With Conway in obliging mood, members were treated to a Christmas cracker in the fur n feather. The carp fed with gay abandon, leading to some big weights and some red-faced 'roachers'.
Tony Byers was among the first to see carp action, but took the 'good will to all men' too literally by releasing most of them before they reached his net. According to Jamie, old crafty must have been fishing in a channel.
Next door, presumably in the same channel, was Steve Coleman, who had a couple of early fish on corn, and then sussed out the carp fancied some mince pie paste and caught steadily through the day to amass the very impressive total of 50lb 06oz. And he put two nets in! Well done Steve.
Jamie Pickup was equally as impressive (well not quite) as he had 3 carp for 17lb, which, when added to his net of quality roach, gave him a 49lb 04oz total. Pretty good for maggot fishing, with the occasional worm hookbait. Healdy said worms are no good on Conwy.....why you no rissen?
With the imaginary channel seemingly full of carp, John Edwards was keen to see some action. His pineapple teabag was launched well over 100yards, and he too shared the action. Also adding a second keepnet in mid-match, dont know why, he weighed an agonisingly close 49lb to take third place. Nice one Sumo. His Conwy record suggests that it wont be too long before the sponsors come knocking. Surely Twinings or Del Monte love the effectiveness of the pineapple teabag, and Shimano cant fail to be impressed by his highlighting of their flagship Aspire pole.
Anyway, back to the aforementioned Mr Byers. He managed to hold on to a few of those carp, and added some roach to finish with a section winning 23lb odd. Well in Tone, top man in your car.
When the carp feed at Conwy, you look pretty stupid roach bashing, but that's just what Yozzer did, to the tune of 29lb 04oz. He didn't look that stupid though, as he went away with a brown envelope containing the other section money.
More top class sport, it seems crazy but we've only got two more on Conwy.
Merry Christmas too you all, I hope you get your strings pulled in 2012.
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Monday 28 November 2011
CONWY, 27/11/11 ~ Roach or carp?...I'll take the roach thanks
Certainly at this time of year, and with the current mild weather it's a dilemma at Conwy. Do you guarantee a weight of sorts by targeting the roach, or do you go for a winning bag of carp with the chance of bombing out?
The Gnome always shies away from the carp pegs, and was delighted to draw the side bank at the far end. He put the blinkers on and went roach fishing right from 'the off '. A couple of 5 minute spells looking for a bonus carp didn't pay off, but roach were in abundance and he put 42lb 04oz of them on to the scales for what turned out to be a comfortable victory.
John Heald made the long journey to the fishery he calls home and his decision was that carp were the way to go. Pole fished meat secured a number of decent fish, along with a few roach and skimmers. He chucked out a hair-rigged acorn on the method when trying for a bonus squirrel, but all he succeeded in doing was losing a hook in the tree! John weighed an honourable 30lb 08oz and took the runner-up berth. Well done.
John Edwards made the dog in the photo look happy. Having failed to make anything really work in the early stages, he went for the usual walkabout. Upon return, he caught a few skimmers on pole, when for no apparent reason his number 11 pole section broke in half as he struck at a bite. In a tantrum a five year old would be proud of, he slung his pole up the bank only to hear another sickening crack....his number five section was now in half too! Sumo took a deep breath and went for another walk. Back at his peg, he tidied up his pole and chucked out the method. It promptly went round and he brought in a decent carp. With no alternative, he chucked out several more times and came back with carp or goldfish. He ended up with 27lb 08oz and third place. How lucky is that???
Neil Paterson was again in the money following last week's win at the brickies (good performance that one). He caught five carp on 8mm pellet and added some roach to take the section with 24lb 15oz. Nice one Pato.
Gary Chambers brought his legendary paste and with two early carp it looked like a winner, but alas, it didn't last. A couple of method carp and some roach and skimmers did bring his final tally up to 24lb 02oz, enough to win the other section. Another steady job, well done Gary.
The Gnome always shies away from the carp pegs, and was delighted to draw the side bank at the far end. He put the blinkers on and went roach fishing right from 'the off '. A couple of 5 minute spells looking for a bonus carp didn't pay off, but roach were in abundance and he put 42lb 04oz of them on to the scales for what turned out to be a comfortable victory.
John Heald made the long journey to the fishery he calls home and his decision was that carp were the way to go. Pole fished meat secured a number of decent fish, along with a few roach and skimmers. He chucked out a hair-rigged acorn on the method when trying for a bonus squirrel, but all he succeeded in doing was losing a hook in the tree! John weighed an honourable 30lb 08oz and took the runner-up berth. Well done.
John Edwards made the dog in the photo look happy. Having failed to make anything really work in the early stages, he went for the usual walkabout. Upon return, he caught a few skimmers on pole, when for no apparent reason his number 11 pole section broke in half as he struck at a bite. In a tantrum a five year old would be proud of, he slung his pole up the bank only to hear another sickening crack....his number five section was now in half too! Sumo took a deep breath and went for another walk. Back at his peg, he tidied up his pole and chucked out the method. It promptly went round and he brought in a decent carp. With no alternative, he chucked out several more times and came back with carp or goldfish. He ended up with 27lb 08oz and third place. How lucky is that???
Neil Paterson was again in the money following last week's win at the brickies (good performance that one). He caught five carp on 8mm pellet and added some roach to take the section with 24lb 15oz. Nice one Pato.
Gary Chambers brought his legendary paste and with two early carp it looked like a winner, but alas, it didn't last. A couple of method carp and some roach and skimmers did bring his final tally up to 24lb 02oz, enough to win the other section. Another steady job, well done Gary.
Monday 14 November 2011
HAMPTON WILLOW, 13/11/11 ~ Gnome fends off the Welsh duo
A dry morning with a gentle breeze greeted us for the latest outing to Hampton Springs. Despite the fact that John H and Jamie had practiced in the week, and are now as much regulars at Hampton as The Gnome, one or two were describing this as a Yozzer benevolent match. Gary Chambers was one of the first to weigh and set the target with an excellent 40lb 06oz mixed bag of maggot n caster caught fish.
Next of note was John Heald, who had some proper carp (probably on meat), and the scales went 35lb 15oz. At last he's learning something during practice. Well done John, you'll make a goodun yet.
On to yozzer. He was adamant that he could only muster 30lb at best, but as always he only tells lies when his lips move, and he weighed in a level 42lb of carp, tench, skimmers, cruies and barbel, all caught at 3 metres on maggot and pellet.
Having looked like going home after 3 hours, John Edwards had only gone walk-about and sought advice from the gnome. He'd only had 3 fish up till then, but went back to his peg and ended up bringing 35lb to the scales for a well earned section prize. Confucius say " man who catches nothing must use brain". Nice one Sumo.
The other section went to another Hampton officionado, Jamie Pickup claiming the prize with a mixed bag which went 26lb. Sumo said something about double default, but I say Jamie did well ....off that flier.
Although not in the money this time, a brilliant piece of advice to all members from Tony Byers. When asked where he had caught, crafty cockney declared the immortal secret....."in the waw--er". Jeez, have we been facing the wrong way for all this time?
Next of note was John Heald, who had some proper carp (probably on meat), and the scales went 35lb 15oz. At last he's learning something during practice. Well done John, you'll make a goodun yet.
On to yozzer. He was adamant that he could only muster 30lb at best, but as always he only tells lies when his lips move, and he weighed in a level 42lb of carp, tench, skimmers, cruies and barbel, all caught at 3 metres on maggot and pellet.
Having looked like going home after 3 hours, John Edwards had only gone walk-about and sought advice from the gnome. He'd only had 3 fish up till then, but went back to his peg and ended up bringing 35lb to the scales for a well earned section prize. Confucius say " man who catches nothing must use brain". Nice one Sumo.
The other section went to another Hampton officionado, Jamie Pickup claiming the prize with a mixed bag which went 26lb. Sumo said something about double default, but I say Jamie did well ....off that flier.
