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Tuesday 5th June 2012 The reigning champions got off to a winning start with Me and my Boy piping the Bude Bay Pirates by a point.  On the evening there was a spread of bream and small carp caught in both sections, Nathan Underwood took the largest bag netting three slabs in a 15 minute spell…

Sunday 10th June - Summer League Round 1 Expectations were high of 'slab' bream and carp showing in all sections after an excellent opening weeks fishing.  However, as often happens come match day, only a few slabs and small carp showed in the Second Basin, with rudd and roach dominating in…

Sunday 18th March Seven anglers contested the last chance match on a cold and breezy Second Basin.  It was a very slow start with hardly any fish being banked in the first hour.  Derek Foster started on the tip and took one small bream before moving to the waggler where he found three…

Sunday 11th March - Jan Pethick and Jonny Coney Memorial Match The Second Basin was the place to be and the Wag and Mag the method to be on as the top 5 places came from this section.  Sailor Hill's fourth win of the Winter League season was not enough to take the overall title as Simon Allen…

Sunday 4th March Fishing in a persistent gale blowing straight off the Atlantic Len Codlin managed to find the fish between the 'breakers', including the only slab to be landed on the day, to record his first win of the season with a 7lbs 10oz bag from peg 15.  Bookmakers are no longer taking…

Sunday 26th February Nathan Underwood waggler fished his way to two wins on the bounce with an 8lb 10z net from peg 15 that included a slab amongst the silvers.  The prize money will come in handy to fix the wheel that fell off his tackle trolley on the way to his peg (Tree wheels as they say…

Sunday 12th February Nathan Underwood banked an impressive 18lbs of fish to win from peg 17, the designated silver peg, and in so doing scoop a bonus £100 prize money.  Nathan switched between the pole and the waggler and his catch consisted of three slabs and around 5lbs of silvers. …

Sunday 22nd January Adrian Hill landed a hat trick of wins with a 15lb haul from peg 18 in the lower Basin.  Sailor's catch included two slabs and a number of silvers and a brown trout taken on the wagler.  It was 'roach city' in the Upper Basin and mixing and matching between pinkie and…

Sunday 8th January Adrian Hill made it two wins in a row with a 4lb bream taken on the pole in that last hour of the contest from peg 17.  The late slab was just enough to pip Paul Willshire by an ounce who had a massed 5lbs of roach on the wag and mag from peg 15.  It was a day of lots…

Sunday 11th December It was the big slabs from the middle pegs on the Lower Basin that dominated the top order on a rain soaked Fur and Feather contest.  Sailor Hill bagged the most amassing a 21lb winning weight from peg 16, a result that moved him into second place in the league. …

Sunday 4th December Simon Allen could not believe his luck when he waited for the last peg to be left and drew peg 17 for the second week running. Once again Simon pole fished just off the ledge to find the slabs and record a hat trick of victories.  The fishing was a lot slower than…

01    Simon Allen                   Peg 28         12lb 15ozs 02   Dave Allen          …

Sunday 20th November Simon Allen stormed to an early lead in the Winter League with a 33lb haul of slabs from the Lower Basin, easily taking a second consecutive victory.  Sailor Hill was the only other angler to net nore than the odd 'jammy slab' (Dave's quote, not mine!) with a brace for…

Sunday 23rd October Now is the time to bag up on 'slab' bream and they were concentrated between pegs 30 and 32 for the final pairs match of the season.  Three anglers netted 137lbs between them with two getting 50lb plus bags, all using maggot and alternating between the pole and the waggler…

Sunday 9th October Nathan Underwood wrapped up the Summer League in style by winning the final round, but only just!  Nathan bagged 16lb 3ozs of skimmers and a slab from peg 16 which only just pipped Duncan Edwards on Golden Peg 31 who banked 15lbs 14ozs, just 5ozs off the win.  Duncs…