Saturday 4th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat Island (21 Pegs) 1 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg 14; 130-11-0 Gordon Gibson returned to winning ways with this impressive victory. Gordon fished meat and catmeat shallow at 13m for 21 carp upto 10lb 2 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg 2; 112-2-0 Steve Clark used the margins to good effect fishing paste over micro pellet feed for 23 carp upto 8lb 3 G Mumby, Retford, Peg 10; 70-12-0 Gary fished corn over groundbait into the margins for carp to 9lb 4 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, 63-2-0 5 S Gray, Worksop, 62-14-0 Sunday 5th August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open Moat Pool (31 Pegs) 1 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 47; 146-4-0 Andy Oldham blitzed this field with 146lb. Andy fished banded 6mm pellets shallow at 14m for 21 carp upto 17lb 2 N Vernon, Gainsborough, Peg Outer 94; 96-12-0 Neil Vernon almost broke the ton falling just one fish short. Neil fished meat at 6m for 17 carp and 96lb 3 R Abbs, Notts, Peg Island 39; 78-14-0 Ray fished catmeat over pellet into the margins for 15 carp and a few bream 4 P Miles, Doncaster, 65-12-0 5 S Gray, Worksop, 58-9-0
Monday 30th July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans Bridge Pool (19 Pegs) 1 S Richards Peg One Angling, Peg Outer 39; 113-12-0Steve Richards drew unfancied peg 39 on Bridge Outer and achieved his first ton at the venue. Steve fished worms and maggots both short and into the nargins for 25lb of skimmers and carp to 12lb 2 G Hiley, Peg One Angling, Peg Island 21; 71-2-0Geoff Hiley was second from Island peg 21. Geoff also used the margins to good effect catching 14 carp to 9lb 3 R Turner, Retford, Peg Outer 26; 65-12-0Reg fished meat and pellet at 12m and short pole for carp to 8lb and a few skimmers4 I Donaldson, Hallcroft, 44-12-0 5 N Wood, Hallcroft, 41-12-0 Tuesday 31st July 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon OpenMoat Island (18 Pegs) 1 M Hall, Tuxford, Peg 12; 152-12-0Windward ends of moat pool dominated proceedings in this latest afternoon open. Mick Hall drew peg 12 on Moat Island and caught carp steadily all day shallow with banded 6mm pellet feeding 6mm feed pellets 2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg 54; 63-12-0 Staurt fished paste over micro pellet feed at 13m for carp to 11lb 3 K Talbot, Hallcroft, Peg 37; 63-1-0 Ken fished catmeat over pellets into the margins for carp to 9lb 4 L Hewison, Newcastle Arms, 57-12-0 5 S Parker, Hull, 55-0-0 Thursday 2nd August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans OpenMoat Pool (41 Pegs) 1 A Mccurdy, Hallcroft, Peg Outer 10; 105-12-0Alf Mccurdy blitzed this strong veterans field with his first ton plus weight. Alf fished shallow with pellet and meat at 13m for 24 carp upto 7lb 2 D Farr, Hallcroft, Peg Island 6; 72-0-0Dave Farr fished into the margins with corn over miccro pellets and groundbait for carp to 14lb 3 P Bagshaw, Barnsley Blacks, Peg Outer 111; 36-14-0Pete fished his favoured pellet cone tactics to catch a mixed net of small carp and skimmers 4 M Boothby, Flying Scotsman, 33-14-0 5 A Sutton, Worksop, 32-12-0 Friday 3rd August 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon OpenMoat Pool (27 Pegs) 1 D Oldham, Maltby, Peg Outer 37; 139-10-0Daz Oldham found carp feeding on paste over 6mm pellet. Daz fished groundbait paste feeding pots of pellets at both 11 and 14m for 23 carp to 8lb 2 S Gray, Worksop, Peg Island 73; 119-0-0Stuart also use paste tactics but fed micro pellets as his feed. Stuart caught carp steadily all match for 119lb and second place 3 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg Island 49; 91-15-0Steve Clark caught most of his weight fishing into the margins with maggots, worms and pellets 4 C Eves, Hallcroft, 71-10-0 5 L Sears, Daiwa/Marukyu, 71-5-0