Although not in the money this time, a brilliant piece of advice to all members from Tony Byers. When asked where he had caught, crafty cockney declared the immortal secret....."in the waw--er". Jeez, have we been facing the wrong way for all this time?
Monday 17 October 2011
CHESTER LAKES, 16/10/11 ~ Runaway victory for Gary and his paste
There's an old adage, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything". Well I'm saying very little about this match.
20 members went into the drawbag, and by mid-match at least half were ready to go home.
Gary Chambers continued to demonstrate his paste fishing prowess with a runaway victory. His 39lb 05oz carp net secured the win by a country mile, and once again he put the lottery money in someone else's pocket. The lucky recipient was Ken Pickup AGAIN. Superb display from Gary.
The rest of the frame read as follows:
2 - Pete Lucas ........10lb 09oz
3 - Dennis Jones .....10lb 08oz
Section - Lee Pickup....10lb 02oz
Section - Jamie Pickup..7lb 08oz
Well Done everybody
20 members went into the drawbag, and by mid-match at least half were ready to go home.
Gary Chambers continued to demonstrate his paste fishing prowess with a runaway victory. His 39lb 05oz carp net secured the win by a country mile, and once again he put the lottery money in someone else's pocket. The lucky recipient was Ken Pickup AGAIN. Superb display from Gary.
The rest of the frame read as follows:
2 - Pete Lucas ........10lb 09oz
3 - Dennis Jones .....10lb 08oz
Section - Lee Pickup....10lb 02oz
Section - Jamie Pickup..7lb 08oz
Well Done everybody
Monday 10 October 2011
GORSTY HALL, 9/10/11 ~ Better to be lucky than good......
We all learned a new tactic this week, with the help of the method maestro. Just get lucky at the drawbag then sit in a deckchair and let someone else do all the hard work for you. Sit making rigs till midnight and prepare quality bait? err...no. Think your way through the match, taking account of likely conditions? err....no. Pete Lucas got the lottery peg and guessed at 41lb.
Gary Chambers then worked like a trojan to get presentation right in the stiff breeze, and managed precisely 41lb of paste caught carp. A masterly performance earned him a winner's medal and £32 in pools money. Pete took home £100 for doing diddly-squat. No green-eyed monster from me though. Well done Gary and well done Pete.
Yozzer Hughes finished in second place, having fished meat and paste at 5 & 9 metres to weigh in with 36lb 14oz of carp and quality skimmers.
Third spot went to Dave Norman, who gave a great display of feeder fishing, and ended up just short with 35lb 05oz of carp. Dave alternated between method feeder and straight lead, and after a slow start, he put fish in the net on a regular basis. Oh for another half hour?
John Heald started off like a whirlwind and looked like his method approach would empty the lake. Alas, it was a false dawn, and things slowly tailed off, leaving John with 21lb 06oz, and a section win. Not bad though, for a pensioner.
Surprise, surprise... Dave Cargill with maggots! Cargy had 5 carp on the feeder and then scratched about with maggots for a couple of pound of roach, which made all the difference, and put him in the money. Another section win for Dave, a good effort.
By the way, Lucas = DNW
Gary Chambers then worked like a trojan to get presentation right in the stiff breeze, and managed precisely 41lb of paste caught carp. A masterly performance earned him a winner's medal and £32 in pools money. Pete took home £100 for doing diddly-squat. No green-eyed monster from me though. Well done Gary and well done Pete.
Yozzer Hughes finished in second place, having fished meat and paste at 5 & 9 metres to weigh in with 36lb 14oz of carp and quality skimmers.
Third spot went to Dave Norman, who gave a great display of feeder fishing, and ended up just short with 35lb 05oz of carp. Dave alternated between method feeder and straight lead, and after a slow start, he put fish in the net on a regular basis. Oh for another half hour?
John Heald started off like a whirlwind and looked like his method approach would empty the lake. Alas, it was a false dawn, and things slowly tailed off, leaving John with 21lb 06oz, and a section win. Not bad though, for a pensioner.
Surprise, surprise... Dave Cargill with maggots! Cargy had 5 carp on the feeder and then scratched about with maggots for a couple of pound of roach, which made all the difference, and put him in the money. Another section win for Dave, a good effort.
By the way, Lucas = DNW
Tuesday 20 September 2011
BRON EIFION WEEKEND, 17th/ 18th September 2011
What a shower!
A knock-up was arranged for those travelling down to Criccieth on the Friday. A noon start at the very pleasant Eisteddfa venue, and six members sat under brollies as the heavens opened. The torrential rain did not put a dampener on sport though as hordes of small silvers made everyone reach for larger baits to find the carp and F1s.
Norman Smith cracked open a bag of frozen prawns, caught a few fish, and this proved to be his downfall as he stuck to the prawn for the whole weekend, and they helped him catch precisely zilch.
The match produced joint winners as Dave Norman and The Gnome both weighed in with 35lb of paste caught Carp and F1s. Pato weighed 25lb, and the signs looked omenous for Sumo as he started the weekend with a DNW, and the big sulk had begun. We took his shoe laces off him and went to the pub.
No need for the Samaritans, Sumo's on the flier
Popular opinion, which turned out to be rowlocks as usual, was that a draw on the wall was the better option, although the end peg on the shallows would produce a weight.
John Edwards drew that end peg and made the most of it by weighing in with a match winning 57lb 08oz. Ghosties and 'proper' carp made up the weight, with half coming to the method feeder, and then later on, some to pole-fished corn. A great performance by Sumo, but with confidence restored, what a pain in the alehouse!
Second, again from the shallows, and another stunning effort, was Gary Chambers. Fishing maggot on short pole, Gary had nearly 30lb of roach, and added a few paste caught carp in the last hour for a total of 46lb 12oz.
Steve Coleman maintained an air of dignity after frustratingly drawing the dreaded corner for the second year in a row. A lesson for us all, as Steve got his head down, fished it as he found it, and came third with an honourable 40lb 08oz of margin caught carp and F1s. A great attitude mate, and a well deserved frame.
Next best, and again from those shallows, was Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine, who despite using 15mm halibut pellet, managed to put 37lb 15oz in his net, which was good enough for the section. Well done Pete, and this time the blog man was there to witness.
Former king of Bron, Jamie Pickup, was best performer on the dam wall with a well earned 37lb 08oz, and section win. A triumph for hard work as Jamie scratched a few on the method, then a couple shallow, then another few on the tip, then a couple more on pole at depth. Impressive son.
Yozzer bursts the double bubble
Following last year's double success, John Edwards was keen to repeat the feat. Having launched a method feeder about 80yards (so he was fishing the shallows again), Sumo had caught a carp on every chuck, whilst those around him only went 30/40 yards and struggled. He had that look in his eye as he keenly followed the scales around the lake.
Half way round and the double dream was shattered, along with the club record, as The Gnome, pleasure fishing by the boathouse, put two nets full of F1s on the scales and together they weighed 80lb 02oz.
Moving round to Sumo on the wall, and with one net containing only 3 skimmers for a pound and a half, it looked like he was well off the pace. However, he'd crammed 73lb of carp into the other net, and secured 2nd spot with 74lb 05oz. Another excellent show, good job weight estimation plays no part though.
Illustrating that he really is the method maestro, and fishing a venue to suit, was Pete Lucas, who showed his improvement once again by taking the bronze medal with 54lb 04oz. Great stuff Pete, isn't it better to succeed at lower level than get battered in fishomania?
Agonisingly close to the frame, but good enough only for a section win, was Neil Paterson. Despite all the frivolity and voodoo spells of the previous evening, Pato managed to avoid peg 15, and fished with a tiny in-line cage as oppose to the method in the shallow water. It proved effective as he weighed a level 54lb. Well thought out young man.
My 'man of the weekend' completed the payout places. Steve Coleman gave another solid performance on the mediocre dam wall, with a well earned 44lb 03oz....... 40lb+ on both days, from pegs many would have moaned about, an example to follow, well done Steve.
