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THE BARRAS FRUIT COMPANY 'Pleasure Open' - 5thth June 2005

Daren fished a tidy match to master the Island Pond, on a day when the fish were very finicky, to take the 3rd Barras Open title and £125 prize money. He had a good mixed catch of Carp and Ide, taking most of his fish tight across to the Island on peg 9.

 Billy Elliot had a late run of fish to take second and included a last minute 3lb carp which he played out for 10 minutes after the whistle in front of a hushed crowd to gain a deserved round of applause!  Well done also to James Geddes who came third in his first ever match with a nice catch of Ide.

Billy nets his last minute Carp 1st Daren Adams - 14lb 14oz 2nd Billy Elliot - 10lb 9 oz 3rd James Geddes - 8lb ½ oz Daren & Derek
Billy nets his last minute Carp 1st 
Daren Adams
2nd 
Billy
Elliot
3rd 
James Geddes
Daren & Derek

From the excitement at the draw (using many varieties of quality fruit as draw cards!), through the tension of the competition, a nail biting weigh-in, to the excellent presentation buffet, everyone had a great time yet again.  This is definitely the friendliest match around!  Thanks to all who took part and especially Derek Brady of the Barras Fruit Co. for continuing his his very generous sponsorship.

Section Winners 

A - Billy Elliot B - Daren Adams C - Billy Bateman D - Guy Taylor E - James Geddes
A - Billy Elliot B - Daren Adams C - Billy Bateman D - Guy Taylor E - James Geddes

Results

1st Daren Adams - 14lb 14oz (6.750kg)
2nd Billy Elliot - 10lb 9 oz (4.790kg)
3rd James Geddes - 8lb ½ oz (3.650kg)
4th Andy Roberts - 7lb 14 ½  oz (3.590kg)
5th Guy Taylor - 6lb 4 oz (2.830kg)
6th Paul Johnston - 4lb 4oz (1.930kg)