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Winter League R8

Monday, 17 March 2025

Sunday 16th March - Winter League R8

Jan Pethic and Johnny Coney Memorial Match

The cold nights put an end to the recent good form of the canal with anglers struggling to put any kind of bag together, and half the field blanking, many without even a bite!

Andy Southy stuck to the tip off peg 16 and found the skimmers, ammassing a winning bag of 9lbs 3ozs.  Simon Allen bucked the trend above Falcon bridge with 7lb 13ozs off the Brendon Car park tree stump peg (23) that included two good bream, securing second place and the Winter League Championship.  No other angler in this section caught, although Dick Turner did hook a 4lb bream early doors, only to lose it at the net.  Mark Gratton banked 7lbs 2ozs off end peg 13 to round out the podium in third.

Tony Johns won the Lower Basin section, and with no other catches in the upper section the prize went uncollected.  It could have been worse had Karl Yates and Steve Whitehouse not caught in the dying minutes of the contest, Karl a 2lb 3oz bream and Steve with a surprise 1lb 5oz chub.

Full Result:

  Angler   Weight Peg
1st Andy Southey   9lb 3oz 16
2nd Simon Allen   7lb 13ozs 23
3rd Mark Gratton   7lb 2ozs 13
4th Tony Johns   2lb 9ozs 17
5th Karl Yates   2lb 3ozs 19
6th Steve Whitehouse   1lb 5ozs 20
7th Ian Gray   10ozs 15
8th Wayne Barnard   6ozs 14
9th Paul Braund   DNW 26
10th Len Hancock   DNW 28
11th Dick Turner   DNW 24
12th Dave Allen   DNW 27
13th Rob Fuller   DNW 29
14th Phil Eagen   DNW 25
15th Matt Sampson   DNW 22
16th Alfie Yates  (J)   DNW 18

Winter League 2024/25 Final:

  Angler No. Mtchs Points
1st Simon Allen 7 102
2nd Paul Braund 8 90
3rd Steve Whitehouse 7 81
4th Mark Gratton 8 73
5th Ian Gray 8 71
6th Andy Southey 8 69
7th Steve Maynard 4 46
8th Len Hancock 8 43
9th Dick Turner 5 43
10th Tony Hillas 3 42
11th Ady Larkins 5 42
12th Tony Johns 6 37
13th Wayne Barnard 3 37
14th Ryan Willshire 2 34
15th Dave Allen 7 32
16th Brian Powel 3 30
17th Karl Yates 3 26
18th Adrian Hill 4 24
19th Rob Fuller 3 24
20th Dean Ferris 2 18
21st Andy Preston 1 17
22nd Mike Bowden 2 17
23rd Phil Eagen 7 12
24th Ade Hicks 2 10
25th Matt Sampson 2 9
26th Colin Abbot 4 6
27th Alfie Yates  (J) 3 3
28th Tom Daniels 1 1
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