Two more consistent performances, with 30lb+ each day , by Tony Wilson, was the basis for the pairs success of Tony and Yozzer, who totalled 168lb over the two days.
Another enjoyable venture to Criccieth,and many thanks to Arthur and Dave for their efforts.
A knock-up was arranged for those travelling down to Criccieth on the Friday. A noon start at the very pleasant Eisteddfa venue, and six members sat under brollies as the heavens opened. The torrential rain did not put a dampener on sport though as hordes of small silvers made everyone reach for larger baits to find the carp and F1s.
Norman Smith cracked open a bag of frozen prawns, caught a few fish, and this proved to be his downfall as he stuck to the prawn for the whole weekend, and they helped him catch precisely zilch.
The match produced joint winners as Dave Norman and The Gnome both weighed in with 35lb of paste caught Carp and F1s. Pato weighed 25lb, and the signs looked omenous for Sumo as he started the weekend with a DNW, and the big sulk had begun. We took his shoe laces off him and went to the pub.
No need for the Samaritans, Sumo's on the flier
Popular opinion, which turned out to be rowlocks as usual, was that a draw on the wall was the better option, although the end peg on the shallows would produce a weight.
John Edwards drew that end peg and made the most of it by weighing in with a match winning 57lb 08oz. Ghosties and 'proper' carp made up the weight, with half coming to the method feeder, and then later on, some to pole-fished corn. A great performance by Sumo, but with confidence restored, what a pain in the alehouse!
Second, again from the shallows, and another stunning effort, was Gary Chambers. Fishing maggot on short pole, Gary had nearly 30lb of roach, and added a few paste caught carp in the last hour for a total of 46lb 12oz.
Steve Coleman maintained an air of dignity after frustratingly drawing the dreaded corner for the second year in a row. A lesson for us all, as Steve got his head down, fished it as he found it, and came third with an honourable 40lb 08oz of margin caught carp and F1s. A great attitude mate, and a well deserved frame.
Next best, and again from those shallows, was Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine, who despite using 15mm halibut pellet, managed to put 37lb 15oz in his net, which was good enough for the section. Well done Pete, and this time the blog man was there to witness.
Former king of Bron, Jamie Pickup, was best performer on the dam wall with a well earned 37lb 08oz, and section win. A triumph for hard work as Jamie scratched a few on the method, then a couple shallow, then another few on the tip, then a couple more on pole at depth. Impressive son.
Yozzer bursts the double bubble
Following last year's double success, John Edwards was keen to repeat the feat. Having launched a method feeder about 80yards (so he was fishing the shallows again), Sumo had caught a carp on every chuck, whilst those around him only went 30/40 yards and struggled. He had that look in his eye as he keenly followed the scales around the lake.
Half way round and the double dream was shattered, along with the club record, as The Gnome, pleasure fishing by the boathouse, put two nets full of F1s on the scales and together they weighed 80lb 02oz.
Moving round to Sumo on the wall, and with one net containing only 3 skimmers for a pound and a half, it looked like he was well off the pace. However, he'd crammed 73lb of carp into the other net, and secured 2nd spot with 74lb 05oz. Another excellent show, good job weight estimation plays no part though.
Illustrating that he really is the method maestro, and fishing a venue to suit, was Pete Lucas, who showed his improvement once again by taking the bronze medal with 54lb 04oz. Great stuff Pete, isn't it better to succeed at lower level than get battered in fishomania?
Agonisingly close to the frame, but good enough only for a section win, was Neil Paterson. Despite all the frivolity and voodoo spells of the previous evening, Pato managed to avoid peg 15, and fished with a tiny in-line cage as oppose to the method in the shallow water. It proved effective as he weighed a level 54lb. Well thought out young man.
My 'man of the weekend' completed the payout places. Steve Coleman gave another solid performance on the mediocre dam wall, with a well earned 44lb 03oz....... 40lb+ on both days, from pegs many would have moaned about, an example to follow, well done Steve.
Two more consistent performances, with 30lb+ each day , by Tony Wilson, was the basis for the pairs success of Tony and Yozzer, who totalled 168lb over the two days.
Another enjoyable venture to Criccieth,and many thanks to Arthur and Dave for their efforts.
Wednesday 7 September 2011
BRON EIFION WEEKEND ~ 17/18 SEPT
Following the recent meeting, arrangements are :-
Draw to commence Saturday at 8.45 at Bron. Please let Dave know if you are going to be late.
For those staying on Friday night, we are having breakfast on Friday morning in Tesco cafe at Conwy round about 9ish. We are going to have a little knockup at Eisteddfa fishery in Criccieth. Draw will be 11.30 and fishing will be 12.30-5.00. Either ring Yozzer or see you at the lake.
There will be a normal draw for pegs on Saturday. On Sunday there will be two draw bags. If you fish the dam wall on Sat you will draw for a peg on island/ shallows on Sun. Fish the shallows on Sat and you will draw for the dam wall on Sun. The pairs have already been drawn at the meeting. See you all at Bron and enjoy!
5 anglers left in the knockout, so it will be a straight shootout ,over the two days, to determine this year's winner.
Draw to commence Saturday at 8.45 at Bron. Please let Dave know if you are going to be late.
For those staying on Friday night, we are having breakfast on Friday morning in Tesco cafe at Conwy round about 9ish. We are going to have a little knockup at Eisteddfa fishery in Criccieth. Draw will be 11.30 and fishing will be 12.30-5.00. Either ring Yozzer or see you at the lake.
There will be a normal draw for pegs on Saturday. On Sunday there will be two draw bags. If you fish the dam wall on Sat you will draw for a peg on island/ shallows on Sun. Fish the shallows on Sat and you will draw for the dam wall on Sun. The pairs have already been drawn at the meeting. See you all at Bron and enjoy!
5 anglers left in the knockout, so it will be a straight shootout ,over the two days, to determine this year's winner.
Monday 8 August 2011
GORSTY HALL, 7/8/11 ~ Yozzer sends 'em reeling
General consensus these days is that without rod and reel you won't frame at Gorsty. So a bombardment of method feeders and pellet wagglers thrashed the water near the lilies to a foam. Although there were plenty of fish out there, they weren't keen to feed.
Due to his method phobia, The Gnome stubbornly got out his trusty pole, even venturing out to 8 (yes eight!) metres. Fishing with 6 and 8 mil meat, he put fish in the net on a regular basis, a mix of skimmers, crucians and small carp, to amass 27lb 08oz. It gave him a narrow victory and had the whole club reeling.
Even the legend that is Ian Simo, in as a guest, resorted to the pellet waggler in an effort to win. He came a gallant and close second with a weight of 27lb 02oz. Good job he can't use a rod, he might have won. Nice try though, unlucky Simo.
The self-proclaimed 'pellet waggler king', AKA Jamie Pickup, also used the float and did well to register 23lb 14oz of mainly pasty carp, which put him on the podium. Another good performance Jay.
Steve Boyd also made a guest appearance, fished the method feeder, and had an assortment of small fish to bring a level 21lb to the scales and managed a section win. Well done Steve.
Gary Chambers, using the short pole, caught crucians steadily for the first couple of hours and looked on course for the frame, but a dramatic switch off saw him struggle for the latter part, and he ended up with 16lb 12oz.
John Edwards has been out of form lately, but further improvement was in evidence this week as he too caught 16lb 12oz to share the other section. Nice one fellas.
Following a few near misses in recent weeks, including one by the man himself, Kenny Pickup had yet another stab at the lottery peg, and this time came up trumps to the tune of £100. Money goes to fkn money eh?
Due to his method phobia, The Gnome stubbornly got out his trusty pole, even venturing out to 8 (yes eight!) metres. Fishing with 6 and 8 mil meat, he put fish in the net on a regular basis, a mix of skimmers, crucians and small carp, to amass 27lb 08oz. It gave him a narrow victory and had the whole club reeling.
Even the legend that is Ian Simo, in as a guest, resorted to the pellet waggler in an effort to win. He came a gallant and close second with a weight of 27lb 02oz. Good job he can't use a rod, he might have won. Nice try though, unlucky Simo.
