Having drawn yet another flier, peg 8, Alan caught steadily all day at 14m and up against the reed margins to weigh in 19lbs 8oz of quality silvers for a comfortable win with over five pounds to spare.
Winner of the same match this time last year, (view here) Neil Mercer arrived at the venue "Trigger-style" looking very much worse for wear and a strange greyish-yellow colour but he managed to get his act together tucked away in the relative shelter of peg 11 with his
Fishing short in the margins and a bit longer as the day progressed (and the fuzziness cleared) Neil managed to put together 14lbs exactly to take second place.
At one stage it was necessary for Neil's mum to bring him some hot food and stroke the back of his neck for a while but I guess that's what mummy's are for!
Third spot went to born-again angler Paul Reed who was pegged next to the winner on peg 9. If you are interested (and have the time) Paul will give you a blow by blow account of how he caught each of his fish for his well earned 11lbs 3oz.
Making up the frame was our in-form match secretary, Steve Burgess who skillfully (some would say luckily) managed to boost an unimpressive net of small roach and skimmers with the only sizeable carp to be landed on the day to give him a thoroughly impressive 10lbs 12oz from a mediocre peg 6.
Full Result:
- Alan Healy ........ peg 8 ..... 19-8
- Mugger Mercer ...... 11 ..... 14-0
- Paul Reed ............. 9 ....... 11-3
- Steve Burgess ....... 6 ....... 10-12
- Mark Britton .......... 1 ....... 9-15
- Bob Warren .......... 10 ...... 7-7
- Simon Belcham ..... 2 ....... 6-0
- Stevie Wynne ........ 7 ....... 5-0
- Mike Wilson* ........ 12 ...... 3-13-1
- Darren North ........ 5 ........ 3-13
- Ryan Jordan ......... 3 ......... 2-11
- Derek Lucas ......... 4 ......... 2-4
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