Monday 15th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge (20 Pegs)

1 P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg Island 22, 108-12-0

There were some impressive weights in this latest veterans open on Bridge Pool. Leading the field was regular Paul Schoof from Island 22. Paul alternated paste and pellet at 13m for carp upto 9lb

2 R Holmes, Notts AA, Peg Outer 48; 91-1-0

Second was consistent angler Roger Holmes. Roger fished 6mm banded pellet over 4mm feed pellet for 25lb of skimmers and carp to 8lb

3 L Hewison, Newcastle Arms, Peg Island 10; 87-0-0

Lee Hewison caught majority of his fish in the margins on corn and maggot over groundbait.

4 S Richards, Peg One Angling, 84-12-0 5 I Donaldson, Hallcroft, 71-12-0

Thursday 18th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open

Moat Pool (38 Pegs)

1 D Speight, Sheffield, Peg Island 25; 60-5-0

Weights were slightly down on previous weeks for this well attended veterans open on moat pool. Dave fished meat and pellet at 9m for carp to 8lb and a few skimmers

2 B Sullivan, Maltby, Peg Outer 41; 45-14-0

Brian Sullivan came second from outer 41. Brian fished pellet cone with meat and corn on the hook for 12 carp to 7lb

3 R Holmes, Notts AA, Peg Outer 22; 37-12-0

Roger fished long pole with pellet over micro feed for 7 carp and a few skimmers

4 A Payling, Peg One Angling, 31-10-0 5 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 30-12-0

Friday 19th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer (11 Pegs)

1 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu, Peg 19; 79-12-0

Jamie Masson won this small friday open with 79lb. Jamie fished hairigged corn with groundbait feeder to the far bank for 12 carp and later added two carp on short pole and maggot.

2 B Sullivan, Maltby, Peg 48; 67-12-0

Brian caught majority of his fish late on on pellet fished into the margins

3 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 31; 56-14-0

Rich fished meat and pellet on long pole for 8 carp and a few skimmers

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 44-14-0

Saturday 20^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match

Moat (20 pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, peg outer 15; 97-4-0

Nigel Wood continued his good form with this latest win from outer 15. He fished krilled maggots over EFG 131 groundbait at 6m for 18 carp to 8lb

2 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, peg outer 25; 87-10-0

Andy Sellars fished long pole with meat over pellet for 13 carp to 11 lb, taking second spot

3 G Mumby, Retford Service Centre, peg outer 29; 74-8-0

Gary Mumby caught 6 carp and 30lb of skimmers and perch fishing short pole with caster over groundbait

4 A Scott, Hallcroft, 74-2-0; 5 P Bagshaw, Barnsley, 71-2-0

Sunday 21^st October. Hallocroft Open Match

1 D Boswell, Tuxford, peg island 23; 90-2-0

With 56lb needed for every 5 peg section, Moat Pool produced some impressive weights. Dave Boswell fished meat over pellet at 8m for 14 carp to 8lb

2 W Lomas, Map Leegem, peg island 17, 85-2-0
Wayne alternated corn and pellet at 11m also for a carp dominated net

3 M Brownall, Mosborough Tackle, peg outer 35; 71-4-0

Mick fished pellet on long pole for 14 carp

4 A Oldham, Maltby, 70-14-0; 5 S Twigg, Map Leegem, 68-15-0

Monday 8^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Pool (20 pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, peg Outer 32; 78-14-0

With dropping temperatures came lower weights than previous weeks although there were still plenty of bites to be had, especially from bream. Nigel Wood was the winner today with a nice mixed net of carp and skimmers caught on both short pole with maggot and pellet cone on the bomb.

2 P Tatley, MAP Mansfield, peg Island 22; 64-1-0

Pete Tatley took the close second place fishing pellet and corn on the pole at 11m to catch mainly carp up to 8lbs plus.

3 S Shepherd, Mansfield, peg Island 13; 62-14-0

Steve Shepherd fished expander pellet on the pole at 8m and landed over 50lbs of skimmer bream in his third place net.

4 D Farr, Hallcroft, 56-12-0; 5 D Speight, Sheffield, 54-1-0; 6 R Holmes, Notts AA, 50-12-0.

Thursday 9^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (35 pegs)

1 D Boswell, Bryden AC, peg Outer 30; 42-6-0

Conditions on the day hampered long pole fishing and the strong wind favoured to the tip anglers. Dave Boswell took first spot fishing a bomb with meat and corn to catch carp and bream for victory today.

2 J Hobson, Hallcroft, peg Outer 36; 35-5-0

Jack Hobson edged the close second spot fishing banded pellet on a pellet cone to the middle of moat.

3 R Holmes, Notts AA, peg Outer 39; 34-14-0

Roger Holmes fished short pole with pellets and meat over 4mm feed pellets to sneak into third place today.

4 G Hiley, Mansfield, 34-12-0; 5 R Toulson, Notts AA, 34-2-0; 6 P Tatley, MAP Mansfield, 32-0-0.

Saturday 13^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match

Moat Outer (20 pegs)

1 D Oldham, MAP Leegem, peg 50; 118-14-0

Daz Oldham was today’s clear winner with a nice ton-plus net of carp. Daz alternated between meat and pellet on the pole at 12m, catapulting in 4mm feed pellets.

2 J Masson, Maver Marukyu, peg 46; 92-8-0

Jamie Masson took second place also fishing a pole at 12m, but opted to using meat and corn as hook baits.

3 G Gibson, Worksop, peg 106; 63-0-0

Gordon Gibson edged the very close third place fishing corn on the pole to the margins.

4 P McIntyre, Baittech, 61-2-0; 5 G Leversidge, Marukyu, 61-0-0; 6 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 59-5-0

14th Oct 2012, Daiwa Hallcroft open match
Moat Pool (28 pegs)

1st Pete Bagshaw, maver, 73-3-0; peg out 29
Pete Bagshaw fished a pellet feeder with banded pellet to the far bank and caught carp and bream to win today.

2nd Mal Edgcombe, MAP Leegem, 58-13-0; peg isl 40
Mal Edgcombe took the close second spot fishing a feeder to the middle and a pole to the margins with pellet and corn.

3rd Kev Allcock, MAP Leegem, 57-14-0; peg out 46.
Kev Allcock also caught carp on a feeder, but used meat and corn as hook baits.

4th Brian Sullivan, MAP Leegem, 55-14-0; 5th Steve Spurr, MAP Leegem, 54-14-0; 6th Andy Sellars, Backside Tackle, 54-3-0

Monday 1^st October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge/Croft (21 pegs)

1 D Farr, Hallcroft, peg B Island 22; 104-0-0

Dave Farr continued his good form in these Monday matches with another ton plus weight. Dave fished meat on the pole at 7m over pellet and ground bait.

2 D Sewell, James Maude AC, peg B Island 16; 81-8-0

Dave Sewell fished expander pellet on the pole at 9m and netted 40lb plus of bream in his second place net.

3 R Holmes, Notts AA, peg B Island B Outer 58; 62-12-0

Roger Holmes finished third with a net of carp caught on corn from the margins

4 J Simms, Map Leegem, 60-8-0; 5 I Daws, Retford, 51-15-0

Tuesday 2^nd October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer (13 Pegs)

1 S Cook, Retford, peg 21; 90-2-0

Stephen Cook was the clear winner today fishing luncheon meat on the pole over hemp and ground bait.

2 P Schoof, Hallcroft, peg 13; 51-4-0

Paul Schoof edged the close second place fishing paste and cat meat on the pole at 11m.

3 S Parker, Hull, peg 17; 48-13-0

Shaun Parker fished a feeder to the middle and far side using hair rigged corn on the hook

4 R Abbs, Nottingham, 33-6-0

Thursday 4^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge/Croft (38 pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, peg B Outer 47; 60-3-0

Nigel Wood continued his magnificent form of late with another victory in today’s veterans match. Nigel caught carp and bream using maggot over ground bait at 6m on the pole.

2 R Holmes, Notts AA, peg B Outer 11

Roger Holmes fished a long pole line with pellet and corn to catch carp to 8lbs in his second place net.

3 J Belcher, Hallcroft, peg B Island 14; 52-8-0

John Belcher took third place with a nice mixed net of carp and silvers using expander pellet on the pole.

4 J Simms, Map Leegem, 43-14-0; 5 P Bagshaw, Maver Barnsley, 38-2-0

Friday 5^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (18 Pegs)

1 A Tait, Map Leegem, peg Island 43; 97-7-0

Alan Tait fished luncheon meat on the pole at 12m and caught mainly carp in his winning net today

2 D Oldham, Maltby, peg Outer 26; 71-10-0

Daz Oldham fished expander pellet and corn on the pole at 13m to edge the close second place.

