Monday 26th March Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open 2012
Croft Pool (10 Pegs)
1st M Fellows, Sheffield, Peg 3; 38-0-0
Mal fished corn and pellet on short and long pole for a mixed bag of fish including carp to 5lb, tench to 2lb and skimmers to 2lb
2nd I Temple, Hallcroft, Peg 25; 31-14-0
Ian also had a mixed bag. His net consisted mainly of silverfish which he caught on pole with maggot and caster over groundbait
3rd P Schoof, Hallcroft, Peg 7; 27-12-0
Paul fished mainly pellet at 11m for his mixed net
Tuesday 27th March 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open
Bridge Pool (18 Pegs)
1st S Birkemshaw, Chesterfield, Peg Outer 11; 134-12-0
Steve blitzed this first afternoon open with 134lb plus weight. With the sunny flat calm conditions Steve opted to fish shallow at 13m with meat and pellet and proceded to catch 18 carp into double figures
2nd L Sears, Daiwa/Marukyu, Peg Outer 21; 60-12-0
Luke Sears was second from outer peg 21. Luke opted to fish short pole and maggots for 35lb oif skimmers and later added 4 carp from the margins to boost his weight to 60lb
3rd L Wright, Map Leegem, Peg Island 4; 57-15-0
Lee alternated beteween shallow and deck fishing as well as margins later on for his carp dominated net.
4th D Oldham, Maltby; 39-12-0
Thursday 29th March 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Open
Moat Pool (45 Pegs)
1st A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg Island 2; 46-12-0
Bright sunshine and flat conditions put pay to any large weights in this latest Vets open. Andy Sellars managed to get some carp to show interest fishing shallow with meat on a waggler. Andy cast around at cruising fish to snare 10 carp to 8lb
2nd L Pulford, Hull Fish Traders, Peg Outer 52; 39-14-0
Len opted for a pole and pellet approach at 12m. He fed 4mm feed pellet and fished 6mm expander and corn over the top for 7 carp and a few skimmers
3rd C Line, Hallcroft, Peg Outer 21; 29-15-0
Chris was third also fishing pellet waggler to the nearby aerator. He caught carp to 12lb
4th/5th A Parrat, Doncaster/ R Walker, Sheffield; 28-12-0
Friday 30th March 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open
Moat Outer (32 Pegs)
1st P Miles, Doncaster, Peg 62; 199-14-0
The first friday afternnon match kicked off with a bang! Pete Miles of Doncaster came within 2oz of 200lb to win the match. Pete fished corn and pellet on short pole and later switched to the margins for 29 carp with some well into double figures.
2nd P Elliott, Map Leegem, Peg 59; 185-12-0
Ever consistent Paul Elliott came second with 185lb. Paul opted for a shallow approach alternating meat and pellet at 14m for 28 carp.
3rd N Speed, Shimano/Dynamite Baits, Peg 71; 98-14-0
Nick fished through the depth with meat at 13m for a mixed net of carp to 8lb and skimmers to 2lb.
4th D Dare, Marukyu; 84-14-0 5th D Fantom, Chesterfield; 81-12-0
Saturday 31st March 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open
Moat Island (25 pegs)
1 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, peg 29; 115-14-0
Andy alternated between waggler and feeder using meat to take mostly carp to 8lb for 115-14-0 and the win
2 D Wolstenholme, Sheffield, peg 38; 87-10-0
Derek Wolstenholme fished paste over pellet at 11m for carp and skimmers
3 D Oldham, Maltby, peg 32; 69-4-0
Daz Oldham fished shallow with pellet at 11 and 13m for carp and skimmers
4 R Fackerell, MAP Leegem, 52-0-0; 5 P McIntyre, Bait Tech, 47-10-0; 6 D Dare, Syrus, 47-6-0
Sunday 1st April 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open
Croft/Canal (18 pegs)
1 S Clark, Mansfield Sensas, 90-12-0; peg Canal 7
Steve Clark fished sloppy micros to the far bank with 4mm expander pellet for over 100 carp to 2lb
2 A Cordall, Bryden, 87-4-0; peg Canal 1
Andy Cordall alternated maggot and pellet again to the far bank for 87-4-0
3 M Brownwell, Mosborough, 76-0-0; peg Canal 13
4 S Stockley, Colmic, 70-4-0; 5 S Gray, Worksop, 66-14-0; 6 K Baxter, Daiwa Trentmen, 51-8-0
Sunday 1st April Leegem League Week 4
Moat
1 K Pacey, MAP Leegem, 143-8-0; Outer 42 Notts
Ken Pacey fished waggler to the aerator with hair-rigged 6mm pellet for carp to 10lb
2 G Gibson, Worksop, 80-13-0; outer 48 Notts
Gordon Gibson fished the pole at 6 and 12m using pellet and corn
3 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 67-2-0; peg outer 45 Derbyshire
Pete Bagshaw was third alternating waggler and pellet cone with corn on the hook
4 T Brown, MAP Leegem, 62-12-0; Derbyshire 5 A Beredford, MAP Leegem, 56-14-0; Derbyshire
6 D Slaymaker, MAP Ripley, 53-2-0