Kurtis Geenwood won the UK Angling championship qualifier at Barston with 117lb from peg 68 picking up £500 winnings, and his £240 UK Champs entry fee for winning his section, as each section winner did too.

Kurtis drew unfancied peg 68 on the dam wall, but the five deep pegs opposite were not pegged by UK Champs organiser Nigel Harrhy.

Kurtis took advantage by casting to the empty pegs, and with the wind blowing into that corner the peg was full of fish.

Carp to 15lb and a few bream gave him a comfortable win, and qualified him for the series starting at Viaduct on the 15th of May.

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2nd Zac Brown 102lb
3rd Simon Skelton 98lb
4th Mick Bull 68lb

Section winners

Neil Pickford
Rob Hewison
Mick Bull
Leigh Hodgekinson
Zac Brown
Kurtis Greenwood
Matt Brayfeild
Dave Edwards
Craig Jones
Simon Skelton