Yet again a very cold North Westerly wind blowing. Temperature 6 degrees. Drew peg 11. I had not fished this before, so optimistic! The wind was blowing direct through an opposite leg straight in to my face. I set up two rigs one for near and far shelf (same depth, just adjust distance from the bank) and one for the deepest part of the track, which was at about 6 metres.Started down the track with 4mm pellet - no indication. Tried down the inside with corn and had one very small mirror Carp, then nothing. Out again over the pellet line with corn and immediately caught a Mirror Carp on the drop!
Tried the far shelf at various depths and caught nowt. The wind increased and it got colder. The two fish weighed 1lb 7oz. Having plumbed about I concluded that the peg would be good in summer - roll on.
Martin Rayet won the match with a credible 26lb from peg 33. Martin fished to the left at 14.5 metres across at 11-0-clock, down the far track with soft pellet. Must say a good performance on the day. Martin has now won three matches since buying his latest car: a red escort estate for £300, which Martin must have paid for by now out of his winnings!
My partner for the Carps pairs festival in July, Glenn Bailey (pictured above - in warmer days at White acres) was runner up from peg 41 with 17lb. Although we live in Bristol we are planning to stay locally, hopefully other Carps members will do the same and have a couple of good nights out.
Full Result:
1. Martin Rayet 26-15-08 Peg 33
2. Glenn Bailey 17-13-0 Peg 41
3. Jamie Dyte 11-10-0 Peg 48
4. John Green 6-3-0 Peg 36
5. John Page 5-01-08 Peg 12
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