Angler Mick ensures that familiarity breeds success

It was peg 23 where he won a previous match, but on this occasion he broke the 100lbs with an impressive 104lbs total to take first place.

He was well ahead of the rest with the closest to him being Roy Toulson from peg 10, where he found some good-sized barbel and F1s fishing the margins, finishing with 64lbs to take the other section.

Third on the lake was Joe Comerford with 52lbs from peg 4.

On Serpent Martin Quilter took the lake from peg 7 where, for a while, it was looking like he may also take the golden peg money. But that was before Lagoon weighed in.

He had 49lbs of small F1s and barbel taken on maggot down the margins and the near shelf.

The other section was won by Tom Hamilton from peg 24 with 39lbs made up of a couple of good-sized carp. Third was Ian Bradley with 35lbs from peg 14.

Marina, stream and river were required for last Wednesday’s match, and it was the weather again that affected the weights.

On Stream peg 4 Martin Quilter found the fish right from the start, using his maggot method to good effect.

Catching all through the match and, despite losing a number of good-sized, carp he took the match with an impressive 93lbs, which included 25lbs of silvers.

Dirk Williams was second, and the other section winner on the lake from peg 7 where he caught shallow on caster and maggot ending with 65lbs.

Third on the lake was David Knott with 41lbs from peg 18.

On river, Steve Cunningham was the overall lake winner with 59lbs from peg 4, made up of carp and F1s taken down the track and the margins. Mick Atherton took the other section and was second on the lake with 51lbs. Steve Cuthbert, on peg 15, was third.

On Marina the weights were not so good but Mark Bowles found the ide feeding on peg 22 and he caught 35lbs of these along with a few F1s to take the lake with 47lbs.

Andy Parker was second on the lake form peg 17 with 41lbs.

Joe Comerford, on peg 4, won his section with 34lbs.