THIS YEARS XMAS MATCH WAS HELD ON TANNERS, PINES AND WOODY, ON QUITE A COLD DAY WITH A NASTY NORTH WESTERLY BLOWING BUT THERE WERE STILL A FEW FISH CAUGHT FROM THE 35 ANGLERS WHO BRAVED THE COLD. TOP WEIGHT WENT TO MARTIN LENAGHAN FROM BRISTOL WHO DREW PEG 32 ON WOODY , MARTIN FISHED THE BOMB AND POLE FOR 13 CARP AND SOME SILVERS TO WIN ON THE DAY , CASH AND A FREE HOLDAY MADE HIS DAYS EFFORTS WORTH WHILE.2ND PLACE WENT TO BRI SHANKS ALSO FROM BRISTOL , BRI CAUGHT ON THE WAG ON THE DECK AND QUITE SURPRIZINGLY SOME SHALLOW LATE TO PIP TONY RIXON OFF THE NEXT PEG , BRI WEIGHED IN 76LBS WHILE TONY PUT 68LBS ON THE SCALES FOR 3RD OVERALL JUST BEATING GARY CROSS WHO WAS UP ON SWIVEL PEG 10 ON WOODY ,GARY LANDED 67.2 ON THE POLE AND PELLET FOR A SECTION WIN . TOP SILVERS FELL TO ANOTHER WSM ANGLER JOHN PAIGE , JOHN FISHED A GREAT MATCH ON PINES 24 , FISHING MAGGOT AND CASTER ON THE POLE FOR 32LBS OF ROACH AND TENCH , HIS TRAVELLING PARTNER DON SPA BATH SUTHERLAND ALSO PICKED UP THE SECTION NEXT TO HIM ON PEG 28 20LBS , TO MAKE IT BONUS DAY FOR THE WESTON BOYS. GREAT CARVERY AFTER IN THE UNION INN , THANKS VRON AND RICHARD TERRIFIC GRUB. THANKYOU TO ALL THE LADS WHO TRAVELLED AND SUPPORTED THE MATCH.

WELL DONE MARTIN , GREAT EFFORT ON A VERY COLD DAY 86LBS OF LUMPS.

BRI SHANKS ANOTHER GOOD WEIGHT ON THE WAG 76LBS

JIM LAWRIE WITH WOODYS TOP SILVERS ON THE DAY 22LBS

NOT IN THE MATCH BUT A GREAT PLEASURE WEIGHT FOR BEN AVEYARD OFF PINES 25LBS INC, PERCH 2.5LBS RUDD 1.5LBS

NEXT MATCH THIS MONDAY 2ND JAN NAMES TO ANDY ASAP