Sunday 25/06/2023 - PSV Club - Todber Manor - Homeground

Planned to avoid all Todber Manor matches - carp races, however, Glenn was going and there was a silvers pool plus wanted to see Guy Manton and have a look at the new poles in the Todber pole alley. I made up some paste in case, but on the way relised I had left my spare nets behind - so definitely silvers.

Met Guy and had a look at the poles. I was most impressed with the Colmic S31 - long top sets, value for money, especially impressed with the handling at 13 metres with the 16 metre section on the back, it was very comfortable for a light weight like me, only negative it's fit your own side pullers, as is with most poles nowdays, Drennan has got his aspect spot on. Definitely the place to go for a new pole, Guy is very knowledgeable on the subject and open minded about manufacturer's - not Diawa blinkered. Great online service too.Thanks Guy have to visit again to see if any of the Colmic top sets fit my Colmic 808.

Draw under way went last to find no pegs left. Ryan did a count and found the missing swim card on the car floor handing the missing peg 90 to me. I didn't think this was fair as it's a known flyer, so wanted a redraw to give everyone a chance to draw it. First in this time and peg 88 it was to be. Glenn had drawn peg 91 so would need all his/our nets - if he bothered to use them!! 88 was the first peg I fished at Todber winning the silvers with 55 lb so, fond memories.

Got to the peg and with silvers in mind was disappointed to find the wind more or less  blowing in to it. Stood on the edge of the platform which the carp must had detected and were looking up at me with a very hungry look. Umm, going to be interesting avoiding them, which helps to explain why the open match on Hillview record was smashed with 800 lb in 5 hours by Mark Wynne - 3 lb a minute - amazing!

Two Ronnie rigs, long to fish caster over GB laced with caster and short for LR's over loose fed LR's. So it went like this, had a few Ronnie's short before hooking a carp so loose feeding stopped. On the long line with caster which produced a few hand size Skimmers, but only if I managed to firstly get through the carp then secondly Ronnie's. Persevered with it landed a few carp and lost many more. Come the second half ended up feeding nothing! Interesting to observe the carp by my keep net taking a single used discharged maggot.

The accidental carp weighed 44 lb 14 oz and the silvers 21 lb 9 oz as expected there was no other sensible angler fishing for silvers. It isn't easy.

Watching James on peg 80 (pictured) whom I thought was winning the match was pondering over his last keep net - what was he thinking?

The match was won by Bagger Ryan Jordan (pictured) with 418 lb 13 oz from peg 84 (better pegs than this one) and a PB. Ryan caught mostly on banded pellet at the end of his keep nets. Well done matey.

Glenn won his section with 260 lb from peg 91 and would had gone over in all 4 nets if it wasn't for an escapee during weighing in. Lol. Still double bubble van which deserved a tinny on the way home.

Result:

1. Ryan 418-13-0 peg 84

2. Jason 362-14-0 peg 90

3. James 350-01-0 peg 80

Silvers:

1. Mike Nicholls 21-09-0 peg 88