Wednesday 10/07/2013 - Amalgamation Summer Open League - Round Two - Sabre Lake

After a wasted trip to the Lyneham Café because it was their day off (that’s what the sign said. It was off to the Berger van opposite the Calne fishery with Barry Fitchew following. The van looked clean enough but I went for an egg and bacon roll. Barry went for a full breakfast. What can I say other than the old lady serving was looking forward to retirement – so are we now!!

 

Mike Jones has bought a new Match Box and combo trolley (pictured right with the low profile tyres). However, what ever time Mike made up on the bends and straights he lost setting it in the Pits setting it up and breaking it down!

 

In to the very deep draw bag and out came peg 23? All I knew was I was next to the Scud and again who was on peg 24. Luckily the Ashes started today so I had the radio on day. We were on the far bank. Last match in the series some low life stole the scales. However, arriving at the peg someone had stolen my platform (pictured right). Glad I had my wellies!

 

To be fair Andy Smith did warn us at the draw that it would fish hard – he meant crap. Don’t you hate it when he’s right!

 

Throughout the day I set up all sorts to try and catch either a Silver or a Carp. The upshot was that I only could catch on soft 3mm pellet over GB. Fishing this at 9 metres on the drop is sole destroying, but compared with Scud next door (everyone else on our side was facing at 90 degrees to us) I was doing well. I did finally succumbed and spent the last half hour on the paste to no avail.

 

My hard earned Silvers weighed 9lb 4oz for a pick up in 4^th in the Silvers. And unbelievably 7^th overall – blimey it did fish hard crap.

 

It is an excellent looking Lake in a good position.

 

The match was won by Barry Fitchew (pictured right with his Silvers) with 21lb 6oz from peg 20. Barry caught on both his whip and pole using either caster or maggot. Barry did land one of his five Carp he hooked.

 

The Silvers was won by Mike Jones (pictured right with his catch) with 14lb 9oz from peg 25. Mike caught mainly on the whip using either caster or maggot.

 

Full Result:

 

1.      Barry Fitchew 21-06-0 peg 20

2.      N Huggett 20-0-0 peg 14

3.      Mike Jones 14-09-0 peg 25

4.      John Osborne 13-09-0 peg 21

5.      Colin Golding 12-04-0 peg 11

6.      Gary Davis 11-14-0 peg 3

 

Top Silvers:

 

1.      Mike Jones 14-09-0 peg 25

2.      Barry Fitchew 12-02-0 peg 20

3.      Gary Davis 11-14-0 peg 3

4.      Mike Nicholls 9-04-0 peg 23

 

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