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River Nene, Benwick | 23/11/11
Number of pegs: 23

The 23 anglers who attended the third AAF group 3 match were met with a cold, clear River Nene at Benwick. An overnight drop in temperature had taken an adverse effect on the fishing and small roach were the mainstay of weights, with anglers mainly catching on punch, pinkie or maggot. A few persevered with hemp and these were rewarded later on in the match. EOD team captain Russ Compton alternated with punch and pinkie before a late switch to hemp saw some better fish grace his net, his weight of 2.740kg was well ahead of team mate Gaz Arnold who fished similar tactics for 2.450Kg and his own section win. The EOD’s third angler, Tony Dale, managed a second in section and this saw them clear team winners on the day, 3 points clear of 5 Trg Regt RLC.

Top 5 anglers and weights:
1: Russ Crompton (EOD) Weight: 2.740Kg
2: Gaz Arnold (EOD) Weight: 2.450Kg
3: Paul Hallybone (5 Trg Regt RLC) Weight: 2.250Kg
4: Boris Kilner (5 Trg Regt RLC) Weight: 2.020Kg
5: Chris Glover (Engineers A, Browning) Weight: 2.010Kg