MATCH NEWS: MIDLANDS
COORS AC DRENNAN TRENT MASTERS QUALIFIER (SUN)
River Trent, Burton on Trent (53 pegs)
The roach fed on the Municipal section,
with Wayne Truman taking a winning 24-0-0 of them from peg 18. He fished hemp and tares at 14m. Result: 1 W Truman, Drennan Leicester Sensas, 24-0-0; 2 R Quinn, Cadence Bait-Tech Superteam, 23-12-0; 3 J Moroz, Coors AC, 17-4-0; 4 J Marcel, Long Eaton Fed, 14-4-0; 5 C Gooch, Drennan Leicester Sensas, 10-12-0.
GOLDEN REEL ANGLING CHAMPS QUALIFIER (WEDS) The Glebe Fishery (58 pegs)
Welsh rod Mikey Williams bagged his place in the big final as he led a quartet of 200lb-plus weights with 237-5-0 of
carp to 12lb. The Guru/Mainline Match man caught on pellet shallow at 14.5m and long down his edge from peg 86 on Lake 6. Result: 1 M Williams, Guru/Mainline Match, 237-5-0; 2 J Brooks, Preston Innovations, 230-7-0; 3 S Collett, Guru/Dynamite Baits, 228-10-0;
4 N Watson, Louth, 204-15-0; 5 K Morton, 192-3-0; 6 M Bull, Frenzee/Bag’em Baits, 167-15-0.
GOLDEN REEL ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIER (SAT) Barston Lakes (76 pegs)
After taking sixth spot in the midweek qualifier at the Glebe, former Fish O’Mania champion Mick Bull won to book his final
slot after taking 186-14-0 of carp to 15lb and F1s from fancied peg 124 on the golf course bank. Mick fished Method feeder and wafters on a short cast.
Result: 1 M Bull, Frenzee/Bag’em Baits, 186-14-0; 2 P Solski, Wembley, 69-14-0; 3 P Cook, Frenzee, 65-2-0; 4 P Terry, Ridgemere AC, 52-0-0;
5 I Crossman, Browning Central, 49-4-0;
6 D Hemmings, 45-6-0.
MAVER MEGA MATCH THIS QUALIFIER (TUES)
Decoy Lakes (120 pegs)
Lou’s Lake may be one of the smaller pools on site, but it’s full of fish, as Nick Speed discovered. He weighed in a massive 343-9-0 of carp to 12lb from peg 7 as he caught on pellet shallow at 14m, pellet on the Method feeder to the far bank and dead maggot in the edge. Result: 1 N Speed, Shimano/Dynamite Baits, 343-9-0; 2 J Collins, MAP/Bait-Tech, 256-1-0;
3 J Brooks, Preston Innovations, 248-0-0;
4 M Wiles, Dynamite Baits, 217-1-0; 5 T Coates, TN Floats, 210-4-0; 6 B Chatterton, Westwood Lakes, 195-12-0.
MAVER MEGA MATCH THIS QUALIFIER (SAT)
Guru Makins Fishery (79 pegs)
The Outer Avon Pool on Phase Three produced, with former UK champ Marc Rodger winning on 129-10-0 of carp to 9lb. He fished maggot across at 14.5m and down the edge of peg 20. Result: 1 M Rodger, Mosella/Baits to Fish, 129-10-0;
2 K Gallagher, Partridge Lakes, 106-11-0;
3 M McMillan, Garbolino/Bait-Tech, 96-12-0;
4 C Dicks, Maver, 90-8-0; 5 R Harbour, Frenzee, 87-3-0; 6 G Vernon, Matrix Bait-Tech Leigh Tackle & Bait, 85-12-0.
NISA FEEDERMASTERS (SAT)
River Yare, Langley (58 pegs)
Peg 99 was the scene of river regular Steve Kindleysides’ victory. The Deben man fished groundbait feeder with worm and maggot for 49-14-0 of bream and skimmers. Result: 1 S Kindleysides, Deben, 49-14-0;
2 M Budgen, Nisa Feeders, 40-0-0; 3 D Kiddell, PW Angling, 29-8-0; 4 P Hudson, Deben, 29-6-0; 5 M Mirgaux, Deben, 28-10-0; 6 R Hubbard, Daiwa Angling Direct, 23-8-0.
