Ian Hughes caught the same fish twice on his way to winning the Wednesday open at Dynamite Makins, Wolvey.
A decent carp broke his line under the platform, but he nabbed the same fish later on, and retrieved his lost hook, which lifted his winning weight to 109lb 04oz.
It was a clear win for Hughes, whose method was pellet and straight lead, with Danny Lewis second on 93-04, and Charlie Shaw third on 84-04.
Despite heavy rain and a strong wind, fish showed from all areas in the Thursday open.
Top weight fell to Simon Skelton from peg 21 with 24-04 of stockies and 39-06 of quality carp for a haul of 63-10.
Second was Tom Neil with 52-08 of quality carp taken on paste, with Ratby angler Mick Moore third on 42-00.
John Essex won the Fowler Cup when Age UK staged their opening match of the season at the Foundation. Essex weighed in with a haul of 64-12.
Stuart Hurst was second with 62-10, and Stuart Davies was third with 61-8.
There was another wet day when an open match was held at Lakeview Fishery.
Fishing on the canal, marina, and stream pools, Danny Huggins was first with 72-06, followed by Keith Daws, 66-01, Ken Daws, 63-02.
Another open at Lakeview, fished on the canal, marina and oasis pools, saw Ken Daws finish as top rod on 99-09.
Behind him were Steve Haywood, 80-04, Keith Daws, 75-13, Neil Barlow, 74-13.
Another qualifier, also on willow, saw a huge victory for Steve Kinch with 168-0.
Second was Haywood, 90-14, with Joe Oakes third, 86-4.