SILVERS CHAMPS 2012
Round 4
HUNSTRETE
Bridge Pool
Fished: Thursday February 16 - 2012
A section win was enough to lift Dave Wride into pole
position with a one point advantage over former league leader Mike Nicholls.
Despite the recent cold snap Withy Pool was in reasonable form for the occasion and quality bream to almost
6lb featuring in several of the top weights.
The top
rod was Harry Muir who poled red maggot both long and short off peg 66 and weighed-in
an eight bream catch totalling 23-5-0.
Result.
Individuals: 1, Harry Muir (South West Disabled & Over 50’s AC) 23-5-0, TOP PEG 66;
2, Andy Shields (South West Disabled & Over 50’s AC) 18-10-0, peg 72; 3, Rich Coles (Bathampton AA) 16-9-0, peg
68; 4, John Smith (Bathampton AA) 15-4-0, peg 49; 5, Paul Barnfield (Bathampton AA) 15-2-0, peg 67; 6, Ray Bazeley (South
West Disabled & Over 50’s AC) 13-0-0, peg 62; 7, Dave Wride (Sensas Thyers) 12-10-0, peg 43; 8, Mike Owens (Sensas
Thyers) 11-12-0, peg 61; 9, Mike Key (Bathampton AA) 9-4-0, peg 47; 10, Mike Nicholls (Avon Angling) 8-12-0, peg 54; 11, Mike
Jones (Bathampton AA) 7-4-0, peg 44; 12, Dave Gillard (Bathampton AA) 7-2-0, peg 42.
SECTION
WINNERS: Dave Wride, Alan Smith, Ray Bazeley and Harry Muir.
NEW
LAKE RECORD. Perch 2-7-0 by Mike Key at peg 47.
BIGGEST
FISH: 1= Paul Barnfield and Bill Ferris – each caught a bream weighing 4-4-0
INDIVIDUAL
LEAGUE: 1, Dave Wride 5 pts; 2, Mike Nicholls 6; Mike Jones 7, 4, John Smith 7; 5, Rich Coles 8; 6, Paul Barnfield
10; 7, Mike Owens 12; 8, Alan Jones 13; 9, Chris Rolfe 14; 10, Mike Key 14; 11, Andy Shields 14; 12, Ray Bazeley 15; 13, Harry
Muir 15.
PAIRS LEAGUE: 1, Mike Jones & Andy Shields 13pts;
2, Mike Owens & Mike Nicholls 13; 3, Paul Barnfield & Rich Coles 14; 4, Alan Smith & Paul Haines 16; 5, Dave Wride
& Bob “The Bread” Price 18; 6, Harry Muir & Mike Key 21.
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SILVERS
CHAMPS 2012
HUNSTRETE
Bridge
Pool
Fished: Thursday February 2 - 2012
An hour long ice breaking session preceded
this match. Competitors smashed through an inch thick covering with 14lb weights
yet, despite the violent disruption and the persisting sub-zero temperatures all but 4 of the 20 participants caught fish
and weighed in.
Top of the scoresheet was league leader Mike Nicholls who poled double pinkie over a pinkie laced groundbait up to 6 metres centre off disabled
peg 8 and brought a superb 17-4-0 of skimmers and roach to the scales.
Match
organiser Mike Jones short-poled a variety of baits at dead depth off disabled peg 11 and claimed
the runner-up spot with a creditable 8-12-0 of skimmers and roach.
Third
was Bob “The Bread” Price who poled his favourite bait up to 5 metres centre off
peg 30 for a 7-4-0 catch of skimmers and roach .
A Veals
Tackle voucher for the biggest fish of the competition went to Paul Staite who netted a 1-4-0
bream at point peg 16.
Result.
