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SPLASH! Steve
Conroy gets a soaking from a Gwinear carp on day 1 of the Drennan Super
League Final |
How was that for a Drennan Super League Final? The practice
week went to plan with all the teams having an equal amount of practice time
on each water. I see so many finals fished out before the event by too much
practicing with keepnets, by structuring the practice it made for a great final.
Team favorites Daiwa Dorking were always going to be hard to beat, but all the
teams were up for it. As predicted day 1 and Dorking took top honors scoring
53 points droping 7 points for a total of 46. Maver Barnsley Blacks were close
on their
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Steve Hemingray's
Drennan Super League Final debut for Daiwa Dorking was a success, winning
his section with 141-3-0 at Gwinear on the first day |
heels with 47 points dropping 3 for a total of 44
points. Daiwa Trentmen 3rd scoring 46 points dropping 4 with 42 points. And
Drennan North West were still not out of it with 41 points, Thatchers at that
point decided that with only 34 points all
was lost and decided to win the drinking contest that night. The match was
great with the lowest section winning weight being 50lb and nine 100lb plus
weights the best being 163lb.
Day 2 And Thatchers team plan was to go for it but that wasn't the case on
the day. As a team we soon realized that the match was going to be harder
than predicted. Daiwa Dorking and Maver Barnsley Blacks, take
it easy approach was working and both teams started to pull away. I was last
in the section with one hour to go with only eleven fish in the net but by
then I had fed three quarters of a kilo of worm and a tin of corn so a decision
to cut all feed out was made very quickly. I was in good company with Will
Raison on the next peg only having 17 fish at the same time. The gentle approach
worked as I pulled back and finished second behind Dennis White. Daiwa Dorking
are always going to be hard to beat but Maver Barnsley nearly did it, Thatchers
were delighted to finish fourth above Drennan North West and only two points
behind Daiwa Trentmen it just goes to prove that sometimes the under dogs
have their day. I would like to finish by putting the final into context,
all the teams came together for a week's holiday, they dined together, drank
together and partied together. All the top anglers helped other teams out
never holding back, I am sure that all the teams learnt a bit more. The Irish
were great company, first in the shop every morning and last of the lakes
in the evening, the team had five of their anglers had never caught a carp
before, but they tell me that Dorking are now in their sights.
DAY
ONE
Daiwa Dorking 53 less 7 net 46
Maver Barnsley 47 less 3 net 44
Daiwa Trentmen 46 less 4net 42
Drennan North West 44 less 3 net 41
Thatchers 2000 36 less 2 net 34
Van den Eynde Tipton 33 less 3 net 30
Van den Eynde Lurgan 21
less 2 net 19
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DAY
TWO
Daiwa Dorking 49 less 5 net 44
Maver Barnsley 48 less 4 net 44
Thatchers 2000 46 less 3 net 43
Daiwa Trentman 41 less 3 net 38
Van den Eynde Tipton 36 less 2 net 34
Drennan Northwest 32 less 2 net 30
Van den Eynde Lurgan 30
less 2 net 28
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OVERALL
RESULT
Daiwa
Dorking
90
Maver Barnsley 88
Daiwa Trentmen 80
Thatchers
2000 77
Drennan
North West
71
Van
den Eynde Tipton
64
Van den Eynde Lurgan
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