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* Adamson Cup, Weybread Pits, Harleston, Norfolk. Sun, 40. Dave Reeve (Angling Direct Suffolk) 78-10-0, ten carp to 12 lb, 6 to wagglered 8mm pellet, 4 on poled catmeat, Middle Lake; Alan Tuck (Angling Direct Suffolk) 69-4-0; Chris Kelly (Sensas) 67-14-0; Steve Chandler (Mulbarton) and Wayne Chapman (Harleston) both 51-6-0; Jessica Knights (Harleston) 51-4-0 .
* Coors Shakespeare MacMillan Charity, River Trent, Burton and Shardlow, Derbyshire. Sun, 40. Colin Williams (Coors AC) 18-14-0, all roach, waggler and maggot, Crown Meadow Shardlow; Peter Cobb (Measham AC) 17-11-0; Stuart Palser (Middy/Bag’em) 14-9-0; Reg Whiston (Ferry Bridge) 13-0-0; Paul Bick (Shakespeare Superteam) 11-13-0.
* Head Fen Masters £2000 Final, Head Fen Lakes, Pymoor, Cambs. Sat, 32. Matt Ayers (Dents) 114-10-0, Snake peg 8; Jamie Thomson (Red Lodge) 105-2-0; Steve Jackson (Head Fen) 103-4-0. Sun, 32. Richard Bond (Bury St Edmunds) 107-2-0, Snake peg 5; Jimmy Brooks (Anglers Corner) 105-4-0; Carl Gifford (Suffolk’s Finest) 104-0-0. Overall: Matt Ayers (Dents) 2 points, 200%, £500; Jimmy Brooks 2, 198.14%, £400; Tim Nash (Browning Hot Rods) 2, 174.59%, £300; Steve Jackson (Head Fen) 2, 161.62%, £200; Vic German (Fred’s MG) 2, 160.96%, £100; Carl Gifford 2, 155.98%, £50.
* Lakeview Fishery, Holwell, Leics. Sun, 30, Canal, River and Stream lakes. Steve Haywood (Middy) 101-13-0, carp and silver fish, poled pellet and maggot, peg 12 Canal; Bob Greenbury (Sensas) 83-1-0; Danny Higgins (Subfish Tackle) 66-8-0; Ken Daws (Sensas) 63-10-0; Lance Chambers (Nottingham) 63-5-0.
* Nisa Feeders, River Yare, Beauchamp Arms, Norfolk. Sat, 42. Simon Newman (Deben) 23-10-0, skimmers and roach, groundbait feeder, worm & maggot, peg 86 sluice bend; Karl Redgrave (Harleston) 23-0-0; John Everett (Great Yarmouth) 22-10-0; Malcolm Runacres (Deben) 22-8-0; Mick Hanks (Daiwa Angling Direct) 21-10-0; Paul Abbott (Deben) 20-4-0.
* Olney & Clifton FA Fiesta Cup, Great Ouse, Olney, Bucks. Sun, 37. Tony Sinfield (Blunham) 12-1-0, perch, poled worm, Bathing Place; Paul Caton (Vauxhall AC) 11-2-0; Paul Chapman (Milton Keynes Angling Centre) 8-7-0; Mick Stanley (Vauxhall AC) 6-13-0.
* Water Meadows Fishery, Chapel St . Leonards, Lincs. Sun, 30, Pairs, Moat Lake. Sean Huggins (Dynamite Baits) 128-11-0 carp to 6 lb, barbel to 4 lb, poled caster and maggot, peg 12; Phil Cartledge (Water Meadows) 107-15-0; Chris Howard (Water Meadows) 79-6-0; Chris Bonsall (Water Meadows) 74-8-0; Ken Coupe (Water Meadows) 71-13-0. Pairs: Chris Howard/Gary Middleton (Water Meadows Fishery) 2 points; Sean Huggins/Ken Coupe 3.
Results of smaller matches and midweekers
Barford, near Norwich. Sat, 19. Matt Wiles (Attleborough MG) and Warren Martin (Matrix Barford Tackle) both 87-10-0, carp to 8 lb, Matt’s to worm in margins and Warren’s on dead maggot; Adam Major (Attleborough MG) 51-0-0; Paul Ashford (Barford Tackle) 39-14-0; Alan Tuck (Angling Direct Suffolk) 39-5-0; Rodney Patrick (Oddfellows) 36-2-0 .
Cambridge FPAS, Old West, Stretham, Cambs. Sun, 17. Dave Keedy (CFPAS) 9-10-0, mixed silver fish, pole/whip, squatt, pinkie; Ken Whitmore (CFPAS) 7-8-0; Trevor Sturge (CFPAS) 6-10-0.
