Golden Rod Feeder Championship 2023/24 Grand Final Report
23rd & 24th March 2024, Match & Specimen Lakes at Larford Lakes Fishery
The completion of 22 qualifiers across the country came to a conclusion with the final hosting 66 qualifiers fished on both the Match and Specimen lakes at the Larford Lakes complex.
Conditions on Saturday were not good with a big change in the air pressure, a north easterly wind which changed more to a strong easterly as the day progressed.
On top of that, we had a full moon, temperatures starting at just 4C to highs of just 8C.
These conditions did have an adverse effect on the fishing.
Previous practice days including the Friday practice open produced stunning weights on both lakes.
Much lower weights produced section wins on both lakes with 30-40lbs scoring well on day one.
All sections were decided by way of points and in the event of a points tie, the weight was the decider.
The competition was feeder fishing only with carp, F1’s and bream being the target species.
Day 1 results
|
Sec A |
Match Lake |
Pegs 1-6, 29-33 |
Phil Canning |
109-12-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec B |
Match Lake |
Pegs 7-11, 23-28 |
Simon Richardson |
54-9-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec C |
Match Lake |
Pegs 12-17, 22-18 |
Adam Rooney |
78-3-0 |
1 Point |
|
Sec D |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 29-33, 1-6 |
Rob Cooksey |
155-7-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec E |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 28-23, 7-11 |
Dale Haywood |
56-8-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec F |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 22-18, 12-17 |
Rob Burgin |
43-10-0 |
1 point |
Day 2
Conditions for day two again suffered from air pressure changes along with heavy rain mixed with sleet from 9 am – 11 am, and easterly winds which dropped at midday presenting flat calm conditions with fish swimming shallow.
Very difficult weather changes for both days, with lows of 4C rising to only 8C maximum.
Day 2 result (All anglers rotating lakes)
|
Sec A |
Match Lake |
Pegs 1-6, 29-33 |
Mark Storey |
35-13-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec B |
Match Lake |
Pegs 7-11, 23-28 |
George Parker |
33-6-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec C |
Match Lake |
Pegs 12-17, 22-18 |
Steve Brindley |
50-9-0 |
1 Point |
|
Sec D |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 29-33, 1-6 |
Steve Curtis |
118-0-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec E |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 28-23, 7-11 |
Alex Robinson |
56-1-0 |
1 point |
|
Sec F |
Speci Lake |
Pegs 22-18, 12-17 |
Paul Wright |
56-4-0 |
1 point |
Rob Burgin Wins the 2023/24 Golden Rod Feeder Championship after securing 1 point on day one from the Specimen lake section F and 2 points on day 2 from the Match Lake section A
|
1st |
Rob Burgin |
3 points |
64-7-0 |
£10,000 |
|
2nd |
Rob Cooksey |
5 Points |
191-8-0 |
£6,000 |
|
3rd |
Prezmek Solski |
5 points |
129-3-0 |
£4,000 |
|
4th |
Gheorghiu Lonut |
6 points |
166-3-0 |
£3,000 |
|
5th |
Paul Wright |
6 points |
91-11-0 |
£2,000 |
|
6th |
Alex Walker |
6 points |
80-11-0 |
£1,500 |
|
7th |
Charlie Simpson |
6 points |
73-2-0 |
£1,000 |
|
8th |
Marian Teodor Buzatu |
6 points |
63-9-0 |
£600 |
|
9th |
Jason Dunworth |
7 points |
131-13-0 |
£400 |
|
10th |
Steve Brindley |
7 points |
110-15-0 |
£300 |
Section Winners
|
A |
Day 1 |
Phil Canning |
£150 |
|
B |
Day 1 |
Simon Richardson |
£150 |
|
C |
Day 1 |
Adam Rooney |
£150 |
|
D |
Day 1 |
Rob Cooksey |
£150 |
|
E |
Day 1 |
Dale Haywood |
£150 |
|
F |
Day 1 |
Rob Burgin |
£150 |
|
A |
Day 2 |
Mark Storey |
£150 |
|
B |
Day 2 |
George Parker |
£150 |
|
C |
Day 2 |
Steve Brindley |
£150 |
|
D |
Day 2 |
Steve Curtis |
£150 |
|
E |
Day 2 |
Alex Robinson |
£150 |
|
F |
Day 2 |
Paul Wright |
£150 |
Our thanks are extended to Jamie Harrison who again covered the live Facebook coverage.
A very professional presentation which has be rounded up into a catchup video on our YouTube channel –
Tickets
Total 2023/24
Prize fund £*
