Little bit colder this morning caused by a NW breeze. I have been taking paste every match this summer and hardly used it, so today decided not to take any and just focus on the silvers.
Full house again of 20. I hear there are plans to increase this in future by including the top lake.
I had my usual walk around and compared with other fisheries in the area the match lake is holding its water well with it down only about 18 inches.
In to the draw bag and out comes peg 14 the "Just Magic" Boat peg (he draws there enough) and one of the inform carp pegs. On the end bank I could see Ray Bazeley and Mike Chapman - also good carp pegs.
Committed to the Waggler and silvers so that was set up plus the long Ronnie rig and a 0.3 gram RJ slim (great little floats - contact Ryan Jordan) for worm and maggot to fish at 1 o clock at an eye watering four barrels with the hope of catching some of the big skimmers in the peg.
No GB today. Started on the long Ronnie rig with loose fed LR's with single on the hook and caught a few really small Ronnie's and Perch, but it wasn't happening like it should so rig abandoned yet again. Fed the skimmer line with four chopped worms, maggot and micro. So out on the waggler - a sawn off bodied drake reduced to 6 inches set to 30 inches deep. Had a good hour catching silvers mainly this time small skimmers to 6 oz. I could see carp up on the far shelf and weren't interested in feeding however, they were a pain as the foul hooking started, didn't keep count but it was embarrassingly high number. Nothing I could do - casting over them was the issue rather than the feeding. The silvers were spasmodic but did have of skimmer a 1 1/2 lb and a two about 1 lb and did manage to land two carp in the mouth. The carp had been with me until 90 minutes to go and disappeared off the far ledge so thought the silvers might pick up - they didn't. Throughout kept trying the worn line only to get tugs form micro Perch. With 40 minutes to go and after topping up with four worms tried it again - after a Perch tug I hooked a carp in the mouth. Following this one the carp fishing was manic landing eight before the end. Just couldn't put in quick enough - but no skimmers. Ray Bazeley and most of the anglers down our end also found the carp and switched well on at a similar time. The signs were there when the had disappeared from the far shelf to go down on the feed.
My carp weighed 47 lb 12 oz and silvers 9 lb 7 oz for a silvers win with the total weight of 57 lb 3 oz getting me second, just piped by 9 oz! - so a double bubble. Very enjoyable day.
The match was won by Malcolm Fitzgerald (pictured with the silvers winner) with 57 lb 12 oz from peg 10. Again Malcolm was blanking until 1 1/2 hours to go when the carp went manic. Malcolm fished top set plus one with maggot over potted and loose fed maggot. Well done matey.
Very tight frame today which is good.
Back to the Ringer with the usual suspects - where were asked to form a crib team!!
Result:
1. Malcom Fitzgerald 57-12-0 peg 10
2. Mike Nicholls 57-03-0 peg 14
3. Ray Bazeley 55-02-0 peg 12 (fished a tidy match)
4. Nick Saunders 52-04-0 peg 9
5. Leyton Palmer 48-04-0 peg 3
6. Gerry Walsh 44-08-0 peg 8
Silvers:
1. Mike Nicholls 9-07-0 peg 14
2. John Osbourne 5-13-0 peg 20
Weigh Sheet: (Not seen one neater)
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