Cross Drove, Hockwold, Norfolk. Wed, 18. Dave Pearce jnr (Wisbech) 80-12-0 carp to 9 lb, F1s to 5 lb, meat & corn, 14.5m, peg 23; Tony Gibbons (Norwich) 57-5-0; Neil Adcock (Browning Hot Rods) 55-14-0; Stuart Milne(Baggin Up Tackle) 54-6-0; Rodney Finch (Deben) 54-4-0. Sat, 22 . Simon Wheeler (Daiwa Dynamite) 123-4-0, carp to 14 lb & F1s to 6 lb, corn & pellet, 13m, peg 6; Dave Pearce Snr (Wisbech) 89-0-0; Mick Bartrum (Daiwa Angling Direct) 77-4-0; Vince Cross (Nash Baits F1s Frenzy) 76-8-0; Chris Vandervleit (Bowlers Bait-Tech) 70-12-0; Stuart Payne(Daiwa Angling Direct) 58-4-0 .
Decoy Lakes , Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, Tues, 16, Beastie Lake. Nigel Baxter (Bag’em) 211-3-0, carp to 6 lb, poled maggot and meat, peg 26; Andy Szczupak (Sheffield) 174-10-0; Chris Neal (Rutlanders) 148-14-0; Stan Dow (Decoy) 145-0-0. Sat, 21, Willows. Adam Wayman (Ringers Baits) 115-3-0, carp to 6 lb, feeder fish meat, sweetcorn and pellet, peg 25; Rob Goodson (Decoy) 111-12-0; Rob Chamberlain (Corby) 97-7-0; Steve Freeman (Marukyu) 95-12-0. Sun. Oak Strip, 16. Simon Dow (Decoy) 145-5-0, carp to 8 lb, poled pellet, peg 22; Adam Wayman (Ringers Baits) 129-7-0; Rob Anstee (Newmarket)124-7-0; Nigel Baxter (Bag’em) 124-4-0.
Deeping St James AC Exeter Cup, Kingsland Big Lake, Turves, Cambs. Sun, 14. Jon Bowland (Deeping St. James AC) 82-10-0, carp to 10 lb, poled worm over maggot; Nigel Briggs (Deeping St. James AC) 61-9-0; Ray Torrington (Deeping St. James AC) 58-14-0.
Foston, Match Lakes, Lincs. Wed, 16, Ash and Hawthorn lakes. Tim Booker (Mansfield) 129-0-0, carp to 10 lb, poled dog biscuit, Ash 17; Chris Mawer (Nightingale AC) 117-8-0; Terry Marshall (Dynamite Matchman Supplies) 78-0-0; Terry Crouch (Newark) 75-12-0. Sat, 13. Phil Morris jr (Notts AA) 304-4-0, carp to 13 lb, poled dog biscuit, Hawthorn 15; Ian Palfreeman (Phil’s Bait & Tackle) 191-12-0; Pete Riley (Dynamite Baits) 104-12-0; Alan Roberts (Mansfield) 87-12-0.
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Graham’s Pond, Huntingdon, Cambs. Sat, 10. Ian Thornton (Graham’s Pond) 18-6-0, carp and silvers, poled pellet and maggot; Reg Brown (Graham’s Pond) 10-6-0; Tony Watling (Graham’s Pond) 5-11-0.
Mansfield AA, Sherwood Forest Fishery, Notts. Sun, 13, Sherwood Lake. Jason White (Subfish) 61-12-0, 30 lb of ide to poled chop and caster, rest carp to poled paste; Malc Daws (Subfish Tackle) 57-8-0; Andy Birkin (Phil’s Bait and Tackle) 47-12-0; Graham Eden (Mansfield) 46-4-0.
Norfolk & Suffolk Veterans, Topcroft Lake, Suffolk. Tues, 15. Mick Norman (Lowestoft) 61-10-0, carp, feeder & pellet; Joe Beckham (Beccles) 50-2-0; John Catchpole (Lowestoft) 44-3-0. Thurs, 11, Aldeby Hall. Joe Beckham (Beccles) 44-9-0, F1s, poled expander pellet; Chris Colby (Beccles) 29-7-0; Monty Reeve (Lowestoft) 29-3-0.
