Graham Tappenden bids for glory on Sunday in the final of The Reel Care Winter League Series on the Match Lake at Broadlands.

Prolific match winner Tappenden, pictured right, is a formidable angler and, given a reasonable draw, the chances are he will take all the beating.

The 21-peg final sees an excellent turnout of local talent. They had to finish in the top seven of their group in a series of six matches this winter and the winners of each group must be respected in the final.

Cormorants Team Sillybaits' Richie Yeo finished his group six points clear and will hold definite chances in the final.

Davis Tackle's Mickey Maidment won his hard-fought Group B in a tremendous finish which saw four anglers separated by just four points and can never be ruled out.

Wimborne angler Stuart Halliday was the surprise winner of Group C, clinching his section in the last three heats and breaking the match record on the Match Lake, going into the final on the crest of a wave.

Carbotech's Lee Woodhouse is the class act in the final and, despite only scraping in from seventh place in his group will be very difficult to beat given a reasonable draw.

Full line-up: S Rochester, N Tappin, R Yeo, C White, P Stride, N Fitgerald, C Albiston, S Bucksey, D Rickwood, C Egerton, G Tappenden, P Sears, M Maidment, J Charman, D Hambidge, R Kajko, A Cooper, K Moulton, S Halliday, L Woodhouse, B Wackerill.

Cormorants held a Toyota qualifier on Longbridge Lake, with Steve Pomery booking his ticket to the final with 69lb 8oz of waggler and pellet-caught carp from Pete Newman in second with 66lb 4oz of carp on the pole and pellet. Third place went to Terry Sargent, with 63lb 14oz of skimmers and tench on the waggler, Dave Sharp (50lb) was fourth, fifth was Clive Egerton (47lb 14oz) and sixth Mickey Hills (42lb 4oz).

TVAC held a club match on Nutsey which saw match secretary Cliff Carbis win with 22lb 5oz, consisting of tench to 5lb 9oz and rudd to 1lb on waggler and maggot. Second was Gary Wright (16lb 8oz of tench and bits), third Norman Hayter (8lb 6oz) and fourth Kev Downer (7lb 5oz). Others: Davey Jones 6lb 8oz, Mick Small 4lb 8oz.

Kennet and Osprey AC from Reading held a match on the Lower Lake at Broadlands at the weekend with Steve Treasure winning with a massive bag of 93lb 1oz to finish well clear of the field from peg eight, consisting of carp and bream on the pole, pellet and corn.

Second was Steven Hunt (51lb 14oz of bream from peg 14 on pole, pellet and corn), third Len Brew (36lb 14oz from peg seven, consisting of bream on pole, corn and pellet), fourth Brian Roberts (32lb 6oz of bream on pole and maggot). Nineteen anglers fished, taking 423lb of fish to the scales.

The Witherington Farm Open, fished on Cottage and Selwood Lakes, saw Mark Cannings take 79lb 8oz of carp from peg nine on Cottage to beat Graham Tappenden on peg 15 on Selwood with 52lb 10oz. Third was James Knight on Selwood peg two with 30lb 4oz. Dave Roper was fourth on peg nine on Selwood with 27lb 14oz.