I had planned to go for a pint with the lads after last
night match but because I was so cold I decided to get home to bed as I had to
be up early for today’s match. Luckily I didn’t pick-up as I would have be
obliged to go.
Last night it was six degrees and come weigh in today it was
twenty degrees!! What’s that all about.
I love this fishery as everything is about right from an on-site
breakfast, the lads that fish are all very amicable and then there’s the great
fishing, loads of bites – for those that fish for bites1! Well to done Andrew Price.
The turn out was down a bit today for some unknown reason
with twelve fishing. After the usual natter it was into the draw bag and out
comes peg 4. I found myself sandwiched between Stuart Graham (who’s been
getting fishing lessons on how to catch 20lb of Barbel form his Fiancée) and
Rob Turley on Chubber peg 2. For me no emotion over the peg as I have been here
before I don’t seem to be able to get to the far bank pegs these days – it will
happen.
The Lake colour was spot on
with plenty of fish topping – especially in Stuarts peg! I was expecting it to
fish well.
The usual two rigs was set-up. I started on the F1 float
close in with semi-hard pellet hook bait over potted pellet, this usually
produces some quick F1’s and Skimmers, but not today. After fifteen minutes I
only had two Skimmers. So over to the far bank with meat over pellet where I
was pestered by small Skimmers, far too slow, so the pole was broken down – not
to be fished again. For 80% of the remaining match I spent in the Left hand
margin catching Skimmers and F1’s averaging 2lb steady with 6mm meat hook bait
over pellet.
Alan Oram had been catching well on peg 29 but struggled
seeing his float due to the white foam that could not be dispersed by he light
winds. I thought he had beaten me but on inspection at the weigh-in his fish
were smaller than mine.
The match was won by Terry Girdlestone (pictured upper right with
his catch) with 88lb 13oz from the same peg as he won it from last week – end
peg 14. Terry caught on ….the same as last week.
His fellow “Bell Ringer” Roy Liddell (both pictured right)
came third with 69lb 1oz from peg 22.
Nice warm day (in many ways)
.
Full Result:
- Terry Girdlestone 88-13-0 peg 14 (again)
- Mike Nicholls 76-06-0 peg 4
- Roy Liddell 69-01-0 peg 22
- Alan Oram 58-11-0 peg 29
- Stuart Graham 50-02-0 peg 6
- Ralph Hillier 48-04-0 peg 8
Weigh Sheet:
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