Monday 7th May 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open
Moat Pool (25 Pegs)
1 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg Island 19; 66-11-0
This was a very tight affair with only one fish separating the top 5.
Pete fished worms and maggots on short pole and into the margins for 6 carp to double figures and 20lb of skimmer bream
2 J Skipper, Gainsborough, Peg Outer 6; 66-2-0
Jason alternated pellet and corn on short pole and later switched to the margins to catch 13 carp to 8lb
3 S Clark, Mansfield, Peg Island 9; 60-13-0
Steve fished bomb and catmeat for 3 carp and added a mixture of silvers fishing worms and maggots on short pole for his 60lb weight
4 D Boswell, Bridon, 58-12-0 5 P Wright, Map Leegem, 58-0-0
Tuesday Afternoon 8th May 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon Open
Bridge Pool (21 Pegs)
1 A Tait, Hallcroft, Peg Island 13; 96-9-0
Alan Tait drew favoured point peg 13 on the island and made no mistake with just short of 100lb. Alan fished meat and pellet on short pole for 10 carp and 35lb of skimmers
2 A Oldham, Maltby, Peg Island 16, 94-5-0
Andy fell just a couple of pound short of the winner with 94lb. Andy fished long pole with meat and pellet and later switched to corn and meat in the margins for a carp dominated
3 A Crouch, Garbolino, Peg Island 7; 77-6-0
Alan caught majority of his fish on meat over groundbait in the margins. Alan caught carp to 10lb
4 R Teigh, Handsworth, 71-12-0 5 A Fantom, Chesterfield, 65-15-0
Thursday 10th May 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Veterans
Moat Pool (40 Pegs)
1 C Line, Retford, Peg Island 73; 138-5-0
There were some impressive weights in this latest well attended veterans open. Leading the way was Chris Line off Island 73. Chris fished groundbait feeder with pellets, corn and meat hair rigged for nearly 30 carp into double figures
2 D Speight, Hallcroft, Peg Island 67; 108-11-0
Dave fished short pole with chopped worm and caster for a mixed net of carp to 11lb and skimmers upto 4lb
3 P Topham, Retford, Peg Island 64; 68-12-0
Pete fished feeder to the aerator with hair rigged corn and pellet for 10 carp and a few skimmers
4 A Fantom, Chesterfield, 65-0-0 5 D Sewell, James Maude AC, 58-12-0
Friday 11th May 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Afternoon open
Moat Pool (32 Pegs)
1 S Pimperton, Shawsheds, Peg Outer 64; 177-0-0
Moat pool continues to produce the big weights for this latest friday afternoon open. Shane Pimperton dominated the field with an impressive 177lb. Shane fished short pole and meat and later switched to the margins with meat and corn over pellets and groundbait for carp to 16lb
2 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg Island 40; 145-12-0
Ever consistent Pete Miles came second with 145lb. Pete fished his favoured worm, maggot and groundbait approach on short pole and in the margins for carp and skimmers
3 A Crouch, Garbolino, Peg Island 61; 125-14-0
Alan used meat to good effect fishing short and into the margins for carp into double figures
4 A Beresford, Map Leegem, 112-0-0 5 D Dare, Marukyu, 101-14-0
Sunday 13th May 2012 Daiwa Hallcroft Open
Bridge Island/Croft (19 pegs)
1 S Quibbel, Hallcroft, Peg Bridge 7, 108-2-0
Steve Quibbel fished waggler shallow with meat and pellet to the aerator for carp to 10lb
2 J Masson, Maver/Marukyu, Peg Bridge 13, 101-14-0
Jamie Masson fished short pole and meat and into the margins with maggot for carp and skimmers
3 P Miles, Doncaster, Peg Croft 15, 74-12-0
Pete Miles, pegged on Croft, used pellet and meat for 35lb of silvers, tench and skimmers plus 4lb of carp
4 C Greenside, Woodseats, 67-4-0; 5 D Oldfield, Plough AC, 64-12-0; 6 R Walker, Sheffield, 60-12-0
Sunday 13th May 2012 Map Leegem/ Marukyu League
Moat Pool (60 Pegs)
1 A Sellars, Bankside Tackle, Peg Island 49, 115-13-0
Andy Sellars won this last qualifying round of the year’s league. He caught all carp in his ton plus net using punched meat on the waggler to the middle of Moat
2 L Wright, Map Leegem, Peg Island 55, 74-1-0
Lee Wright took second spot with a mixed bag of carp and skimmers fishing expander pellet over feed pellet on the pole at 6m
3 G Gibson, Worksop, Peg Outer 6, 68-4-0
Gordon Gibson caught carp from the margins using catmeat over pellet to take the close third place
4 K Pacey, Map Leegem, 66-8-0; 5 S Spurr, Map Leegem, 63-5-0; 6 P Elliott, Vale AC, 62-5-0
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