Matt Hall has become the first angler to win Fish'O'Mania twice.
Hall, 47, from Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, led from the second weigh-in at the Cudmore Fisheries in Staffordshire to win the 2009 PartyPoker.com Fish'O'Mania Champion.
He collects £25,000 and scoops the title for the second time after also winning in 2003.
"The title means a lot more to me than the money," said Hall. "To win it once is awesome but to win it twice is something else and I wanted it so badly.
"It's what I've always wanted since I won it once and no one had won it twice. I've pushed myself to do it and eventually I got there.
"You can keep the FA Cup, this is what I do and to win this is the pinnacle. Your family are the lynchpins with the amount of hours you spend away.
"Fishing is a very lonely sport but this makes all those hours worthwhile."
The whole event was broadcast live on Sky Sports and Hall finished first with a combined total of 34.77kg, 11.73kg ahead of second-placed Rob Wooton.
Hall was competing in his fourth Fish'O'Mania final and admitted he was motivated to perform well this year after coming 15th out of 16th in 2008.
"The best thing in my eyes is Fish'O'Mania and I've been lucky to get through to the final four times. But I wanted to make amends after last year. A lot of people were saying to win 'I didn't see you catch any fish' but they weren't the only ones as I had to sit there not catching anything!"
FINAL RESULT
1. Matt Hall 34.77kg, 2. Rob Wootton 23.04kg, 3. Mark Tullett 20.91kg, 4. Adam Richards 17.54kg, 5. Andy Power 15.96, 6. Tony Curd 12.73kg, 7. Edward Warren 11.85kg, 8. Dave Swain 11.41kg, 9. Mick Bull 11.15kg, 10. Tony Robertson 10.75kg, 11. Paul Christie 10.01kg, 12. Chris Vandervleit 7.14kg, 13. Peter Goodwin 3.26kg, 14. Nathan Watson 3.07kg, 15. Mark Stevens 2.95kg, 16. Dave Roberts 2.65kg
Ladies competition result
1st. Sandra Scotthorne (Rotherham - peg 2) 26.2kg
2nd. Kayleigh Smith (Sheffield - peg 1) 12.1kg
3rd. Emma Pickering (Doncaster - peg 3) 10.57kg
4th. Julie Abbott (Newark - peg 8) 6.52kg
5th. Samantha Perkins (Nottingham - peg 6) 6.4kg
6th. Kayleigh Williams (Kings Lynn - peg 7) 5.4kg
7th. Charlene Louise Stevens (Swinton - peg 5) 1.55kg
8th. Gemma Matthews (Bicester - peg 4) 1kg
Juniors competition result
1st. Jack Swindells (Warrington - peg 7) 8.75kg
2nd. Joe Cartwright (Manchester - peg 6) 8.71kg
3rd. Joel Potts (Retford - peg 8) 5.95kg
4th. George Mottram (Stoke On Trent - peg 3) 5.1kg
5th. Luke Butterworth (Barnsley - peg 5) 3.46kg
6th. Tom Williams (Evesham - peg 1) 2.6kg
7th. James Thirkill (York - peg 4) 2.55kg
8th. Harry Motram (Stoke On Trent - peg 2) 0kg
Celebrity competition
1st - Team Athletics - total 20.85kg
Geoff Ringer - 2000 Fish'O'Mania Champion - 9.15kg
Du'aine Ladejo - European 400m Champion and TV Gladiator - 3.5kg
Claire Dagnell - England international angler - 6.35kg
Dean Macey - Commonwealth Games decathlon gold medalist - 1.85
2nd - Team Darts - total 16.25kg
Rod Harrington - former world darts number one and tv commentator - 3.1kg
Sean Ashby - England international angler - 6.3kg
Phil Taylor - 14-time world darts champion - 2.5kg
Steve Cooke - 1999 Fish'O'Mania Champion - 4.35kg
3rd - Team Glamour girls - total 14.6kg
12.20pm - Joe Roberts - England international angler - 2.65kg
1.20pm - Lauren Pope - Page 3 model - Zoo, Nuts - 3.2kg
