Gold For Goddard!
Daiwa Dorking’s Mark Goddard In £50K Final
Mark Goddard has become the second person to secure a place in the £50,000 Maver 'Match This' Final, after winning at Gold Valley Lakes near Aldershot.
The qualifier was attended by 78 anglers and conditions leading up to the event were far from ideal, with temperatures most nights of the week dropping below freezing, coupled with bitterly cold easterly winds during the days.
The winner on the day, and booking his place in the 2013 Mega 'Match This' final, was Mark Goddard (Daiwa Dorking). Mark drew end Peg 119 on Syndicate Lake and opted to fish a small Method feeder at 20 metres, alternating between a variety of small hook baits to keep fish coming to the net.
Mark finished the match with 16 carp giving him a weight of 78-10-00 and a comfortable win.
Second place was taken by Daiwa Dorking team captain, Stephen Sanders. Steve drew Peg 63 on Middle Lake and fished a straight bomb with corn on the hook to land nine quality carp for a weight of 67-12-00.
Lee Carver finished in third place from Peg 77, also on Middle Lake. Lee alternated between a Method feeder and straight lead. Lee struggled to find the fish at first, but caught late on to finish the match with 64-06-00.
Preston Innovations rod and former Mega 'Match This' Champion Andy Power took fourth place on the day from Peg 142 on Syndicate Lake. Andy was looking likely to qualify for the big money again with many anglers on the day being of the opinion he was winning the match during the opening stages.
However, despite finding some truly huge carp (his first three fish weighed 40lb between them!), Andy was unable to topple Mark's winning weight finishing with seven carp for 64-03-00.
David Coulton, sponsored by Gold Valley Lakes, finished in fifth place, thus securing a place in the Maver British Pole Championships, from Peg 54 on Middle Lake. Dave fished a straight lead to finish the match with 44-14-00, narrowly beating venue expert Will Raison, who finished tied with Dean Lock on 40-04-00 from Peg 117 on Syndicate Lake.
Mark Goddard has become the second person to secure a place in the £50,000 Maver 'Match This' Final, after winning at Gold Valley Lakes near Aldershot.
The qualifier was attended by 78 anglers and conditions leading up to the event were far from ideal, with temperatures most nights of the week dropping below freezing, coupled with bitterly cold easterly winds during the days.
The winner on the day, and booking his place in the 2013 Mega 'Match This' final, was Mark Goddard (Daiwa Dorking). Mark drew end Peg 119 on Syndicate Lake and opted to fish a small Method feeder at 20 metres, alternating between a variety of small hook baits to keep fish coming to the net.
Mark finished the match with 16 carp giving him a weight of 78-10-00 and a comfortable win.
Second place was taken by Daiwa Dorking team captain, Stephen Sanders. Steve drew Peg 63 on Middle Lake and fished a straight bomb with corn on the hook to land nine quality carp for a weight of 67-12-00.
Lee Carver finished in third place from Peg 77, also on Middle Lake. Lee alternated between a Method feeder and straight lead. Lee struggled to find the fish at first, but caught late on to finish the match with 64-06-00.
Preston Innovations rod and former Mega 'Match This' Champion Andy Power took fourth place on the day from Peg 142 on Syndicate Lake. Andy was looking likely to qualify for the big money again with many anglers on the day being of the opinion he was winning the match during the opening stages.
However, despite finding some truly huge carp (his first three fish weighed 40lb between them!), Andy was unable to topple Mark's winning weight finishing with seven carp for 64-03-00.
David Coulton, sponsored by Gold Valley Lakes, finished in fifth place, thus securing a place in the Maver British Pole Championships, from Peg 54 on Middle Lake. Dave fished a straight lead to finish the match with 44-14-00, narrowly beating venue expert Will Raison, who finished tied with Dean Lock on 40-04-00 from Peg 117 on Syndicate Lake.
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