ST HELENS AA (SAT)

Carr Mill Dam (30 pegs)

Fishing one feeder line with red maggots for the duration of the match, Dave Alsop picked off skimmers and a few perch at peg 88 to win with 22-2-0. He finished just over 3lb ahead of Paul McCarthy, who took second with 19-0-0 from peg 157, where he used a groundbait feeder and maggot tactics to take a mixed net of skimmers, roach and perch. Result: 1 D Alsop, St Helens, 22-2-0; 2 P McCarthy, St Helens, 19-0-0; 3 B Thelwell, St Helens, 16-14-0; 4 G Lambert, Manchester, 16-8-0.