The self-proclaimed 'pellet waggler king', AKA Jamie Pickup, also used the float and did well to register 23lb 14oz of mainly pasty carp, which put him on the podium. Another good performance Jay.
Steve Boyd also made a guest appearance, fished the method feeder, and had an assortment of small fish to bring a level 21lb to the scales and managed a section win. Well done Steve.
Gary Chambers, using the short pole, caught crucians steadily for the first couple of hours and looked on course for the frame, but a dramatic switch off saw him struggle for the latter part, and he ended up with 16lb 12oz.
John Edwards has been out of form lately, but further improvement was in evidence this week as he too caught 16lb 12oz to share the other section. Nice one fellas.
Following a few near misses in recent weeks, including one by the man himself, Kenny Pickup had yet another stab at the lottery peg, and this time came up trumps to the tune of £100. Money goes to fkn money eh?
Monday 25 July 2011
BIRKENHEAD TOP PARK, 24/7/11 ~ We woz 'Robb'ed
A case of deja vu at the 'toppy'. As with our last match on there, the pools money was plundered by a guest. Cries of "we woz robbed" could be heard at the payout as visitor Paul Robb, a superstar on the local match scene, had fished a blinder to weigh 28lb 06oz of tench, crucians and skimmers, and claim the victory. Paul fished 16metres on pellet over micros and caught steadily all day. He's sportingly agreed to come to the next match so we can win the money back, so well done Paul.
The Master Catcher that is Kenny Stuart drew the worst peg on the lake (according to him), so amazing that he should return a similar catch to the winner, this time fishing 4mm pellet to the island, which was all of 5metres away. Ken weighed a level 25lb to take the runner-up berth. Nice one Ken.
Jamie 'pole swapper' Pickup fished his new Airity at 13metres and used groundbait with chopped worm n caster. Having filled his swim in with 10 balls at the start, it was 2 hours later that he started to catch. A skimmer dominated net went 24lb on the scales, and Jamie slid into bronze medal position. Good effort from JBay.
Gary Chambers wasn't pullin up trees for the first couple of hours but a change to maggot, fished shallow, found some quality rudd, which were the bulk of his 21lb 04oz and a well-earned section win.
Another case of 'If only...'
Yozzer fished his top 3 with 6mm pellet for a mixed bag and a total of 20lb 06oz, which secured the other section.
Another lottery peg nailbiter as Ken Pickup had guessed 30lb. Oooo so close, and to heap further misery on poor Kenny, he was booted out of the K O by Sumo. Well done John, a glimmer of hope for you.
Generally a decent match although a few pegs did fish poorly. It certainly makes a change from chasing carp.
The Master Catcher that is Kenny Stuart drew the worst peg on the lake (according to him), so amazing that he should return a similar catch to the winner, this time fishing 4mm pellet to the island, which was all of 5metres away. Ken weighed a level 25lb to take the runner-up berth. Nice one Ken.
Jamie 'pole swapper' Pickup fished his new Airity at 13metres and used groundbait with chopped worm n caster. Having filled his swim in with 10 balls at the start, it was 2 hours later that he started to catch. A skimmer dominated net went 24lb on the scales, and Jamie slid into bronze medal position. Good effort from JBay.
Gary Chambers wasn't pullin up trees for the first couple of hours but a change to maggot, fished shallow, found some quality rudd, which were the bulk of his 21lb 04oz and a well-earned section win.
Another case of 'If only...'
Yozzer fished his top 3 with 6mm pellet for a mixed bag and a total of 20lb 06oz, which secured the other section.
Another lottery peg nailbiter as Ken Pickup had guessed 30lb. Oooo so close, and to heap further misery on poor Kenny, he was booted out of the K O by Sumo. Well done John, a glimmer of hope for you.
Generally a decent match although a few pegs did fish poorly. It certainly makes a change from chasing carp.
Monday 18 July 2011
HAMPTON SPRINGS, WILLOW, 17/7/11 ~ King Henry beheads the Gnome
17 members gathered in the car park on a wet and miserable morning. General opinion was that Jamie and Yozzer should be there abouts at the end as they had been fishing Hampton regularly for a while now.
The early part of the match saw most struggling to hit the many bites provided by miniscule skimmers and cruies, not to mention micro mirrors. Slowly but surely the better fish put in an appearance, and a few anglers started to put a weight together.
Phil Henry only joined the club a month ago but already he's showing his talent. Following a win at Yewtree last time, he again came out on top with a carp and chub based net, caught on 16metre pole to the island, and weighed 52lb 15oz. Could soon be calling him Phil 'mynets' Henry, well done.
The Gnome demonstrated that practice makes perfect... ok nearly, as he came a close second with a level 52lb. In contrast to Phil, he caught on a top 2 kit, bringing crucians, tench, skimmers and carp to the net using pellet and corn.
Agonisingly close in third was Neil 'the niblet' Paterson, who didn't quite use enough corn as he registered 51lb 14oz of margin carp. Big fella done good, but he was surrounded.. Quote..." by a load of fat useless c%*^s".
Lee was the top Pickup this week, and won a section with another excellent carp catch which went 48lb 05oz. Nice one Lee, you should travel alone all the time instead of gettin duff info off your travelling companions.
The other section winner was the quiet man, Arthur Roche, who weighed in with 33lb 07oz of meat loving carp from down the edge. Well done Arth, when is the football starting?
Spare a thought for Steve Coleman, who drew the lottery peg and guessed 51lb......really a case of close but no cigar!
All in all another good eggy match with everyone catching a few, maybe we're not all muppets after all.
NOTE: Baden next week (24/7/11) has been cancelled and the venue is now Birkenhead Top Park at 8am.
The early part of the match saw most struggling to hit the many bites provided by miniscule skimmers and cruies, not to mention micro mirrors. Slowly but surely the better fish put in an appearance, and a few anglers started to put a weight together.
Phil Henry only joined the club a month ago but already he's showing his talent. Following a win at Yewtree last time, he again came out on top with a carp and chub based net, caught on 16metre pole to the island, and weighed 52lb 15oz. Could soon be calling him Phil 'mynets' Henry, well done.
The Gnome demonstrated that practice makes perfect... ok nearly, as he came a close second with a level 52lb. In contrast to Phil, he caught on a top 2 kit, bringing crucians, tench, skimmers and carp to the net using pellet and corn.
Agonisingly close in third was Neil 'the niblet' Paterson, who didn't quite use enough corn as he registered 51lb 14oz of margin carp. Big fella done good, but he was surrounded.. Quote..." by a load of fat useless c%*^s".
Lee was the top Pickup this week, and won a section with another excellent carp catch which went 48lb 05oz. Nice one Lee, you should travel alone all the time instead of gettin duff info off your travelling companions.
The other section winner was the quiet man, Arthur Roche, who weighed in with 33lb 07oz of meat loving carp from down the edge. Well done Arth, when is the football starting?
Spare a thought for Steve Coleman, who drew the lottery peg and guessed 51lb......really a case of close but no cigar!
All in all another good eggy match with everyone catching a few, maybe we're not all muppets after all.
NOTE: Baden next week (24/7/11) has been cancelled and the venue is now Birkenhead Top Park at 8am.
Wednesday 8 June 2011
MEMBERS NOTICE
Following discussion at the recent meeting, members should be aware that TWO keepnets are now to be used at all matches.
Monday 6 June 2011
WESTON POOLS CANAL, 5/6/11 ~ If Carlsberg did fishing matches......
As the advert goes, if Carlsberg did fishing matches then they would turn out like this, which may be classed as probably the best match Eggy will ever have. Everyone had a bite a chuck from start to finish, everybody weighed in thinking they had done well, and the lowest weight was 39lb 08oz!!!
Mixed bags were the order of the day, with F1s, carp, tench, barbel, chub, crucians, roach n ide being caught from anywhere you chose to put a bait. Anyone catch a skimmer? It seemed almost incidental that we should have a winner, such was the quality of the sport.
