It was very sad news to hear that Gary Wall (pictured right) had passed away; I think we were all willing him to carry on for ever. I like many other anglers didn’t know Gary personally, simply because he was a very private person. One thing I had in common with him was photography, Gary specialised in wild life. I wish I could have seen some of his work as I understand it was of the highest standard. Tony in his blog mentioned about some of Gary’s more excitable moments. One such event that I will always remember occurred during a match at Avalon. I had drawn peg 25, and whilst setting up I could here some cussing followed by what seemed carbon sawing, so being a nosy bugger I investigated and found Gary on opposite peg 21 with a hacksaw setting about one of his major sections. Gary explained that he had broken a section close to the joint hence it would not pull through so he needed to cut the joint off. Who on earth carry’s a hacksaw to a match – Gary Wall does. Just a few weeks later on arriving for a Sunday Viaduct match I was told that Gary had won the Saturday match with 245lb off Lodge peg 70 - incredible. I must say Gary that you had a brilliant final season fishing the paste – RIP Paste Master.On Charlie Barns recommendation I decided to fish the feeder from beginning to end, more so to stop his nagging. I also decided that because I believed the venue to be more natural than the commercial venues I fish these days to use a traditional GB. So last night I mixed up a bag of Sensas Bream 3000 to be fished with sweet corn. My first mistake I think. I was asked to peg it out and because I have yet to draw out of the Lakes leg I decided to peg it backwards. Peg 1 near the Dam end. I still haven’t drawn out of the leg! I pulled peg 8, my second mistake. To the plan I started on the feeder with corn and after two hours had one Skimmer to show for it. I could tell from the discussions along the bank that the fishing was slow around me. However, I decided to have a walk and as expected the lower pegs on the main bowl of the lake were catching Skimmers and Bream – but on the pole. Arriving at Charlie’s peg 2 (one from the end) he confessed to having just a few Skimmers and said he should have fished the pole because Rod Wotton, Tom Thick and Steve Dawson were catching on the pole with traditional soft pellet or corn over 4mm pellet – plunker – Ex venue expert!! So back to my peg and I set up a pellet rig but it was all too late and at the wrong end of the match. In the last four hours I could only muster a few Ronnie’s and Perch for a grand total of 6lb 6oz. However, I wasn’t last – quite.
The match was won by Mark Tanner (pictured right with his three Carp) with 47lb 9oz. Mark started on the feeder but after the first two hours the peg died. However, Mark notice some dark shapes swimming around and set up his pellet waggler and second cast had a mirror Carp of 13lb 6oz, which fell to a 8mm banded pellet fished over loose fed 8’s. Mark Landed another two Carp losing one more for a Carp total of 31lb 1oz.Full Result:
1. Mark Tanner 47-09-0 peg 1
2. Rod Wotton 38-08-0 peg 3
3. Tom Thick 36-10-0 peg 4
4. Steve Dawson 36-07-0 peg 7
5. Charlie Barns 23-02-0 peg 2
6. Colin Golding 14-0-0 peg 10
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