I have missed a few of the matches on Withy Pool due to
family commitments. As they say absence makes the heart grow fonder, so I was
looking forward to today’s match, especially as a warm dry day was forecast.
Even though we had 24 fishing there were a few regulars
missing, including a few of the disabled which meant a greater chance of
drawing on one. In to the cloth bag and out comes peg 69 – yep a disabled peg,
so a day of physical discomfort was in store. I was joined by Mike Keys on peg
68 and Terry Bruton peg 70.
I set up similar rigs as yesterday, except I planned to fish
longer at 11.5 metres (the longest this year) and slightly further out in the
RH margin so the paste floats were heavier at 0.5 grams and 0.3 gram for the
margin.
I started by feeding a big pot of CW&C with a smidgen of
wetted micro out at 11.5 metres and started to lose feed some caster on the
Ronnie line whilst fishing a worm on the hook at 11.5 metres. It all started
well catching a few small Skimmers and three decent specimens that was until
the tiny Perch moved in. It must be the time of year, coinciding with the fry
hatch I guess making them more active and hungry. In any case I rather leave
for Darren Gillman on the Canal so I came in on the Ronnie line with single
caster. It wasn’t until I shallowed up to two foot that I started to catch a
few Rudd and then the Perch moved in again. So I decided to mix up some GB and
lace with casters and fed four big balls out on the 11.5 metre line. Going over
it with worm produced the same small Perch. I tried double caster, but the same
again. Out with the paste and I had another decent Skimmer and lost a foul
Carp. The wind had picked up making presentation out long frustratingly
impossible. So with aching knees due to the restricted room on these platforms
I had to get up and have a walk round. A few Skimmers and Carp had been caught
around the Lake , back for a banana and more
leg torture. This time I decided to pack up the long pole and concentrate the
rest of the match in the margin (feeling a bit defeated) because of the ever
increasing wind which had blown over the pole roller luckily with no damage.
John Smith had the same but broke his number six section. I fished the paste in
about three foot of water lightly feeding hard 4’s over the top. I was amazed
when the float dipped and I was into my first Carp. I stayed on this for the
rest of the match landing another six Carp to 15lb, losing three foul hookers.
My Silvers weighed 13lb 5oz and when combined with my Carp I
had a match winning total of 76lb 7oz.
The Silvers was won by Rich Coles (pictured right with the
match winner) from peg 42 with 26lb 11oz. Rich caught the majority of his fish
on the CW&C fished at 10 metres. This included three Eels that weighed 10lb
with one Eel estimated to be pushing the 5lb mark, a PB for Rich – never too
old.
Finally, as we are unlikely to hear it from Terry Bruton I
have to mention that he was battered both sides today sandwiched between 1st
and Brian Sheppard 5th and Terry - DNW.
Full Result:
1. Mike
Nicholls 76-07-0 peg 69
2. Chris
Rolfe 59-02-0 peg 54
3. Ray
Bazeley 39-06-0 peg 66
4. Paul
Haines 32-14-0 peg 60
5. Brian
Sheppard 31-0-0 peg 71
6. Bob
Feltham 29-12-0 peg 46
Top Silvers:
1. Rich
Coles 26-11-0 peg 42
2. John
Bradford 15-06-0 peg 48
3. Dave
Gillard 13-06-0 peg 59
4. Mike
Nicholls 13-05-0 peg 69
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