There was plenty of action in the Braintree and Bocking Angling Society matches over the Christmas period, in spite of the Rayne Lodge venue being frozen over for all the matches and ice breakers called into use.

RESULTS: BBAS Huit Cup round one Hobbs Croft: 1 J Loosley 12-3-0, 2 R Hearn 9-3-0; Sections (excluding top two): 1 G Spong 7-15-8, 2 D Mason 8-15-8.

Blind Lane Silver Fish Only Open: 1 R Hearn (Bills Tackle) 11-12-0, 2 K Gooderham (Browning Wickford) 10-14-8, 3 B. Walker (Bills Tackle) 10-14-0; Sections (excluding top three): 1 D Mason (Bills Tackle) 7-4-0, 2 M Burrell (Maver/Colemans MP) 10-13-0, 3 T Stacy (Maver/Colemans MP).

Rayne Lodge Open: 1 A Lee (Bills Tackle) 94-0-0, 2 J Loosley (Braintree) 66-0-0; Sections (excluding top two): A S Daniels 43-8-0, B K Dewsnip (Colne AS) 33-4-0, C D Harden 26-0-0.

Silver Fish Open Rayne Lodge: 1 M Burrell (Maver/Colemans MP) 21-9-0, 2 R Hearn (Bills Tackle) 21-0-0, 3 D Mason (Bills Tackle) 20-3-0; Sections (excluding top three): 1 S Daniels 16-8-0, 2 M Campion (Maver/Colemans MP) 14-4-0.

Rayne Lodge Open: 1 D Rampley 117-0-0; Sections (excluding winner) 1 T Davies 91-12-0, 2 F Rampley 69-0-0.