WIRRAL Match Anglers' Open attracted some top names from Wales and the North East - but it was a Birkenhead specialist who took first place.

The match was fished on the beach at Seacombe on a rising tide.

RESULTS:

1: Norman Duckers (Birkenhead), 4-14-4, 7 flounders;

2: Kevin Martland (Wallasey), 4-0-0;

3: Chris Heywood (North Wales), 2-13-0.

Heaviest flatfish:

Joe Perry (Bootle), flounder, 1-2-0;

Heaviest roundfish:

Kevin Martland and Chris Heywood, eels of 1-9-0.

Qualifiers for the SAMF UK Masters Final: James Fraser (Holyhead), Chris Heywood, George Crane (Wallasey) and Keith Randles (Moreton).

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