With Kev Winston in hospital (now recovering at home) Martin Rayet stood in for him and luckily gave me a lift.
The Bridge Hotel for breakfast, enough said.
Arrived at the fishery to be greeted by a very cold SE wind. They say "Wind from the East fish feed least". I've always found the wind from the SE is worse.
As I was doing the recorded draw Tony Rixon pull peg 16 for me. Feed back was it wasn't the best but shouldn't get Carp trouble. However, I was happy with it for self preservation with the wind off my left shoulder. Plenty of room too. I really fancied the waggler and caster as the wind look perfect for fishing the far bank. So a 7" bodied Drake was erected. Shotting it up a Carp took the bare hook, another hook added! The only other rig was a 4x14 Winter to fish top set plus three barrels with one ballast barrel (just short on middle) and top set plus one which required another 3 inches adding to the depth.
Fed both pole lines with GB laced with Pinkies and tried feeding casters over but due to the wind was feeding Goats until got the pull back on the catty right - sometimes. Out with single caster and happy with the presentation three casts later had an indication next cast had a decent Skimmer. Way to go then. Next cast foul hooked a Carp. Reloaded a hook and a few casts later had to abandon the waggler due to the wind picking up. So out long with double Pinkie. Initially the float was slightly going with wind, but later with, this due to the increase wind. So had to determine where my GB and Pinkie feed was going - both ways I suspected. It wasn't long before had a Ide. Then on the drop hooked a decent fish and was sure it was a Carp, so pulled hard until I felt the "Mick Jagger" of a Tinca so slowed and carefully got a 3 pounder in the net - bonus today I think. Had a few more Ide cripes can't missed their bites - savage. Wind picked up so opened up the one barrel line which was towing very hard against the wind making easier to determine where the GB/Pinkie feed was going. Had a Ronnie followed by a big Skimmer, after a couple more Ronnie's went back out long for more Ide. So last two hours kept switch between the two lines adding Ide long and three more Skimmers short.
Weighed 15 lb 15 oz for section win and second overall. Learnt a bit for next match here.
The match was won by Tony Rixon (pictured) with 17 lb 9 oz from peg 31. Tony had few down the middle but caught mostly Ide over tight to the far bank at 14 .5 metres loose feeding maggot and Pinkie with a maggot and Pinkie on the hook. Well done matey
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