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Etangs De Breton - Catch Reports - 2005

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26-10-05
 Eagle Lake Paul Selman


Paul Selman
Mirrors: 27lb, 25lb, 23lb, 22lb, 19lb, 18lb.
Wel's catfish: 23lb
Note: fished an evening only.

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22-10-05
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29-10-05

 Birch Roy Williams and Jill Willocks (third visit to the lakes).

Roy
Mirrors: 25lb 4oz, 16lb 15oz, 18lb 8oz, 14lb fully-scaled, 21lb 14oz, 19lb 10oz, 23lb 14oz, 14lb.
Commons 6lb (removed), 9lb.
Wel's catfish : 51lb (personal best)

Jill
Mirrors: 25lb 4oz, 21lb 14oz, 20lb 1oz, 18lb 7oz.
Commons: 33lb 5oz, 24lb 12oz.
Wel's catfish: 17lb.

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01-10-05
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08-10-05		 Poplars Geoff Campbell and friends.

Mirrors: 31lb, 24lb, 26lb, 16lb 8oz.
Common: 31lb.
Wels' catfish: 65lb (personal best), 63lb (personal best).

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24-09-05
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01-10-05

 Birch Tony and Ben Sweeney (2nd visit to Birch this year.)

Mirrors: 32lb, 28lb, 29lb.
Wels' catfish: 47lb, 17lb, 22lb, 57lb, 45lb, 54lb, 18lb.
Sturgeon: 16lb, 16lb, 16lb.

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17-09-05
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24-09-05		 Poplars Mr Ward and friend


Mirrors: 30lb 4oz (personal best), 18lb 6oz, 19lb 7oz.

Please note: only fishing a few hours each day.

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17-09-05
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24-09-05

 Birch The Barker Family


(Les, wife and daughter - all carp fishers!)

Mirrors: 13lb, 20lb 10oz, 20lb 2oz, 17lb 4oz, 20lb 12oz, 13lb, 11lb 8oz, 16lb 4oz, 18lb 10oz, 20lb 10oz, 24lb 4oz, 14lb, 16lb 8oz, 18lb 8oz, 16lb 8oz, 16lb 6oz, 17lb, 25lb 4oz, 17lb.
Commons: 20lb 6oz, 32lb 10oz (personal best), 30lb 2oz, 32lb 8oz, 33lb (personal best for Les).
Wels' catfish: 20lb, 13lb 8oz, 15lb 8oz.
Grass carp: 14lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 15lb 8oz, 10lb 8oz, 15lb 8oz, 10lb 8oz.

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10-09-05
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17-09-05		 Poplars Mark Johnson and Sean Leverett (Fourth visit to the lakes)

Mark
Commons: 14lb 4oz, 10lb.
Mirror: 18lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 16lb, 16lb, 15lb, 15lb.
Wels' catfish: 62lb (personal best), 55lb, 44lb 8oz.

Sean
Mirrors: 30lb, 20lb 4oz, 29lb 10oz, 19lb 14oz, 18lb 8oz, 24lb 10oz.
Commons: 17lb 2oz, 8lb.
Wels' catfish: 21lb

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03-09-05
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10-09-05

 Birch Steve Durrington and father.

Mirrors: 20lb 6oz, 25lb 2oz, 19lb 3oz, 24lb, 20lb.
Commons: 10lb 4oz, 33lb 4oz (personal best for Steve Durrington), 14lb, 16lb.
Wels' catfish: 14lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 14lb 8oz.

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03-09-05
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10-09-05		 Poplars Jason Lewis and family (fourth visit to Poplars Lake)

Mirrors: 24lb, 23lb 6oz, 30lb 14oz (personal best for Jason), 19lb 6oz, 21lb 14oz, 28lb (p.b.), 17lb 3oz, 24lb 4oz.
Common: 17lb 10oz.
Wels catfish: 21lb 12oz (p.b.for Jason), 7lb 8oz, 20lb 8oz, 20lb 12oz, 60lb 7oz (p.b.), 60lb (p.b.), 57lb 3oz.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 14lb 6oz, 14lb 6oz, 14lb 6oz, 12lb.

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27-08-05
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03-09-05

 Birch Marcus Normanton's party

Mirrors: 19lb, 23lb 8oz, 15lb, 23lb 8oz, 25lb, 15lb, 20lb, 19lb, 26lb, 25lb.
Common: 28lb 4oz.
Wels' catfish: 41lb, 18lb, 65lb (personal best and Birch record.)
Sturgeon: 15lb, 16lb, 16lb.