2.20pm - Steve Jackson - 2001 Fish'O'Mania Champion - 6.1kg
3.20pm - Kellie Acreman - Page 3 model - Zoo, Nuts - 2.7kg
4th - Team Boxing - total 9.15kg
Clinton Woods - Former IBF World Light-heavyweight Champion - 1.6kg
1.20pm - Cyril Brewster - Owner of Cudmore Fisheries - 3.75kg
2.20pm - Richie Woodhall - Former super-middleweight world champion - 3.2kg
3.20pm - Helen Dagnell - England international angler - 0.6kg
UPDATES FROM THE MAIN EVENT
Weigh-in 9 - 4.30pm
1. Matt Hall 32.04kg, 2. Mark Tullett 19.30kg, 3. Rob Wooton 17.02kg, 4. Adam Richards 16.68kg, 5. Andy Power 13.26kg, 6. Dave Swain 11.41kg, 7. Edward Warren 11.15kg, 8. Mick Bull 10.59kg, 9. Tony Curd 9.45kg, 10. Tony Robertson 9.25kg, 11. Paul Christie 8.02kg, 12. Chris Vandervleit 6.94kg, 13. Nathan Watson 3.07kg, 14. Mark Stevens 2.95kg, 15. Dave Roberts 2.65kg, 16. Peter Goodwin 2.08kg
Weigh-in 8 - 4pm
1. Matt Hall 29.16kg, 2. Mark Tullett 17.21kg, 3. Adam Richards 14.92kg, 4. Rob Wootton 14.22kg, 5. Andy Power 11.44kg, 6. Dave Swain 11.13kg, 7. Mick Bull 8.84kg, 8. Edward Warren 8.60kg, 9. Tony Robertson 8.57kg, 10. Paul Christie 7.12kg, 11. Tony Curd 7.03kg, 12. Chris Vandervleit 6.74kg, 13. Nathan Watson 2.83kg, 14. Dave Roberts 2.65kg, 15. Mark Stevens 2.55kg, 16. Peter Goodwin 2.08kg
Weigh-in 7 - 3.30pm
MATT Hall has extended his lead to nearly 11kg - the biggest advantage he has had throughout the afternoon.
1. Matt Hall 26.12kg, 2. Mark Tullett 15.71kg, 3. Adam Richards 14.92kg, 4. Rob Wootton 13.03kg, 5. Tony Curd 9.03kg, 6. Dave Swain 8.99kg, 7. Mick Bull 8.84kg, 8. Edward Warren 8.6kg, 9. Andy Power 7.8kg, 10. Chris Vandervleit 6.14kg, 11. Paul Christie 4.86kg, 12. Tony Robertson 4.77kg, 13. Mark Stevens 2.95kg, 14. Dave Roberts 2.65kg, 15. Peter Goodwin 2.08kg, 16. Nathan Watson 1.57kg
Weigh-in 6 - 3pm
MATT Hall is on course for a record-breaking victory as he closes in on becoming the first man to win the Fish'O'Mania final twice. He now leads by nearly 8kg. One of the other competitors needs a special two hours to deny Hall.
1. Matt Hall 23.54kg, 2. Mark Tullett 15.71kg, 3. Adam Richards 13.94kg, 4. Rob Wootton 12.10kg, 5. Mick Bull 8.84kg, 6. Edward Warren 8.60kg, 7. Andy Power 7.80kg, 8. Dave Swain 7.57kg, 9. Tony Curd 7.03kg, 10. Chris Vandervleit 6.14kg, 11. Tony Robertson 4.77kg, 12. Mark Stevens 2.95kg, 13. Dave Roberts 2.65kg, 14. Paul Christie 2.56kg, 15. Nathan Watson 1.57kg, 16. Peter Goodwin 1.29kg.
Weigh-in 5 -2.30pm
MARK Tullett staked his claim for the £2,500 prize for the biggest fish of the day with an effort weighing 4.62kg. That helped him move into second but early leader Adam Richards was seeing his hopes fade as he had caught just over 1kg in the last hour. Matt Hall now leads by 7.3kg but there is a long way to go in the final.
1. Matt Hall 19.34kg, 2. Mark Tullett 12.04kg, 3. Adam Richards 11.44kg, 4. Rob Wootton 9.75kg, 5. Mick Bull 8.10kg, 6. Andy Power 6.90kg, 7. Tony Curd 7.03kg, 8. Edward Warren 5.35kg, 9. Dave Swain 4.60kg, 10. Chris Vandervleit 4.1kg, 11. Paul Christie 2.56kg, 12. Dave Roberts 2.00kg, 13. Mark Stevens 1.29kg, 14. Peter Goodwin 1.17kg, 15. Nathan Watson 1.11kg, 16. Tony Robertson 0.55kg
Weigh-in 4 - 2pm
MARK Tullett enjoyed a good session as he moved from eighth to fourth but Matt Hall remained the man to catch and now led the way by nearly four kg.
