Sue’s back with victory on the canal (From Worcester News)

Sue’s back with victory on the canal

4:00pm Thursday 18th March 2010 in

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TOP female match angler Sue Jaques marked a return to the Worcester canal with a narrow win.

Using a secret bait, Jaques triumphed in the Worcester and District United Anglers’ Association pairs league fourth round.

With the venue again in a difficult mood for the 24 competitors, she was drawn favourably on peg 250 at the end of the Diglis section, netting skimmer bream and roach for a 3lbs 7oz total.

Just one ounce behind was venue regular Steve Middleton who, like most of the leading contenders, used breadpunch on his peg 247 with another skimmer weight of 3-6.

Third was Mark Newman on peg 242 who took 3-4 to the scales, while fourth was pole expert Alan Baldwin whose 1-11 catch came from peg 246.

The best weight from the Commandery section was in-form Mick Herbert’s 1-0 net of small perch.

Top team on the day were Gary Rowberry and Paul Harris with eight points, while joint second were Middleton and Ivor Ballard along with Baldwin and Les Sanders on nine.

After four rounds, Herbert and Nick Vaughan’s lead has been drastically reduced to 30 points, while Rowberry and Harris are on 38 and Baldwin and Sanders have 41.

Colin Harvey once again won the Pitchcroft open with 13-2 of chub and roach, taken on the waggler from fancied peg one.

Runner-up with the same method was John Heath, who included a roach of over 1lb and a huge chub from his peg on the bottom of the bend for 9-6.

Third was Alf Hand weighing 6-10 from the boards and in fourth place weighing 5-14 was Dave Everett. Top angler in the Barbourne AC contest on the club pool at Cotheridge was Mick Taylor on peg 24.

Taylor netted carp to 8lbs by presenting sweetcorn bait at 12 metres for an impressive early spring total of 59-4.

Pete Hughes was among the front-runners when he secured second place with a silver fish and small carp weight of 36-10 from peg seven. Bob Griffiths’ third-placed 26-2 catch came mainly from the margins of peg 19.

This weekend, the club are on the Rifleman’s section of the Droitwich canal.

Hawford Bridge Fishery VDE Clubman Supercup (Broomhill and Penlake): 1 S West 64-9, 2 B Robson 45-5, 3 M Duffy 39-10, 4 B McAulay 37-4; Monners AC (Penlake): 1 P Franklin 50-12, 2 S Gandy 22-2, 3 L Hughes 22-0; Paul Bailey Winter League: 1 M Blackmore 67-0, 2 J Merchant 60-12, 3 McAulay 27-8.

Cob House Fishery Wednesday open (Laugherne Island): 1 D Silk 64-14, 2 A Orgee 62-8, 3 R Swain 47-2; Saturday open (Laugherne Island): 1 B Baker 49-2, 2 A Fisher 37-6, 3 T Hodges 31-9.

Moorlands Farm Wednesday open: 1 M Watson 26-7, 2 P Foster 20-0; Saturday pairs: 1 L Richards 43-4, 2 D Johnson 40-12; Pairs: 1 C Munslow & P Little 2 points, 2 N Groves & Richards 3; Sunday open: 1 S Chester 72-2, 2 Munslow 36-11.

Solhampton Fishery Open Valley Pool: 1 P Caswell (Redditch) 71-4, 2 K Driver (Miracle Baits) 49-8, 3 C Jones (Maver) 46-8; Duck Pool: 1 A Danks (Tipton) 44-4, 2 D Harrison (Miracle Baits) 35-4, 3 K Stephens (Miracle Baits) 30-6; Open, Kingfisher Pool: 1 C Jones (Maver) 62-4, 2 Driver 59-8, 3 D Parry (Miracle Baits) 53-7-0; Open, Duck Pool: 1 A Green (Solhampton) 39-10, 2 B Wilkes (Miracle Baits) 25-2, D Bull (Miracle Baits) 22-12; Open, Valley Pool: 1 A Wyatt (Miracle Baits) 41-4, 2 B Homer (Miracle Baits) 32-12, 3 Parry 28-13; Sankeys AC: 1 A Butler 51-2, 2 R Seedhouse 33-2, 3 P Reynolds 23-15; Sankeys WL, Kingfisher Pool: 1 A Butler 62-12, 2 G Butler 45-2, 3 L Payne 40-12; Paul Bailey WL, Dragonfly Pool: 1 J Edda 21-14, 2 J Merchant 19-10, 3 J Clegg 17-15.