Lake View Fishery: Greeenbury and Skelton reach summer final

Brian Greenbury and Simon Skelton made it through to the Middy Xtreme/Dynamite Baits Summer Series Final after two close-fought qualifiers at Lake View Fishery last week.
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Apr 2017, 19:10 BST
Brian Greenbury won Wednesday's Summer Series qualifier EMN-171104-150817002Brian Greenbury won Wednesday's Summer Series qualifier EMN-171104-150817002
Brian Greenbury won Wednesday's Summer Series qualifier EMN-171104-150817002

Greenbury topped last Wednesday’s qualifier with a winning haul of 86lb 2oz, caught deep on pellet from peg six on the serpent lake,. pipping runner-up Ken Daws by less than 3lb.

Saturday’s match proved even close as a mere five ounces separated Skelton from Asfordby and Melton Society angler Jimmy Aley.

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Skelton landed fell just ounces short of a three-figure haul, catching on soft pellet bait across, and maggot short from the lagoon’s peg eight.

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Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002
Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002

Bob Greenbury claimed his second top three finish of the week at the Sunday Open when he finished runner-up to Sean Huggins.

It was another close-fought battle for the top prize with once more less than 3lb separating the top two.

Results (top five) –

Middy Xtreme/Dynamite Baits Summer Series (Wednesday): 1 Brian Greenbury (Coopers Tackle) 86lb 2oz (serpent peg 6), 2 Ken Daws (LVS) 83lb 4oz (stream 9), 3 Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 79lb 10oz (stream 20), 4 Neil Edwards (Maver) 78lb 4oz (river 1), 5 Phil Hill (LVS) 77lb 13oz (river 20).

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Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002
Weekend winner Simon Skelton EMN-171104-150831002

Middy Xtreme/Dynamite Baits Summer Series (Saturday): 1 Simon Skelton (Maver/Dynamite Baits) 99lb 6oz (lagoon 8), 2 Jimmy Aley (AMSOA) 99lb 1oz (marina 25), 3 Jon Wake (Dynamite Baits/Shimano) 93lb 13oz (lagoon 6), 4 Jake Hemmings (Snake Lake) 83lb 1oz (marina 21), 5 Dave Wright 69lb 15oz (marina 1).

Sunday Open: 1 Sean Huggins (Drennan/Dynamite Baits) 88lb 1oz (marina peg 4), 2 Bob Greenbury (Drennan) 85lb 4oz (marina 25), 3 John Shellard (Coopers Tackle) 69lb 4oz (reef 20), 4 Brian Greenbury (Coopers Tackle) 67lb 4oz (reef 7), 5 Bronson Arme (LVS) 64lb 4oz (reef 2).