Dave Cargill was the top man with 63lb, caught on maggot fished close in on both sides of his peg. well done Dave, but leave the girly bait at home will you, it's Feckin June not December.
John Heald showed that his golden angling career is by no means over, as he brought 62lb 08oz of meat caught fish to the scales. Such is his confidence these days he only put one net in, but it was a wonderful day hearing all those OO OOs. Thought he'd lost his voice it's such a long time since we heard them. Good show Healdy.
Having weighed in early, I mean second on the list, as oppose to going home early, Sumo Edwards must have thought he had the match well and truly won. His nets went 62lb, having caught on a top two right next to his landing stage, touching the end of his keepnet, with worm and caster. The choice of bait wasn't a stroke of masterly planning, it's what he had left from a crap day on Saturday's fisho at Partridge. Respect when it's due though, you did well John, and we're lucky to have such talent in our club ranks. Or maybe that should read we're talented to have such luck in the club, as Sumo had a bash at the lottery peg again, but alas, his 55lb guess wasn't close enough.
Sections went to Gary Chambers with 54lb 12oz, and the Gnome with 52lb 08oz. Those weights would win nearly every Eggy match for the rest of the year, so good fishing lads.
In fact, everyone fished a good match, and will look forward to another visit.
Mixed bags were the order of the day, with F1s, carp, tench, barbel, chub, crucians, roach n ide being caught from anywhere you chose to put a bait. Anyone catch a skimmer? It seemed almost incidental that we should have a winner, such was the quality of the sport.
Dave Cargill was the top man with 63lb, caught on maggot fished close in on both sides of his peg. well done Dave, but leave the girly bait at home will you, it's Feckin June not December.
John Heald showed that his golden angling career is by no means over, as he brought 62lb 08oz of meat caught fish to the scales. Such is his confidence these days he only put one net in, but it was a wonderful day hearing all those OO OOs. Thought he'd lost his voice it's such a long time since we heard them. Good show Healdy.
Having weighed in early, I mean second on the list, as oppose to going home early, Sumo Edwards must have thought he had the match well and truly won. His nets went 62lb, having caught on a top two right next to his landing stage, touching the end of his keepnet, with worm and caster. The choice of bait wasn't a stroke of masterly planning, it's what he had left from a crap day on Saturday's fisho at Partridge. Respect when it's due though, you did well John, and we're lucky to have such talent in our club ranks. Or maybe that should read we're talented to have such luck in the club, as Sumo had a bash at the lottery peg again, but alas, his 55lb guess wasn't close enough.
Sections went to Gary Chambers with 54lb 12oz, and the Gnome with 52lb 08oz. Those weights would win nearly every Eggy match for the rest of the year, so good fishing lads.
In fact, everyone fished a good match, and will look forward to another visit.
Monday 9 May 2011
LOWER RIDGE, SAUGHALL, 8/5/11 ~ Staff Bull shows his pedigree....and so does Lower Ridge
Those of you familiar with the angling forums will know that Jamie Pickup goes by the pseudonym of Staff Bull. In recent weeks there has certainly been some banter between him and John Edwards on 'Total Fishing', so it was rather fitting that these two should have a head to head at Saughall.
Jamie came out a clear winner with a tremendous mixed bag of ide, skimmers, F1s, tench, carp and an eel.. YUK!....which had the scales bouncing for the best part of 10 minutes, but they finally settled at 53lb. To coin a phrase..."awesome" Jamie.
Sumo also returned to normal service and caught steadily from start to finish on a variety of methods, weighing another excellent bag containing 42lb. Welcome back John, you done good. Back to normal was Sumo's description, although to the rest of the membership, John nursing his keepnet and waiting for the scales to arrive was a somewhat surreal experience.
Ken Stuart put up his usual consistent performance on the ridge and caught ide and carp on 8mm pellet to record 36lb and a well earned third place.
Neil Paterson had his smiley face on today as he netted quality skimmers and ide, and a 'bonus' eel on chopped worm and managed a section win. Just like a day on the Trent n Misery, well done canal man.
With the help of a near double figure carp, which pushed his weight up to 33lb 08oz, Gary Chambers was the other section winner. Gary seemed to do things the wrong way round. He fished paste for carp and caught ide and silvers, then fished maggot for silvers and caught carp, how bizaare. Nice one Gary, they all count.
After some terrible winter sessions, I was beginning to doubt whether this fishery was any good, but the warmer weather has improved things immensely, and as with our match last summer, 11 members had over 20lb. That's quality fishing.
NOTE : Dave has booked Moreton Brickies for next Sunday 15th. Draw will be at 7am
Jamie came out a clear winner with a tremendous mixed bag of ide, skimmers, F1s, tench, carp and an eel.. YUK!....which had the scales bouncing for the best part of 10 minutes, but they finally settled at 53lb. To coin a phrase..."awesome" Jamie.
Sumo also returned to normal service and caught steadily from start to finish on a variety of methods, weighing another excellent bag containing 42lb. Welcome back John, you done good. Back to normal was Sumo's description, although to the rest of the membership, John nursing his keepnet and waiting for the scales to arrive was a somewhat surreal experience.
Ken Stuart put up his usual consistent performance on the ridge and caught ide and carp on 8mm pellet to record 36lb and a well earned third place.
Neil Paterson had his smiley face on today as he netted quality skimmers and ide, and a 'bonus' eel on chopped worm and managed a section win. Just like a day on the Trent n Misery, well done canal man.
With the help of a near double figure carp, which pushed his weight up to 33lb 08oz, Gary Chambers was the other section winner. Gary seemed to do things the wrong way round. He fished paste for carp and caught ide and silvers, then fished maggot for silvers and caught carp, how bizaare. Nice one Gary, they all count.
After some terrible winter sessions, I was beginning to doubt whether this fishery was any good, but the warmer weather has improved things immensely, and as with our match last summer, 11 members had over 20lb. That's quality fishing.
NOTE : Dave has booked Moreton Brickies for next Sunday 15th. Draw will be at 7am
Monday 18 April 2011
BADEN HALL, Mallard, 17/4/11 ~ Gary is hot at Baden
Weather-wise we should probably have all our matches at Baden Hall. Similar to our last visit on Donut, this was fished in bright warm sunshine without a breath of wind. Conditions which obviously affected the fishing.
They didn't slow Gary Brislin down too much as the venue regular put his knowledge to good use and piled 59lb 08oz of carp into the weigh sling. Using sloppy paste at long range, Gary put carp in his net on a regular basis throughout the match for a fine victory.
Making sure it was a competitive affair, was Dave Cargill, who maintained his brilliant current form with a net of maggot-caught carp weighing 56lb 04oz. Cargy surprised everyone by calling all-in 3 minutes early, and before we got organised, word spread that he'd already had two carp, weilding his trusty waggler rod like the sword of Zorro. Keep it up Dave, you're fishing well.
In third place, well off the pace, despite 3 hours of coaching from Sumo, was Yozzer, who finally succumbed to the long pole, and fished at 15metres for a handful of carp on meat, and managed 34lb 12oz. Wow that was a bag of laughs....not.
Arthur Roche, in tandem with Percy*, picked up a section win, his 3 carp and bits went 15lb 03oz, while canal legend Pato won the other section with 20lb 06oz. Mind you, he only had 11metres to the island.
Different name on the lottery peg this week, and Paul Cargill had hard luck with his guess of 57lb....ooooooo no cigar.
*Percy? percy verence, never gives up.
They didn't slow Gary Brislin down too much as the venue regular put his knowledge to good use and piled 59lb 08oz of carp into the weigh sling. Using sloppy paste at long range, Gary put carp in his net on a regular basis throughout the match for a fine victory.
Making sure it was a competitive affair, was Dave Cargill, who maintained his brilliant current form with a net of maggot-caught carp weighing 56lb 04oz. Cargy surprised everyone by calling all-in 3 minutes early, and before we got organised, word spread that he'd already had two carp, weilding his trusty waggler rod like the sword of Zorro. Keep it up Dave, you're fishing well.
