Open match results August 9 – 14

17 August 2016 Fishing News & Match Results

Tuesday August 9
Bonsai Lake (21 pegs)
1. N Speed 154-10-0, peg 13
2. D Bennett 153-10-0, peg 74
3. A Dockerty 140-6-0, peg 44
4. P Chapman 117-2-0, peg 18

Shimano/Dynamite man Nick took Tuesday victory fishing casters shallow to the island on peg 13 and having a great last few hours down the edge on corn too.

Thursday August 11
Bonsai Lake (17 pegs)
1. N Speed 175-7-0, peg 84
2. A Dockerty 166-9-0, peg 28
3. P Wright 138-12-0, peg 47

Another win for Nick, this time from peg 84 near the corner.  Caster shallow once again did the damage.

Saturday August 13
Bonsai Lake (24 pegs)
1. R Law 195-1-0, peg 6
2. N Speed 179-5-0, peg 35
3. J Roper 152-12-0, peg 13
4. P Wright 148-11-0, peg 42

Ryan Law took victory with a near 200lb-catch on the current hot method of caster shallow on the Jigga float, up to the island reeds of peg 6.

Sunday August 14
Lindholme Masters (59 pegs)
Bonsai, Willows and Laurels
1. A Bennett 247-7-0, Laurels 4
2. R Law 237-0-0, Laurels 47
3. J Jowett 195-4-0, Laurels 65
4. C Barlow 176-0-0, Willows 38
6. B Richards 166-6-0, Laurels 68

The first ever Lindholme Masters match produced a string of massive weights with the Laurels lake dominating the frame. Out in front with a fantastic 247-7-0 catch of F1 carp was Andy Bennett (Guru) who fished casters shallow and down the edge, to push yesterday’s winner Ryan Law into second. Andy picked up £300 for his efforts.