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Carp on dobbed bread gives a near-100lb margin
BAIT-TECH VIADUCT FISHERY TEAMS OF FIVE WINTER LEAGUE (SUN) All lakes (90 pegs)
AS is often the case in winter there was a clear winner of this round, as Ben Broxson finished with almost 100lb in hand over the chasing pack.
The Guru Viaduct man weighed in 186-7-0 of carp to 9lb from peg 110 on Campbell Lake, where he used bread dobbed into the corner at 16m.
Ron Hardiman was closest to him with 99-11-0 of carp taken on meat and maggot fished in the margins of peg 118 on the same lake.
Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG won the day with 72 points, but Colmic SW hold on to their overall lead by four points from Mosella Bathampton.
Result: 1 B Broxson, Guru Viaduct, 186-7-0; 2 R Hardiman, Future Networks, 99-11-0; 3 D Roper, Somerset Angling, 79-2-0; 4 M Poppleton, Colmic SW, 66-2-0; 5 D Bull, Team Amigos, 66-0-0; 6 J Moody, Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 61-4-0.
Top silverfish weight: L Sorokin, Mosella, 43-3-0. Teams: 1 Garbolino Blackmore Vale MG, 72pts; 2 Somerset Angling, 66; 3 Team Amigos, 60; 4 Preston Innovations Thatcher’s Gold, 57; 5 Mosella Bathampton, 56.
League: 1 Colmic SW, 253pts; 2 Mosella Bathampton, 249; 3 Preston Innovations Thatcher’s Vets, 226; 4 Second Time Lucky, 219; 5 M5 Angling, 208; 6 Preston Innovations Thatcher’s Gold, 207.