Dave Gostelow's first trip of the season to Monks Pit saw him get amongst a trio of fish, comprising two twenties to 28lb and a 38lb mirror.

We reported only a few days ago that Martin Smith's Surrey syndicate hadn’t been in the best of form, but that certainly didn’t deter Martin!

Sam Archer kicked off his campaign on a Cambridgeshire pit with The Bug by landing one of the lake’s largest residents, breaking his personal best in the process!