In third place, well off the pace, despite 3 hours of coaching from Sumo, was Yozzer, who finally succumbed to the long pole, and fished at 15metres for a handful of carp on meat, and managed 34lb 12oz. Wow that was a bag of laughs....not.
Arthur Roche, in tandem with Percy*, picked up a section win, his 3 carp and bits went 15lb 03oz, while canal legend Pato won the other section with 20lb 06oz. Mind you, he only had 11metres to the island.
Different name on the lottery peg this week, and Paul Cargill had hard luck with his guess of 57lb....ooooooo no cigar.
*Percy? percy verence, never gives up.
Monday 11 April 2011
GORSTY HALL, 10/4/11 ~ Dave waggles another win
T-shirt n shorts for this match at Gorsty, what a pleasant change from the last few months. The fishing was good, too. It was a case of pick a style that suits you and start catching. A vast array of tactics on display including method, cage feeder and straight lead, waggler and pellet wag, feeder floats (??? wtf ???)and even the good old pole all saw action.
Dave Cargill chose to fish the waggler again and put on another fine display to clinch victory with 48lb 05oz. Well done Dave.
Following some 'watch and learn' midweek sessions, Jamie Pickup put his new skills to good use on the gap in the lilies, and, using the method and the pellet waggler, put 38lb 08oz on the scales for a well deserved second place.
Another to have learned from experience was Pete Lucas. After his aris was well and truly kicked at the Viaduct fishomania qualifier the day before, The Method Maestro lived up to his name with a great third place in the prestigeous Eggy club match, weighing 34lb 09oz. So pleased for you Pete, nice one.
As predictable as ever was Yozzer with his top three! With only a few poles on display, The Gnome scratched and winkled small skimmers, crucians, and pastie carp to the tune of 32lb 10oz and a section win.
Back on the rod, another fisho fiend, Gary Brislin, used corn with a method feeder and managed 29lb 04oz to take the other section.
With successes aplenty at Gorsty in recent outings, Sumo became complacent and turned up with a feeder float. Alas it's back to the drawing board as all he managed was a few sniggers from those pegged around him. Think it through John.
Dave Cargill chose to fish the waggler again and put on another fine display to clinch victory with 48lb 05oz. Well done Dave.
Following some 'watch and learn' midweek sessions, Jamie Pickup put his new skills to good use on the gap in the lilies, and, using the method and the pellet waggler, put 38lb 08oz on the scales for a well deserved second place.
Another to have learned from experience was Pete Lucas. After his aris was well and truly kicked at the Viaduct fishomania qualifier the day before, The Method Maestro lived up to his name with a great third place in the prestigeous Eggy club match, weighing 34lb 09oz. So pleased for you Pete, nice one.
As predictable as ever was Yozzer with his top three! With only a few poles on display, The Gnome scratched and winkled small skimmers, crucians, and pastie carp to the tune of 32lb 10oz and a section win.
Back on the rod, another fisho fiend, Gary Brislin, used corn with a method feeder and managed 29lb 04oz to take the other section.
With successes aplenty at Gorsty in recent outings, Sumo became complacent and turned up with a feeder float. Alas it's back to the drawing board as all he managed was a few sniggers from those pegged around him. Think it through John.
Friday 25 March 2011
BORDER 3 ISLANDS, 20/3/11 ~ It's goodnight from me...and goodnight from him
Despite suicidal tendencies at the mere mention of Border Fisheries, I somehow managed to talk myself into going AGAIN, as 3 Islands "Is the best on the complex, and not like the other waters"
Sucker springs to mind, as once again, I took an early bath, and alongside Sumo, was in the house well before weigh-in time.
Hence only brief details on the result.....Congratulations to Kenny Stuart, who won with about 22lb, Gary Brislin with 19lb and Gary Chambers who also had 19lbish.
Not saying I'm jinxed at B..... , but I even managed to drop a sausage off my breakfast plate.
Sucker springs to mind, as once again, I took an early bath, and alongside Sumo, was in the house well before weigh-in time.
Hence only brief details on the result.....Congratulations to Kenny Stuart, who won with about 22lb, Gary Brislin with 19lb and Gary Chambers who also had 19lbish.
Not saying I'm jinxed at B..... , but I even managed to drop a sausage off my breakfast plate.
Monday 14 March 2011
BORDER 3 ISLANDS......Any info
Just a thought, should have asked the question before Weston, which was also new to most members.
Border 3 islands is a new and unfamiliar venue to most. Can anyone post some in-depth info please, so members are not approaching next Sunday blind. Thanks in advance, here's hoping
Border 3 islands is a new and unfamiliar venue to most. Can anyone post some in-depth info please, so members are not approaching next Sunday blind. Thanks in advance, here's hoping
WESTON POOLS, 13/3/11 ~ Massacre part II, a spaghetti weston
Massacre? Well at least the fish didn't suffer as very few were actually caught. A warmish morning, with spring sunshine, a decent butty and cup of tea, and the fishery manager was priming everyone with info on their individual draw. Some listened and some didn't, but the fish weren't playing the game anyway.
When sitting on these commercials, and knowing the stocking levels, you wonder how it could possibly be a struggle to get a few bites on a maggot. but a struggle it was.
Jamie Pickup managed to find a few small carp, tench and barbel on pellet, and although sport was hardly prolific, he blew the opposition away with his weight of 15lb 08oz. A very tidy performance, Jay.
John Edwards missed out on the lottery peg for once, but fished a tidy match by dobbing corn along the far bank, which was only 14metres for him, and managed a dozen small carp to put 14lb on the scales to secure first loser spot. Well done Sumo.
Third place went to Lee Pickup, who despite arguing with a bed of rushes, got the better of a few residents and ended with 11lb 08oz. Have a word with your dad Lee, he's lettin the family name down!! Another fine display.
Part of the advice given at the draw was 'the tip' to the far bank, but Pete Lucas, The Method Maestro, ignored the tip for the most part. When he finally chucked it out in sheer desparation, it went round and produced a 6lb carp, which boosted his total to 8lb 08oz, and secured a section win. IF ONLY Pete, but well done.
The Gnome also winkled out a few small carp, tench and crucians, on 4mm pellet, which amounted to 10lb 08oz, and the other section win.
I must take my hat off to Tony B............He jokingly said, 'put your hat back on,Yozz, I haven't had a bite since you took it off two hours ago'. I put the hat back on and his tip flew round for his only bite of the day (nearly).
Please note the new, more accurate weights, all pounds and half pounds, courtesy of our new scales. Glad the summer's on it's way, with bigger weights...teehee.
When sitting on these commercials, and knowing the stocking levels, you wonder how it could possibly be a struggle to get a few bites on a maggot. but a struggle it was.
Jamie Pickup managed to find a few small carp, tench and barbel on pellet, and although sport was hardly prolific, he blew the opposition away with his weight of 15lb 08oz. A very tidy performance, Jay.
John Edwards missed out on the lottery peg for once, but fished a tidy match by dobbing corn along the far bank, which was only 14metres for him, and managed a dozen small carp to put 14lb on the scales to secure first loser spot. Well done Sumo.
Third place went to Lee Pickup, who despite arguing with a bed of rushes, got the better of a few residents and ended with 11lb 08oz. Have a word with your dad Lee, he's lettin the family name down!! Another fine display.
Part of the advice given at the draw was 'the tip' to the far bank, but Pete Lucas, The Method Maestro, ignored the tip for the most part. When he finally chucked it out in sheer desparation, it went round and produced a 6lb carp, which boosted his total to 8lb 08oz, and secured a section win. IF ONLY Pete, but well done.
The Gnome also winkled out a few small carp, tench and crucians, on 4mm pellet, which amounted to 10lb 08oz, and the other section win.
I must take my hat off to Tony B............He jokingly said, 'put your hat back on,Yozz, I haven't had a bite since you took it off two hours ago'. I put the hat back on and his tip flew round for his only bite of the day (nearly).
