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Sea Bass Catch & Release

GBASS - 2025 Competition Dates

The Guernsey Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society run a number of club competitions during the year as well as an open competition which allows non-members to enter.

Club competition times are from 6.00pm Fridays to 09.00am Mondays (with the exception of the Open Festival).  

Club members are reminded that all catches must be texted to Dan Norman on 07911 758350 within 24hrs.

Top Rod - Shore

The GBASS Top Rod Shore trophy will be awarded to the angler with the highest aggregate weight of their top 5 heaviest fish from Jan 1st -31st Dec. The 5 fish can be caught at any time of the year and it is the aggregate weight of the top 5 fish that will count towards the final year end total. The minimum weight is 4lb.

Top Rod – Boat

The GBASS Top Rod Boat trophy will be awarded to the angler with the highest aggregate weight of their top 5 heaviest fish from Jan 1st -31st Dec. The 5 fish can be caught at any time of the year and it is the aggregate weight of the top 5 fish that will count towards the final year end total. The minimum weight is 4lb.

 

Winter Cup - heaviest shore caught catch and release fish entered between       1st Jan – 28th Feb

Spring Challenge – heaviest shore caught catch and release fish entered between 1st March – 31st May

Autumn Shield - heaviest shore caught catch and release fish entered between 1st September - 31st November 

Heaviest Bait Caught – heaviest shore catch and release fish caught on bait entered between 1st Jan – 31st Dec

Heaviest Lure Caught - heaviest shore catch and release fish caught on a lure entered between 1st Jan – 31st Dec

Weekend Competition – Angler who has won the most competition weekends in the year (in the event of a tie, heaviest aggregate weight of the competition weekend fish caught by the anglers tied will decide the winner)

Pairs Competition - heaviest fish by a Paired angler per Comp weekend (max 2 fish per pair each competition weekend)

Competition Dates             Event

1 January – 31 December                             GBASS Shore Championship 

 

1 January - 31 December                              Heaviest Bait Caught Bass

 

1 January - 31 December                              Heaviest Lure Caught Bass                                                                                         

​1 January - 31 December                              Herm Challenge (heaviest shore fish                                                                              caught from Herm)

 

1 January - 28 February                                Winter Cup

                           

1 March – 31 May                                           GBASS Spring Challenge (heaviest                                                                                    shore fish during the period)

1 January – 31 December                             GBASS Boat Champ (incl. kayaks)

                                                                            (heaviest total boat aggregate by                                                                                     an individual angler)

1 September – 31 November                        GBASS Autumn Shield                                                                                                        (heaviest shore fish during the                                                                                          period)

31 January - 3 February                               Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

14 - 17 February                                             Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

28 - 31 March                                                  Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

25 - 28 April                                                     Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

23 - 26 May                                                      Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

27 - 30 June                                                      Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

11 - 14 July                                                       Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

21 - 25 August                                               GBASS Guernsey Open Bass Festival

19 - 22 September                                          Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

17 - 20 October                                               Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

7 - 10 November                                             Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

5 - 8 December                                                Weekend Pair/Individual Comp

 

You may also want to enter the Guernsey Fish of the Month competition, please see below a link to the entry form and rules (pdf file). Please note that this competition is not run by GBASS.

FOM Rules & Entry Form

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