Last Chance 2005.

Attendance : 16
Venue : Weybread Club Pit
Total weight : 191lb 2oz
Average weight : 11lb 15oz
D.N.W : 0

Harleston Junior Angling Clubs last competition of the current season again attracted an excellent turnout, with sixteen eager youngsters lining the bank of the Club Pit at Weybread before the two month closure for maintenance comes into affect at the end of the month. The lake fished well considering the atrocious weather, cold rain falling for the full four hours of this competition, still all the anglers weighed in with an average weight of 12lbs per angler.

Harleston Club champion Daniel Elliott again produced a top class performance netting a massive 46lb from peg 8 to finish well ahead of the chasing pack. After a slow start Daniel soon found his rhythm and then caught steadily for the rest of the match to net thirteen big carp. All the fish were landed with pole-fished meat presented at fourteen metres tight to the far bank features.

With Daniel way out in front it was left to young James Collings from Harleston, newcomer Paul Green and former club captain Charlie Hodd to battle it out for second place, and what a fine battle it was with the anglers matching each other fish for fish. At the final whistle James Collings led the way with his personal best performance, his catch consisted of twelve nice Common carp weighing 25lb 5oz his biggest match weight by far. All landed on pole-fished maggots presented close to the margin cover on peg 9.

Club captain Charlie Hodd finished just one fish short of James landing eleven decent carp from peg 16 for a 21lb 4oz total. Charlie caught all his fish on the pole with pellet and corn hookbaits alternating between the margins and the eleven-metre line to keep the fish interested.

In fourth place newcomer Paul Green done well on an alien water to land just four big carp on pole fished meat for a level 19lb.

Full result

1. Peg 8 Daniel Elliott 46lb
2. Peg 9 James Collings 25lb 5oz
3. Peg 16 Charlie Hodd 21lb 4oz
4. Peg 26 Paul Green 19lb
5. Peg 14 Ricky Leggett 14lb 10oz
6. Peg 3 Jack Weatherley 13lb 3oz
7. Peg 22 Gavin Woodward 12lb 4oz
8. Peg 11 Edward Howman 7lb 3oz
9. Peg 19 Chris Kelly 6lb 6oz
10. Peg 4 Shane Riches 6lb 2oz
11. Peg 5 Kieron Loane 5lb 7oz
12. Peg 28 Aiden Collett 5lb 4oz
13. Peg 30 Andrew Clifford 3lb 7oz
14. Peg 12 Rhys Clayton 3lb 3oz
15. Peg 7 Philip Shulver 1lb 9oz
16. Peg 15 Charlie Oakes 15oz