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Team Daiwa Dorking

This year’s Angling Trust Division One National Championship took place on the Bristol Avon between Chippenham and Keynsham on Saturday 18th August 2012. The river was about twelve inches above normal level and very coloured following some heavy rainfall.

The team event demonstrated the talent and strength of Team Daiwa Dorking who retained the title they won last year on the New Junction Canal. Without delving back into the history of the old NFA Nationals no one can remember this feat being achieved before. They had an outstanding score of 433 points out of a possible 510. Nine of the team finished in the top ten in their respective sections.  The team are going from strength to strength following their successful win in the Angling Trust Winter League final held at Partridge Lakes last weekend.

Second place came from another fine team performance by Maver Image who scored 401 points and reputedly did not practice for this event. All their anglers finished in the top twenty in their sections.  Third place went to the consistent Barnsley and District team with 387 points.

The top ten teams all won a place in the Preston Innovations World Club Classic weekend to be held on the last weekend of September on the Newark Dyke.

1) Daiwa Dorking    433 points
2) Maver Image     401 points
3) Barnsley and District   387 points
4) Garbolino RAF    375 points
5) Garbolino Blackmore Vale  373 points
6) Daiwa Gordon League   371 points
7) Starlets A.S.    370 points
8) Maver Bathampton   341 points
9) Browning Hotrods   323 points
10) SPRO Dorset Raiders   318 points

There were some excellent individual catches with many weights in excess of 5 kilograms. All the winning weights were made up of bream catches especially in Newbridge and Bathford sections of the river.

First individual was Steve Priddle fishing for SPRO Dorset Raiders.  Steve drew peg E23 and after a quiet first hour caught 25 bream between 1.5 and 3 kilograms for a fantastic winning weight of 52.200 kg. He caught all his fish using a groundbait feeder in nine metres of water using worm as a hookbait.

Runner up on the day was Alan Brown fishing for Mosella Lostock Tackle. He was drawn next peg to the winner and used similar tactics for a weight of 35.680 kg.  Third place went to Paul Cannon fishing for Hull works Sports Association on peg C2 with another bream weight of 30.550kg.

Top Ten Individuals
1) Peg E23 Steve Priddle  SPRO Dorset Raiders  52200kg
2) Peg E22 Alan Brown    Mosella Lostock Tackle 35.680kg
3) Peg C2  Paul Cannon  Hull Works Sports Ass  30.550kg
4) Peg C21 Dave Massey  Sam’s Tackle Wigan  22.930kg
5) Peg E24 Graham Jones  Yarm Angling Ltd  16.430kg
6) Peg B51 Steve Clegg  Collins Green   15.150kg
7) Peg D49 Gary Miller  Maver Image   14.340kg
8) Peg C22 George Robinson Scunthorpe and District 12.820kg
9) Peg C1  Andy Pollard  Daiwas Gordon League 12.670kg
10) Peg D46 Aaron Goodchild Maldon A.S.   12.640kg

The Silver medal section winners were:-
Section A Peg A50 Andrew Bush  Team Mosella Selby  6.400kg
Section B Peg B51 Steve Clegg  Collins Green   15.150kg
Section C Peg C2  Paul Cannon  Hull Works Sports Ass  30.550kg
Section D Peg D49 Gary Miller  Maver Image   14.430kg
Section E Peg 23  Steve Priddle  SPRP Dorset Raiders  52.200kg
Section F Peg 37  Dave Norwood  Scunthorpe and District 10.960kg
Section G Peg 51  Michael Bernsten Garbolino Blackmore Vale 4.600kg
Section H Peg H7  Jon Adkins  Garbolino Blackmore Vale 6.120kg
Section J Peg J32 Rob Perkins  Matrix Dynamite Trentmen 7.100kg
Section K Peg K 17 David Smiddy  Yarm Angling Ltd  12.600kg

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