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27-08-05
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03-09-05		 Poplars David Knipe and junior coarse anglers Anthony Evans and Rhys Williams

Anthony and Rhys : big daily bags of good sizes coarse fish.

David Knipe
Mirrors: 32lb (personal best), 12lb.

N.B. David fishing mainly days

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20-08-05
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27-08-05

 Birch Tom & Malcolm

Tom

Mirrors: 23lb 13oz, 17lb 12oz, 15lb 5oz, 23lb 12oz, 16lb, 14lb 15oz, 18lb 3oz, 14lb 8oz, 23lb 8oz, 29lb 4oz, 19lb 4oz, 17lb 8oz, 32lb 14oz.
Commons: 16lb 2oz, 16lb, 17lb 11oz, 16lb 4oz, 23lb 11oz, 29lb, 17lb 14oz.
Wels catfish: 19lb 8oz, 14lb 10oz.
Grass carp: 13lb 13oz.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 16lb, 12lb, 16lb, 16lb.

Malcolm

Common: 17lb.
Mirror: 20lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 15lb, 12lb.
Wels' catfish: 14lb, 15lb 1oz, 50lb 8oz (personal best)

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13-08-05
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27-08-05		 Poplars The Kelly Family (fourth visit to the lakes)

Mirrors: 14lb 4oz, 27lb 4oz, 26lb, 17lb 12oz, 20lb 4oz, 19lb 6oz, 23lb, 22lb, 11lb 2oz, 17lb 4oz, 12lb 6oz, 28lb 2oz, 18lb 10oz, 28lb 12oz, 23lb 8oz, 15lb 5oz, 23lb 2oz, 30lb 2oz, 26lb 2oz, 14lb 14oz, 18lb, 23lb 10oz, 25lb 14oz, 17lb 8oz, 28lb, 27lb 4oz, 15lb, 25lb 14oz, 24lb 4oz, 17lb 12oz, 29lb 8oz, 28lb 4oz.
Commons: 5lb, 8lb, 26lb, 4lb, 19lb, 7lb, 4lb, 9lb, 9lb 4oz, 9lb 10oz, 6lb. (several of the small commons removed).
Sturgeon: 12lb, 12lb, 14lb 8oz, 12lb, 14lb 8oz, 12lb, 12lb, 14lb, 14lb, 12lb.
Wels' Catfish: 19lb 4oz, 12lb, 17lb 4oz, 9lb, 12lb, 60lb (personal best for Ian Kelly).

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13-08-05
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20-08-05

 Birch John Colmer and Helen Martin


 Mirrors: 20lb, 24lb, 19lb 8oz, 26lb, 27lb, 18lb, 16lb 8oz.
Commons: 27lb, 18lb.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 16lb, 11lb.
Wels' catfish: 22lb, 16lb, 16lb.

NB: No nights fished. All fish from caravan end of lake.
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06-08-05
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13-08-05		 Poplars Steve Lewis & Tom Jeynes

Mirrors: 25lb 6oz, 15lb 10oz, 26lb 6oz (personal best), 19lb 7oz, 29lb 9oz (personal best).
Commons: 13lb 8oz, 15lb 6oz.
Sturgeon: 13lb, 15lb 8oz.
Wels' catfish: 56lb 9oz (personal best)

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06-08-05
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13-08-05

 Birch Bart & Willem


 Commons: 20lb, 32lb, 14lb.
Mirror: 20lb		 - 
30-07-05
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06-08-05		 Poplars Rex Barker, Harry Thomas Barker and Stephen Conley

Mirrors: 29lb 14oz, 18lb, 24lb 8oz, 18lb, 10lb 8oz, 28lb, 23lb 4oz, 32lb 4oz, 22lb, 22lb, 24lb 4oz, 32lb.
Commons: 4lb, 7lb, 13lb, 14lb, 17lb, 13lb.
Sturgeon: 14lb, 10lb.
Wels' catfish: 50lb plus (estimated - no big scales), 17lb, 18lb, 20lb 8oz, 15lb, 30lb.

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30-07-05
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06-08-05

 Birch Mark Roper's Party (3 fishing)


 Mirrors: 18lb, 17lb 2oz, 27lb 6oz, 19lb 2oz, 15lb, 20lb, 30lb 6oz, 24lb, 24lb 2oz, 20lb, 17lb, 15lb, 17lb, 20lb 2oz, 24lb, 21lb, 21lb, 26lb.
Commons: 31lb 10oz, 17lb, 20lb.
Wels' cafish: 19lb.
Grass carp: 16lb.
Sturgeon: 16lb, 11lb, 16lb, 16lb.		 - 
23-07-05
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30-07-05		 Poplars The Johnson Family (N.B. only fished 4 days and 1 night)

Wels' catfish: 68lb (personal best, equalled best of season so far), 20lb.
Mirrors: 22lb, 17lb 8oz.
Commons: 19lb 8oz, 14lb 1oz.
Sturgeon: 12lb.

