Calm, pleasant conditions dominated the week, but the match lake wasn’t going to give up her bounty easily. After a very busy of summer fishing on the lakes the match lake was fishing hard and records were in no danger of being broken. Some impressive fishing was still to be had and by the close of the week it was Andy Everill who was crowned Cofton Cup VII Champion.
This was Andy’s third consecutive Cofton Cup title and his fourth overall. His haul of 70.03 from peg 24 was enough to win the trophy and top prize of £500.
Michael Wills netted a total of 54.02 from peg 1 to win the runner up prize of £250 and Les Thompson rounded out the top 3 with a catch of 51.01 from peg 16.
In the Plate final it was Geoff Boardman who scooped the top spot with a total catch of 58.03 from peg 17. This is the second time Geoff has won the plate final and first winning it at in Cofton Cup V. Lee Prophet finished as runner up with 42.13 from peg 23 and Richard Woodsford came in third with a weight of 28.10 from peg 24.
Heaviest fish of the week was caught by Kevin Gunn who netted a carp weighing 12.10 during the final. Special mention also goes to Kevin for the catch of week netting a total wight of 40.06 during the final from the much unfancied peg 7 and finishing 4th.
Despite the hard fishing of the lake, eventual winner Andy Everill still managed to haul in an impressive 81.14 during the first qualifier from peg 15 to rank as the highest total weight of the week.