Semi Final Results

Having been warmer all week, once again two hard frosts and bright sun hit the fishing on the Kennet and Avon canal. The canal was much more coloured than in the practice matches but most sections still fished hard. The last section at Dundas was an exception as most anglers there weighed in over 5 lbs.

The top four teams in this match progress to the final on the river Nene at Peterborough and it was very tight at the top. Winning the match having put in a lot of practice were Daiwa Gordon League on 51 points. There was a three way tie for second on 53 points which meant a countback on sections was required. This put Drennan Got Baits in second place, Kamasan Starlets in third and Garbolino Blackmore Vale in forth. Milo Borden missed out by only two points in fifth place.

Local angler Dave Mickelwright of Sensas Bathampton won the match with a catch of 9 lbs 7 ozs from peg K3 half way between the Diggers and Dundas bridges. He started the match by feeding 7 chopped lobworms 1 metre off the far bank then caught a few small skimmers and roach on bread and bloodworm and joker. During the match he tried the lobworm line and kept topping it up with a couple more chopped lobworms. With just over an hour to go he managed to catch on a chunk of lobworm which was a stunning hybrid of 4 lbs. Half an hour later he caught a small skimmer and a 3 lbs hybrid on the same method.

2nd was Martin Howard of Daiwa Gordon League. The Van Den Eynde sponsored angler drew between the wooden footbridge and the wires at Darlington and caught around 3 lbs of ruffe and gudgeon on bloodworm after having no bites on bread punch initially. During the match he had been loosefeeding castors tight over and this produced late. He caught over 6 lbs of roach upto 6 ozs in this last hour for a total of 9 lbs 6 ozs to miss out by only 1 oz on the win.

1) Dave Mickelwright (Sensas Bathampton Avon Aquatics) 9 lbs 7 oz

2) Martin Howard (Daiwa Gordon League) 9 lbs 6 oz

3) Andy Curless (Browning Crowsports) 7 lbs 14 oz

4) Steve Johnson (Drennan Got Baits) 7 lbs 12 oz

5) Ben Dukes (Garbolino Blackmore Vale Match Group) 7 lbs 9 oz

6) Dan Ashington (Kamasan Starlets) 7 lbs 8 oz

1) Daiwa Gordon League 51

2) Drennan Got Baits 53

3) Kamasan Starlets 53

4) Garbolino Blackmore Vale Match Group 53

5) Milo Borden 55

6) Fox Match Black Horse 59

7) Maver Image 61

8) Sensas Bathampton 63

9) Passies White 66

10) Fox Match Arun 74

11) Browning Crowsports 75

Ken Wade has sent me the peg by peg results:

