Gray sets a new record
The top seven competitors all hit the magical 100lb mark with top scorer Jon Gray setting a new Dabinett Match Lake record in the Cider Farm Lakes Sunday Open Match.
He fished paste onto the island ledge at peg six and weighed-in a 69-carp catch totalling 176-11-0.
Results: 1, Jon Gray (Fox Tackle) 176-11-0, peg Dabinett 6; 2, Howard Green (Green's Tackle) 142-4-0, Yarlington 37; 3, Dave Roper (Reid's Tackle) 119-8-0, Dabinett 16; 4, Simon Ryall (Weston Angling) 111-6-0, peg Yarlington 17; 5, Lewis Jones (Sensas Thyers) 109-0-0, peg Yarlington 46; 6, Rob Jones (CEFN Forest) 105-4-0, Yarlington 14.
● Paste poled at 10 metres off Sidney's 75 tempted a 97-12-0 winning catch of carp for Pete Sivell in the Avon Angling Midweek Open, fished at Landsend Fisheries, near Wedmore.
Second-placed Mike West poled the same bait at 11 metres into the lakeside margins of John's 42 for 90-8-0 of carp to 10-0-0, while Nick Duckett claimed the minor berth with a similar 88-14-0 taken at 13 metres off Sidney's 79 with sweetcorn.
Joe Thompson topped the silverfish list at John's 55 where soft pellet came up with 11-4-0 of mostly skimmers, roach and crucian carp.
Results, overall: 1, Pete Sivell (Dynamite baits) 97-12-0, peg Sidney's 75; 2, Mike West 90-8-0, peg John's 42; 3, Nick Duckett (Team Landsend) 88-14-0, peg Sidney's 79; 4, Tony Rixon (Avon Angling Mosella) 84-12-0, peg John's 51; 5, John Dursley (Enterprise Angling) 82-13-0, peg John's 41. Silverfish: 1, Joe Thompson (Avon Angling) 11-4-0, peg John's 55.
● Mike Nicholls topped both categories in the Bathampton AA Disabled & Over-55s match, fished on Bridge Pool at Hunstrete Lakes.
He poled maggot and caster into the shallow waters of peg 31 and included the heaviest silverfish weight of 20-15-0 in his winning overall weight of 42-0-0.
Hot on his heels came Terry Bruton, who fished an 8mm hair-rigged pellet via both a straight lead and pellet waggler at disabled peg seven for 40-14-0 of carp to almost 8lb.
Results, overall: 1, Mike Nicholls (Carps AC) 42-0-0, peg 31; 2, Terry Bruton (Thatchers Tackle) 40-14-0, peg 7; 3, Pete Philips 39-12-0, peg 32; 4, Bob "The Bread" Price (Alcove AC) 24-10-0, peg 13; 5, John Bradford (Avon Angling) 16-10-0, peg 6; 6= Mike Jones(peg 8) & Bob Tilly (peg 10), both 15-12-0. Silverfish: 1,(by default) John Bradford 16-10-0; 2, Chris Snow 10-10-0, peg 29; 3,Mel Anstey 10-8-0, peg 30.
● League leader Ian Chapple remains the hot favourite to win the Alcove AC Monday Series after clinching victory in the penultimate round, fished at Whitehouse Farm.
The club's vice-president poled pellet at 11 metres towards the island off peg 19 for 20-7-0 of skimmers and carp.
Main challenger Steve Dawson finished in second place with 19-5-0 of roach taken from neighbouring peg 18 with waggler and maggot.
Results: 1, Ian Chapple 20-7-0, peg 19; 2, Steve Dawson 19-5-0, peg 18; 3, Pat Smith 13-4-0, peg 13; 4, Steve Mundy 13-2-0; 5, Bill Ferris 11-2-0. League: 1, Ian Chapple 78 points; 2, Steve Dawson 72.
Fry's AC at home waters, Keynsham, result: 1, John Gingell 8-1-0, peg 7. Crow Quill float with maggot for mostly skimmers; 2, Graham Gamblin 7-7-0, peg 61; 3, Geoff Sermon 5-12-0, peg 39; 4, Warren Bates 5-11-0, peg 14; 5, Andy Curry 5-8-0, peg 18.
Kingswood Disabled & Over 55's AC at Ashley Farm, result: 1, Rodney Buss (Saints AC) 14-0-0, peg 21. Pellet feeder to the island; 2, Bill Ferris (Alcove AC) 8-8-0, peg 19. Maggot and caster at 6 metres; 3, John Scrase 6-8-0, peg 3; 4, Clive Allen 5-9-0, peg 23; 5, Brian Cleevley (Alcove AC) 4-1-0; 6, Dave Blakemore 3-1-0, peg 5.







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