Daws and Saddler through to Middy final
Fourth place proved good enough for Daws after catching 51lb 1oz at last Wednesday’s qualifier which was won by Andy Searle with a good haul of 92lb 1oz caught on bread and maggot from marina peg 22.
Saddler topped a 12-man field at Saturday’s match when weights were down, his winning haul tipping the scales ay 40lb 5oz.
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Hide AdBrian Greenbury was in the top five three times last week, but was pipped to the Sunday Open win by Steve Haywood with 53lb 14oz.
Results (top five) – Wednesday qualifier (marina): 1 Andy Searle (LVS) 92lb 1oz (peg 22), 2 Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 60lb 10oz (peg 5), 3 Mick Beckhurst (Preci-Spark Sports) 59lb 2oz (peg 11), 4 Keith Daws (LVS) 51lb 1oz (peg 16), 5 Roger Parnell (LVS) 50lb (peg 24).
Saturday qualifier (canal): 1 Gary Saddler (Coopers Tackle) 40lb 5oz (peg 12), 2 Bob Dyer (Maver) 32lb 5oz (peg 7), 3 Andy Searle (LVS) 25lb 12oz (peg 9), 4 Steven Pretty 24lb 10oz (peg 17), 5= Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 8lb 12oz (peg 4), 5= Brian Greenbury (Coopers Tackle) 8lb 12oz (peg 2).
Sunday Open (marina): 1 Steve Haywood (Middy) 53lb 14oz (peg 12), 2 Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 36lb 1oz (peg 3), 3 Roger Parnell (LVS) 27lb 2oz (peg 10), 4 Bronson Arme (LVS) 26lb 9oz (peg 23), 5 Bob Dyer (Maver) 19lb 8oz (peg 25).