3 S Barraclough, Frenzie, peg Outer 22; 66-14-0

Steve Barraclough fished meat on the pole at 13m over hemp and ground bait.

4 D Oldfield, Plough AC, 61-4-0; 5 R Abbs, Nottingham, 58-3-0; 6 G Gibson, Worksop AC, 53-11-0

Saturday 6^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match

Moat (23 pegs)

1 D Oldham, Maltby, peg island 39; 98-5-0

Daz Oldham fished pellet and meat at 10m on the pole to catch carp and skimmers for his winning weight

2 J Masson, Maver Marukyu, peg island 68; 80-8-0

Jamie Masson edged the very close second spot fishing pellet feeder and margin pole

3 D Boswell, Bryden, peg outer 42; 80-7-0

Dave Boswell ended up third with a net of carp caught on bomb and corn and pole with pellet

4 B Sullivan, Maltby, 80-4-0; 5 P Bagshaw, Maver, 74-0-0; 6 A Tait, Map Leegem, 69-1-0

Sunday 7^th October 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer/Bridge Isl (33 Pegs)

1st P McIntyre, Baittech, 125-6-0; B isl 10
Paul McIntyre fished dead red maggot over groundbait to win with a superb mixed ton plus net of carp and skimmers.

2nd M Wilson, Map Leegem, 115-6-0; B isl 25
Matt Wilson landed 19 carp using expander pellet over 4 mm feed pellets on the pole at 11m.

3rd D Dare, Marukyu, 111-11-0; B isl 16.
Dave Dare fished pellet and meat over groundbait at 6m on the pole to take third place.

4th N Vernon, Gainsborough, 77-6-0; 5th M Mcintyre, Doncaster, 60-0-0; 6th N Wood, Hallcroft, 59-8-0.

Monday 24th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Island/ Croft (14 Pegs)

1 R Holmes, Notts AA, Peg Bridge Isl 4; 138-12-0

Bridge Pool continues to produce the goods with 2 ton plus weights in this veterans monday match. Making it two wins from two was Notts angler Roger Holmes. Roger fished banded 6mm pellet and corn over micro pellet feed for carp to 8lb and skimmers to 3lb

2 M Fellows, Sheffield, Peg Bridge Isl 13; 117-4-0

Achieving his first ever ton was Mal Fellows. Mal fished corn over pellet on short pole from bridge Island 13 and caught 17 carp upto 12lb

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg Bridge Isl 10; 78-12-0

Nigel alternated maggot and worm over groundbait short and in the margins fo 12 carp and a few skimmers

4 D Sewell, James Maude AC; 66-12-0 5 M Thompson, Shawsheds; 55-14-0

Tuesday 25th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Pool (17 Pegs)

1 A Favill, Tuxford, Peg Island 40; 118-7-0

Despite the horrendous conditions there was still reasonable catches in this latest tuesday match. Andy Favill got the verdict from moat island 40. Andy fished casters short over groundbait and micropellet for 13 carp to 12lb and a few skimmer bream

2 P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg Island 60; 110-10-0

Paul Schoof also broke the ton with 110-10-0. Paul used meat and paste at 11m over hemp and pellet feed for 15 carp to 9lb

3 S Parker, Hull, Peg Outer 22; 85-12-0

Sean alternated feeder tactics and margins with corn for his carp dominated net

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 74-12-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; 67-12-0

Thursday 27th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (45 Pegs)

1 D Sewell, James Maude AC, Peg Outer 71; 97-0-0

With a strong 45 field this concluding match to the veterans summer series proved to be a cracker. Leading the match was Dave Sewell from outer 71. Dave fished meat and pellet both at 11m and at 6m for 17 carp upto 10lb

2 D Clegg, Brittannia, Peg Island 33; 96-12-0

Falling just 4oz short was england stalwart Dick Clegg. Dick used corn over pellet at 10m for his 16 carp and a few skimmers bream

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg Island 23; 91-12-0

Consistent Nigel Wood was third with 91-12-0. Nigel caught on maggots and meat over groundbait

4 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 75-2-0 5 J Simms, Map Leegem, 67-15-0

OVERALL LEAGUE RESULTS 2012

1 R Turner, Retford, 13pt

2 A Berisford, Map Leegem, 15pt

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, 16pt

Friday 28th September Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (21 Pegs)

1 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg Outer 48; 134-12-0

Over the past two months moat pool has continued to produce consistent impressive weights and this afternoon match was no different. The top 5 all broke the ton barrier and 80lb was needed for top 15. Daz Oldham came out victor with 134lb from outer 48. Daz used 6mm expander pellet over 4mm feed pellet for 21 carp and a few skimmers

2 M Hall, Tuxford, Peg Outer 30; 120-2-0

Mick Hall fished pellet shallow and then switched to margins with corn and pellet over groundbait for carp to 12lb

3 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg Outer 56; 112-8-0

Gordon used catmeat short and into the margins over pellet for carp to 15lb

4 S Pimperton, Shawsheds, 107-2-0 5 M Westley, Doncaster. 101-12-0

Saturday 29^th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match

Moat Island (20 Pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft; Peg 29; 136-10-0

Nigel Wood continued his good form of late with another ton-plus weight of carp and bream from Moat Island. Nigel caught using Maggot and ground bait on a short pole line to win today.

2 J Masson, Maver Marukyu, Peg 40; 115-12-0

Jamie Masson took second place with a nice ton-plus net of carp fishing the pole at 12m using expander pellet and luncheon meat.

3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg 37; 100-10-0

Andy Sellars fished ground bait feeder and pole to the margins to take third place

Sunday 30^th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat (30 Pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, 79-12-0; peg island 25

Nigel Wood was on top form again making it two wins this weekend. Nigel caught carp and skimmers on the pole at 6m using maggots and goundbait.

2 P Bagshaw, Maver, 75-13-0; peg outer 58

Pete Bagshaw took the close second place with a net of carp up to 7lbs fishing hair rigged corn on a pellet cone to the middle.

3 D Dare, Marukyu, 74-1-0; peg island 33

Dave Dare fished worm over ground bait for a mixed net of carp and silvers and third spot.

4 D Annetts, MAP Leegem, 62-4-0; 5 P Miles, Hallcroft, 58-6-0; 6 G Mumby, MAP Leegem, 52-4-0

Monday 17th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Island/Croft Pools (21 Pegs)

1 R Holmes, Notts AA, Peg Bridge Isl 13; 104-0-0

This latest vets match produce some good weights from both croft and bridge pool. Leading the field and achieving his first ton weight from the venue was Roger Holmes. Roger fished soft and banded 6mm pellet at 8m for 55lb of skimmers and 50lb of carp to 8lb.

2 I Temple, Retford, Peg Bridge Isl 22; 83-14-0

Ian Temple came second from bridge Island 22. Ian fished meat and paste over pellet at 13m for mainly carp upto 9lb

3 J Hobson, Sheffield, Peg Bridge Island 16; 83-6-0

Jack also used pellet to good effect fishing both short and long pole feeding micros and 4mm pellets

4 P Tatley, Mansfield, 82-12-0 5 D Farr, Hallcroft, 80-10-0

Tuesday 18th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Island (20 Pegs)

1 S Parker, Hull, Peg 43; 124-0-0

Moat pool continues to produce consistent weights with the top 2 breaking the ton mark. Achieving his first ton weight of the year was Shaun Parker from peg 43. Shaun fished groundbait feeder and corn and corn over pellets in the margin for 20 carp to 6lb

2 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 35; 104-2-0

Consistent angler Nigel Wood also broke the ton from peg 35. Nigel used meat short and maggots over groundbait in the margins for 17 carp to 8lb

3 K Lockwood, Barnsley Juniors, Peg 57; 84-0-0

Young angler Kyle Lockwood came third with 84lb. Kyle alternated meat and pellet on long pole for carp into double figures

4 G Westwater, Map, 80-2-0 5 A Lakey, Gateford, 76-12-0

Thursday 20th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge/ Croft Pool (34 Pegs)

1 P Tatley, Ollerton, Peg Bridge Island 7; 91-4-0

Pete Tatley drew the same peg as the monday match and made no mistake with a winning weight of 91lb. Pete alternated paste over pellet and meat short for carp to 9lb

2 D Downes, Killamarsh, Peg Bridge Isl 22; 54-12-0

Dave Downes fished meat and pellet at 6m for 7 carp and 20lb of skimmers

3 A Payling, Peg One, Peg Bridge Isl 16; 53-10-0

Arnie used pellet and corn at 6m for 7 carp and a few skimmers

4 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 49-12-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole ac; 38-14-0

Friday 21st September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (27 Pegs)

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 26; 118-7-0

With the top 5 all breaking the 100lb this match showed the consistent weights moat pool is producing recently. Andy Oldham continued his good form caming out with the 118lb. Andy fished short pole with meat and pellet and later switched to the margins for 13 carp and a few skimmer bream

2 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg Island 20; 107-0-0

Steve fished long pole with meat over hemp and meat feed for 11 carp and later added 2 more carp on worms fished into the margins

3 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu, Peg Outer 103; 106-10-0

Jamie used meat over marukyu groundbait both short and long for his carp dominated net.

