WIGAN MG LADS SEAL WINTER LEAGUE VICTORY
ANGLING TRUST WIGAN WINTER LEAGUE (SUN) Leeds-Liverpool Canal, Heaton’s Bridge (100 pegs) THE Wigan MG side were crowned champions of this league, the biggest in the country, and go through to the grand final in February.
They aim to emulate fellow Lancashire side Maver NW, who won 10 months ago.
They’ll be joined by Tri-Cast Rochdale who took second, Saints winning this final leg on 38 points from Matrix Wayne’s Tackle on 47.
Top rod was Hindley MG’s Mick Hargreaves, who weighed in 10-0-8 of skimmers and roach using breadpunch at 10m and 13m,
Second went to Martin Johnson of Sensas NW with 8-3-8 of skimmers, taken by switching between caster and breadpunch on the hook.
Result: 1 M Hargreaves, Hindley MG, 10-0-8; 2 M Johnson, Sensas North West, 8-3-8; 3 M Davis, Wigan MG 6-11-4; 4 D Trafford, Matrix Wayne’s Tackle, 5-11-15; 5 S Wharton, Hindley MG, 5-8-9; 6 G Stirratt, Liverpool AS, 5-7-2.
teams: 1 Saints, 38pts; 2 Matrix Wayne’s Tackle, 47; 3 Wigan MG, 48; jt4 Liverpool AS and Maver NW/Spotted Fin, both 53; 6 Hindley MG, 56.
final league: 1 Wigan MG, 14pts; 2 Tri-Cast Rochdale, 16; jt3 Maver NW/Spotted Fin and Saints, both 17.