No surprise as Chris tops draw (From Worcester News)

No surprise as Chris tops draw

7:00pm Thursday 2nd September 2010 in

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WHEN Worcester carp ace Chris Carter drew peg 35 in the neck of the top pool at Brockamin, everyone taking part in the bank holiday open knew they were fishing for second place.

Offering corn and pellet, Carter netted around 40 smaller carp for an excellent winning weight of 123lbs 8oz.

Runner-up Anthony Primaverina also broke the magic ton when he unusually tackled the margins of his peg 29 with plenty of maggots to take 104-2 to the scales.

Third place went to venue regular Tony Witcher, whose paste bait was offered close in on peg 31 for 96-2 of carp.

Section winners, A: Dan Coley; B: Mick Watling.

Matt Hodges used his paste bait into the margins to weigh in an all-carp net of 48-11 and win the Leigh Sinton open on the Woodland Pool.

Improving on his previous week’s runner-up place was veteran Alan Higgs, who used similar tactics to the winner for 32-2.

Third place went to Colin Hope whose meat and corn-fed carp net of 31-2 also came from the margins.

There are open matches every Sunday at the fishery with more details from Mark Smith on 07964-360264.

Strong winds and heavy rain made things uncomfortable for Whitehall AC members on the club pool at Cotheridge.

Seasoned campaigner Dave Yapp beat the conditions with ledgered meat on his peg 22 and, despite missing the net with a 5lbs carp, went on to record a winning 30-8.

Tony O’Neil claimed second prize with a 21-0 carp net taken on corn from peg four.

In third place was silver fish expert Anthony Staite, who took 18-12 of roach and rudd along with a solitary carp, all on maggot from peg nine to beat Mark Bayliss with 17-10 from peg 17.

The next Whitehall AC event is on Oak Pool at Ockeridge.

A new venue record was set at Cob House Fisheries when regular Scott Jones weighed in a staggering 392-2 of carp from peg nine on Wyatt’s Pool.

Second was Carl Jones with 327-11 off peg seven and third Clive Wright with 218-4 from peg five.

The 24-peg bank holiday open produced big catches with Bob Baker netting 313-10 from Laugherne Island Pool.

Runner-up with the best weight from Wyatt’s was Jason Elwell’s 266-5 ahead of John Watson with 264-5 and James Wood with 206-11.

Moorlands Farm over 50s open: 1 T Homer 112-14, 2 R Costello 101-6, 3 G Wilkes 101-0-0; Saturday open: 1 D Johnson 124-2, 2 P Rice 116-12, 3 M Henshall 90-12; Sunday open: 1 I Mills 146-0, 2 C Wright 143-10, 3 C Munslow 131-3.

Sunday brings the popular Nigel Harvey memorial contest on the canal with pegs 120 to 200 used.

The draw is at 8.30am at the Cavalier with details from Colin Pettifer on 01905-25193.

Sunday, September 12, is the John Jefferies and Bill Edgar memorial at Brockamin with more information available from Alan’s Tackle.

September 25 and 26 sees the inaugural Upton festival on the River Severn. Just a few places remain and anyone interested can call Colin Harvey on 07905-030322.