Saughall was rather full of water for this visit and lots of pegs under water still after recent flooding and a frost overnight it was never going to be easy.
Billy started slowly struggling to get the ide going from the field side but eventually found the smaller brown goldfish, carp and F1's willing to have a go and sneaked a few more in than most realised to take the win. Jeff Grantham took second with 21.8lb off the road side with a mixed bag of ide and carp just ahead of Ian Simpson who was next to Billy but had all ide net for 19.5lb and third.
The story of the match though was our very own chairman Henry Mellor who fished a blinder on the feeder to take his section with 18.3lb of mainly ide. Now to say Henry has a rather unconventional rod handling technique would be fair and despite Ian Lloyd and Rick trying to 'teach an old dog new tricks' Henry ignored them and gammy handed or not doubled the coach's weight. Rick who said you were good on the feeder!!!! Kenny Stuart fished his normal solid match and took the other section from the other side of Billy with 13.5lb.
Despite the weather, frost and cold wind it fished okay although the top end was distinctly tougher.
Result
1st - Billy Gore - 28.5lb
2nd - Jeff Gratham - 21.8lb
3rd - Ian Simpson - 19.5lb
Sec A - Henry Mellor - 18.3lb
Sec B - Kenny Stuart - 13.5lb
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