Peg	Name	Team	lbs	ozs	drs
A1	Nick Stunt	Browning Crowsport	1	3	0
A2	Kevin Dicks	Sensas Bathampton AA	2	2	0
A3	Zac Brown	Passies White	2	11	0
A4	Nick Foreshew	Fox Match Arun	2	13	0
A5	Rich Chave	Garb Blackmore Vale	1	4	0
A6	John Beesley	Drennan Got Baits	2	7	8
A7	Danny Field	Maver Image	2	11	0
A8	Shaun Barnett	Milo Bordon	2	1	0
A9	Daniel Smith	Daiwa Gordon League	2	14	0
A10	Darren Cox	Kamasan Starlets	2	0	8
A11	Graham West	Blackhorse	1	12	0
B1	Richard Head	Drennan Got Baits	1	4	0
B2	Rob Wright	Maver Image	0	13	8
B3	Ian Dixon	Milo Bordon	2	11	0
B4	Martin Howard	Daiwa Gordon League	9	6	0
B5	Sean Ashby	Kamasan Starlets	4	9	0
B6	Lee Newson	Blackhorse	2	12	8
B7	Justin Watkins	Browning Crowsport	0	4	0
B8	Shaun Townsend	Sensas Bathampton AA	0	10	0
B9	James Granger	Passies White	2	3	8
B10	Steve Tubb	Fox Match Arun	2	2	8
B11	Andy Berntsen	Garb Blackmore Vale	0	13	8
C1	Shane Coombes	Milo Bordon	1	5	8
C2	Mark Gaylard	Daiwa Gordon League	0	9	0
C3	Paul Downes	Kamasan Starlets	0	15	8
C4	Dave Tebbutt	Blackhorse	0	9	8
C5	Mick Fordham	Browning Crowsport	4	4	0
C6	Andy Britt	Sensas Bathampton AA	0	11	0
C7	Jason Kirk	Passies White	0	12	0
C8	Vince Camilleri	Fox Match Arun	1	15	0
C9	Jon Atkins	Garb Blackmore Vale	4	5	8
C10	Martin Phipps	Drennan Got Baits	5	3	0
C11	John Weeden	Maver Image	2	9	0
D1	Samantha Sim	Passies White	4	2	0
D2	Mark Holland	Fox Match Arun	3	7	8
D3	Ben Dukes	Garb Blackmore Vale	7	9	8
D4	Steve Townsend	Drennan Got Baits	1	11	0
D5	Andy Mead	Maver Image	1	11	0
D6	Joe Clark	Milo Bordon	3	2	0
D7	Mark Treasure	Daiwa Gordon League	5	8	0
D8	Danny Ashington	Kamasan Starlets	7	8	0
D9	Call Steffen	Blackhorse	3	5	0
D10	Dave Howe	Browning Crowsport	5	9	0
D11	Graham Hunt	Sensas Bathampton AA	6	10	0
E1	John Gaylard	Daiwa Gordon League	1	3	0
E2	Simon Fry	Kamasan Starlets	2	5	0
E3	Gary Snee	Blackhorse	1	12	0
E4	Adrian Blackwell	Browning Crowsport	0	13	0
E5	Nathan Hawke	Sensas Bathampton AA	1	11	0
E6	Eddie Green	Passies White	0	12	0
E7	Olly Tilley	Fox Match Arun	1	4	0
E8	Simon Hebditch	Garb Blackmore Vale	2	1	0
E9	Matt Herbert	Drennan Got Baits	2	2	0
E10	Steve Clark	Maver Image	1	5	0
E11	Russell Grimes	Milo Bordon	2	4	0
F1	Gary Fuller	Fox Match Arun	0	0	0
F2	Gary Etheridge	Garb Blackmore Vale	2	3	0
F3	Gary Barclay	Drennan Got Baits	0	0	0
F4	Gary Miller	Maver Image	0	0	0
F5	Peter Kay	Milo Bordon	4	8	0
F6	Ian Wood	Daiwa Gordon League	0	2	0
F7	Ade Whittle	Kamasan Starlets	0	15	0
F8	Rob Dysliak	Blackhorse	0	4	8
F9	Andy Blay	Browning Crowsport	1	4	8
F10	Paul Issacs	Sensas Bathampton AA	4	3	0
F11	Peter Upperton	Passies White	0	6	0
G1	Lee Edwards	Kamasan Starlets	1	9	8
G2	Dave Lane	Blackhorse	5	5	0
G3	Mike McGuire	Browning Crowsport	1	10	0
G4	Leon Hubbard	Sensas Bathampton AA	0	11	8
G5	Luke Gilbert	Passies White	0	6	0
G6	Neil Boniface	Fox Match Arun	0	2	0
G7	Mike Berntsen	Garb Blackmore Vale	1	2	0
G8	Mick Denton	Drennan Got Baits	1	2	8
G9	Chris Vandervleit	Maver Image	2	1	0
G10	Peter Thomas	Milo Bordon	4	8	0
G11	Mark Brush	Daiwa Gordon League	4	10	0
H1	Bob Gullick	Garb Blackmore Vale	2	5	8
H2	Steve Page	Drennan Got Baits	2	3	0
H3	Jim Wilson	Maver Image	3	2	8
H4	Andy Gregory	Milo Bordon	1	10	0
H5	Brian Pollard	Daiwa Gordon League	2	7	0
H6	Scott Geens	Kamasan Starlets	2	1	8
H7	Graham Smith	Blackhorse	1	5	8
H8	Mick Cook	Browning Crowsport	0	7	0
H9	Andy Ottoway	Sensas Bathampton AA	0	4	8
H10	John Clark	Passies White	0	11	0
H11	Martin Tobias	Fox Match Arun	0	5	0
J1	Barry Oliver	Maver Image	1	5	0
J2	Steve Barnett	Milo Bordon	1	2	0
J3	Nigel Crewe	Daiwa Gordon League	1	11	8
J4	Martin Greene	Kamasan Starlets	0	10	0
J5	Andy Curless	Blackhorse	7	14	0
J6	Thom Hunt	Browning Crowsport	1	9	0
J7	Darren Gilman	Sensas Bathampton AA	1	15	0
J8	Robert Deacon	Passies White	2	5	8
J9	Steve Peacock	Fox Match Arun	2	7	0
J10	Rob Randall	Garb Blackmore Vale	4	1	0
J11	Pete Scott	Drennan Got Baits	6	5	0
K1	Damien Green	Blackhorse	5	10	0
K2	Geoff Ball	Browning Crowsport	3	13	0
K3	Dave Micklewright	Sensas Bathampton AA	9	7	0
K4	Steve Hope	Passies White	6	4	0
K5	Paul Ward	Fox Match Arun	4	8	0
K6	Jason Randall	Garb Blackmore Vale	2	15	0
K7	Steve Johnson	Drennan Got Baits	7	12	0
K8	Martin Foster	Maver Image	7	7	0
K9	Jack Coombes	Milo Bordon	5	14	0
K10	Steve Long	Daiwa Gordon League	6	3	0
K11	Cam Hughes	Kamasan Starlets	5	14	8