Vidar and Alan take the right turn to win round 3

Team No Name of Vidar Thomassen and Alan Brown ran home comfortable winners after amassing 820cm of perch and zander in round 3 of the pairs league held at Warwick.

While most teams headed south  along the canal towards Leamington to fish water they already knew well, Vidar and Alan headed north towards Hatton to fish a stretch featuring in the competition for the first time. The pair finished up with 33 fish.

It proved a good decision with the rest left to compete for runners-up slots. Another four teams posted more than 500cm, including second-placed Canalmasters of Mike McGuire and Richard Haines (567cm) and third-placed No Wasps Here of Steve Wilson and Derek Holmes (554cm).

It was a particularly good day for the Canalmasters who picked up 10 bonus points for biggest pike (58cm) and biggest perch (34cm), both to the rod of Mike McGuire.

Largest zander of 55cm was caught by Daryn Pahl of Mombakkies.

The results saw Canalmasters move several places up the overall table to share top spot with No Wasps Here.

Round 3 results

1. Team no name                            820
2. Canalmasters                              567
3. No Wasps Here                           554
4. Snoek Baar Stars                        519
5. Trentside predator angling        505
6. UK Lures                                       457
7. Brummies                                    303
8. Mombakkies                               293
9. SHUK                                            279
10. El Solitario                                  265
11. VampireS                                   201
12. Leigh Lure Anglers                   192
13. Lock Busters                             189
14. Perchinators                              144

Latest table

1. Canalmasters                                               45
2. No Wasps Here                                            45
3. Snoek-Baar Stars                                         42
4. Team No Name                                            38
5. Weapons of Match Destruction                35
6. Trentside Predator Angling                        34
7. Mombakkies                                                 25
8. Leigh Lure Anglers                                       19
9. Lockbusters                                                  15
10. UK Lures                                                      14
11. Brummies                                                    10
12. Perchinators                                                10
13. Team SHUK                                                 10
14. Dad n Lad                                                      5
15. The River-Soarpranos                                 5
16. VampireS                                                      5
17. C? S?                                                              0
18. Gunki Monkeys                                            0
19. Keeping it Reel                                             0
20. SSLA1                                                            0
21. Team Smashing It                                       0