Individuals: 1, Mike Nicholls (Avon Angling Bristol) 17-4-0, TOP PEG 8; 2, Mike Jones 8-12-0, peg
11; 3, Bob “The Bread” Price (Avon Angling Bristol) 7-4-0, peg 30; 4, John Smith (Avon Angling Bristol) 5-4-0;
5, Dave Wride (Sensas Thyers) 5-2-0, peg 28; 6, Andy Shields (South West Disabled AC) 3-6-0, peg 6; 7, Mike Owens 2-0-0, peg
24; 8= Paul Staite (peg 16) & Paul Haines (peg 33) both 1-9-0; 10, Richard Coles 1-6-8, peg 25.
League positions at the half way stage of the series: 1, Mike Nicholls 3 points; 2, Dave
Wride 4; 3, Richard Coles 5; 4, Mike Jones 5; 5, Paul Barnfield 6; 6, John Smith 6; 7, Alan Jones 8; 8, Dave Poole 10; 9,
Paul Staite 19; 10, Mike Owens 10; 11, Chris Rolfe 11; 12, Bob “The Bread” Price 11.
Pairs: 1, Paul Barnfield & Richard Coles 7 points; 2, Mike Owens & Mike Nicholls
8; 3, Mike Jones & Andy Shields 9; 4, Dave Wride & Bob “The Bread” Price 10; 5, John Smith & Paul
Haines 11; ^, Paul Staite & Alan Jones 12.
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Angler's Mail
2011
Best Club Award
Congratulations to the Bathampton Angling Association for winning the
Angler's Mail Best Club of 2011 award. A spokesman
on behalf of the BAA committee said: "We are very pleased to accept the award on behalf of all the hard working volunteers
who run the club." The Bathampton AA not
only cater for able bodied match, pleasure and carp anglers but are justifiably proud of the huge band of experienced and
skilled volunteers who look after its disabled, junior and veteran members. The club's Hunstrete complex epitomises well run still waters while keeping its rivers and canal
roots alive by successfully running the sections of the Bristol Avon and Kennet and Avon Canal that are under its control.
Membership of Bathampton AA remain unchanged
for 2012. Membership cards are now on sale at most tackle dealers or by ringing Malcolm Murfet on 0117 9715003.
DISABLED & OVER 55’S
CHRISTMAS MATCH
HUNSRETE
Bridge Pool
Fished: Thursday December 15 - 2011 RESULT IN BRIEF. Overall: 1, John Smith 30-10-0, Top Peg 8.
Poled red maggot over groundbait and caster for skimmers and just one carp; 2, Mike Nicholls
22-10-0, peg 7; 3, Chris Rolfe 18-0-0, peg 30; 4, Paul Haines 14-4-0, peg 24; 5, Pete Philips 13-1-0, peg 15; 6, Terry Bruton
13-0-0, peg 14; 7, Mike Jones 12-4-0, peg 16; 8, Richard Coles 11-10-0, peg 5; 9, Dave Bacon (Bacon’s Tackle Box) 7-13-0,
peg 19; 10, Harry Muir 7-4-0, peg 10.
Silvers: 1,
John Smith 20-8-0, Top Peg 8; 2, Chris Rolfe 18-0-0, peg 30; 3, Richard Coles 11-10-0, peg 5; 4, Mike Nicholls
11-0-0, peg 7; 5, Pete Philips 7-8-0, peg 15; 6, Mike Jones 6-121-0, peg 16; 7, Dave Gillard 6-4-0, peg 28; 8, Bill Ferris
5-10-0, peg 31.
CHRISTMAS MATCH
THE BRISTOL AVON
Fished: Sunday December 11 2011
Result: 1, Dave Haines (Amalgamation Fisheries) 50-6-0, Top Peg Newbridge
peg 52; 2, Richard Candy (Cardiff) 38-12-0; 3, Rod Duffity (Keynsham Angling) 21-8-0; 4, Steve Skelton (Avon Angling)
16-3-0; 5, John Nuttell (Handover) 15-13-0; 6, Rich Lacey (Maver Bathampton) 13-14-0.
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