Mainline Comp. Final Update 
Well what a Competition this turned out to be, within 40 minutes of the horn sounding, Dave Bellew on peg 16 was of the mark with a double take, 21Ib 3oz Common, 11Ib 7oz Mirror.
Then the Bunning brothers Aaron & Ashley, on peg 31 landed a cracking 20Ib 5oz Common.
Peg 32 was of the mark, Pete Oates & Kris Ingiszi 19Ib 3oz.
Pegs 1, 2, 16, 30, 31, and 32 seemed to be dominating the race for the first prize of £2000.
The ever consistent Nigel Woods got of to late start, typical of Nigel landing a 18Ib 3oz Common in the last 15mins of the Comp.
Matt Pepperell & Chris Hudson joined in the race for the prize money, landing a cracking 21Ib 2oz Mirror, with 20mins to go.
Seven 20Ib plus fish were caught during this exciting Mainline Competition.
Competition results below.
1st: £2000 Peg 31. Aaron & Ashley Bunning 61Ib
2nd: £1000 Peg 1. Nigel Woods 55Ib 9oz.
3rd: £500 Peg 30. Matt Pepperell & Chris Hudson, 47Ib 13oz.
4th: £250 Peg 32. Pete Oates & Kris Ingiszi. 42Ib 12oz.
5th: 24hr Permits Peg 16. Dave Bellew.
Biggest Fish. Peg 32. Pete Oates & Kris Ingiszi 23Ib 9oz Common.
Smallest Fish. Peg 16 Dave Bellew 5Ib 1oz Common.
Section 1: Peg 2. Tony Johns & Andy Byrne. 31Ib 8oz.
Section 2: Peg 13. Kris Harrison & Trev Island 20Ib 9oz.
Section 3: Peg 18. Dave & Dean Willoughby. 18Ib 10oz.
Section 4: Peg 26. Rich Harman & Richie Eaton. 10Ib 8oz.
Big thank you to all that took part, thank you John Kneebone and Mainline Baits for once again sponsoring the event.
A massive thank you to our volunteer marshal’s. Ken Sampson, Iain Ross, Matt Bennett, Bob Davey who gave up there time.
Also a big thank you to Dil & Mark who helped with the transport.
Thank you to our Head of Fisheries Leon Fisher, who kept the food flowing throughout the event.
Next Mainline Comp 25th, 26th, 27th July 2025.
