Steve Sharples topped the 40-peg Bob-Co Tackle Spring Series match at Carpvale on Sunday from unfancied peg 15 on Cyprio Lake.

Offering pellets into open water at 12 metres and down the margins at five metres, he managed to tempt 15 carp for a winning bag of 74lb 4oz.

Top weight from the match lake fell to John Fletcher, who netted 63lb 10oz from peg 23. Fishing pole and pellet tight to the island he netted eight carp and three tench.

Mick Addinall's run came to an end this week. The Newton on Ouse-based venue expert could not quite make it a hat-trick of wins and had to settle for third place with 57lb 12oz

Others: Brian Husthwaite 56-10-0; Stan Jeffries 54-4-0; Martin Dodsworth 53-0-0.

Having been a regular framer through the series so far, Ian Walker chalked up his first win with a series-best 78lb from Gold Rush Pool.

Carp to 5lb taken on pellet and corn, fished in front of an empty peg alongside his peg 33 draw, made up the bulk of his weight but a useful 25lb of ide taken on caster in open water ensured victory.

Denis Geldart filled the runner-up spot for the second time of the campaign after taking around 40lb of ide on chopped worm topped up to 71lb 4oz with small carp on paste.

Others: 3 Graham Bradley, Bob-Co, 53-1-0; 4 Andy Gallant, Bob-Co, 48-8-0; 5 Oliver Hewitt, Essential Baits, 46-8-0; 6 Ben Fisk, Ultimate Hengelsport, 46-0-0.

After the 'disappointment' of bagging nearly a ton of carp at Woodlands and not even winning his section on Saturday, John Chapman (Garbolino Elton) bounced back in style on Sunday.

In a brilliant 52-peg open match on Cedar Lake, which saw 54lb needed to top every section, jovial John took the honours from peg 11. Offering pellet two feet deep towards the far-side shelf he had a busy match netting 78lb 8oz of small carp to 2lb.

One fish adrift was Paul Taylor (Oaks), who used similar tactics from peg 54 for his all-carp bag of 76lb 4oz.

Other results

Langwith Lakes, Emma and Anya's Lakes (35 pegs): 1 A Skelton, Langwith, 48-12-0; 2 K Hardy, Langwith, 43-8-0; 3 D Bradley, York Tackle, 37-8-0.

Oak Tree Leisure Pond Four (35 pegs):1 A Simpson, Quaker Tackle, 39-0-0; 2 S Walker, Quaker Tackle, 36-8-0; 3 S Lowe, Hunslet Angling, 30-4-0.

Raker Spring Series (round 7) Wheldrake (30 pegs):1 D Geldart, Boston Spa, 80-14-0; 2 P Stead, Essential Bait, 67-3-0; 3 S Birdikin, Daiwa Trentmen, 63-14-0.

Updated: 10:15 Wednesday, May 03, 2006