Semi Finals 2008
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 This year sees a new venue hosting the semi finals of the British Carp Angling Championships. It’s the awesome Bradleys fishery in the Cotswold Water Park owned and run by Watermark Fisheries.
Qualifiers from the first 8 eliminators go through to Semi Final 1 with the top three from the last 8 qualifiers going through to Semi 2
Semi 1: 11th – 13th July
Semi 2: 25th – 27th July
Bradleys is 114 acres in size and holds approximately 2500 fish. Many of them are fast growing doubles which have been recently stocked into the lake and there are also some of the old originals which are the same strain as the historic Ashlea Pool fish. The official lake record currently stands at 36lbs but there are rumours of bigger fish present. Being so lightly fished means that there may be some surprises in the water and we are hoping that they might show themselves in the BCAC semi’s this year. The lake is an old gravel pit with plenty of features, bays, bars and a large plateau. The water is crystal clear so rigs will have to spot on.
| The Qualifiers Semi Final 1 |
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| Venue |
Pos |
Name |
Team |
| Farlows |
1st |
Neo Ferrari / Barry Payne |
none |
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2nd |
Peter Leakey / Adrian Fautley |
none |
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3rd |
James Blake / Anthony Bassire |
Team Prior |
| Cuttle Mill |
1st |
Joe Hubble / Phil Bury |
none |
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2nd |
Jamie Simpson / Jason Allaway |
none |
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3rd |
Ross Crowder / Chris Skelt |
none |
| Berners Hall |
1st |
Tim Fromant / Cliff Kemp |
Lily Fisheries |
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2nd |
Graham Slaughter / Dave Muller |
Carb Bible/Golden B |
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3rd |
Paul Butler / Paul Sharman |
none |
| Chilham Mill |
1st |
Pete Holehouse / Ian Huntington |
Mainline |
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2nd |
Adam Penning / Tom Dove |
Korda A |
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3rd |
Darren Ready / Lee Clapperton |
none |
| Todber Manor |
1st |
Lewis Swift / Chris Hillier |
none |
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2nd |
Karl Palmer / Rob Sparrow |
none |
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3rd |
Rob Marsh / Lee Merritt |
Mainline |
| Brooklands |
1st |
Rob Tough / Tom Dunlop |
Mainline / Fox |
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2nd |
Dave Waite / Mark Barham |
Tony’s Tackle / Solar |
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3rd |
Ed Betteridge / Nathan Bailey |
none |
| Elphicks |
1st |
Mark Bartlett / Dean Goodwill |
Mainline / Fox |
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2nd |
Kevin Grout / Matt Wilde |
none |
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3rd |
Daniel Cooper / Rob Price |
none |
| Chilham Mill |
1st |
Simon Bury / Matt Brown |
none |
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2nd |
Andy Wilmot / Garry Reynolds |
none |
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3rd |
James Cobden / Shannon Davies |
none |
| The Qualifiers Semi Final 2 |
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| Venue |
Pos |
Name |
Team |
| Thorney Weir |
1st |
Sam Caton / Simon Hopkins |
none |
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2nd |
Kevin Atkinson / David Cornes |
none |
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3rd |
Andy Swain / Tim Swain |
Tony's Tackle / Solar |
| Hasse Fen |
1st |
Myles Gascoyne / Mark Hutchinson |
none |
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2nd |
Lewis Porter / Alexi Bygrave |
Crafty carper |
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3rd |
Mark Sawyer / Simon Wheeler |
none |
| Walthamstow Lower |
1st |
Danny Fairbrass / Damian Clarke |
Korda B |
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2nd |
Steve Hayward / Colin Bryan |
none |
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3rd |
Paul Bettles / Nicola Waldock |
none |
| Broadlands Lake |
1st |
Lee Pollard / Liam Hodges |
none |
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2nd |
Richard Seeds / Lee Baker |
none |
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3rd |
Jonno Barton / Graham Mabey |
none |
| Kingsbury Pine Pool |
1st |
Chelsey Boughon / Nick Davies |
none |
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2nd |
Tom Colloff / Ryan Need |
Rigmarole 2 |
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3rd |
Jamie French / Jon Hill |
none |
| Elphicks |
1st |
Andy Maker / Tom Maker |
Fox |
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2nd |
Steve Henderson / Jack Chisham |
Carp Bible / Golden Balls |
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3rd |
Keith Wheeler / Keith Finch |
none |
| Walthamstow No1 |
1st |
Simeon Bond / Danny Henwood |
none |
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2nd |
Joe Morgan / Daryl Peck |
Korda B |
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3rd |
Tony Picardo / Vince Long |
Solar |
| Silverwood |
1st |
Ian Poole / Jon Finch |
none |
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2nd |
Howard Baynes / Miles Zambra |
none |
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3rd |
Seb Green / Darren Whitchurch |
Velocity Angling |
The lake is a day ticket water and if you want to fish there the cost is £20 for 24 hours.
 To find the lake you should take the A419 between Swindon and Cirencester. Along this road you will see the Spine Road which takes you towards South Cerney. Follow the road for about a mile and you will see The Tackle Den (01285 862680) on the left hand side near to a ski lake and it is here that you can get your tickets for Bradleys. They will issue you with a ticket, map and key code for the gate. Please DO NOT just go up to the lake and walk around without a ticket. The shop is open between 9 – 5.30 Mon to Fri, 8am – 6pm on Sat, and 8am – 2pm on Sundays and you can book tickets over the telephone.
For more info about the shop, lake and Watermark’s other venues you can log on to their web site at:
www.watermarkfisheries.com
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