Sunday 21/04/2024 - Westerleigh - The Shanks Match - Taylor's Pool and Shipp's Canal

I like this fishery for many reasons. Planned for a bit of Carp fishing on Shipp's Canal today. It wasn't to be as ended up on my usual peg 16 on Taylor's. As Glenn Bailey said to me - "silvers it will be then". I fished the peg enough now, so nothing new, same old, well nearly.

Sun cream on, making sure it's nowhere near my eyes today1

Set up the waggler only because of plenty of time which would also be useful whilst having a cuppa. The usual two rigs - 4x14 Winter and the short Ronnie rig, boring now.

Started at top set plus two barrels initially with 4 mm expander over GB laced with micro. I couldn't believe it every put in a tiny F1, tiny being less that 4 oz. Switched to LR on the hook and the same except did have a decent Skimmer and a 4 oz Tench. Gave up the line for the Ronnie rig with GB laced with Pinkie with single LP on the hook catching Ronnie's and the odd Skimmer. Hooked a big Skimmer which jumped out onto the bank and couldn't get to it without pulling the elastic out a lot so tried teasing it back in the water unfortunately the hook pulled.

Weighed 17 lb 5oz with the lost Skimmer getting me closer to 20 lb! The twat on the weigh sheet mixed my Carp and silvers weight mixed up - oh that was me!!

The match was won by Vince Shipp (pictured with the silvers winner - prefer the bottom picture to the one above) with 114 lb from peg 8. Vince caught on pellet and meat fishing 12 inches deep fished close around and off the island. Well done matey.

The venue fished very well with the canal throwing up 4 x 90 lb + weights of quality carp to 14 lb.

Back to the New Inn where we were Doomed, Bar a couple.

That's it for this week getting the kit ready for Whiteacres.

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