Jonathan Harvey qualifies for Fish 'O' Mania final
Thursday 18 June 2015 13:38, UK
Jonathan Harvey has secured a place at the Fish 'O' Mania Final after winning the latest qualifier at Woodland View Fishery.
Once again we saw a change in air pressure and temperature coupled with the fish not quite into the spawning mode conspiring to affect the fishing at this prolific West Midlands venue for the qualifier on June 17.
As a result everyone, even those pulling out the form pegs, was apprehensive at the draw not knowing how things would go.
In reality it was quite hard for many with more than the usual number of DNWs. That said the final score card was still impressive by any standard with four tons - plus weights over 50lbs needed to win all but three of the seventeen 10-peg sections.
Ghost Pool was fancied for a big weight and it was Welsh angler Harvey who really got it sorted at peg five. He caught carp steadily throughout the day alternating between caster shallow and maggots down the edge to amass a brilliant weight of 168lbs.
Runner-up was Przemek Solski from Harrow. Drawing corner peg one on Front Deans, he also caught carp throughout the day, fishing short and then into the corner for some big fish to finish with 113lbs.
In third place was Daniel Squire from Somerset. Daniel also drew a corner peg – Back Deans 64 – and caught carp to 7lbs fishing shallow with maggot. He took 111lbs 7oz to the scales.
Matthew Jackson took fourth weighing 104lbs 4oz from Hay Pool peg 20. Fifth was Andy May who caught 99lbs 1oz from Arles 9. Andrew Bailey and Paul Burton tied for sixth with 93lbs 14ozs.
The day was marred when Oswestry angler Dennis East collapsed on the bank behind his son, who was also due to fish, an hour before the start.
Thankfully prompt action by nearby angler Charlie Simpson, who administered CPR, and the swift response by the Worcester ambulance undoubtedly save Dennis’ life. Information was received just after completion of the results that Dennis was still very poorly, but more stable.