1. Matt Hall 15.25kg, 2. Adam Richards 11.44kg, 3. Rob Wootton 7.44kg, 4. Mark Tullett 6.61kg, 5. Andy Power 6.46kg, 6. Mick Bull 5.42kg, 7. Tony Curd 4.28kg, 8. Chris Vandervleit 4.10, 9. Dave Swain 3.83kg, 10. Edward Warren 2.95kg, 11. Paul Christie 2.56kg, 12. Dave Roberts 2kg, 13. Mark Stevens 1.29kg, 14. Peter Goodwin 1.17kg, 15. Nathan Watson 1.11kg, 16. Tony Robertson 0.55kg
Weigh-in 3 - 1.30pm
MATT Hall remained in the lead as the 2009 PartyPoker.com Fish'O'Mania XVI final was beginning to look a two-man race. Hall was 1.01kg ahead of Adam Richards and was pleased with the day so far.
"This is a method where some half hours you have three or four kgs but in others you may only have 1kg but it doesn't matter as long as you keep catching," said Hall.
"I said the number 16 peg has the best pedigree in Fish'O'Mania finals. It has form over the years and I'm hoping to do well today."
1. Matt Hall 11.53kg, 2. Adam Richards 10.52kg, 3. Andy Power 5.18kg, 4. Mick Bull 4.72kg, 5. Rob Wootton 4.68kg, 6. Tony Curd 3.88kg, 7. Dave Swain 3.33kg, 8. Mark Tullett 2.88kg, 9. Chris Vandervleit 2.71kg, 10. Paul Christie 2.56kg, 11. Edward Warren 2.43kg, 12. Dave Roberts 2kg, 13. Mark Stevens 1.29kg, 14. Peter Goodwin 1.17kg, 15. Nathan Watson 1.11kg, 16. Tony Robertson 0.55kg
Weigh-in 2 - 1pm
MATT Hall, who triumphed in 2003, moved into the lead with a fine half hour that saw him move from fourth to first. Early leader Adam Richards slipped down to second, but Nathan Watson, the 2002 winner, was struggling and the only man to have not caught anything so far.
1. Matt Hall 8.43kg, 2. Adam Richards 7.50kg, 3. Rob Wootton 4.68kg, 4. Andy Power 4.33kg, 5. Mick Bull 4.02kg, 6. Tony Curd 2.68kg, 7. Paul Christie 2.56kg, 8. Mark Tullett 1.93kg, 9. Dave Roberts 1.88kg, 10. Chris Vandervleit 1.79kg, 11. Edward Warren 1.59kg, 12. Peter Goodwin 1.17kg, 13. Dave Swain 0.84kg, 14. Tony Robertson 0.55kg, 15. Mark Stevens 0.25kg, 16. Nathan Watson 0kg
Weigh-in 1 - 12.30pm
ADAM Richards made a fantastic start to the PartyPoker.com Fish'O'Mania XVI by moving into an early lead at the Cudmore Fisheries.
Mick Bull, the 2008 Champion, was hoping to repeat his success and was lying second.
12.30pm
1. Adam Richards 6.44kg, 2. Mick Bull 3.95kg, 3. Andy Power 3.33kg, 4. Matt Hall 3.25kg, =5. Tony Curd 2.40kg, =5. Rob Wootton 2.40kg, 7. Dave Roberts 1.88kg, 8. Paul Christie 1.66kg, 9. Edward Warren 1.44kg, 10. Mark Tullett 0.96kg, 11. Peter Goodwin 0.91kg, 12. Tony Robertson 0.55kg, 13. Dave Swain 0.38kg, 14. Chris Vandervleit 0.30kg, 15. Mark Stevens 0.15kg, 16. Nathan Watson 0
PartyPoker.com Fish'O'Mania XVI draw
Saturday, July 17 - Cudmore Fisheries, Staffordshire
Peg 1 - Andy Power (Wells), Peg 2 - Nathan Watson (Louth), Peg 3 - Dave Roberts (Hereford), Peg 4 - Mark Stevens (Tipton), Peg 5 - Mick Bull (Warwick), Peg 6 - Chris Vandervleit (Abridge), Peg 7 - Edward Warren (Penkridge), Peg 8 - Peter Goodwin (Leek), Peg 9 - Adam Richards (Billingham), Peg 10 - Tony Curd (Notting Hill), Peg 11 - Paul Christie (Doncaster), Peg 12 - Tony Robertson (Durham), Peg 13 - Dave Swain (Stockport), Peg 14 - Rob Wootton (Countesthorpe), Peg 15 - Mark Tullett (Leatherhead), Peg 16 - Matt Hall (Awsworth)