4 J Oldfield, Plough AC; 104-13-0 5 S Pimperton, Shawsheds, 104-2-0

Saturday 22nd September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft

Moat Island (21 Pegs)

1 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu; Peg 38; 133-12-0

Jamie Masson made no mistake from favoured point peg 38. Jamie fished meat short and pellet shallow at 13m for 16 carp to 9lb

2 S Quibbel, Hallcroft, Peg 67; 81-2-0

Steve Quibbel came second from peg 67. Steve used pallet and meat on long pole and also corn over groundbait in the margins for mainly carp to 7lb

3 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg 43; 72-9-0

Andy Oldham caught majority of his fish in the margins with maggots and worms

4 L Hewison, Newcastle Arms, 63-14-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 58-12-0

Sunday 23rd September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer / Canal (40 Pegs)

1 A Lakey, Gateford, Canal 12; 127-12-0

With a good turnut the canal pool had to be used and it proved to be the best lake for the top 2. Andy Lakey led the way fishing pellet over micros and 4mm for carp to 2lb

2 S Twigg, Map Leegem, Canal 2; 116-12-0

Steve used corn and pellet to the far bank cover for his carp dominated net

3 G Gibson, Map Leegem, Moat 72; 106-12-0

Gordon Gibson had the best weight off moat with 106lb. Gordon caught majority of his fish on pellet cone with maggot

4 S Gray, Worksop, 98-14-0 5 G Hiley, Peg One, 98-4-0

Sunday 26th/Monday 27th August 2012 Daiwa Tournament 2 Day Festival

Moat Pool (45 Pegs)

1 P Miles, Donaster, Peg Island 48; 107-8-0

Only 10lb separated the top 12 anglers in this tight sunday open. Pete Miles just got the win from moat Island 47. Pete caught 5 carp on pellet cone with meat and later switched to maggots in the margins for 8 more carp to 10lb.

2 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg Outer 40; 104-4-0

Daz fished meat and pellet on short pole and long pole for 14 carp and 20lb of skimmers

3 S Robbins, Map Leegem, Peg Outer 94; 101-2-0

Steve fished corn over 4mm feed pellet for carp to 9lb

4 L Hardwick, Sheffield, 99-10-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 96-9-0

Monday 27th August 2012

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 40; 269-12-0

There were 15 weights over 100lb on this second day of the tournament final although Andy Oldhams massive 269lb weight dominated proceedings. Andy fished meat and pellet on short pole for 32 carp upto 12lb

2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg Outer 71; 149-14-0

Pete fished pellet cone with hair-rigged corn and later switched to corn over pellet and groundbait in the margins for carp to 10lb

3 G Mumby, Hallcroft, Peg Island 18; 144-12-0

Gary also used meat on short pole for his 144lb weight and third place.

4 D Boswell, Retford Bridon, 137-12-0 5 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu, 118-12-0

Overall Combined Weights

1 Andy Oldham 366-1-0

2 Pete Miles 215-7-0

3 Jamie Masson 213-3-0

4 Ben Holmes 199-15-0

5 Gary Mumby 193-15-0

Tuesday 28th August Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Bridge Outer Pool (15 Pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 6; 66-6-0

Nigel Wood won this lower weight affair on bridge outer pool. Nigel fished maggots over marukyu groundbait into the margins and on short pole for carp to 8lb

2 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 53; 63-12-0

Rich fished paste over pellet at 10m and 13m for 10 carp and a few skimmers

3 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 51-14-0 4 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 48-8-0

Thursday 30th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Poll (41 Pegs)

1 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Island 26; 105-10-0

This well attended veterans open produced some of the best weights of the year for the over 50's. Dave Farr fished catmeat over pellet at 6m for 13 carp upto 14lb.

2 R Turner, Retford, Peg Outer 94; 96-4-0

Reg fished 6mm meat at 6m over 4mm feed pellet for 15 carp and 15lb of skimmer bream

3 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg Outer 79; 87-0-0

Dave fished paste and pellet over hemp and caster feed at 8m for mainly carp to 8lb

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 83-0-0 5 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 78-0-0

Friday 31st August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (27 pegs)

1 P Miles, Daiwa Hallcroft, 182-3-0; peg Isl 21

In one of the best matches of the year at Hallcroft with 11 ton-plus weights, Pete Miles came out the victor with a great winning net of mostly carp. Pete fished the pole at 6m and to the margins using a combination of pellets and luncheon meat as his two main baits.

2 S Clark, Mansfield, 169-5-0; peg Out 80

Steve Clark took the close second place with a net of carp too 10lbs, all caught fishing a short pole line using meat and corn.

3 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 166-8-0; peg Out 38

Andy Oldham continued his good form with his third ton plus weight in a row, fishing 6mm pellet on the long pole.

4 D Whiting, Button Hole AC, 151-6-0; 5 D Dare, Marukyu, 149-2-0; 6 I Marshall, MAP Leegem, 132-11-0

Saturday 1^st September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island Pool (22 Pegs)

1 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg 5, 98-10-0

The weights were lower today as predicted, but Steve Clark still managed a decent weight of carp fishing short pole with luncheon meat and pellet.

2 D Dare, Marukyu, Peg 33; 68-5-0

Dave Dare took second place with a nice mixed net of carp and skimmers caught on maggot over ground bait at 6m and late on to the margins.

3 P McIntyre, Baittech, Peg 53; 61-6-0

Paul McIntyre edged the close third spot with carp and bream fishing corn to the margins

4 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 61-2-0; 5 G Mumby, MAP Leegem, 56-6-0

2nd September Daiwa Hallcroft Sunday Open
Moat Pool (35 pegs)
1 Andy Oldham, Halkon Hunt; 159-8-0; peg isl 43
Andy Oldham continued his good form today with another magnificent ton plus net of carp. Andy Oldham caught using pellet and meat on the pole at 13 m.
2 Dave Dare, Marukyu; 126-10-0; peg out 67
Dave Dare took second place with another ton plus weight. Dave Dare fished paste over pellet on a short pole line.
3 Steve Shepherd, Workshop; 104-6-0; peg isl 35
Steve Shepherd took the close third spot fishing paste over hemp and pellet at 11m and to the margins.
4 Geoff Hiley, Mansfield; 99-15-0;
5 John Kelly, Kelly's Store, 93-10-0.
6 Ken Pacey, Gainsborough, 82-4-0.

Monday 11th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Island/ Croft (20 Pegs)

1 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Bridge Isl 13; 138-12-0

Dave Farr blitzed this veterans field with an impressive 138lb. Dave fished catmeat over pellet and hemp at 7m for 21 carp upto 15lb

2 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg Croft 5; 61-10-0

Dave Whiting was the best weight off croft with 61lb. Dave fished worm and caster over groundbait and micropellet at 11m for a mixed net of tench, skimmers and a few small carp.

3 R Brooks, Sheffield, Peg Bridge Isl 15; 56-14-0

Ron brooks fished short pole alternating pellet and corn for 6 carp and skimmers to 2lb

4 M Thompson, Shawsheds, 56-0-0 5 C Line, Laneham, 54-12-0

Tuesday 12th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon open

Moat Outer (24 Pegs)

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg 27; 134-0-0

Andy Oldham returned to winning ways with this ton plus weight. Andy fished groundbait feeder with corn and then later switched to the margins with the smae baits for 24 carp in total.

2 K Baxter, Sheffield, Peg 41; 107-0-0

Kev Baxter also broke the ton barrier and achieved second place. Kev fished worms and maggots over pellet and hemp at 11m for 20lb of skimmers and carp to 11lb

3 A Lakey, Gateford, Peg 52; 8812-0

Andy caught majority of his fish in the margins with corn, maggot and worm over groundbait.

