Summer League R1 - Monica Jones Cup
As has been tradition for over half a centaury the 58th Monica Jones Cup kicked off the BCAA singles season on a breezy and showery day. As can be typical of these early season affairs it was difficult to find the fish with everyone having to work hard just to find the bites.
The Last Chance Trophy will have a new name on it come March 2027 as the holder for the last two seasons, Tony Hillas, finally got a win. It was double bubble for Tony as he was also on Golden Peg 19, earning him a £100 bonus for his 6lb 7oz winning catch of silvers.
It was a tight affair in the Upper Basin as 9ozs separated the top three, Matt Sampson winning out with 5lbs 12ozs of silvers from end peg 27 for second overall, just three ounces ahead of Andy Preston who banked 5lb 9ozs of silvers off peg 33. Brian Powel took the Upper Basin default section with 5lb 3ozs from peg 32, and was pleased after the match as Matt Sampson managed to recover a couple of Brian's pole sections that had blown into the canal. Andy Southey took the Lower Basin default section with 3lbs 3ozs, largely thanks to a large bonus eel banked late on.
A quick reminder that if you want to enter the singles or pairs knock out contests can you please let Simon Allen know asap as the draw will be undertaken soon.
Full Result:
| Summer League 2026 | |||||
| Round 1 | |||||
| Section 1 | Angler | Weight | Peg | Points | |
| 1st | Tony Hillas | 1st | 6lb 7ozs | 19 | 6 |
| 2nd | Paul Braund | 4lb 9ozs | 13 | 4 | |
| 3rd | Andy Southy | 3lb 3ozs | 14 | 3 | |
| 4th | Adrian Hill | 2lb 15ozs | 16 | 2 | |
| 5th | Tony Johns | 1lb 3oz | 17 | 1 | |
| 6th | Dave Allen | 11ozs | 15 | 0 | |
| 7th | Wayne Barnard | 11ozs | 18 | 0 | |
| Section 2 | Angler | Weight | Peg | Points | |
| 1st | Matt Sampson | 2nd | 5lb 12ozs | 27 | 6 |
| 2nd | Andy Preston | 3rd | 5lb 9ozs | 33 | 4 |
| 3rd | Brian Powell | 5lb 3oz | 32 | 3 | |
| 4th | Ady Larkins | 3lb 10ozs | 29 | 2 | |
| 5th | Len Hancock | 2lb 6ozs | 31 | 1 | |
| 6th | Den Laws | 2lb 3ozs | 34 | 0 | |
| 7th | Dick Turner | 2lb 2ozs | 30 | 0 | |
| 8th | Steve Whitehouse | 1lb 10ozs | 28 | 0 | |
| Angler | No. Mtchs | Pts. | |||
| 1st | Tony Hillas | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1st | Matt Sampson | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3rd | Paul Braund | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3rd | Andy Preston | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5th | Andy Southey | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5th | Brian Powell | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7th | Ady Larkins | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Adrian Hill | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Len Hancock | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Tony Johns | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11th | Den Laws | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11th | Dick Turner | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11th | Steve Whitehouse | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11th | Wayne Barnard | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11th | Dave Allen | 1 | 0 | ||