John drew peg 4 on High Pool next to the café but cups of tea were the last thing on his mind as he caught carp up to 8lb on long pole and pellet from the off. A switch to fishing double corn down the edge saw him double his weight in the latter stages and he finished with 41.08kg.
Front Deans peg 7 was not quite good enough to produce the title for Peter William Plant (Maver Midland), though he saw plenty of action fishing caster up in the water at 12 metres catching F1’s and carp to 4lb for a final weight of 37.88kg.
Pole Fishing Magazine Editor, Jon Arthur took third place with 37.16kg from High Pool peg 12 fishing pellet up in the water at 5 metres – though he was to rue the loss of a 1kg carp which missed the net and would have secured him second place.
Anglers who had travelled far and wide to fish the Angling Trusts blue ribbon Individual Championships had to contend with blustery conditions on Front and Back Deans and High Pool on the day. Back Deans was the favoured draw for most but its pre draw odds for producing the winner did not transpire as High Pool produced 2 of the top 3 weights with Front Deans taking the other. The one downside of the otherwise excellent event was the poor turnout, thought to be due to clashes with other events.