Please note the new, more accurate weights, all pounds and half pounds, courtesy of our new scales. Glad the summer's on it's way, with bigger weights...teehee.
Monday 14 February 2011
CONWY, 13/2/11 ~ Wirral superstar plunders Eggy pools
Conwy water gardens had been drained since our last visit so that the hoardes of small silvers could be netted and thinned. With water levels back to normal, many thought carp would win the match.
Wirral Borough AC have held a winter league series both last year and this, so, having missed a couple of weeks, the reigning champion, and current joint leader that is Ian Simpson, joined us as a guest to get some much needed practice.
Ian certainly thought that roach would play a part and in the first three hours put 25lb of them into the net. With action drying up he turned his attention to the carp, and managed to winkle half a dozen F1s out, on banded pellet, for an overall 38lb and victory. A masterful performance, but don't ask to come again!!
The Garden Gnome also thought roach was the way to go, and predictably fished maggot on a top four kit. With no bonus fish, just roach, roach and more roach, he fell short, weighing in with 36lb 04oz, although there were some good sized fish in amongst them.
Kenny Stuart had a totally different approach, and fished on soft pellet. He managed a couple of carp, but the mainstay of his third-placed 32lb 04oz was quality skimmers. The skimmer maestro strikes again.
Both section winners had nets of carp. Tony the Crafty Cockney was in the money for a third time in succession, with his net resembling a carp aquarium. He caught 25lb of mirrors, commons, goldfish and F1s on 8mm pellet, after being 'roached out' on the 6mm version. You're fishing well, Tony, stop it now.
Despite leaving both whupass and tea-bags at home, John Edwards still found carp on the method, and won the other section, this time with 25lb 08oz. Well done Sumo, now I know why you got so many Fishomania tickets, SKY needs quality anglers.
Wirral Borough AC have held a winter league series both last year and this, so, having missed a couple of weeks, the reigning champion, and current joint leader that is Ian Simpson, joined us as a guest to get some much needed practice.
Ian certainly thought that roach would play a part and in the first three hours put 25lb of them into the net. With action drying up he turned his attention to the carp, and managed to winkle half a dozen F1s out, on banded pellet, for an overall 38lb and victory. A masterful performance, but don't ask to come again!!
The Garden Gnome also thought roach was the way to go, and predictably fished maggot on a top four kit. With no bonus fish, just roach, roach and more roach, he fell short, weighing in with 36lb 04oz, although there were some good sized fish in amongst them.
Kenny Stuart had a totally different approach, and fished on soft pellet. He managed a couple of carp, but the mainstay of his third-placed 32lb 04oz was quality skimmers. The skimmer maestro strikes again.
Both section winners had nets of carp. Tony the Crafty Cockney was in the money for a third time in succession, with his net resembling a carp aquarium. He caught 25lb of mirrors, commons, goldfish and F1s on 8mm pellet, after being 'roached out' on the 6mm version. You're fishing well, Tony, stop it now.
Despite leaving both whupass and tea-bags at home, John Edwards still found carp on the method, and won the other section, this time with 25lb 08oz. Well done Sumo, now I know why you got so many Fishomania tickets, SKY needs quality anglers.
Sunday 13 February 2011
MORETON BRICKWORKS 6/2/11 ~ Stevie Cee shows Yozz the way home
A big congratulations to Steve Coleman on his win at the brickworks. Pegged in the top bay, Steve made full use of his draw and caught a couple of lumps down the rushes on pole fished maggot. He added a few roach too and ended up putting 24lb odd on the scales. Well done.
When the scales came round Yozz had been in the house for two hours watching the rugby. By one o'clock he'd caught just 2 miniscule roach and decided to 'do one'. Hence the lack of report, don't know the facts, sorry.
When the scales came round Yozz had been in the house for two hours watching the rugby. By one o'clock he'd caught just 2 miniscule roach and decided to 'do one'. Hence the lack of report, don't know the facts, sorry.
Monday 31 January 2011
GORSTY HALL, 30/1/11 ~ '8lb ghostie' helps ice-cool Jamie to a massacre
Having travelled to the venue with Jamie, discussion on the homeward trip turned to the blog, and he wanted some influence on the headline, hence 'ice cool' and 'massacre'.
Ice breaking was back on the agenda with Gorsty covered in varying degrees of thickness...that's the ice, not our members. Thanks once again to those who broke the ice.
Oh how rumours spread during a match. An hour into the match and Jamie's had an eight pound ghostie!
However, the scales, and our eyes told a different story. The carp was of regulation colour for a 5lb mirror. Pole fished pellet added a small pastie and some decent skimmers, and moved the scales to a level 15lb, and the massacre was complete. Why do we let these superstars into the club? A fine display jambo.
Ken Stuart started with a small roach first chuck,on maggot over groundbait, and then caught one on every other chuck too. After a busy day he weighed 11lb 02oz, for a comfortable second place. Not bad for an old'un, I was tired just watching the master.
Lee Pickup fished another tidy match, and brought a mix of silvers and a small carp to the scales to record 9lb 07oz and put himself in the frame. Well done, Lee.
The crafty cockney, Tony Byers, was pegged at the end of our stretch, before another match started on his other side. He would have comfortably won that match, and in the circumstances did well to win a section in our match after weighing an all roach net of 6lb 04oz. Nice one Tony.
Visitor Ant Davies sat it out on pellet and was rewarded with a handful of quality skimmers and a solitary carp, which went 8lb 04oz to win him the other section. A good performance on his first visit.
No golden nugget this week, so the feature was 'the battle of the bush'. Pato stuck at it on one side and was rewarded with a bonus carp with 15 minutes to go, which, added to his 100 roach, took him over 5lb. Hats off to you Neil, you battered me. With Kenny on my other side it's a good job there was no-one behind me or I'd have been F****d left, right AND centre.
Monday 24 January 2011
LOWER RIDGE, SAUGHALL, 23/1/11 ~ Make mine a double
What a bloody awful day's fishing. On the rare occasion that we could comfortably fish the pole at Saughall, it wasn't worth a light. Everyone struggled for a couple of miniscule roach that barely flickered the needle on the scales.
Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine had a single F1 in his net when he latched onto a large carp in mid-match. Safely netted, it weighed 10lb 04oz, and put him miles out in front. Pete added a quality skimmer and finished with 11lb 12oz.
Arthur Roche meanwhile, had steadily caught about a dozen roach, and with an hour to go he too snared a rather large carp which, when netted, also went double figures at 10lb 08oz. Not surprisingly, his total catch also weighed 11lb 12oz. So we had double winners. Well done to you both, gentlemen.
Unusually, Sumo had drawn the lottery peg, plumped for 12lb, and with help from two anglers, took the money home again. This is exactly what the lottery peg is about, giving the club's less talented anglers the chance of some prize money, so nice one John.
Kenny Stuart had no help from big carp, and steadily winkled out a few roach and decent skimmers, to end up with a level 7lb to take third place. A decent performance from master catcher.
Yozzer Hughes caught a small carp first chuck, and added a handful of silvers to end up as section winner with 3lb 04oz, while Tony Wilson also had an early carp, which weighed 3lb 02oz on its own, and secured him the other section.
The golden nugget was an engrossing affair, and, following a late flurry from Norman, he won the battle of the blurts by seven drams to two.
Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine had a single F1 in his net when he latched onto a large carp in mid-match. Safely netted, it weighed 10lb 04oz, and put him miles out in front. Pete added a quality skimmer and finished with 11lb 12oz.
Arthur Roche meanwhile, had steadily caught about a dozen roach, and with an hour to go he too snared a rather large carp which, when netted, also went double figures at 10lb 08oz. Not surprisingly, his total catch also weighed 11lb 12oz. So we had double winners. Well done to you both, gentlemen.
Unusually, Sumo had drawn the lottery peg, plumped for 12lb, and with help from two anglers, took the money home again. This is exactly what the lottery peg is about, giving the club's less talented anglers the chance of some prize money, so nice one John.