4 P Schoof ,Hallcroft, 77-15-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 68-4-0

Thursday 14th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (39 Pegs)

1 C Line, Laneham, Peg Outer 15; 71-10-0

Conditions were far from ideal in this latest veterans match, however ther was still plenty of good weights.

Chris Line opted to fish shallow with pellet waggler with banded 8mm pellet for 16 carp to 8lb

2 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Outer 105; 57-10-0

Consistent Dave Farr was second with 57lb. Dave used catmeat over hemp and pellet short for carp to 8lb

3 L Richmond, Bircotes, Peg Island 40; 57-0-0

Les alternated pellet and meat at 11m for carp and skimmers

4 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 56-12-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 54-14-0

Friday 15th September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Moat Outer (28 Pegs)

1 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg 64; 192-3-0

These friday matches conitinue to produce some impressive weights with the top 8 all catching over 100lb. Pete Miles led the way with a mighty 192lb. Pete fished pellet cone with corn and meat and later switched to worms and maggots in the margins for carp to 17lb

2 A Favill, Tuxford, Peg 48; 127-12-0

Andy Favill also used the margins to good effect. Andy fished caster over groundbait to both platforms for 18 carp to 11lb

3 D Dare, Notts, Peg 29; 116-4-0

Dave fished meat and pellet short for 19 carp to 8lb

4 A Berisford, Map Leegem, 114-12-0 5 S Pimperton, Hallcroft, 110-10-0

Saturday 15th Sept 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match 20 pegs

Moat Outer
1st K Talbot, Hallcroft, 87-11-0 peg 67
Ken Talbot was today's winner with net of carp all caught using meat and groundbait down the margins.

2nd S G Cook, Newcastle Arms, 71-0-0; peg 102
Stephen Cook took the close second spot fishing paste over hemp and pellets at 11m on the pole.

3rd N Wood, Hallcroft, 66-0-0; peg 37
Nigel Wood fished groundbait and dead maggots down the margins to finished third today.

4th D Oldham, MAP Leegem, 59-3-0; 5th D Dare, Marukyu, 54-2-0.
6th S Clark , Mansfield, 54-2-0.

Sunday 16th Sept 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open,

Moat Pool, 42 pegs.
1st S Clark, Mansfield, 90-8-0, peg outer 50
Steve Clark finished up today's winner with a net of carp all caught using luncheon meat at 13m on the pole .

2nd P Miles, Hallcroft, 85-2-0, peg island 2
Pete Miles continued his good form with second place today. Pete caught carp and swimmers using corn and pellet to the margins.

3rd S G Cook, Newcastle Arms, 74-6-0, peg outer 53.
Stephen Cook fished paste at 12m over a bed of hemp and pellets to edge the close third place .

4th R Teigh, Handsworth, 73-2-0; 5th Andy Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 65-2-0;
6th N Vernon, Gainsborough, 61-3-0;

13th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Croft/Bridge Island (19 Pegs)

1 I Temple, Hallcroft, Peg Croft 0; 76-8-0

There was some good weights in this latest monday match split between bridge Island and Croft pool. With Croft peg 0 producing the winner. Ian Temple fished meat and pellet on long pole and into the margins at 13m for 8 carp and 30lb of skimmers and tench.

2 G Hiley, Peg One, Peg Croft 6; 73-4-0

Geoff Hiley continues his good run with this second place finish. Geoff fished paste and pellet for 6 carp and 30 lb of silvers

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg Croft 3; 68-8-0

Nigel used maggots over groundbait for a mixed bag of carp to 5lb and tench to 2lb

4 R Abbs, Notts, 64-9-0 5 R Toulson, Notts, 59-0-0

14th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (29 Pegs)

1 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 111; 79-4-0

Rich Teigh returned to winning ways with this victory from outer peg 111. Rich fished long pole up and down with pellet and later switched to maggots and corn over groundbait into the margins for 15 carp to 10lb

2 J Hobson, Sheffield, Peg 20; 76-6-0

Jack alternated between pellet, paste and catmeat at 10m for 15 carp to 8lb

3 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg 37; 74-14-0

Pete Miles caught majority of his fish in the margins using maggots, worms and groundbait

4 K Lockwood, Hallcroft, 59-12-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 57-15-0

16th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (50 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC;Peg Island 67; 53-15-0

This well attended veterans match reached 50 pegs for the first time this year and saw a tight finish with only 3lb separating the top 3. Dave Whiting got the win from Island 67. Dave fished paste over pellet and hemp for arp to 12lb

2 K Pacey, Gainsborough, Peg Outer 104; 53-10-0

Ken Pacey opted for 6mm pellet on long pole for 7 carp to 8lb and 15lb of skimmers

3 A Tait, Newcastle Arms, Peg Island 8; 50-8-0

Alan fished meat short and long also for a mixture of carp and skimmers

4 J Moore, Sutton, 45-12-0 5 A McCurdy, Hallcroft, 43-14-0

17th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Moat Island (23 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg 61; 104-0-0

Dave Whiting continued his good form with this latest victory. Dave fished paste over hemp,caster and pellets at 8m for 16 carp well into double figures and a few skimmers.

2 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg 43; 102-8-0

Gordon Gibson came second from island peg 43. Gordon fished catmeat and corn over groundbait into the margins for 15 arp to 9lb

3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg 50; 92-10-0

Andy fished groundbait feeder with pellets and meat for carp to 8lb

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 74-3-0 5 D Dare, Notts, 67-10-0

Saturday 18th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island Pool (20 Pegs)

1 G Brooks, Maltby, Peg 60, 130-2-0

Gary Brooks was the clear winner today with a nice ton-plus net of carp and bream. Gary fished banded 6 and 8mm pellets on a cone rig fished to the middle and also on the pole at 13m to catch steadily thoughout the match.

2 P McIntyre, BaitTech, Peg 68; 91-12-0

Paul McIntyre caught mainly carp today, fishing the pole with pellet and meat at 13m and late on to the margins.

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 30; 73-10-0

Nigel Wood took third spot with a nice mixed net of carp and skimmers taken on maggot over ground bait on a short pole line

4 S Robbins, MAP Leegem, 68-14-0; 5 P Shepherd, Rotherham, 60-4-0

Sunday 19^th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match
Moat Outer (28 Pegs)

1st K Pacey, Gainsborough, 117-12-0; peg 14
Ken Pacey fished soft paste on the pole at 13m over hemp and pellets and netted carp and bream to win with a nice ton plus net.

2nd P Miles, Hallcroft, 85-8-0, peg 99
Pete Miles took second place with a net of carp, some caught shallow on meat, and the rest taken on pellet from the margin.

3rd D Oldfield, Plough AC, 73-11-0, peg 67
Derek Oldfield edged the close third spot fishing pellet and paste on the pole at 11m and down the margins.

4th B Sullivan, Maltby, 71-0-0; 5th N Vernon, Gainsborough, 68-2-0; 5th C Greenside, Mosborough, 66-4-0.

Sunday 26th/Monday 27th August 2012 Daiwa Tournament 2 Day Festival

Moat Pool (45 Pegs)

1 P Miles, Donaster, Peg Island 48; 107-8-0

Only 10lb separated the top 12 anglers in this tight sunday open. Pete Miles just got the win from moat Island 47. Pete caught 5 carp on pellet cone with meat and later switched to maggots in the margins for 8 more carp to 10lb.

2 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg Outer 40; 104-4-0

Daz fished meat and pellet on short pole and long pole for 14 carp and 20lb of skimmers

3 S Robbins, Map Leegem, Peg Outer 94; 101-2-0

Steve fished corn over 4mm feed pellet for carp to 9lb

4 L Hardwick, Sheffield, 99-10-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 96-9-0

Monday 27th August 2012

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 40; 269-12-0

There were 15 weights over 100lb on this second day of the tournament final although Andy Oldhams massive 269lb weight dominated proceedings. Andy fished meat and pellet on short pole for 32 carp upto 12lb

2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg Outer 71; 149-14-0

Pete fished pellet cone with hair-rigged corn and later switched to corn over pellet and groundbait in the margins for carp to 10lb

3 G Mumby, Hallcroft, Peg Island 18; 144-12-0

Gary also used meat on short pole for his 144lb weight and third place.

