LINGMERE, 17/5/15 ~ It's ton-up Gnome, at the double

Guess what? Yep, it was windy at Lingmere. No, honestly. Once again a healthy breeze put a nice ripple on the water. Conditions always seem to have a major bearing on your approach at Lingmere, with good intentions going out of the window once the draw has been made. As usual, we had received the Saturday night text telling us how great it had fished on the open match, with a 3 figure winning weight, and 90lb only good enough for third.
This time however, it maintained it's form on our match too, with everyone doing over 25lb. Good fishing by any standards.
The Gnome followed up last week's win with another success, this time cracking the ton with an impressive 108lb 02oz. Here's a bit of a shocker, maggot shallow accounted for about 40lb, while the more usual pellet short completed the job.
Runner up was The Wriggler. Using the habitual feeder, he put fish in the net on a regular basis. The turning point for Dirk was one wayward cast too many. With feeder stuck in island rushes, he pulled for a break and got one, as his brand new feeder rod ended up in two halves. Forced onto the pole, he discovered why there have been some decent weights from the area recently, as the margin was solid. 62lb 06oz added to the list of good catches, and meant another frame for Dirk.
Laughin Boy Brislen completed the frame with a stylish 55lb 14oz from an average peg, while his chauffeur, Neil Paterson ensured a singalong in the car on the way home, by winning his section yet again, this time with another remarkable 54lb 10oz. Big pats on the back for both, I can hear it now....."The wheels on the bus......."
Continuing the trend on the day, the other section winners all had top quality weights. Congratulations to Dennis Jones with 46lb, Spadger with 42lb 12oz, and particularly Les Thompson who, after last week's defection to the PS gang, came back with a bang and his 50lb 10oz guaranteed household harmony due to the brown envelope going straight into Mrs T's handbag.