Shakespeare Championship Qualifier
Saturday June 27th
Warwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry
68 pegs
Trevor chalks up final place!
The second Shakespeare Championship qualifier of the season was fished in baking hot conditions on a low and clear Warwickshire Avon but there were signs that the river is improving with better weights being recorded than last weekend.
Match winner Trevor Chalk said at the draw that he fancied drawing Peg 1 at the upstream end of the Town Waters – and that is exactly what happened! Pole fished chopped worm at nine metres accounted for a mixture of perch and eels for 9-1-0 and a place in the big August Bank holiday final.
Second place went to Oxford visitor Dave Harpin, an angler who is making a habit of framing at Evesham in recent times. This time Dave drew Peg 5 and used long pole and worm for a 7-1-0 total.
Third spot went to Steve Ashmore at Peg 35 with a waggler caught 5-10-0 of small chub, ahead of Dennis Lipscombe at Peg 70 who took top weight at the Hampton Ferry end of the match length with 5-9-0 which was mostly one bream. Fifth place fell to Chris Smith at Peg 20 with 5-0-0 of eels and perch.
Result
1. Trevor Chalk (Evesham) 9-6-0 (peg 1)
2. Dave Harpin (Daiwa Dorking) 7-1-0 (peg 5)
3. Steve Ashmore (W.B.Clarke) 5-10-0 (peg 35)
4. Dennis Lipscombe (Oakwood AC) 5-9-0 (peg 70)
5. Chris Smith (Forest Of Dean AC) 5-0-0 (peg 20)
Qualifiers: Trevor Chalk, Rob Badham, Dennis Lipscombe
Next qualifier – Saturday July 4th – bookings through Diana Raphael 0n 01386 442458
Abu Garcia Wychavon Championship Qualifier
Sunday June 28th
Warwickshire Avon – Evesham Town Waters and Hampton Ferry
36 pegs
Unfancied peg comes up trumps for Chris!
Peg 40 at the bottom end of the Town Waters rarely throws up a frame weight so everyone was surprised when Chris Buckingham put 9-1-0 on the scales to win the second Wychavon qualifier of the season.
Fished in baking hot conditions with heavy boat traffic this match was a struggle for most but Long Eaton Federation team man Chris worked hard to land a good tench on pole and worm and then toped up with perch and small chub on stick float and maggot.
Local angler Mark Sutton makes a habit of drawing at the top end of the Town Water and his golden arm did the trick at the draw bag again this time when he pulled out Peg 8. Pole and worm accounted for two bream, the best weighing 5lb.
Third spot fell to venue regular Richie Reynolds, the man they call the ‘snake charmer’ in recognition of his eel catching prowess. This time he conjured up five eels on pole fished worm at 16 metres from Peg 67 in the Café Meadow at Hampton Ferry.
Fourth was Daiwa Gordon League skipper John Curtis with 4-13-8 of eels of the straight lead at Peg 33 and fifth was Steve Evans with 4-1-0 of skimmers on the feeder at Peg 49.
Result
1. Chris Buckingham (Long Eaton Federation) 9-1-0 (peg 40)
2. Mark Sutton (Bait Box) 8-2-0 (peg 8)
3. Richie Reynolds (Quorn) 4-15-0 (peg 67)
4. John Curtis (Daiwa Gordon League) 4-13-8 (peg 33)
5. Steve Evans (Gloucester) 4-1-0 (peg 49)
Qualifiers: Chris Buckingham, Richie Reynolds
Next qualifier – Sunday July 5th – bookings through Diana Raphael 0n 01386 442458
