The Grand Final will be held on the River Calder at Altofts 9th and 10th of November 2024.
Headquarters: Miners Arms, 169 Church Road, Altofts WF6 2QR
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Day one and day two draw will commence around 8am and will run to 8-30am, fishing time will be 10-30am to 3-30pm
The 52 (following a tie in one of the qualifiers it is now 53) peg final will be held on the river Calder at Altofts with sections and the two zones to be announced closer the time. Day one win be an open draw with all pegs in the same bucket and this draw will determine your peg and zone for the first day, this will give 26 anglers in zone A and 26 anglers in zone B.
Those anglers drawn in zone A on day one will draw from the zone B pot on day two (putting them in zone B) anglers drawn in zone B on day one will draw from the zone A pot on day two (putting them in zone A). the match will be decided on the accumulative weight over the two days. Sections will be made up 2 six peg sections and two 7 peg sections giving a total of 26 anglers to each zone.
in the event of the Zones not being divisible by equal sections then the higher amount of anglers will be in the early numbers IE: 7 anglers, 7 anglers, 6 anglers and 6 anglers.
Should the final be postponed due to flooding etc then a reserve date has been set aside for the following weekend 16th/17th November 2024. should that be unfishable then another suitable date will be fixed when conditions allow.
Payouts for the final (subject to ticket sales)
- Winner £6000
- Runner up £3000
- 3rd place £2500
- 4th place £2000
- 5th place £1500
- 6th place £1000
- 7th place £250 Willy Worms Voucher
- 8th place £150 Willy Worms Voucher
- 9th place £100 Willy Worms Voucher
Section payouts of £160 payed out by default meaning you will collect section money only if you are not a prize winner in the top six (main frame).
The Finalists
- Chris Hunter
- Graham Hall
- Paul Kozyra
- Jeff Herbert
- Steve Knowles (now Phil Rippon)
- Nigel Collis
- Craig Hutchinson
- Paul Stainsby
- Ken Golightly
- Eddie Bridon
- David Oliver
- Keith Harrison
- Nick Chaffer
- Dave Pollitt
- Chris Dennis
- John Murray
- Craig Lealand
- Alan La Paturel
- Paul Sheehan
- Kevin Wadge
- Paul Lightfoot
- Craig Hirst
- Kevin Weighell
- Tony Marshall
- Dave Smiddy
- Chris Greensides
- Ricky Matthews
- Ian Kirton
- Matty Prudhoe
- Andrew Bowes
- Pat Adams
- Lawrence Ireland
- David Moss
- Chris Gowling
- Adam Richards
- Neil Stanhope
- Pete Kitwood
- Darrell Taylor
- Mark Allison
- Dave Bramley
- Richard Pulford
- Andy Annat
- Dave Brookes
- Stuart Tate
- Carl Chadwick
- Nick Crooks
- Dave Topham
- Nigel Hirst
- Ian Exley
- John Goodwin
- Jan Stephenson
- Mark Wilson
- Steve Newns
