135lb
14. Adam Young – 4.10lb
15. Les Bates – 4.10lb
16. Lee Hancock – 4.075lb

Beach Competition

1. Drew Weller – 3.13lb
2. Ash Brown – 2.395lb
3. Nick Browning – 2.295lb
4. Ray Harrison – 2.225lb
5. Simon Stephenson – 2.205lb
6. Keith Maynard – 1.95lb
Image:
Top - The Bass Festival Award Ceremony
Middle - Boat Category winners Ricky Joyce, Jamie Quinlan and Jay Hill
Bottom - Icom UK Marketing Manager Ian Lockyer, Secretary of the HBAA Bass Competition Les Bates and Icom Marine & Avionics Product Specialist Virgil Parker

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 showed fantastic sportsmanship. The brilliant weather certainly helped, and everyone deserves a round of applause for a great competition. We're already looking forward to building the event up even further in the coming years, and Icom's continued support will be invaluable."

We are hoping for another successful event in 2026!

Icom UK Marketing - marketing@icomuk.co.uk