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Duo win over £20,000 in prize money.
Cathal Hughes and Phillip Jackson have won the World Pairs Angling Championship for the second year running, after a close final-day battle.

The Daiwa and MatchCraft-backed duo recorded a combined total weight of 185.280kg, putting them over 17kg clear of runners-up Steve and Phil Ringer. Cathal also topped the individual Daiwa Cup league rankings, with Steve finishing in second place.

Cathal explained: "It has been an awesome week's fishing, with roach, skimmers and hybrids all feeding well. This year has been the best that I can remember for fishing all over Ireland, which bodes well for our competitions in years to come.

Tactics have varied through the week, with feeder, pole and pole-to-hand tactics all coming into play as the week has gone on.

Alongside the fishing, I have also really enjoyed meeting a lot of new faces, and the atmosphere has been brilliant for the duration of the week. All in all, it has been a fantastic experience!"
 
Result

1 Cathal Hughes and Phillip Jackson 185.280kg
2 Steve Ringer and Phil Ringer 167.020kg
3 Paul Keeley and Lee Addy 165.580kg
4 Richie Hull and Adam Rooney 161.100kg
5 Dean Barlow and Steve Fleming 159.260kg
6 Wayne Fuller and Fergal Smith 158.440kg
7 Tim Nash and Rob Wright 156.270kg
8 Peter Jones and Gary Drew 155.680kg
9 Frances McGoldrick and Dave Brettell 155.470kg
10 Kevin Rowles and Nigel Franks 151.840kg

Individuals:
1 Cathal Hughes 107.430kg
2 Steve Ringer 102.140kg
3 Peter Jones 96.430kg
4 Wayne Fuller 93.440kg
5 Michael Buchwalder 92.710kg
6 Richie Hull 89.450kg
7 Rod Scott 86.670kg
8 Tim Nash 85.980kg
9 Paul Keeley 85.330kg
10 Mark Pollard 85.190kg