4 D Boswell, Retford Bridon, 137-12-0 5 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu, 118-12-0

Overall Combined Weights

1 Andy Oldham 366-1-0

2 Pete Miles 215-7-0

3 Jamie Masson 213-3-0

4 Ben Holmes 199-15-0

5 Gary Mumby 193-15-0

Tuesday 28th August Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Bridge Outer Pool (15 Pegs)

1 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 6; 66-6-0

Nigel Wood won this lower weight affair on bridge outer pool. Nigel fished maggots over marukyu groundbait into the margins and on short pole for carp to 8lb

2 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 53; 63-12-0

Rich fished paste over pellet at 10m and 13m for 10 carp and a few skimmers

3 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 51-14-0 4 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 48-8-0

Thursday 30th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Poll (41 Pegs)

1 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Island 26; 105-10-0

This well attended veterans open produced some of the best weights of the year for the over 50's. Dave Farr fished catmeat over pellet at 6m for 13 carp upto 14lb.

2 R Turner, Retford, Peg Outer 94; 96-4-0

Reg fished 6mm meat at 6m over 4mm feed pellet for 15 carp and 15lb of skimmer bream

3 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg Outer 79; 87-0-0

Dave fished paste and pellet over hemp and caster feed at 8m for mainly carp to 8lb

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 83-0-0 5 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 78-0-0

Friday 31st August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (27 pegs)

1 P Miles, Daiwa Hallcroft, 182-3-0; peg Isl 21

In one of the best matches of the year at Hallcroft with 11 ton-plus weights, Pete Miles came out the victor with a great winning net of mostly carp. Pete fished the pole at 6m and to the margins using a combination of pellets and luncheon meat as his two main baits.

2 S Clark, Mansfield, 169-5-0; peg Out 80

Steve Clark took the close second place with a net of carp too 10lbs, all caught fishing a short pole line using meat and corn.

3 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 166-8-0; peg Out 38

Andy Oldham continued his good form with his third ton plus weight in a row, fishing 6mm pellet on the long pole.

4 D Whiting, Button Hole AC, 151-6-0; 5 D Dare, Marukyu, 149-2-0; 6 I Marshall, MAP Leegem, 132-11-0

Saturday 1^st September 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island Pool (22 Pegs)

1 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg 5, 98-10-0

The weights were lower today as predicted, but Steve Clark still managed a decent weight of carp fishing short pole with luncheon meat and pellet.

2 D Dare, Marukyu, Peg 33; 68-5-0

Dave Dare took second place with a nice mixed net of carp and skimmers caught on maggot over ground bait at 6m and late on to the margins.

3 P McIntyre, Baittech, Peg 53; 61-6-0

Paul McIntyre edged the close third spot with carp and bream fishing corn to the margins

4 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 61-2-0; 5 G Mumby, MAP Leegem, 56-6-0

2nd September Daiwa Hallcroft Sunday Open
Moat Pool (35 pegs)

1 Andy Oldham, Halkon Hunt; 159-8-0; peg isl 43
Andy Oldham continued his good form today with another magnificent ton plus net of carp. Andy Oldham caught using pellet and meat on the pole at 13 m.

2 Dave Dare, Marukyu; 126-10-0; peg out 67
Dave Dare took second place with another ton plus weight. Dave Dare fished paste over pellet on a short pole line.

3 Steve Shepherd, Workshop; 104-6-0; peg isl 35
Steve Shepherd took the close third spot fishing paste over hemp and pellet at 11m and to the margins.

4 Geoff Hiley, Mansfield; 99-15-0; 5 John Kelly, Kelly's Store, 93-10-0.
6 Ken Pacey, Gainsborough, 82-4-0.

13th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Croft/Bridge Island (19 Pegs)

1 I Temple, Hallcroft, Peg Croft 0; 76-8-0

There was some good weights in this latest monday match split between bridge Island and Croft pool. With Croft peg 0 producing the winner. Ian Temple fished meat and pellet on long pole and into the margins at 13m for 8 carp and 30lb of skimmers and tench.

2 G Hiley, Peg One, Peg Croft 6; 73-4-0

Geoff Hiley continues his good run with this second place finish. Geoff fished paste and pellet for 6 carp and 30 lb of silvers

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg Croft 3; 68-8-0

Nigel used maggots over groundbait for a mixed bag of carp to 5lb and tench to 2lb

4 R Abbs, Notts, 64-9-0 5 R Toulson, Notts, 59-0-0

14th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (29 Pegs)

1 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 111; 79-4-0

Rich Teigh returned to winning ways with this victory from outer peg 111. Rich fished long pole up and down with pellet and later switched to maggots and corn over groundbait into the margins for 15 carp to 10lb

2 J Hobson, Sheffield, Peg 20; 76-6-0

Jack alternated between pellet, paste and catmeat at 10m for 15 carp to 8lb

3 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg 37; 74-14-0

Pete Miles caught majority of his fish in the margins using maggots, worms and groundbait

4 K Lockwood, Hallcroft, 59-12-0 5 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, 57-15-0

16th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (50 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC;Peg Island 67; 53-15-0

This well attended veterans match reached 50 pegs for the first time this year and saw a tight finish with only 3lb separating the top 3. Dave Whiting got the win from Island 67. Dave fished paste over pellet and hemp for arp to 12lb

2 K Pacey, Gainsborough, Peg Outer 104; 53-10-0

Ken Pacey opted for 6mm pellet on long pole for 7 carp to 8lb and 15lb of skimmers

3 A Tait, Newcastle Arms, Peg Island 8; 50-8-0

Alan fished meat short and long also for a mixture of carp and skimmers

4 J Moore, Sutton, 45-12-0 5 A McCurdy, Hallcroft, 43-14-0

17th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Moat Island (23 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg 61; 104-0-0

Dave Whiting continued his good form with this latest victory. Dave fished paste over hemp,caster and pellets at 8m for 16 carp well into double figures and a few skimmers.

2 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg 43; 102-8-0

Gordon Gibson came second from island peg 43. Gordon fished catmeat and corn over groundbait into the margins for 15 arp to 9lb

3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg 50; 92-10-0

Andy fished groundbait feeder with pellets and meat for carp to 8lb

4 N Wood, Hallcroft, 74-3-0 5 D Dare, Notts, 67-10-0

Saturday 18th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island Pool (20 Pegs)

1 G Brooks, Maltby, Peg 60, 130-2-0

Gary Brooks was the clear winner today with a nice ton-plus net of carp and bream. Gary fished banded 6 and 8mm pellets on a cone rig fished to the middle and also on the pole at 13m to catch steadily thoughout the match.

2 P McIntyre, BaitTech, Peg 68; 91-12-0

Paul McIntyre caught mainly carp today, fishing the pole with pellet and meat at 13m and late on to the margins.

3 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 30; 73-10-0

Nigel Wood took third spot with a nice mixed net of carp and skimmers taken on maggot over ground bait on a short pole line

4 S Robbins, MAP Leegem, 68-14-0; 5 P Shepherd, Rotherham, 60-4-0

Sunday 19^th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Match
Moat Outer (28 Pegs)

1st K Pacey, Gainsborough, 117-12-0; peg 14
Ken Pacey fished soft paste on the pole at 13m over hemp and pellets and netted carp and bream to win with a nice ton plus net.

2nd P Miles, Hallcroft, 85-8-0, peg 99
Pete Miles took second place with a net of carp, some caught shallow on meat, and the rest taken on pellet from the margin.

3rd D Oldfield, Plough AC, 73-11-0, peg 67
Derek Oldfield edged the close third spot fishing pellet and paste on the pole at 11m and down the margins.

4th B Sullivan, Maltby, 71-0-0; 5th N Vernon, Gainsborough, 68-2-0; 5th C Greenside, Mosborough, 66-4-0.

Monday 6th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Outer (16 Pegs)

1 I Temple, Retford, Peg 47; 58-2-0

Ian Temple won this low weight affair on Bridge pool from outer peg 47. Ian fished meat and pellet at 6m and 13m for 7 carp and a few skimmers

2 N Wood, Hallcroft, Peg 27; 43-14-0

Nigel Wood came second with an impressive all silverfish net. Nigel fished krilled maggots over groundbait at 6m for roach and skimmrs to 2lb

3 R Toulson, Notts, Peg 9; 25-8-0

Roy fished pole and pellet at 11m for his mainly skimmer net

4 G Hiley, Peg One, 23-15-0

Tuesday 7th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Island (21 Pegs)

1 M Hall, Map Tuxford, Peg 45; 159-14-0

There were some impressive weights in this latest afternoon open on Moat Island, however some areas struggled for carp. Leading the field was Mick Hall from Tuxford who fished shallow 6mm pellet at 13m for cafrp steadily all match

2 S Robbins, Map Leegem, Peg 42 102-14-0

Steve Robbins was next door and caught majority of his fish fishing into the margins with corn over groundbait. Steve caught carp to 10lb

3 M Cordall, Newcastle Arms, Peg 37; 69-12-0

Mark opted for short pole and meat for his mixed net of carp and silvers

4 K Talbot, Hallcroft, 59-13-0 5 S Parker, Hull, 49-12-0

Thursday 9th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge/Croft Pool (37 Pegs)

1 T Furby, Notts AA; Peg Croft 15; 74-14-0

This ever popular veterans open continues to produce some good weights. Heading the field was regular Trevor Furby from Notts AA. Trevor fished meat and pellet on short pole and into the margins for 7 carpto 6lb and tench and skimmers.

