A few got caught out with the weather, luckily the brolly was with me, some didn't. Rained on an off throughout the match. Couldn't think where I've seen similar umbrella's?
My plan was to fish expander over micro, however, on the way relised I had left them home. Rest of the way thinking of other options.
Full contingent of 18 anglers. Shame peg 2 wouldn't be in due to some weed growth. Into the draw bag and out comes peg 13. Good skimmers peg I'm told and a long cast to the island for the chub. Got to the peg which was a bit of a parrot cage but sufficient space to cast a waggler or feeder. No way could I loose feed anywhere the island probably half way at best. Still set it up with a 9" small bodied Drake in doing so noticed a eye missing - bugger - but still functional. The new plan was to fish 10 metres out in front with worm over micro for skimmers using a 4 x16 Winter Titan. A paste rig for over the same line, a paste rig for the LH margin and the long Ronnie rig.
Fed the long line with micro and five of finely chopped worms. Fed the Ronnie line with GB laced with DR's. Catapulted out some LR's which as I thought fell short of half way, going to try anyway once the umbrella came down. Had a few Ronnie's, Rudd and the usual micro Perch before foul hooking a Carp up in the water. The line went dead, noticing there was significant fizzing over the long line went over it with a big worm and had a good spell two Skimmers and three fantail thingy's one bright orange. Again foul hooked another carp. So refed, trying the Ronnie rig again for just a few Perch. More fizzing, so out again, no bites just another fouler. Fed again which was too prove a pot too far, more fizzing, so decided to leave it until it stopped which sometimes works. Ounce stopped out long with the paste float and another skimmer and a 3 lb Carp. Unfortunately fed again, couldn't help myself - lesson learnt here. Couldn't by another bite on this line. Rain stopped and had a four casts on the waggler and 4 bites and judging from the nicked end of the LR it was tiny fish. Rain back so waggler abandoned. In to the margin with the paste where I had been loose feeding hard 4's and first put in missed a bite, in again and a 4 lb carp, next put in a foul hooked carp which came off, thought this was the start of a bagging session, alas not, nothing more from the margin. As the rain had stopped started to pack away watching John Dursley peg 6 and Kevin Manning peg 7 catching well (
pictured).
The two Carp weighed 7 lb 10 oz and silvers 12 lb 6 oz for fourth and more importantly a silvers win beating Bill Ferries by 2 oz, he didn't go home empty handed winning his section. No doubt the fish like the micro here, but too much and they become to preoccupied with it - less is more I think.
The match was won by John Dursley (pictured with the silvers winner) with 58 lb 10 oz from peg 6. John caught down his RH edge, finding he had to keep ringing the changes of hook baits. He lost a few foul hookers probably due to his margin being a tad deep up to the reeds. Well done matey.
Credit where credit is due Tony Welsby runs a great match, especially as he does all the weighing and weigh sheet, like another Tony I know Thanks.
Result:
1. John Dursley 58-10-0 peg 6
2. Kevin Murch 25-12-0 peg 18
3. Dave Manning 20-15-0 peg 7
Silvers:
1. Mike Nicholls 12-06-0 peg 13
2 Bill Ferris 12-04-0 peg 1
Weigh Sheet:
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