First proper frost of this term, some warm water over the
car glass sorted it. Driving up to the access road to the café there was no
sign of frost, but there was a chilling wind blowing. Expected the weights will
be down from previous matches. Andy Price missing today so we had Mr and Mrs
Taylor in the Kitchen – well more Mrs that Mr. Lovely breakfast. However, with
the body mass significantly down it took a while for the café to warm up!
Fourteen fishing today and with Andy’s absence the pegging was
commandeered by Martin Hook.
In to the draw bag and out comes peg 13 – lucky for some? Hoping
this would be end peg, but not, as on end peg 15 was Bristol ’s mumbler Paul Haines, and on next
peg 11 was tackle tart Ade Stokes. With 50lbish framing in recent matches I
thought we could half that today so target 25lbish.
Two rigs today a 4x12 and a 4x10 Malman F1’s. Three lines
one at 12-o- clock at top-set plus one, another at top-set plus three at 2-o-clock
and similarly at 10-o-clock, but what to feed where? The 4x10 rig stayed on the
grass.
Decisions made, pellet on the centre short line for pellet
over 4mm expander, dead reds on the right hand long line for triple maggot and
meat on the left hand line for meat.
Started on the expander and my weight estimate plummeted as
it took 15 minutes to catch a small Skimmer. Expecting that I had over fed it! I
then had four small F1‘s and a couple more Skimmers. The swim died so it was
with great expectation that I switched to the maggot line with triple on the
hook. Hum, tiny indications from tiny Skimmers, slipped on a piece of meat and
had a 1lb Skimmer and a proper Carp. Switched the line to pellet/meat combo and
tried the long right hand line and had another proper Carp – only the same size
as the F1’s which were beginning to be conspicuous by their absence. I then
hooked a bottom hugger which I played for a few minutes only for the hook to
pull – bugger didn’t want that today. The upshot was I ended up abandoning all
the lines except the left hand one which I focussed on with meat and yet
couldn’t work out any acceptable feeding pattern, but kept the odd Skimmer and
proper Carp coming, however, the hook bait was getting messed about with by
tiny 1-2oz Skimmers.
I finished the match with 23lb 15oz for second overall just
a 9oz Skimmer behind the winner.
The match was won by Mike Goodlock (pictured upper right) with 24lb 8oz from end peg 17.
Mike caught at top-set plus two using meat hook bait over various feed.
Mike had mainly proper Carp to 4lb with only a hand full of F1’s making up his
tally. Well done Mike you deserved this result being a regular angler on the
venue.
Full Result:
- Mike Goodlock 24-08-0 peg 17
- Mike Nicholls 23-15-0 peg 13
- Chris Fanning 20-03-0 peg 9
- Terry Girdlestone 17-14-0 peg 20
Weigh Sheet:
2 comments:
I wonder how cold it needs to get before they light the fire up there
Hi Mike, it's good lock not good luck ,
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