2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg Bridge Island 22; 67-12-0

Pete fished pellet cone with meat and corn on the hook and later switched to corn over groundbait into the margins for carp into double figures

3 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Bridge Island 7; 53-15-0

Dave fished meat and paste short for 10 carp upto 7lb

4 G Hiley, Peg One, 52-10-0 5 k Noble, Hallcroft, 47-12-0

Friday 10th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Moat Island Pool (26 Pegs)

1 D Oldfield, Plough AC; Peg 30, 90-8-0

Derek Oldfield won this latest friday afternoon open with 90lb. Derek alternated between pellet and paste at 12m for 14 carp and a few skimmer bream

2 S Cook, Hallcroft, Peg 43; 59-6-0

Steve Cook caught majority of his weight in the last hour fishing catmeat on long pole over pellet feed

3 T Butt, Hallcroft, Peg 12; 54-12-0

Tony also used catmeat to good effect but in the margins towards the next platform for his carp dominated net

4 D Revill, Hallcroft, 42-8-0 5 A Cordall, Retford, 41-14-0

Saturday 11th August 2012 Semi-Final Matchwinner

Moat Outer/Canal (58 Pegs)

1 A Cordall, Bridon AC; Peg Canal 20, 88-8-0

This second semifinal produced some good weights with a close finish for the top 4 anglers. Getting the verdict was Andy Cordall of Bridon AC who fished paste and pellet at 8 and 13m from Canal 20 for carp to 3lb

2 D Senkew, Kontak AC, Peg Canal 17; 85-2-0 and D Allsop, Anvil AC, Peg Canal 14; 85-2-0

Dave Senkew and Dean Allsop tied for second place. Dave used pellet and meat to good effect and Dean fished maggot and pellet across for small carp

4 D Barnes, Hallcroft, 82-8-0; 5 D Revill, Anvill AC, 76-14-0

Saturday 11th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island Pool (20 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, Peg 5, 115-14-0

Dave Whiting returned to winning ways in this Saturday Open. He fished paste over pellet and hemp at 11m for 25 carp up to 8lb

2 P Bagshaw, Maver, Peg 9; 56-2-0

Pete Bagshaw opted for a pellet cone attack with hair-rigged corn and meat for 11 carp and a few skimmers

3 S Quibbell, Hallcroft, Peg 64; 52-2-0

Steve Quibbell took third spot fishing shallow with meat and pellet for carp to 7lb

4 A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 51-6-0; 5 R Walker, Rotherham, 49-12-0

Sunday 12th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Pool (45 Pegs)

1 R Abbs, Notts, Peg island 2, 95-10-0

Ray Abbs fished meat & catmeat over pellet into the margins for 26 carp to 7lb

2 L Hardwick, Sheffield, Peg outer 27; 86-4-0

L Hardwick fished shallow with pellet feeding 6mm for 20 carp to 8lb

3 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg outer 30; 83-2-0

Pete Miles used pellet cone and margins with worm for carp to double figures

4 G Hiley, Mansfield, 77-2-0; 5 K Talbot, Hallcroft, 73-0-0; 6 C Greenside, Sheffield, 58-14-0

Tuesday 24th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (20 Pegs)

1 C Line, Hallcroft, Peg 6, 80-12-0

The fish were difficult to catch with the bright sun and flat conditions. However, Chris Line from Retford caught 80lb mainly casting at cruising fish with a waggler and hair
rigged meat. Chris caught 15 carp upto 8lb

2 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg 79, 60-0-0

Daz Oldham used similar tactics but fished long pole with a long tail to catch 10 carp to double figures

3 A Favill, Tuxford, Peg 91; 49-15-0

Andy fished maggots and casters on long pole for 30lb of silvers and 5 carp

4 S Gray, Worksop, 49-3-0 5 R Abbs, Hallcroft, 44-3-0

Wednesday 25th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Summer Junior League

Bridge Outer (20 Pegs)

1 J Harte, Worksop, peg 27; 22-6-0

This popular summer league got off to a good start and saw a close finish between the mixed age groups. Leading the way was Josh Harte who fished feeder with pellet and groundbait for 5 carp and a few skimmers

2 J Killigan, Hallcroft, Peg 39; 21-10-0

Jake fished pole alternating maggot and pellet for a couple of carp and some silvers

3 B Oxley, Hallcroft, Peg 12; 19-14-0

Ben had the bonus of a 14lb carp caught on feeder which added to his silverfish net

4 R Martin, Hallcroft, 18-12-0

Thursday 26th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open

Bridge/Croft Pools (34 Pegs)

1 P Tatley, Ollerton, Peg Bridge Outer 6; 48-6-0

Pete Tatley came out the winner in this low weight contest on Bridge and Croft pools. Pete fished 6m and 13m with 8mm meat over pellet feed for 8 carp and a few skimmer bream

2 M Boothby, Scotsman AC, Peg Bridge Isl 24; 41-12-0

Martin fished paste and pellete both short pole and long for 8 carp upto 8lb

3 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg Bridge Outer 32; 40-10-0

Andy fished waggler shallow casting towards cruising fish for carp to 8lb

4 J Simms, Map Leegem, 38-14-0 5 G Hiley, Peg One, 38-4-0

Friday 27th July 2012 Daiwa Halcroft Afternoon Open

Bridge (27 Pegs)

1 D Dare, Blidworth, Peg Outer 3; 78-8-0

Dave Dare drew end peg 3 on Bridge outer and caught carp to 6lb steadily all match. Fishing into the margins Dave used maggots, worms and casters over pellet feed for his winning weight of 78lb

2 S Shepherd, Map Leegem, Peg Outer 29; 70-12-0

Steve Shepherd continued his good run with this second place. Steve fishe meat long and catmeat over groundbait and pellets in the margins for 12 carp to 10lb

3 S Gray, Worksop, Peg Outer 58; 69-0-0

Stuart fished paste on long pole and in the margins for carp to 8lb

4 J Oldfield, Plough AC, 65-10-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 61-12-0

Saturday 28th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island (18 Pegs)

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg 63; 127-10-0

Andy continued his good form fishing shallow from peg 63 on Moat Island. Andy fished 13m with banded pellet at 2-3ft deep for 25 carp to 8lb

2 B Dales, Hallcroft, Peg 35; 86-12-0

Ben alternated bomb and feeder with pellet and corn hookbaits for carp to 12lb

3 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg 11; 72-8-0

Gordon fished catmeat into the margins over micro feed pellet for 12 carp and a few skimmers

4 S Clark, Mansfield, 71-15-0 5 P Mcintyre, Bait Tech, 70-12-0

Saturday 28th July 1st Semi Final Daiwa Matchwinner 2012

Moat Outer/ Croft (45 Pegs)

1 A Tait, Newcastle Arms, Peg Croft 25; 104-1-0

Local rod Alan fished meat and pellet on short pole and maggots over groundbait into the edge for carp to 6lb and few skimmers and qualification through to this years final

2 J Oldfield, Plough AC, Peg Moat Outer 71; 80-10-0

John fished corn over hemp and pellet feed on long pole for 15 carp upto 8lb

3 I Micklethwaite, Tin Mill AC , Peg Moat Outer; 66-12-0

Ian fished paste over pellet and hemp at 13m for carp to 8lb

4 M Barlow, Misterton AC , 48-10-0 5 M Coward, Woodseats AC, 42-12-0

Sunday 29th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer/ Bridge Island (37 Pegs)

1 G Brooks, Maltby, Peg Outer 71; 129-0-0

Gary Brooks got the verdict in this high weight affair on moat and bridge pools. Gary fished short pole with pellet and later switched to pellet cone long for 24 carp and a few skimmers and 129lb

