Weights improved at and angler Roger Summerscales needed 74lb 12oz to claim the winner’s purse on Sunday.

Drawn at peg two, Summer-scales worked with meat down the eight-metre line for a net dominated by carp to 6lbs.

Carp of a similar stamp fell to alternated pellet and meat on the pole at peg 12 for runner-up Shaun Walker, who took most of his fish at ten metres for a 68lb 4oz finish.

Result: 1 Roger Summerscales, Y Anglers, 74-12-0; 2 Shaun Walker, Oaktree, 68-4-0; 3 Rob Eden, Oaktree, 64-12-0; 4 Tom Earl, Oaktree, 52-12-0; 5 John Thompson, Oaktree, 42-12-0; 6 Mark Linley, Oaktree, 39-8-0; 7 Ray Orr, Oaktree, 34-8-0; 8 Fred Prudham, Medlock Bridge, 23-0-0.