NORWICH DAA TEAMS OF FOUR SUMMER LEAGUE (SUN)
Rivers Thurne & Bure (64 pegs)
The opening round honours went to Daiwa Angling Direct Platinum in Division one with nine points and Daiwa Angling Direct Black in Division two with 12 points. Daiwa Angling Direct Black men took first and second. Wayne Anderson won with 56-8-0 of bream and skimmers at peg 23 on the Thurne at Coldharbour. He used groundbait feeder and maggot. Result: 1 W Anderson, Daiwa Angling Direct Black,
56-8-0; 2 G Hubbard, Daiwa Angling Direct Black, 45-7-0; 3 D Pike, Cresta Red, 40-1-0; 4 D Adcock, AJB Angling, 39-8-0; 5 R Watson, Richard Watson, 29-2-0.
Division one teams: 1 Daiwa Angling Direct Platinum, 9pts; 2 Daiwa Angling Direct Suffolk, 13; 3 Cresta Black, 17; 4 Richard Watson, 19.
Division two teams: 1 Daiwa Angling Direct Black, 12pts; 2 AJB Angling, 15; 3 Martham, 18 (superior weight); 4 Over 60s Plus One, 18.
North Notts
FishiNg Big Bash (sat)
Daiwa Hallcroft Fishery, Moat Pool (56 pegs)
With £1,000 going to the winner of this match, it drew a good crowd. Maver man Andy Oldham took the cash thanks to a massive 267-9-0 net of carp well into double figures from peg 6 on the Outer, where he used Method feeder and pellet and pellet in the margins. result: 1 A Oldham, Maver, 267-9-0; 2 P Miles, Rotherham, 143-14-0; 3 M Brownell, Sheffield, 114-3-0; 4 S Taylor, Rotherham, 106-15-0;
5 A Cordall, Bryden AC, 101-13-0.
PrestoN iNNovatioNs FeeDermasters QualiFier (suN) Patshull Park Fishery (60 pegs)
The boats area produced the winner in this qualifier, as SonuBaits man Adam Firth took a fine 50-2-0 of bream and skimmers to top the shop. He caught on cage feeder with maggot, worm and corn. result: 1 A Firth, SonuBaits, 50-2-0; 2 P Davey, Stoke-on-Trent AS, 45-1-0; 3 M Leader, Somerset, 43-13-0; 4 R Teale, Telford, 35-13-0.
Qualifiers: B Clark, B Nesbitt & A Firth.
Prostate CaNCer sCreeNiNg FuND Float oNly Charity (Fri) River Severn, Bridgnorth (63 pegs)
A true river legend took the honours with a fine weight, Paul Newell bagging 83-12-0 from the top section. He used a DH Avon with meat and caster to land 14 barbel. result: 1 P Newell, Redditch, 83-12-0; 2 M Beard, Bridgnorth AS, 35-1-0; 3 P Davies, DH Angling, 29-12-0; 4 A Round, Sensas Lifestyle, 28-14-0;
5 A Slade, Sensas Lifestyle, 28-4-0; 6 N Ball, Bilston Angling Centre, 27-8-0.
stauNtoN harolD (sat)
Staunton Harold Reservoir (55 pegs)
Local rod Darren Renshaw was kept busy from his peg in the early numbers as the Burton upon Trent man weighed in 74-0-0 of bream to 5lb and skimmers on distance feeder tactics with worm on the hook. result: 1 D Renshaw, Burton on Trent, 74-0-0;
2 M Buchwalder, Preston Innovations, 73-11-0; 3 S Fletcher, Leigh Tackle & Bait, 64-15-0; 4 A Leathers, Browning Hot Rods, 52-12-0.