Lewis wins top prize in East Fife sea fishing event
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Lewis, team manager of the Scotland Ladies Sea Fishing squad, weighed in with the heaviest bag, six fish totalling 18lb 8oz, and he won £200 in the East Fife New Year Open.
Stuart Cresswell from Ayr was second with five fish for 12lb 5oz and he pocketed £120.
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Hide AdThird was Wullie Kennedy, also from Ayr with four fish for 11ln 3oz winning £70 and the boundaries for the five-hour match were Carnoustie to Ferryden.
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Robert Whyte Sen was smiles better after pocketing £195 for the heaviest fish.
The Edinburgh-based angler brought a cod of 8lb 10oz to the scales to beat 38 other anglers in tough conditions.
One of the organisers, Arbroath-based Stewart Falconer, said a few decent fish were caught despite the conditions.
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Hide AdThe third leg of the winter heaviest cod league organised by Kirkcaldy-based Mike and Chris Horn is scheduled for Saturday, January 11 from Carnoustie to Ferryden Lighthouse.
More than 30 are in the league which has a prize fund so far of £350 and the heaviest fish so far has been caught by James Duncan, a 6lb 1oz cod.