MATCH organiser Tony Rixon weighed in just 5lb short of the existing match record in the Avon Angling Midweek Open fished at Avalon Fishery, West Hay.

He poled a hair-rigged 8mm pellet shallow at 14 metres off peg seven and caught 31 carp totalling 184-4-0.

Local rod Jim Bain beat Bristol's Alan Oram to second place by the weight of an average-sized Avalon Fishery carp.

Bain used the same tactics as the winner at peg five to tempt 20 carp weighing 97-11-0, while Oram poled paste at five metres off peg 21 for 94-9-0.

Phil Harding topped the silverfish category at peg 19, where paste poled both central and lakeside tempted a 20-3-0 mixed bag.

Result – Overall: 1, Tony Rixon (Avon Angling Mosella) 184-8-0, peg 7; 2, Jim Bain (CFL) 97-11-0, peg 5; 3, Alan Oram (Dynamite baits) 94-9-0, peg 21; 4, Adrian Jeffrey 76-3-0, peg 12; 5, Leon Hubbard (Sensas Bathampton Avon Aquatics) 75-6-0, peg 2; 6, Pete Sivell (Dynamite Baits) 62-11-0, peg 1. Silverfish: 1, Phil Harding (Avon Angling) 20-3-0, peg 19.

A BRIGHT sunny day and an out of condition River Avon proved a hard nut to crack for the 10 contestants of the Pucklechurch AS match fished at Whaddon.

Top of a disappointing set of weights was Pete Humphris, who fished feeder and worm tactics at peg 27 and included a 6lb bream in a 6-2-0 winning catch.

Result: 1, Pete Humphris 6-2-0, peg 27; 2, Marcus Crook (Avon Angling AC) 5-5-0, peg 17; 3, Robin Guy 4-5-0, peg 21; 4, Mike Snudden 3-0-0, peg 23; 5, Alan Norman 1-0-0; 6= Jeff Agius & Terry Boulton, both 14oz.

THE top two competitors both hit the magical 100lb mark in the Kings Head Elite match fished at the Bridgwater Sedges.

The top weight fell to pole wizard Shaun Townsend. The Sensas Bathampton AA team member alternated between an 8mm banded pellet and caster at peg three to tempt 114-10-0 of carp to almost 8-0-0.

The second best weight was taken by Bob Sheppard who poled hard pellet both shallow and at full depth off peg 13 for a similar catch weighing 101-6-0.

Result: 1, Shaun Townsend (Sensas Bathampton Avon Aquatics) 114-10-0, peg 3; 2, Bob Sheppard 101-6-0, peg 13; 3, Alan Oram 81-8-0, peg 5; 4, Martin Rayet (Preston Innovations Thatchers) 52-10-0, peg 17; 5, Leyton Palmer 42-0-0, peg 14; 6, Lee Avril 38-0-0, peg 15.

LANDLORD Martin Rayet clinched a close victory in round four of the Queens Head Tuesday Evening Series fished at Boyd Valley Lake, Bitton.

The PI Thatchers rod poled a 6mm banded pellet at both 13 metres centre and into the lakeside margins of peg two for a 48-5-0 catch of skimmers, roach and carp to almost 8lb.

Second was Louis Townsend, who fished the same as the winner at neighbouring peg three for an almost identical 48-0-0.

Result: 1, Martin Rayet (Preston Innovations Thatchers)48-5-0, peg 2; 2, Louis Townsend 48-0-0, peg 3; 3, Shaun Townsend 37-0-0, peg 7; 4, Pete Humphris 28-11-0, peg 11; 5, Rich Lacey 22-2-0, peg 12; 6, Dave Haines 14-7-0, peg 8.

A FOURTH place performance in round three was enough to keep Bob Feltham ahead on weight in the Carps AC Thursday League fished at Shangri-La Carp Lake, near Bath.

The top man on the day was Bob 'The Bread' Price, who poled double sweetcorn to full depth at eight metres off peg five and included a 5-12-0 grass carp in his 23-7-0 catch.

Price is Feltham's closest rival in the league standings.

Result: 1, Bob 'The Bread' Price (Alcove AC) 23-7-0, peg 5; 2, John Bennett (Carps AC) 22-13-0, peg 6; 3, John Baker (RSJ) 22-8-0, peg 2; 4, Bob Feltham (RSJ) 19-8-0. League: 1, Bob Feltham (RSJ) 17 points (on weight); 2, Bob "The Bread" Price 17 pts.

RESULTS ROUND-UP: Alcove AC Monday Series – Final Round: 1, Pat Smith 19-10-0, peg 18. Maggot and pellet; 2, Steve Dawson 19-8-0; 3, Ian Chapple 19-7-0; 4, Colin Golding 13-12-0; 5, Bill Ferris 11-8-0; 6, John Stallard 10-4-0. League: 1, Ian Chapple 78pts; 2, Steve Dawson 77; 3, Steve Mundy 65.

Carps AC midweek match on Tile Lake at the Bridgwater Sedges – Overall: Chris Davies (Team Westerleigh) 88-2-0; 2 Tom Magnell 7-15-0; 3, John Thompson 55-13-0; 4, Jess Jordan 48-2-0; 5, John Bennett 39-3-0; 6, Mark Tanner 38-15-0. Silverfish: Mike Nichols 17-0-0; 2, Dave Wride 16-4-0; 3, Dave Bacon 16-0-0, 4, Colin Golding 15-3-0.

South West Disabled & Over-55s at Cider Farm Lakes: 1, Mike Smith 64-12-0, peg 1. Paste to margins; 2, Chris Goodland 37-14-0, peg 11; 3, Ted Bethel 36-4-0, peg 10; 4, Dave Britton 22-0-0, peg 7; 5, Brian Higgs 19-0-0, peg 9; 6, Wayne Garland 17-8-0, peg 5.