2 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg Bridge Isl 17; 115-2-0

Steve fished worms short over groundbait and maggots for skimmers and carp and later switched to the margins for 6 carp into double figures

3 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Bridge Isl 21; 110-12-0

Andy fished shallow pellet at 13m for 17 carp to 10lb

4 B Sullivan, Maltby, 109-12-0 5 P Miles, Doncaster, 96-15-0

16th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Bridge Pool (16 Pegs)

1 P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg Island 3; 92-12-0

Weights improved this week on the fishery and this match started the run. Paul Schoof drew Island peg 3 and caught carp steadily all day for 92lb. Paul fished paste over pellet alternating 6m and 12m

2 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg Island 23; 84-0-0

Consistent Dave Whiting finished second with 84lb. Dave fished maggot and paste over pellet and hemp feed for 14 carp and a few skimmer bream

3 N Wood, Hallcroft; Peg Outer 17; 57-0-0

Nigel fished krilled maggots over marukyu groundbait for 2 carp and 40lb of skimmer bream

4 J Simms, Map Leegem; 50-0-0 5 R Holmes, Notts AA; 49-14-0

17th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Island (25 Pegs)

1 S Robbins, Map Leegem; Peg 38; 96-2-0

Steve Robbins fell just one fish short of the ton in this latest tuesday open. Steve fished corn and pellet on short pole and corn over groundbait into the margins for 15 carp to 9lb

2 P Rich, Newcastle Arms, Peg 40; 80-12-0

Paul fished krilled maggots over groundbait both short pole and into the margins for 10 large carp upto 16lb

3 G Leversidge, Worksop, Peg 43; 77-14-0

Gavin came third also utilising the margins. Gavin fished corn and maggot over marukyu groundbait for 10 carp and a few skimmers

4 L Sears, Daiwa/Marukyu, 59-14-0 5 L Hewison, Newcastle Arms, 59-6-0

19th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (42 Pegs)

1 J Simms, Map Leegem, Peg Outer 61; 81-6-0

This latest ever popular veterans open produced some consistent weights with plenty of catches over 40lb. Leading the way was regular Joe Simms from outer 61. Joe fished 6mm hard pellet over 4mm feed at 3m and into the margins for carp to 8lb

2 R Turner, Retford, Peg Island 40; 80-8-0

Reg fished shallow at 13m alternating meat and pellet at depths ranging from 2ft to 4ft. Reg caught 10 carp and a few skimmers

3 M Kilkenny, Hallcroft, Peg Outer 29; 71-10-0

Mick fished paste over pellet and hemp at 12m for carp to double figures

4 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, 53-0-0 5 A Parratt, Barnsley, 51-10-0

20th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (30 Pegs)

1 S Shepherd, Map Leegem, Peg 56; 161-10-0

With over 80lb needed for the top 10 this was a good match in this latest friday open. Steve Shepherd came out clear winner from outer 56. Stev fished meat and paste over small amounts of hemp and pellets for 28 carp upto 12lb

2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg 42 ; 108-2-0

Stuart fished bomb with 11m pellet and catmeat hairrigged to the aerator for 15 carp. Later switching to paste at 11m for a couple more fish

3 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; 107-12-0

Dave fished maggots and casters at 11m over pellets and hemp for 25 carp to double figures

4 P Miles, Doncaster, 86-9-0 5 D Oldham, Maltby, 86-6-0

21^st July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Saturday Open

Moat Island (22 Pegs)

1^st A Oldham, Halkon Hunt, 150-12-0; peg 61

Class act, Andy Oldham stormed to victory today fishing shallow on the long pole using 4 and 6mm pellets. Andy netted carp too 10lbs plus and the odd 3lbs bream in his winning net.

2^nd D Whiting, Button Hole AC, 91-4-0; peg 9

Dave Whiting took second spot fishing paste at 11m on the pole over a bed of pellet and hemp.

3^rd G Gibson, Worksop, 85-12-0; peg 68

Gordon Gibson returned to from today with a nice net of carp for third place, caught using paste on the pole.

4^th S Shepherd, Worksop, 82-15-0; 5^th S Gray, Worksop, 57-14-0;

22^nd July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Sunday Open

Moat Island/Bridge Island (35 pegs)

1^st Pete Miles, Halkon Hunt, 95-12-0; peg MI 14

2^nd G Gibson, Worksop, 87-14-0; peg MI 73

3^rd M Edgecombe, MAP Leegem, 72-4-0; MI 2

Mal Edgecombe netted 15 carp and some silvers from the margins to finish third overall.

4^th J Skipper, Gainsborough, 68-2-0; 5^th B Sullivan, Maltby, 62-8-0; 6^th D Oldham, MAP Leegem, 61-2-0;

Monday 9th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft veterans

Bridge (17 Pegs)

1 S Gray, Worksop , Peg Outer 17; 85-4-0

Stuart fished paste over pellets at 11m for carp to 8lb and later switched to the margins for some double figure carp on catmeat over groundbait

2 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; Peg Island 19; 68-12-0

Dave fished maggots over groundbait at 7m for a mixed net of carp and skimmers and second place

3 D Sewell, James Maude AC; Peg 1; 67-2-0

Dave alternated meat and pellet both long and short pole for his mixed bag of carp and skimmers

4 R Turner, Retford, 57-14-0 5 K Pacey, Gainsborough, 53-14-0

Tuesday 10th July 2012 Daiwa Hllcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Island (26 Pegs)

1 J Masson, Maver/Maryuku; Peg 26; 67-12-0

With the continual up and down change in weather conditions fishing has been tougher than of late. However there was still a tight match with only a couple of fish separating the top 5. Jamie fished meat and dead maggot over groundbait, short and down the edge for caro to 7lb

2 P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg 58; 59-15-0

Paul fished paste over pellet at 12m for mainly carp to 8lb

3 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg 29; 53-14-0

Daz fished shallow with meat at 13m for his carp dominated net

4 M Hall, Tuxford, 53-10-0 5 S Gray, Worksop; 53-6-0

Thursday 12th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open

Bridge/Croft Pools (41 Pegs)

1 D Sewell, James Maude AC; Croft Peg 25; 58-14-0

Dave Sewell continued his good form with this latest victory. Dave fished meat at 11m and into the margins for carp to 5lb and 30lb of tench.

2 S Twigg, Map Leegem; Peg Croft 27; 56-10-0

Steve fished into the marginal reeds with corn and pellet for 5 carp and 30lb of tench to 3lb

3 R Turner, Retford, Peg Bridge Out 13, 50-12-0

Reg fished shallow with waggler and pole for carp to 8lb

4 K Noble, Retford, 50-10-0 5 P Schoof, Hallcroft, 47-14-0

13th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (31 Pegs)

1 M Hall, Tuxford, Peg 110; 122-0-0

Mick Hall drew flyer peg 110 on moat outer and broke the ton with 122lb of carp to 9lb. Mick fished corn and pellet short and also over groundbait down the margins for double figure fish

2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg 52; 103-11-0

Stuart continued his good form with this second place finish. Stuart fished paste at 13m over epllets and hemp for 18 carp to 8lb

3 S Shepherd, Map Leegem, Peg 95; 99-8-0

Steve fished long pole with meat for 20lb of skimmers and 11 carp to 8lb

4 J Masson, Maver/Maryuku, 74-4-0 5 P Miles, Doncaster, 70-12-0

14th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Island (19 Pegs)

1 S Gray, Worksop, Peg 64; 105-7-0

Stuart just got the verdict in this latest saturday open on moat pool. Stuart fished his usual paste over pellet at 13m for 17 carp to 8lb

2 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg 68; 104-4-0

Pete fished pellet cone with corn and meat hairrigged on his pole line feeding regularly with hemp and pellet for 16 carp and a few skimmers

3 R Whilton, Worksop Juniors; Peg 38; 91-12-0

Ray fished worms and maggots over pellets and groundbait in the margins for carp to 11lb

4 S Clark, Mansfield, 66-12-0 5 P Mcintyre, BaitTech, 65-0-0

15th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Pool (27 Pegs)

1 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg Island 34; 104-0-0

Steve Clark broke the ton barrier and got the win in this latest Sunday open on Moat pool. Steve fished worms over groundabit long and also into the margins for 11 carp and 30lb of skimmers

2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg Outer 34; 97-12-0

Stuart fished paste over pellets at 13m and 14m for carp to 15lb and a few skimmer bream

