OUR PICK OF THE WEEK
BOLAND GROUNDBAITS RIVER YARE CHAMPIONSHIPS (SUN) River Yare, Langley-Claxton (48 pegs)
Norwich legend Tony Gibbons took the 2017 title with 15-3-0 of roach to 8oz from peg 95, where he caught on maggot and caster over groundbait at 12m. Dave Richardson also had roach on maggot and caster on the pole for 13-8-0 and second.
Result: 1 T Gibbons, Norwich DAA, 15-3-0; 2 D Richardson, Daiwa Angling Direct, 13-8-0; 3 C Kelly, Daiwa Angling Direct, 12-12-0; 4 A Mead, Preston Innovations, 12-0-0; 5 D Reeve, Preston Innovations, 11-10-0; 6 C Taylor, Norwich DAA, 11-8-0.
DAIWA HALLCROFT FISHERY (SUN) Moat Pool (38 pegs)
Paste over hemp and pellet at 13m from peg 49 gave Sean Bargh victory as he landed carp to 12lb for 223-2-0 at the scales, miles in front of Steve Clark on peg 6 who used pellet at 5m and in the margins for 159-12-0 of carp.
Result: 1 S Bargh, Leegem Angling, 223-2-0; 2 S Clark, Mansfield, 159-12-0; 3 D Newman, Leegem Angling, 136-12-0; 4 I Thompson, Barnsley, 133-14-0; 5 T Brown, Leegem Angling, 127-12-0.
GREAT YARMOUTH DAA (SAT) River Yare, Langley - Claxton (65 pegs)
A few skimmers showed on Saturday and Nick Larkin found them at peg 104 to win with 20-6-0 of fish to 2lb. The Nisa Feeders boss fished groundbait feeder with worm and maggot. Matrix Image man Steve Clark was next on peg 51 with a solid 19-8-0 of roach on maggot, caster and groundbait at 13m.
Result: 1 N Larkin, Nisa Feeders, 20-6-0; 2 S Clark, Matrix Image, 19-8-0; 3 I Bailey, Dukes AC, 16-14-0; 4 J Southgate, Oakwood Angling, 15-10-0; 5 K Paynter, PW Angling, 15-9-0; 6 D Reeve, Preston Innovations, 13-10-0.
PACKINGTON SOMERS VETS (THURS) Molands Mere Pool (38 pegs)
Pellet feeder swung it for Derek Hartshorn as the Swan Baits man drew peg 2 and cast to the island to plunder 56-5-0 of F1s and carp. John McGann, second with 44-5-0 at peg 33, opted for the Method feeder with pellet to the island to net carp to 5lb.
Result: 1 D Hartshorn, Swan Baits, 56-5-0; 2 J McGann, Packington Vets, 44-5-0; 3 D Duggan, Dams & Lock, 38-13-0; 4 J Hinckley, Packington Vets, 31-13-0.
PRESTON INNOVATIONS FEEDERMASTERS QUALIFIER (SUN) Patshull Park (58 pegs)
This penultimate qualifier saw three more men go through to the final. Winner Ian Davies and runner-up Shane Hodgkinson were joined by fellow zone winner Darren Hanley. Ian drew peg 22 and fished groundbait feeder with worm and maggot to weigh in 22-11-0 of skimmers and hybrids. Shane on peg 55 used the same approach to take 20-1-8 of skimmers and hybrids.
Result: 1 I Davies, Shifnal, 22-11-0; 2 S Hodgkinson, Derby, 20-1-8; 3 S McQueen, Cannock, 19-13-0; 4 J Bassett, 18-15-0; 5 S Fry, Garbolino, 17-3-0.
Qualifiers: I Davies, S Hodgkinson and D Hanley.
STARLETS PACKINGTON SOMERS VETS (TUES) Little Geary’s, Geary’s Level & Siblings Pools (50 pegs)
Drawing peg 7 on Little Geary’s Pool, Dave Smith led them home in this well-attended match with 80-7-0 of F1s to 3lb, all taken on the pellet feeder cast to the island, Mick Gibbs took second from peg 13 over on Geary’s Level Pool, where he worked with chopped worm and caster at 13m to take a fine 60-12-0 of skimmers to 2lb.
Result: 1 D Smith, Packington Vets, 80-7-0; 2 M Gibbs, Packington Vets, 60-12-0; 3 D Hartshorn, Swan Baits, 54-12-0; 4 D Longford, Packington Vets, 54-2-0.
TIDAL TRENT TEAMS OF FOUR (SAT) River Trent, Dunham, Besthorpe & Laughterton (82 pegs)
The league drew to a close with overall victory for the Trent Trotters side on 17 points, one clear of the Roy Truman Select