After two consecutive memorable matches catching my favourite species I have developed "Ronnie Silver Finger" (not to be confused with Ronnie "Gold Finger"). This is caused through unhooking many times at high speed with either the spade end or the hook occasionally pricking the thumb and index finger - see picture right.I got to see Nick Collins Hernia today, well it's bigger than a hockey ball but smaller than a net ball. I would say it's a soft ball size. Nick is in hospital next month to had it seen to, best wishes matey I hope you get a pretty nurse, who no doubt will need to rummage.
It was my turn on Lodge Lake which I like because there are plenty of small Silvers to be caught off every peg, so hard to blank on this one – isn’t it? So I wasn’t expecting to give my Silver finger a rest. That was until I was given peg 64 – The Monk. Not a peg that I have won any coin from as you need to be able to fish 17 metres or the waggler in to the ever narrowing gap between the trees. However, I did set up a 5 gram waggler to do just that, but although the wind was favourable for casting in to the gap close into the bank it didn’t allow it to stay on station long enough. I then set up a 4x14 Jolly to be fished at 13 metres down at 10 o clock for the Skimmers. I followed this with a corn rig to be fished in to the RH margins also at 13 metres plus an out of season paste rig for the same margin. Subsequent to cupping in a ball of GB laced with pinkie and caster on the Skimmer line, I the cupped in some hemp and caster in to the margin swim. I decided to leave the waggler swim alone.
Starting on the Skimmer line with double Pinkie I had an ½ Ronnie straight away followed by three more. Well 13 metres is too slow for this size if fish so off my box and I set up my Ronnie rig to fish at 7 metres and caught small fish quite fast by regularly feeding a small ball if GB. After I had about 5lb I noticed that the odd Carp was coming out. So although I was content catching these small fish for the team’s sake I went in to the margin and had a 9lb Mirror Carp fish put in. I shouldn’t have landed it as it tangled with a rig hanging from the tree which I broke free then the Carp decided to go down the inside of the Monk catching the elastic in the corner of the concrete Monk. Next put in I hooked another which swam out in to open water as planned, but unfortunately it pulled free. I stayed in the margin to the end of the match and although I had a number of liners I couldn’t add to my weight. I weighed 5lb of Silvers and a 9lb 14oz Carp for a total of 14lb 14oz for 13 points (I think). Oh yes it rained all day, but remained mild.
The match was won by Martin Preston (pictured right) from peg 85 with 92lb 8oz. Martin fished the straight lead with various forms of popped up hair rigged baits. His catch included a 24lb 4oz Carp which fell to white Marshmallow hook bait. What ever next .
The Silvers was won by Dave Campbell (pictured right - Dave was concerned he would end up on a porn site - no chance matey) from peg 17 with 25lb 11oz of Skimmers. Dave fished the waggler with either caster of red maggot hook bait fished over loose fed caster. Dave fed around 1 1/2pints throughout the match.
The Silvers was won by Dave Campbell (pictured right - Dave was concerned he would end up on a porn site - no chance matey) from peg 17 with 25lb 11oz of Skimmers. Dave fished the waggler with either caster of red maggot hook bait fished over loose fed caster. Dave fed around 1 1/2pints throughout the match.
Runner up was Dan Squires (pictured bottom right with his Silvers catch) from peg 52 with 24lb 9oz similarly fishing the waggler.
Full Result:
1. Martin Preston 92-08-0 peg 85
2. Dean Stacey 60-02-0 peg 128
3. Dave Roper 52-10-0 peg 110
4. Dave Campbell 44-04-0 peg 17
5. Alan Oram 43-09-0 peg 53
6. Dan Squires 41-03-0 peg 52
Top Silvers:2. Dan Squires 24-09-0 peg 52
3. Bob Gullick 21-01-0 peg 100
4. Nicky Collins 17-10-0 peg 42
5. George Perkins 17-03-0 peg 51
Teams on Day:
1. Viaduct All Stars 62
2. Somerset Angling 61
3. Viaduct 59
4. Somerset Magic 56
5. Maver Veals Blue 55
6. Sensas Thyers 53
7. Silverfox TM 52
8. Westerleigh 51
9. Maver Veals Red 46
10. Garbolino BVMG 45
11. Keyford 38
12. Avon Angling 36
13. Jinx 34
14. Amigos 32
15. Viaduct Select 3016. Langport 29
17. Megabait 24
Teams Overall to Date:
1. Somerset Angling 165
2. Maver Veals Red 157
3. Silverfox TM 155
4. Garbolino BVMG 150
5. Jinx 142
6. Westerleigh 141
7. Viaduct 138
8. Viaduct All Stars 130
9. Avon Angling 125
10. Maver Veals Blue 121
11. Keyford 116
12. Amigos 9
13. Somerset Magic 89
14. Sensas Thyers 89
15. Megabait 81
16. Langport 70
17. Viaduct Select 68
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