Silverfox Match Angling: Thursday 27/03/2014 - Bathampton AA Over 55's and Disabled

Thursday, 27 March 2014

Thursday 27/03/2014 - Bathampton AA Over 55's and Disabled - Bridge Pool

Today was the start of 2014 Coffin Dodgers series which is already a sell out. The first match saw us back on Bridge pool for the fourth consecutive week. After breakfast at ASDA with Bob Warren is was a drive through the back lanes to Huntstrete because of the traffic chaos being caused by the road closure due to road subsidence at Keston.

Bob and I arrived in plenty of time so walked around Bridge Pool, I definitely didn't want to draw down the far end as a biting easterly wind was blowing down this way. So in to the draw bag and out comes peg 14, one peg from where I was last week. I was happy with this because I had the wind on my back and shelter from the hill behind.

I decided to fish it the same as last week and hope for a repeat of the result as I technically won the match when combining Carp and Silvers. So it was 5 metres with GB laced with casters and some micro with Pinkie hook bait. I had five small Skimmers and one about 1 ½ lb before the swim went dead. So after re-feeding I came in closer on the caster over caster and had a couple of small Perch and Ronnie’s. However, the Ronnie’s weren't really feeding that well, plenty of bites though from very small fish that couldn't quite pull the float down. I then had a small 5lb Carp and lost a foul hooker. Back out on the 5 metre line and I had some tiny Skimmers and Ronnie’s, but wasn't adding significantly to my weight. I kept switching between the two lines during which I lost another foul hooker. I kept a few Ronnie’s coming on caster until 5 minutes before the end when I hooked and landed another small 5lb Carp.

My Silvers weighed 10lb 12oz (2oz less than last week!) and my two Carp 11lb 12oz for a total of 22lb 10oz for 5^th overall and 6^th in the Silvers.

Both the match and the Silvers was won by Mikes Jones (pictured right with Dave Bacon the match runner up) with 18lb 6oz of Silvers and 4 Carp for 34lb 13oz giving him a match total of 53lb 3oz. Mike caught his Silvers on maggot over GB laced with caster and maggot. His four Carp fell to 8 mm hard pellet fished over hard 4;s at 14.5 metres to the island bush.

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