Bullocks Farm, Rushcombe, 6 March (12 pegs)

This match, the first of the Psv 2011 /12 season, was switched at the last minute from the Match Lake to the more productive Rushcombe Lake but a return to winter temperatures during the previous week put paid to any bumper weights. However, everyone had a few bites and nobody blanked!
And, exactly as at last year's Rushcombe match, pegs 50 and 52 (respectively) produced first and second places.
Alan Healy was fortunate enough to find himself on the lake's best peg (which incidentally had that many goldfish in it that the water had turned orange) and made no mistakes to put 16-14 onto the scales for first.
Stuart Riddle drew the bridge peg (52) and managed second place with 14-10 caught on a variety of baits fishing mainly to the outfall pipe on the opposite side and close to the bridge itself.
Only 2oz behind, Darren North took third spot from peg 39 with 14-8 of better quality carp (proper ones) caught on corn. And new member Rich Britton, on golden peg 35, completed the frame with 10-12 of goldfish and odd small carp caught on punched bread and later, pinkie from the cover of an overhanging bush on the opposite bank.

Overall Result:

1. Alan Healy ......... 50 ..... 16-14
2. Stuart Riddle ..... 52 ...... 14-10
3. Darren North .... 39 ....... 14-8
4. Rich Britton* ..... 35 ....... 8-12
5. Simon Belcham .. 37 ...... 8-10
6. Rich Jones ......... 48 ...... 8-5
7. Derek Lucas ....... 46 ...... 5-9
8. Chris Gay ........... 42 ...... 4-11
9. Steve Wynne ...... 41 ...... 2-12
10. Steve Burgess ..... 34 ..... 2-8
11. Ade Crawley ....... 33 ..... 1-14
12. Mark Britton ...... 44 ..... Dnw

* golden peg