Not been here for sometime and had my usual walk around. The pegging is really tight I paced most pegs at 6 to 9 metres apart. Luckily Matt pegged it sensibly. The talk was to be on Selick's because the numbers would be limited to 12 anglers so would be more room. I though, wrongly that the bottom end of Long's would be best area - wrongly, as as found out later the oxygen levels were down so the opposite would be true, as Tony Rixon found out.
Matt pulled pink pong ball Longs 34. No emotion as I didn't know anything about the peg, short walk though as it's on the road side. Great company with Matty Tomes - love this guy WYSIWYG we need more stand up guys like him who was on peg 33 and Steve Collins on peg 36.
Two Pots told me the margins would produce so cleared the LH side only to plumb around to find it all over the place with lots of rocks. So cleared the RH side - better, but a tad too deep. Set up a 0.3 gram paste float for here to fish on the top set which was as far as I could clear. Wary that it might be hard I set up a 4x12 expander rig to fish 4 mm expander at top-set plus two. I also set up a paste float to fish over this line if things took a turn for the better. Matty next door had a large bay opposite him at 16 metres. I had the remnants of a bay which looked like it's been Methodised, but probably could get close enough with 13 and a bit metres but with the wind as it was and looking after my longevity decided not too bother, which too be honest cost me a few fish.
I started by kindering some micro and with the 4 mm expander on the hook had four Carp in five put ins then a 2 lb Skimmer - cripes going to have a great day then - not. Always the same just as you think this the swim dies. Had a couple more Skimmers and was pestered by tiny 2 oz Skimmers. Decided to feed 5-6 expanders and switched to on the drop and had another run of Carp. Everything was against us today bright skies, lower temperature, low oxygen and more anglers than usual. The fish were definitely shying away. I had been feeding the margin with micro with hard 4's over the top so gave it a try and had a foul hooker come off. Wasn't surprised because of the depth. The Carp weren't interested in feeding on the bottom and were content nicking the occasional falling 4's. Went out long again this time with paste which was unproductive but found going back to the expander the small Skimmers liked the remnants of the paste so started to kinder potting this just to get bites and managed to get a hook in a few on this tiny fish. I spent the last two hours in the margin with paste kindering a few 4 's on with the paste and had five more Carp but it was a question of catch one then waiting 15 minuets or so before another arrived.
The match was won by Dave Romain (pictured right with the Silvers winner) with 117 lb 4 oz from Sellick's peg 7. Dave caught tight over with pellet then later down his margin using meat over meat.
The Silvers was won by Jess Jordan with 13 lb from Sellick's peg 17. Jess caught on chopped worm and caster.
Finally, Two Pots lost his number four in the lake and had to take a dip to retrieve it. See video below the weigh sheets. Commentary by Martin "Meat Head" Rayet.
Result:
1. Dave Romain 117-04-0 peg 7 Sel
2. Mike Hill 84-07-0 peg 2 Sel
3. Mark Thorne 83-08-0 peg 15 Sel
4. Joe McMahon 79-08-0 peg 11 Sel
Silvers:
1. Jess Jordan 13.00 peg 17 Sel
2. Dave Ings 10-14-0 peg 17 Longs
Weigh Sheets:
Two Pots:
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