Vince lands final round win

The final round of the Commercial House League 2022 was fished on the Kennet & Avon canal from the George through to Dundas.

The weather was overcast for most of the day with heavy rain at times.

The canal was coloured at Dundas, which produced the top 3 weights in the match, but it was clear in the rest of the sections. Only 6 anglers caught more than 6lb.

The winner of the match was Vince Lunn (inset) fishing for M & N Electrical, drawn on F4 at Dundas. He caught 6 skimmers from 6oz to 1lb 8oz on bread down the middle along with lots of quality roach. Then he caught more quality roach on red maggot over groundbait 3/4 across. He also caught roach, dace and bleak on castors right over. He weighed in 13lb 5oz.

Second, on the next peg (F3), was Craig Pinker of Midland Spinner. He fished bread 2/3rds across and caught 7 skimmers and lots of small roach. He then caught more small roach right over on pinkie having fed groundbait with dead pinkie and squatts in. He finished with 11lb 1oz. Third was Rich Lacey (Mosella Bathampton) from end peg F1. He fished bread at 5 metres and caught 3 skimmers from 1 lb to 2lb and some roach. Then he put in some joker across and caught lots of roach and chublets. He weighed in 9lb 15oz.

Fourth was Shane Caswell - Midland Spinner - 9lb 7oz. Fifth was Jeff Surmon - Midland spinner - 9lb 1oz. Sixth was Brian Melksham - Sensas Nomads - 8lb 11oz.

Midland Spinner won on the day with 27 points which is only 3 points dropped. M & N Electrical were 2nd with 21 points, whilst the league leaders Mosella Bathampton were 3rd with 16.5 points.

After the final round, only 8.5 points separated the top 4 teams, so it was very close.

Mosella Bathampton won the league overall with 123.5 points from M & N Electrical on 121.

Toby Bentham (M & N Electrical) won his section to claim the top individual over the series with 24 points.

Jeff Surmon (Midland Spinner) was 2nd with 23 points.

Nick Coles (Mosella Bathampton) and Sam Johnson (Sensas Nomads) had 21 points, with Nick taking 3rd place on weight.

Andy Richings had the biggest fish of the series with a 6lb 14oz bream.