Exactly same order of play as last match here, except I drew
disable peg 8, two pegs away. The company was different on my left was City fan
Dave Gillard, who insisted wearing a red top and Gas Head Pete Greenslade to my
right – some banter ensued.
Same rigs except I chose a 4x16 because this peg is much
deeper than peg 10. The Ronnie rig wasn’t going to do the short line either
because of the depth which was more or less the same from top-set 9 foot, to
three sections out. The Ronnie rig was set to margin depth so I could fish the
margin at depth and out in front shallow.
I started by loose feeding casters in the margin and one
ball of GB laced with the usual bits at top distance and another ball at two
sections. The result was more or less as last match catching a couple of
Skimmers on caster or DR’s then Ronnie’s and Perch on caster. The only
difference today I caught more 2lb Skimmers. The longer line wasn’t tested
until the last hour where I was sent to avoid the Carp which resulted in just
one Skimmer and some tiny Ronnie’s.
In the last hour my margin was full of Carp I think it’s
about time we were able to weigh them in. It’s the only fishery I know where
seasonal fish you catch don’t get count in matches. This is probably the reason
match attendances are falling.
What I like about how these matches are run is that you are
only fishing for a podium place because the payouts are the same for framers
(subject to numbers fishing), so able to experiment in match conditions.
I weighed 31lb 8oz of Slivers for second overall (pictured
left).
The match was won by matey Rich Coles (pictured upper right with the
runner up) with a good weight of 40lb 2oz from peg 21. Rich caught on worm
fished over GB laced with casters and DR’s. Rich caught three Tench and three
bream in the first hour estimated at 20lb, so a head start on us all then. Rich
caught at seven sections towards the bay to his left.
Usual suspects back for a beer. I think Chris Orris was put
off coming because someone suggested it was his round!!
Full Result:
- Rich Coles 40-02-0 peg 21
- Mike Nicholls 31-08-0 peg 8
- John Fry 26-08-0 peg11
- Alan Jones 25-12-0 peg 18
- Chris Orris 24-08-0 peg 14
- Steve Dawson 22-06-0 peg 16
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