James Litster was the clear winner of Heat 5 in the Carron Valley Masters.

In the toughest ever qualifying heat since the catch-and-release Masters was launched in 2009, the 26 anglers caught just 64 fish.

But Litster was the exception as he caught 10 fish to book his place in the semis. Scott Aitken, who had 7 trout, was runner-up.

Results and qualifiers: 1st James Litster, 10 fish for 328cm. 2nd Scott Aitken 7 for 194cm. 3rd Chris Sutherland 5 for 166cm. 4th Scott Pozzi 5 fish. 5th Derek Keenan 4 fish. 6th Derek Birse 4 fish. 7th Derek McAlpine 4 fish. 8th Andrew McAdam 4 fish. 9th Andy Dunn 4 fish.




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