Competition was fierce and just 6-9-0 separated the top four weights in the Carpenters Arms 2000 AC match, fished on a windy Campbell Match Lake at Viaduct Fishery, Somerton.

Heading the list was Steve Vowles with a 14-carp catch, totalling 82-1-0, taken with a straight lead and 10mm hair-rigged pellet, fished at 45 metres off peg 119.

Keynsham's Paul Hurn came a close second with a similarly taken 14-carp catch of 81-10-0 at peg 115. Bill Carter had the third best weight of 75-11-0 from 114 and Paul Swain finished fourth at 128 on the opposite bank with 75-8-0.

The top silverfish catch fell to Paul Foxhall, who poled soft pellet at five metres both central and into the lakeside margins of peg 130 for 12-8-0 of skimmers and tench.

Results – Overall: 1, Steve Vowles 82-1-0, peg 119; 2, Paul Hurn 81-10-0, peg 115; 3, Bill Carter 75-11-0, peg 114; 4, Paul Swain 75-8-0, peg 128; 5, Chris Bland 69-4-0, peg 113; 6, Paul Wilcox 67-14-0, peg 123. Silverfish: 1, Paul Foxhall 12-8-0, peg 130.