Kenny Stuart had no help from big carp, and steadily winkled out a few roach and decent skimmers, to end up with a level 7lb to take third place. A decent performance from master catcher.
Yozzer Hughes caught a small carp first chuck, and added a handful of silvers to end up as section winner with 3lb 04oz, while Tony Wilson also had an early carp, which weighed 3lb 02oz on its own, and secured him the other section.
The golden nugget was an engrossing affair, and, following a late flurry from Norman, he won the battle of the blurts by seven drams to two.
Wednesday 19 January 2011
CONGRATULATIONS!
Sure you'll be pleased to know that Lee Pickup and his wife have recently enjoyed the birth of a son. I know members will join me in passing on our very best wishes for the future.
VENUE CHANGE
Providing the weather isn't too cold, Sunday 23rd will be at Lower Ridge, Saughall. Conwy has been drained and netted and will not be ready. Dave has also arranged a match on Sunday 30th January at Gorsty Hall.
Monday 10 January 2011
MORETON BRICKS, 9/1/11 ~ 5 fish for 38 pounds
The Brickies at Moreton provided the venue for a real old fashioned winter match. Instead of starting with delusions of 50lb bags, everyone was in realistic mood, and a bite was the first priority. Sumo drew his customary lottery peg, which also happened to be the carp flier. With whupass kept over from Conwy, he was oozing confidence, and plumped for a 17lb winning weight. Everyone else thought half of that would be good enough.
Remarkably for Eggy, sixteen started the match, and there were no early darts. With 5 minutes to go the whole field was still in with a chance of success. This had been a real grueller, but fished in high spirits. I think we appreciated wetting a line without it immediately freezing up.
There had to be a winner, and with 3 skimmers, 2 roach and 3 missed bites, Yozzer Hughes was forced to stay and weigh. The scales tipped 3lb 12oz and it was worth £38. Feeder fished pinkie was the "successful" method.
Second place went to the real King Kenny, Mr Pickup, who managed 2lb 15oz of mainly tip-caught roach on maggot. Mind you, Liverpool finished a close second on the day too. Well done Ken.
John Edwards also found some roach on pole with maggot and his 2lb 12oz saw him finish as second loser (3rd to everyone else). He also took an early lead in 2011 Golden Nugget, because despite catching well in practice the week before, Norman couldn't manage to repeat the feat on match day.
Gary Brislin again edged into the money, catching a level 2lb of roach on waggler fished maggot, even with the sun in his eyes all day, Aaarrrgggh. This winter fishing suits you sir.
The other section went to Ken Stuart, whose 2 roach went a startling 1lb 10oz, and put more cash in the Team Kenny coffers.
Imagine the weights on proper scales. Then again, maybe not.
Remarkably for Eggy, sixteen started the match, and there were no early darts. With 5 minutes to go the whole field was still in with a chance of success. This had been a real grueller, but fished in high spirits. I think we appreciated wetting a line without it immediately freezing up.
There had to be a winner, and with 3 skimmers, 2 roach and 3 missed bites, Yozzer Hughes was forced to stay and weigh. The scales tipped 3lb 12oz and it was worth £38. Feeder fished pinkie was the "successful" method.
Second place went to the real King Kenny, Mr Pickup, who managed 2lb 15oz of mainly tip-caught roach on maggot. Mind you, Liverpool finished a close second on the day too. Well done Ken.
John Edwards also found some roach on pole with maggot and his 2lb 12oz saw him finish as second loser (3rd to everyone else). He also took an early lead in 2011 Golden Nugget, because despite catching well in practice the week before, Norman couldn't manage to repeat the feat on match day.
Gary Brislin again edged into the money, catching a level 2lb of roach on waggler fished maggot, even with the sun in his eyes all day, Aaarrrgggh. This winter fishing suits you sir.
The other section went to Ken Stuart, whose 2 roach went a startling 1lb 10oz, and put more cash in the Team Kenny coffers.
Imagine the weights on proper scales. Then again, maybe not.
Monday 3 January 2011
CONWAY, 2/1/11 ~ Don't mess with the big boys
After a month of frozen lakes, snow, and no fishing whatsoever, everyone was keen to wet a line at Conwy. However, half the lake was still covered with inch thick ice, so swims had to be broken and cleared. Many thanks to all who did so, particularly Jay and Lee, it is much appreciated.
John Edwards drew an average peg, and for an hour or so it fished average. Some coaching from Pato, sat on the next peg, encouraged Sumo to start fishing banded pellet. From then on he never looked back and steadily put skimmers, goldfish and F1s in his Keepnut (see rules on fishery gate for this one). When the scales arrived, John's fish tipped them to 28lb 04oz, and he gained a comfortable win. Well done Sumo.
Neil gained some reward for his generous coaching by winning the Xmas draw and went home £50 richer, much to everyone's delight. Nice one big man.
In second spot (described as first loser by Sumo) was The Garden Gnome, who once again fished maggot short and weighed in with 23lb 12oz of roach.
Third place went to Gary Brislin, who caught 19lb 12oz of roach on caster. He too only fished short, I reckon he copied me :-). Good fishing, Gary.
Reward for his ice breaking efforts came to Lee Pickup, who fished long on pellet and found roach,skimmers and a couple of F1s to record 15lb and secure a section win. Good effort Lee.
The outcome of the other section was bizarre. Gary Chambers had drawn the point, only had maggots for roach, so made up a batch of paste. By his admission he had a nightmare, but caught a few small goldfish, F1s and a couple of skimmers. He packed up with half an hour to go, and was about to tip back. The crafty cockney was next door and persuaded him to weigh. He did so for 12lb 08oz, which was 4oz more than Tony, and good enough for the cash. Doh!
Tony and Ken Stuart had spent the week at a cottage in Conway, and sneaked a practice on Friday. After an evening in the pub, they staggered out to find a sheep with it's head stuck in some railings. Not wishing to waste an opportunity, Tony dropped his pants and was straight in. Upon finishing he turned and said to Kenny, " your turn mate". Ken promptly dropped his pants and put his head in the railings!
Good luck, Good health, and tight lines to everyone for 2011.
John Edwards drew an average peg, and for an hour or so it fished average. Some coaching from Pato, sat on the next peg, encouraged Sumo to start fishing banded pellet. From then on he never looked back and steadily put skimmers, goldfish and F1s in his Keepnut (see rules on fishery gate for this one). When the scales arrived, John's fish tipped them to 28lb 04oz, and he gained a comfortable win. Well done Sumo.
Neil gained some reward for his generous coaching by winning the Xmas draw and went home £50 richer, much to everyone's delight. Nice one big man.
In second spot (described as first loser by Sumo) was The Garden Gnome, who once again fished maggot short and weighed in with 23lb 12oz of roach.
Third place went to Gary Brislin, who caught 19lb 12oz of roach on caster. He too only fished short, I reckon he copied me :-). Good fishing, Gary.
Reward for his ice breaking efforts came to Lee Pickup, who fished long on pellet and found roach,skimmers and a couple of F1s to record 15lb and secure a section win. Good effort Lee.
The outcome of the other section was bizarre. Gary Chambers had drawn the point, only had maggots for roach, so made up a batch of paste. By his admission he had a nightmare, but caught a few small goldfish, F1s and a couple of skimmers. He packed up with half an hour to go, and was about to tip back. The crafty cockney was next door and persuaded him to weigh. He did so for 12lb 08oz, which was 4oz more than Tony, and good enough for the cash. Doh!
Tony and Ken Stuart had spent the week at a cottage in Conway, and sneaked a practice on Friday. After an evening in the pub, they staggered out to find a sheep with it's head stuck in some railings. Not wishing to waste an opportunity, Tony dropped his pants and was straight in. Upon finishing he turned and said to Kenny, " your turn mate". Ken promptly dropped his pants and put his head in the railings!
Good luck, Good health, and tight lines to everyone for 2011.
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