3 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg Island 2; 88-4-0

Pete fished worm shallow down the reeds for 16 carp to 7lb

4 N Vernon, Gainsborough, 81-0-0 5 M Brownell, Hallcroft, 73-12-0

Bridge Pool (18 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, peg Outer 49; 87-12-0

Dave Whiting secured another victory in this latest veterans match on bridge pool. Dave fished paste and maggots over pellet and hemp feed for 14 carp and a few skimmers

2 K Pacey, Gainsborough, Peg Island 4; 81-14-0

Ken Pacey also opted for paste approach at 11m. Ken caught an impressive 47lb of skimmers and 5 carp in his weight of 81lb

3 G Hiley, Peg One Angling, Peg Outer 53; 57-0-0

Geoff fished corn and worm over groundbait in the margins for carp to 9lb

4 R Brooks, Sheffield, 55-12-0

Tuesday 3rd July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Island (25 Pegs)

1 R Abbs, Notts, Peg 2; 85-2-0

Ray drew favoured end peg 2 and made no mistake with 85lb. Ray fished 12m down to the marginal reeds with meat over pellet for 20 carp upto 8lb

2 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC, Peg 58; 69-4-0

Dave used his favoured paste over pellet and hemp tactics at 8m for carp to 8lb

3 R Teigh, Handsworth, Peg 5; 67-12-0

Rich fished both short pole and long pole with meat for carp to 6lb and a few skimmers

4 P Mckenna, Frenzee, 60-8-0 5 L Hewison, Newcastle Arms, 57-12-0

5th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans

Moat Pool (39 Pegs)

1 R Turner, Retford, Peg Outer 110; 73-12-0

The weather put a dampener on this well attended Veterans open, however there were still some reasonable returns. Leading the field was Reg Turner of Retford, Reg fished pellet shallow at 13m alternating between 2 to 3ft deep for carp to 8lb

2 I Donaldson, Hallcroft, Peg Outer 8; 61-6-0

Ian also opted for shallow tactics but used meat at 12m for his carp dominated net.

3 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg Outer 20; 52-14-0

Pete used pellet cone alternating between corn and meat hair rigged for carp to 9lb

4 L Richmond, Bircotes AC, 51-12-0 5 D Farr, Hallcroft, 49-10-0

6th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon

Moat Pool (22 Pegs)

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 2; 138-12-0

Andy Oldham drew fancied peg 2 on Moat Island and made no mistakes. Andy fished meat shallow at 13m for 29 carp upto 8lb

2 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg Island 37; 86-12-0

Andy used tip tactics both feeder and pellet cone for 14 carp and a few skimmers

3 S G Cook, Retford, Peg Island 26; 85-0-0

Stephen fished paste over pellet and hemp feed at 11m for carp into double figures

4 A Favill, Tuxford, 82-12-0 5 N Hirst, Hallcroft, 74-15-0

7^th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat (29 pegs)

1 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, peg Island 10; 128-4-0

Andy Sellars edged first spot with a decent ton plus net of carp. He caught using a pellet waggler and also a pellet cone to the middle of Moat

2 P McIntyre, Bait Tech, peg Island 6; 123-12-0

Second was Paul McIntyre who fished luncheon meat on the pole, shallow at 13m to catch carp and skimmers

3 K Talbot, Hallcroft, peg Island 2

Ken Talbot took third spot with another ton weight of carp fishing pellet and corn to the margins

4 J Masson, Maver Maryuku, 95-2-0; 5 S Gray, Worksop, 88-6-0

8^th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Bridge / Moat Outer (35 pegs)

1 N Vernon, Gainsborough, peg B Island 7; 73-15-0

In a close match where weights were lower than expected, Neil Vernon took first place fishing pole and pellet at 8m

2 A Oldham, Maltby, peg Moat 42; 60-2-0

Andy Oldham fished luncheon meat on the pole at 13m taking carp and silvers for a close second spot

3 S Shepherd, Worksop, peg B Island 19; 59-6-0

Steve Shepherd was third with a mixed net of carp and silvers using pole and
expander pellet

4 G Hiley, Mansfield, 51-12-0; 5 D Oldfield, Plough AC, 50-4-0

Monday 25th June 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Bridge Outer (14 Pegs)

1 R Holmes, Notts AA, Peg 49; 46-14-0

Roger fished banded 6mm hard pellet over 4mm feed for 3 carp and 30lb of skimmers upto 2lb

2 M Cordall, Retford, Peg 19; 42-12-0

Mark alternated corn, pellet and meat on short pole for 1 carp and 35lb of skimmers

3 R Brooks, Sheffield, Peg 36; 28-15-0

Ron also caught skimmers and roach for his weight of 28lb

4 J Simms, Map Leegem, 27-14-0 5 G Hiley, Mansfield, 22-12-0

Tuesday 26th June 2012 Daiwa Halllcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Outer (25 Pegs)

1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg 10; 156-10-0

Andy Oldham blitzed this tuesday field with an impressive 150lb plus weight. Andy fished pellet cone with micros and 4mm pellets and used punched meat on the hook for 30 carp to 8lb

2 S Robbins, Hallcroft, Peg 27; 71-12-0

Steve Robbins opted for corn and pellet on short pole and caught carp to 10lb and a few skimmers for second place

3 A Richards, Browning, Peg 103; 64-12-0

Adam fished meat on long pole and on short pole for 12 carp to 7lb

4 R Abbs, Hallcroft, 62-12-0 5 R Fackerall, Map Leegem, 59-12-0

Thursday 28th June 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open

Bridge/Croft Pools (36 Pegs)

1 P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg Croft 27; 65-4-0

Paul Schoof continued his good form with this latest victory from croft peg 27. Fishing into the marginal reeds with corn and paste over pellet Paul caught carp to 5lb and a few tench

2 R Toulson, Notts AA, Peg Croft 10; 40-2-0

Second was Roy Toulson also off Croft pool. Roy fished pellet and corn at 8m for 4 carp and 20lb of silvers

3 C Perry, Sensas Leicester, Peg Bridge Isl 7; 37-14-0

Colin fished waggler shallow and pole and pellet long for carp to 8lb and skimmers to 2lb

4 G Hiley, Mansfield, 34-12-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 32-12-0

Friday 29th June 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open

Moat Pool (30 Pegs)

1 D Whiting, Button Hole AC; Peg Outer 46; 129-12-0

Fishing as been tougher than of late, however there still has been some reasonable weights coming from Moat pool. Dave Whiting found the carp willing to feed from outer peg 46. Dave fished paste over pellet and hemp and meat in the margins for carp to 8lb

2 M Cordall, Retford, Peg Island 39; 86-2-0

Mark opted for meat on long and short pole and caught a mixed net of carp to9lb and skimmers to 3lb

3 D Oldham, Maltby; Peg Outer 75; 72-15-0

Daz used pellet cone on his pole line with hair rigged pellet and meat for carp to 10lb

4 S Clark, Mansfield, 64-14-0 5 A Oldham, Maltby, 63-11-0

30th June 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer (21 Pegs)

1 G Mumby, Hallcroft, Peg 9; 156-12-0

The top 3 all weighed in excess of 100lb in this latest match on moat pool. Leading the way was local angler Gary Mumby. Gary fished shallow with meat at 14m and later worm and corn over groundbait for 27 carp up to 9lb

2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg 14; 123-12-0

Stuart fished pellet cone with micros and corn on the hook for initial carp and later switched to margins fo 8 more carp on catmeat over pellet

3 S Quibbell, Hallcroft, Peg 19; 106-14-0

Steve also used shallow tactics at 13m with pellet and meat for 25 carp to 8lb

4 D Whiting, Buttonhole AC; 89-6-0 5 G Gibson, Worksop, 69-14-0

1st July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open

Moat Outer, Canal and Bridge Island (44 Pegs)

1 S Marshall, Map Leegem, Peg Bridge Isl 13; 109-2-0

There were some impressive weights for this well attended Sunday match. Steve Marshall just got the verdict from bridge Island 13. Steve fished pellet and corn at 6m and later corn over groundbait in the margins for 35lb of skimmers and 10 carp to 10lb

2 N Vernon, Gainsborough, Peg Canal 10; 106-2-0

Neil fished paste over pellet at 6m for a steady run of small carp upto 3lb

3 A Beresford, Map Leegem, Peg Bridge Isl; 100-12-0

Arthur fished meat on short pole for 40lb of skimmers to 3lb and 9 carp for his ton plus weight

4 B Sullivan, Maltby, 93-12-0 5 J Masson, Maver/Maryuku; 89-8-0