THE Ringer matchwinning machine rolls on – conquering all – with Phil collecting the Barston rose bowl... along with £1,000 in winnings!
Last week his brother Steve won the Kamasan British Open there, but was in the cheap seats this time as Phil rattled out 161lb on feeder, alternating dead maggot and Ringer’s ‘bandems’.
Family patriarch Geoff, who won the bowl some years back, said: “He was catching all through. I could see him as I watched my tip... which wasn’t moving much.”
Does luck, skill and that extra fishing ‘something’ run in families? Who could deny it with the Ringers around?
Dave Haddon (113-6) couldn’t go wrong in Cotton Club’s Stockton do – and when a carp jumped out of his keepnet... it landed in his other one! Andy Whiting had 79-4 and Gary Chatfield 57-11.
White Hart Flore left Barby Banks 918lb to 672-12 ahead of Daventry following their clash...but are a tad apprehensive about the return leg on Tofts where they have yet to beat their hosts in years of trying!
‘Hart’s Mark Griffiths had 108-8 and Andy Pell 86-8, with Daventry’s Graham Cheney on 89-8.
Bream were well on for Abington’s park lake pairs sweep with Alan Walter and Richard ‘Frank’ Hawkins totalling 49-12 as Rus Coleman and Mick Crane shared 49-3.
Mill Cotton ‘snake lake’, Ringstead, is fishing well again, according to Dan at Gilders, following heatwave oxygen problems.
A PB 24lb carp topped McKinley Mooney’s Bishops Bowl doubles haul, and seven 20s were caught in four days.
Chris Thacker topped Stanwick’s weekly parade of 20s with a 24-8 common from Mallard, as Craig Murby had a 21-8. Swan’s best was ‘Niven’s’ 21lb mirror.
LITTLE Harrowden, Waterloo: Jim Broadbent 104-12, Stuart Cheetham 85-10, Aidey Chance 83-4.
MEADOWLANDS, midweek open: Dean Young 96-12, Gaz Wood 87-4, Ray Durrant 83-6.
FINEDON, Lawn Farm: John Sumpter 94-8,Sam Corteze 86lb, Geoff Eade 64-7.
BISHOPS Bowl open: Luke Melcher 81-15, Rob Adams 69-6, Steve Hatt 61lb.
COUNTY vets, Rectory Farm: Paul Lafflin 62-12, Nick Antonacci 45-8, Dick Rogers 40-4.
CASTLE Ashby: Brickyard, Wednesday, John Kent 44lb, Courtney Hewlett 31-12, Paul Hardman 26-2; Brickyard, Saturday, Mick Hewlett 40lb, grandson Courtney 34lb, Josh Line 38-14; Grendon, Sunday, Bob Reed 38-4, Richard Dunkley 24-12, Steve Shakespeare 22-2.
NENE knock-up, Heyford fishery: Dick Stafford 14-6, Bob Eales 10-4, Fred Burford 6-2.
CASTLE, silverfish, Crescent lake: Paul Lafflin 13-12, Jeff Rice 10lb, John Lewis 6-7.
TOWCESTER v Flore & Brockhall, Brock’all bridge cut: F&B so conclusively crushed no one bothered to add up the team weights. Tow’s Darren Pannell and Les Goodridge 4-15 and 1-12, F&B’s Rob Rawlins 2-1-13.
FIXTURES: Tuesday, Olney Ouse open 01234 240061; Furzton Festival (first match Aug 21) – see MKAA club card or www.mkaa.co.uk for details.