The star of the show at Jansen's Fishery in Elton, near Bingham, was overall winner Jonathan Leivers, who bagged an amazing total of 119lb – a full 28lb ahead of the club's previous individual best, set by Dave Gee (91-16) on the Big Lake at Hemington in Leicestershire last season.

Even more incredible was the fact that Leivers (34), of Sutton-in-Ashfield, hooked almost 300 fish in the five-hour match.

The top three weights all broke the previous club record with Terry Coltart recording 100-15 and secretary John Mardell 98-1. The average weight per competitor was a huge 63-8.

Mardell said: "It was just one of those days. At one stage, I was catching five fish a minute. It was completely out of the blue."

Other weights recorded were: Steve Edwards 86-1, Craig Radford 83-3, Steve Bowen 74-14, Dennis Hall 73-7, Arthur Daws 67-5, Gren Hill 65-9, Rob Daws 65-4, Derek Brough 53-3, Eric Mantle 52-15, Mick Evans 52-10, Brian Cross 44-3, Sharon Wright 38-2, Tom Bakewell 34-14, John Moore 23-1, Len Gill 16-1.

This Sunday's match is on the four-island lake at Portland Water, Sibthorpe, near Newark. Competitors are asked to meet at 8 am on the bank.