THE record for the Kent Classic was totally smashed on Sunday as more than 200 anglers returned to the scales with decent catches of cod, dogfish, whiting and flounders.

In the surprisingly warm and sunny conditions 400 anglers from all over the UK descended on the north shores of Sheppey to compete for the title of British sea angling champion.

Top rod on the day was Lewis Clark, from Essex, who caught an incredible 37 sizeable whiting. This is the most fish any angler has recorded in the Classic's history.

Result - 1 Lewis Clark (35 fish) 6.355kg; 2 Alan Jeffrey (23 fish) 5.490kg; 3 Paul Murray (14 fish) 5.295kg; 4 Nathan Elliot (24 fish) 4.600kg; 5 Mick Chapman (22 fish) 4.580kg; 6 Steve Allmark (26 fish) 4.435kg; 7 Trevor Back (21 fish) 4.435kg; 8 Steve Gillet (16 fish) 4.390kg; 9 Lionel Watson (13 fish) 4.285kg; 10 Brian Smith (12 fish) 4.275kg; 11 Barry Penman (15 fish) 4.225kg; 12 Steve Standen (11 fish) 4.105kg; 13 Josh Davies (7 fish) 3.990kg; 14 Ben Stockley (13 fish) 3.852kg; 15 Saul Page (16 fish) 3.850kg; 16 Steve Rudkin (19 fish) 3.500kg; 17 Dave Maken (19 fish) 3.440kg; 18 Kevin Scott (18 fish) 3.335kg; 19 Badger Hillary (19 fish) 3.320kg; 20 Toby Palmer (17 fish) 3.255kg.

Zone results - A zone: 1 Derek Jackson (12 fish) 2.685kg; 2 Nigel Blake (6 fish) 2.460kg; 3 Bob Kemsley (10 fish) 1.745kg. B zone: 1 Lewis Clark (35 fish) 6.355kg; 2 Steve Allmark (26 fish) 4.435kg; 3 Steve Rudkin (19 fish) 3.500kg. C zone: 1 Alan Jeffrey (23 fish)5.490kg; 2 Trevor Back (21 fish) 4.435kg; 3 Steve Standen (11 fish) 4.105kg. D zone: 1 Paul Murray (14 fish) 5.295kg; 2 Nathan Elliot (24 fish) 4.600kg; 3 Mick Chapman (22 fish) 4.580kg. E zone: 1 Brian Smith (12 fish) 4.275kg; 2 Josh Davies (7 fish) 3.990kg; 3 Colin Dobner (13 fish) 2.430kg.

Top lady: Glynis Jones (9 fish) 1.475kg.

Juniors: 1 Bobby Barnett (10 fish) 1.540kg; 2 Gary Flannery (7 fish) 1.400kg; 3 Ashley Collick (3 fish) 0.795kg. Total Sea Fishing junior lucky dip: Kyle Mullins (wins a sonic rod).

Heaviest flat fish: John Wells, 0.605kg flounder; Heaviest round fish: Josh Davies, 3.010kg cod; Most amount of fish: Lewis Clark, 35; Pairs winners: Lewis & Russell Clark, 7.805kg; Pairs runners-up: Steve Allmark & Roger Mortimer, 7.265kg.