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23-07-05
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30-07-05

Birch Ken, Jonathon and Stuart Vaughan

Mirrors: 19lb 12oz, 20lb 1oz, 23lb 5oz, 21lb 8oz, 25lb 7oz, 30lb 4oz, 22lb 2oz, 25lb 7oz, 14lb 5oz, 14lb, 10lb, 5lb, 4lb, 24lb 6oz, 25lb 3oz, 19lb 7oz, 7lb 2oz, 34lb 2oz.
Commons: 32lb 10oz, 29lb 8oz, 19lb 12oz.
Sturgeon: 6 sturgeon to 15lb 2oz.
Wels' catfish: 18lb 4oz, 10lb, 12lb 6oz.
Grass carp: 15lb 1oz, 14lb 10oz.		 - 
09-07-05
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16-07-05		 Poplars Sean Davidson and friend.

Mirrors: 29lb, 29lb, 22lb, 20lb, 15lb, 18lb 8oz, 13lb.
Wels' Catfish: 61lb 4oz (personal best) 15lb 8oz
Sturgeon: 3 sturgeon

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09-07-05
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16-07-05

Birch Tony Sweeney and son
 Mirrors: 22lb, 34lb (personal best), 23lb, 25lb, 16lb, 22lb 8oz.
Wels' Catfish: 19lb, 14lb, 42lb, 63lb (personal best and best from Birch this season so far), 55lb,
12lb.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 16lb, 10lb 4oz, 16lb, 10lb 4oz, 10lb, 16lb.
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11-06-05
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18-06-05		 Poplars Darren Aldred and Darren Taylor and family.

Mirrors: 28lb, 31lb, 30lb, 16lb, 23lb 5oz, 15lb, 10lb, 20lb 1oz, 35lb 2oz (personal best - caught by 12 year old Megan Taylor).
Common: 10lb.
Wels' catfish: 20lb, 68lb 4oz (best landed from Poplars this year and new p.b.), 18lb, 18lb, 18lb.
Sturgeon: 15lb, 12lb, 14lb, 15lb, 11lb.

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04-06-05
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11-06-05

Birch Ian Prior & Derek Thompson
 27 fish in total
Best specimens:
Common carp: 31lb
Mirror carp: 37lb
Wels' catfish: 51lb
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28-05-05
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06-04-05		 Poplars Southall Family


Wels Cafish: 65lb 8oz (personal best), 21lb, 17lb.

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28-05-05
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04-06-05

Birch Peter and Paul
 Mirrors: 14lb, 19lb, 19lb, 19lb, 21lb.
Commons: 20lb, 19lb.
Wels' catfish: 15lb 8oz, 13lb 12oz.
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21-05-05
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28-05-05		 Poplars Jason Lewis (Third visit to Breton) and family

Mirrors: 34lb, 30lb, 15lb, 27lb, 23lb 8oz, 18lb.
Wels' catfish: 17lb 12oz, 14lb, 18lb, 14lb, 16lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 15lb, 13lb, 12lb.

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14-05-05
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21-05-05

Birch Stuart Woods & Damon Allen Mirrors: 29lb 7oz, 23lb 10oz, 33lb 8oz, 23lb 7oz, 19lb 9oz, 31lb 8oz, 20lb 8oz, 25lb 8oz, 35lb 8oz, 18lb 2oz.
Commons: 20lb 11oz, 19lb 6oz, 31lb 12oz.
Wels' catfish: 11lb 10oz, 35lb 4oz.
Sturgeon: 13lb 8oz, 8lb 6oz.

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14-05-05
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21-05-05		 Poplars Alan Atkins & Robert Marshall

Mirrors: 32lb 15oz, 32lb, 30lb, 31lb.
Wels' catfish: 16lb.

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14-05-05
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21-05-05

Birch Stuart Woods & Damon Allen Mirrors: 29lb 7oz, 23lb 10oz, 33lb 8oz, 23lb 7oz, 19lb 9oz, 31lb 8oz, 20lb 8oz, 25lb 8oz, 35lb 8oz, 18lb 2oz.
Commons: 20lb 11oz, 19lb 6oz, 31lb 12oz.
Wels' catfish: 11lb 10oz, 35lb 4oz.
Sturgeon: 13lb 8oz, 8lb 6oz.

