Westerleigh, Top Lake, 17 April (10 pegs)

This Sunday last year we were on Campbell and the match was won by Trigger in his flip-flops with 133lbs 4oz and, if I remember rightly, the weather conditions on the day were identical .. warm, bright sunshine and little or no wind.
The fishing, however, couldn't have been more different as many of Westerleigh's resident carp were cruising around just below the surface with no intention of feeding whatsoever and to make matters worse, even the roach and skimmers were playing hard to get.
Stuart Riddle, on peg 31, made the best of it with 23lbs 4oz caught across and down his left margin, although his weight was boosted half an hour before the "all out" by a near double-figure grass carp that had it's afternoon sunbathing spoilt when it was coaxed into breathing in Stuart's hookbait! 
Rich Britton took second place (the best genuinely caught weight on the day) with 15-1 from peg 35 and Stuart Ashton claimed 3rd and the best silvers weight with 11-11 from peg 21.
Mark Britton unfortunately only got as far as the car park and never even managed to draw as he was suffering from "dodgy guts" ..... it was mentioned that he may be pregnant but I won't say where that rumour came from otherwise Bob's wedding invite could be going in the bin!

 

After coaxing out a 10lb grass carp Stuart unfortunately suffered a minor mental breakdown 

Full Result: 

1. Stuart Riddle ..... peg 31 .... 23-4
2. Rich Britton ........ 35 ........ 15-1
3. Stuart Ashton ..... 21 ........ 11-11
4. Chris Gay ........... 23 ........ 10-8
5. Simon Belcham ... 27 ........ 8-14
6. Bob Warren ......... 29 ....... 6-11
7. Darren North ....... 28 ....... 6-5
8. Yan .................... 26 ....... 6-4
9. Derek Lucas ........ 33 ....... dnw
10. Steve Burgess* ............. 32 ........... dnw

Silvers:

1. Stuart Ashton ..... 11-11
2. Rich Britton ........ 9-14
3. Simon Belcham ... 8-14
4. Chris Gay ........... 7-15
5. Bob Warren ........ 6-11
6. Darren North ...... 6-5
7. Yan .................... 5-0
8. Stuart Riddle ....... 4-12

*golden peg