Weybread Middle Pit, Round two of the Harleston Junior Angling Club's summer series.

Records fell at the Harleston Junior Angling club's second round of the clubs summer series. A big turnout of twenty-one anglers turned out for some of the best fishing conditions of the season. Good cloud cover and a stiff southwest wind stirred the Middle pits vast carp shoals into a feeding frenzy. Gavin Woodward and Jack Weatherley took advantage of the good weather to break the clubs old three hour match record, with massive weight's of carp in a very close fought competition, a whopping total of 417lb 8oz of fish, averaging nearly 20lb per angler were banked setting new standards for the club.

New record holder Gavin Woodward continued the family-winning streak from younger brother Travis, last week's victor with a massive 65lb 11oz haul. Gavin drew peg 18, one peg from where Thomas Sage set the record last year with a fine 57lb 15oz. His record catch consisted of twelve big Mirror Carp including individual specimens approaching 10lbs each; these were all taken on the method feeder with carp pellet hookbaits. Gavin had a flying start landing a big fish on his second cast then kept the fish feeding for the full match duration to steadily amass his huge weight and ease past Jack Weatherley with two fish in the dying minutes.

Jack Weatherley must have thought he had this match in the bag storming through the first two hours bagging fish after fish, then disaster the wind dropped and the fish moved to Thomas Sage fishing the adjacent peg, from then on he could only watch as Thomas bagged in the last hour and Gavin Woodward slowly ate into his lead then beat him in the final minutes. Jack's 62 lb 13oz of carp and bream leaving him a mere 3lb short of a fine victory, Jack again caught all his fish on the method feeder with maggot and pellet hookbaits fishing peg 24. Jacks second place now puts him level on points with reigning champion Daniel Elliott.

Thomas Sage netted a fine 36lb 8oz of carp all taken on the method feeder from peg 23 for fourth place and good points, the former record holder put an impressive last hour to come from nowhere after a inspired move led him to steal some of Jacks hookbaits.

Personal bests were landed by fifth placed Edward Howman weighing 32lb 12 his biggest match weight. Philip Shulver another best with 27lb 8oz for sixth place. New angler this year Kaden Spooner landed one of the best mixed bags ever, catching Roach, Skimmer bream up to 2lb and small carp all night on waggler fished maggots for 24lb 5oz. Travis Woodward fresh from his win last week only had one bite, but what a specimen a seasons best of 12lb 13oz.

Full result

1. Peg 18 Gavin Woodward 65lb 11oz
2. Peg 24 Jack Weatherley 62lb 13oz
3. Peg 19 Daniel Elliott 51lb 8oz
4. Peg 23 Thomas Sage 36lb 8oz
5. Peg 9 Edward Howman 32lb 12oz
6. Peg 10 Philip Shulver 27lb 8oz
7. Peg 8 Kieron Loane 26lb 9oz
8. Peg 36 Kaden Spooner 24lb 5oz
9. Peg 11 James Aston 16lb 4oz
10. Peg 35 Charlie Hodd 14lb 3ozoz
11. Peg 2 Ricky Leggett 13lb 6oz
12. Peg 16 Travis Woodward 13lb 4oz
13. Peg 32 Carl Shiplee 11lb 8ozoz
14. Peg 20 George Shiplee 7lb 8oz
15. Peg 17 James Collings 6lb 4oz
16. Peg 34 Jamie Lange 4lb 5oz
17. Peg 27 Shane Riches 1lb 10oz
18. Peg 25 Samuel Clifford 1lb 8oz
19. Peg 30 Jake Riseborough 8oz
20. Peg 12 Andrew Clifford DNW
    Peg 22 Jack Denny DNW

Match Facts.

Attendance : 21
Venue : Weybread Middle Pit
Weather : Overcast with a stiff South west wind.
Total weight : 417lb 8oz
Average weight : 19lb 14oz
D.N.W : 2