Sherwood Forest Fishery, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire. Tues, 16. Dave Round (Mansfield Woodhouse) 83-2-0, 33 lb of skimmers and 50 lb of carp, poled caster, peg 41; Steve Richards (Sherwood Forest) 60-11-0; Martin Rouse (Mansfield Busman) 56-4-0; Tony Brown (Sherwood Forest) 51-14-0. Wed, 26, Holmedale Lake. Martyn Brown (Eastwood Angling Centre) 208-15-0, 54 carp, poled paste down margins, peg 21; Andy Lakey (Worksop Angling) 140-4-0; Steve Binch (Mansfield Piscatorial) 120-4-0; Steve Gregory (Miracle Baits/Middy) 94-1-0; Mick Langton (Sherwood Forest) 87-10-0; John Darby (Sherwood Forest) 75-8-0. Sun, 21, Homedale. Will Cresswell (Eastwood Angling Centre) 166-0-0, carp to 8 lb, poled pellet and paste, peg 17; Shaun Moss (Miracle Baits) 116-1-0; Steve Gregory (Miracle Baits/Middy) 111-15-0; Ben Holmes (Matrix/Trentmen) 111-2-0; Martyn Brown (Eastwood Angling Centre) 102-8-0. Mon, 32, Holmedale. Daz Staley (Subfish Tackle) 176-2-0, carp to 7 lb, pellet waggler, peg 27; Danny Higgins (Subfish) 141-12-0; Ian Rowney (Mansfield Piscatorial AS) 133-14-0; Alan Foster (Miracle Baits) 108-11-0; Matt Malia (Wickersley Angling) 106-12-0; Andy Birkin (Phil’s Bait & Tackle) 99-4-0. Mystery Pairs: Danny Higgins (Subfish)/Ian Rowney (Mansfield Piscatorial) 5 pts. Tues, 16, Sherwood. Fred Bispham (Peg One Angling) 105-15-0, carp to 12 lb, pole and floating bread, peg 40; Dave Round (Mansfield Woodhouse Angling) 97-0-0; Ian Boyd (Mansfield Woodhouse Angling) 70-9-0; Steve Richards (Sherwood Forest) 66-3-0; John Holmes (Sherwood Forest) 57-5-0. Wed, 21, Autumn League, Holmedale. Mick Langton (Sherwood Forest) 152-9-0, 38 carp to 10 lb, poled pellet/worm; John Darby (Sherwood Forest Fishery) 85-4-0; Jamie Gascoigne (Leegem Tackle) 84-15-0; Pete Hodgetts (Sherwood Forest) 69-8-0; John Bleakly (Hodthorpe AC) 56-0-0; Robin Woodhead (Sherwood Forest) 49-4-0. Sun, 29, SANDS Charity, Holmedale. Pete Hodgetts (Sherwood Forest) 128-15-0, carp to 9 lb, poled meat, peg 19; Steve Binch (Mansfield Piscatorial) 126-5-0; Ian Rowney (Mansfield Piscatorial) 110-1-0; Mark Haywood (Eastwood Angling Centre) 104-1-8; Lewis Millership (Sherwood Forest) 100-2-0; Mick Langton (Sherwood Forest) 98-7-0. £500 raised.
Suffolk Water Park, near Ipswich .Wed, 18. Bob Fuller (Suffolk Water Park) 119-9-0, pellet waggler, Match Lake peg 1; Deana Ramsey (Birds Tackle) 109-8-0; Dominic Barker (Suffolk Water Park) 91-8-0; Martin Ockwell (Suffolk Water Park) 89-4-0; Brett Calver (Felixstowe) 81-4-0.
Westwood Lakes, Wyberton, Lincs. Tues, 26, £1000 Qualifier, Skylark Lake. Steve Lane (Marukyu/Westwood Lakes) 99-0-0, carp, ide and skimmers, poled red maggot over Marukyu EFG130; Spike Milligan (Garbolino Lincs County) 92-12-0; Ian Shaw (Westwood Lakes) 89-12-0; Brian Thompson (Westwood Lakes) 85-6-0; Mark ‘Chunky’ Pollard (Angling Direct Suffolk) 81-12-0. Wed, 20, Angels Taxis Juniors, Hawk Lake. Cadets: Charlie Baxter (Westwood Lakes) 41-14-0 carp, poled pellet, peg 16; Josh Newman (Westwood Lakes) 26-8-0; Billy Cridland (Westwood Lakes) 21-10-0. Juniors: Adam Swain (Westwood Lakes) carp and silvers, poled pellet, peg 9; Finlay Bulbeck (Westwood Lakes) 42-8-0; Tom Edwards (Westwood Lakes) 42-4-0. Overall: Cadets, Terri Jade Simpson (Westwood Lakes). Juniors, Adam Swain (Westwood Lakes). Thurs, 32, Over-50s, Skylark Lake. Brian Thompson (Westwood Lakes) 84-10-0, carp, poled paste, peg 9; Ken Clarke (Westwood Lakes) 70-10-0; Jeff Duggan (Westwood Lakes) 70-8-0; John Taylor (Sensas Mark One) 68-12-0; John Gooden (Westwood Lakes) 64-4-0. Sun, 26, £1000 Qualifier, Skylark Lake. Stewart Bracey (Shimano/Dynamite Baits) 96-4-0, carp and barbel, poled worm and caster, peg 5; Martin Kirk (Westwood Lakes) 92-8-0; Mick Stamp (Preston/Sonubaits) 87-14-0; Tony Evans (Dynamite Baits) 80-8-0; Steve Lane (Marukyu/Westwood Lakes) 64-6-0.
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