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07-05-05
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14-05-05		 Poplars Dave Penny & Les Penny

Dave Penny
Mirrors 34lb 2oz, 23lb 8oz, 19lb 4oz, 18lb 8oz, 17lb 2oz.
Wels' Catfish: 13lb 14oz, 17lb 2oz, 58lb, 42lb
John Harmon
Wels catfish: 58lb, 18lb 8oz.
Les Penny
Mirror: 14lb
Common 14lb
Wels catfish: 58lb 2oz.
Sturgeon: 12lb 10oz, 11lb 2oz.

 Daves 34lb 2oz Mirror

07-05-05
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14-05-05

Birch Nigel Buchan & P. Compton
 Mirrors: 37lb 4oz, 22lb, 23lb.
Commons: 20lb, 15lb 6oz, 23lb, 17lb 2oz.
Wels' catfish: 49lb 4oz, 5lb 6oz, 6lb.
Sturgeon: 6lb.

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30-04-05
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7-05-05		 Poplars Brian Swinyard

Common: 29lb
Mirror: 32lb
Wels' catfish: 9lb 8oz, 17lb 8oz, 17lb 8oz, 17lb 8oz.
Sturgeon: 12lb. (N.B. fishing days only)

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30-04-05
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5-05-05

Birch Mike Harles party
 13 fish, including carp to 30lb plus and cats to 55lb (personal best).
(N.B. fished 5 days)

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23-04-05
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30-04-05		 Poplars Stephen Wright

Wels' catfish 21lb, 57lb (personal best), 25lb.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 14lb.
(N.B. Stephen fished days-only)

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16-04-05
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23-04-05

Birch George Bergum's Party (3 anglers)
 Commons: 34lb, 25lb.
Mirrors: 18lb, 19lb, 18lb, 21lb, 22lb.
Grass Carp: 16lb.
Sturgeon: 15lb.
Wels' Catfish: 12lb.
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16-04-05
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23-04-05		 Poplars George Bergum's Party (3 anglers)

Wels' Catfish 57lb 8oz, 55lb, 52lb, 50lb, 16lb, 12lb , 15lb.

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09-04-05
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16-04-05

Birch Alex Stiles Party CATCH REPORT TO FOLOW - 
09-04-05
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16-04-05		 Poplars Lee Minton and Nick Page

Lee Minton Mirrors: 17lb 8oz, 30lb 12oz, 20lb 12oz, 20lb, 17lb 4oz, 11lb, 19lb 12oz.
Common: 9lb
Nick Page Mirrors : 31lb 4oz, 29lb 6oz, 29lb 12oz, 40lb 2oz (a new forty for the water), 35lb, 14lb.
Commons: 10lb, 13lb 6oz.
Wels' Catfish : 16lb, 11lb 10oz, 10lb, 13lb 8oz, 51lb (personal best), 14lb, 12lb.
Sturgeon: 12lb, 12lb, 10lb, 10lb.

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02-04-05
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09-04-05

Poplars James Forest and
Edward Foster (both aged only15)		 Mirrors: 25lb, 16lb, 17lb, 25lb, 16lb, 33lb (personal best), 31lb (personal best), 20lb. Common: 13lb.
Wels' Catfish: 65lb (personal best), 11lb, 16lb, 17lb.
Sturgeon: 12lb
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26-03-05
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02-04-05		 Poplars Jill Willocks and
Roy Williams		 Jill Willocks, Mirrors: 14lb, 20lb 4oz, 24lb 8oz, 26lb 8oz (stalked From Birch) 31lb 4oz, 14lb 4oz, 23lb, 21lb 2oz.
Sturgeon:12lb.
Roy Williams, Mirrors:19lb 8oz, 24lb 4oz, 19lb 15oz, 30lb, 16lb 14oz, 29lb, 19lb 14oz, 19lb 14oz, 24lb 8oz, 21lb 8oz, 21lb 4oz, 29lb, 14lb 4oz, 25lb 8oz.
Commons: 24lb14oz.
Wels' catfish: 50lb 8oz (personal best) 11lb 4oz, 14lb 4oz.		 -

19-03-05
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26-03-05

Poplars Sally and Peter Sally: four twenty plus mirrors to 27lb (all pb's)
Peter: four twenty plus mirrors to 30lb 8oz (all pb's)		 -