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The competition was to be done in 3 rounds total. The first 2 being qualifying rounds where 12 anglers would take each other on and only the top 5 go through to the final round. Each angler would be drawn from the hat in turn and then they would have to choose the swim they wish to fish during the competition. This mean not only luck was playing a part but also some watercraft, as knowing your swim would be a great advantage. Once the swims were selected the anglers would then have 30 hours non stop fishing to get as many carp as they can.
The first 2 rounds were in July , one on the first weekend and one on the last weekend of the month with the final planned for the middle of August.
First Semi final 6-7th July draw 8 am
1 Kieron Carmichael
2 Nigel Lancastle
3 Michael Cleaver
4 Jason Turner
5 Stuart Hutchison
6 Carl Scott
7 Chris Weston
8 George Rauch
9 Shaun Harrington
10 Joshua Hancock
11 Kelvin Smith
12 Chris Robinson
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This turned out to be the winning method on the second day with all anglers trying their hardest to get those last minuet bites coming into the last hour with a very close battle between the trailing anglers all fighting for that last qualifying place but Kelvin Smith managed to pinch the last position on the day despite watching one fish get away from him after landing it and leaving it in the net to rest he continued to re-cast his rod on the spot only to watch the carp jump from his net and get away.
Competition Results Semi Final 1
1st Carl Scott
2nd Shaun Harrington
3rd Michael Cleaver
4th Keiron Carmichael
5th Kelvin Smith
Second Semi final 27-28th July draw 8 am
1 Martyn Russ
2 Mitchell Marchant
3 Luke Martin
4 Gemma Phillips
5 Martyn O’Connell
6 Jordan Hitchings
7 Carl Campbell
8 Dan Walker
9 Dafyn Lewis
10 Cj Decroo
11 Thomas Evans
12 Jordan Miles
After watching the first competition and seeing the angling for myself I have to admit i was quite nervous as I myself was entered into round 2 of the competition. and i saw some brilliant angling by the guys and i knew round 2 would be no exception. The second round day came and we all met up in the carp park of the lake to await our names to be drawn and then pick our swims. I had 2 in mind the back of the island, as it performed so well in the last comp, and the railway bank swim on the top near the centre sluice gates. Shockingly i was the first name to be drawn and i think it took me by surprise as with out thinking i shouted swim number 2. This is the one closest to the point of the island on the railway bank and a swim i knew very well. More names were drawn out and everyone chose their pegs and it wasn't long before we made our way around and started to set up. We had roughly 45 minuets to get everything ready to go when the horn sounded and time to get the rods in.
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The weather had been very strange during the competition from extreme heat to blasting winds and pouring rain. The anglers were all fishing hard and did their best to manage to pull out the fish that did get caught. Mitchel Marchant decided to stay awake right through the night working his swim on the surface during the early hours and due to his hard work he was rewarded with a couple of fish securing his place in the final. There also seemed to be a small battle going on at the end for the last qualifying position which ended up in a tie between Gemma and Thomas who both managed to get through to the final due to thier score being all tied up.
Competition Results Semi Final 2
1st Dafyn Lewis
2nd Jordan Hitchings
3rd Mitchell Marchant
4th Gemma Phillips
5th Thomas Evans
The Final - August 17th & 18th
Carl Scott
Shaun Harrington
Michael Cleaver
Keiron Carmichael
Kelvin Smith
Dafyn Lewis
Jordan Hitchings
Mitchell Marchant
Gemma Phillips
Thomas Evans
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By day 2 we could see there had been a bit of action in the early hours for some of the anglers and Peg 1 managed a huge run of fish through out the night and into the morning which was enough to catch peg 12 who was continuing to lead until the end of day one. Peg 1 managed to pull away and increase his lead continuing to catch every now and again to build the lead but peg 12 continued to chase him right to the end but Peg 1 managed to hold his lead by landing a couple more carp in the closing afternoon making sure he couldn't be caught.
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Final results:
1st Place : Jordan Hitchings
2nd Place: Dafyn Lewis
3rd Place: Kelvin Smith