After some decent performances and some duff ones on Saturday, the Wirral Raiders WhatsApp group had set standards at both ends of the spectrum for Eggy lads to match or better. Of course we had the worst of it following persistent rain and low overnight temperatures. Hence the poor showing from the Pickup boys. Both matched the low end standard as they left early so catched nuttin.
At the other end, following an intense training camp at Tunnel Barn in mid-week, Nick Harrop, maggot maestro and tormentor of F1s, scored a runaway win. A magnificent demonstration of angling prowess saw Nasty bring 41lb 09oz to the scales. Let this be a lesson to you all. It's your bait that he beat you with, having collected "old" bait after every match for the last God knows how long. Fermented maggot and sweaty caster proved a winner this time. Well done Nick.
One of the chief bait donators is The Wriggler. His generosity proved unwise on this occasion as he was a clear second with another decent weight on the day. 29lb 07oz gave Derek some much needed bait money and, as the other half of the Leasowe Gentry was also in the money, it was a happy ride home. Andy Lawton put together a late run of F1s to clinch section glory with his 15lb 11oz return. Good performances from both.
Finally making the frame after about 50 attempts was The Cookie Monster (he's my cousin you know). His 18lb 05oz catch put him on the podium, and also inched Yozzer off it. 18lb 04oz was only sufficient for section honours so congratulations to Steve, about time too!
The final section again went to John Rogers, and amazingly it was with another embarrassingly low weight. After collecting with 4lb and 5lb in the last couple of outings, 3lb 08oz was enough to do the business this time. Good lad for sticking it out though. You could endure the full course on Ninja Warrior I suspect Bucko.
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Well done to Nicky and everyone who stuck it out. Roll on summer!
ReplyDeleteWell done to Nicky on the win and all the framers. Well done fellas. Hardest days fishing I've had in a while, one f1, 4 skimmers and a Roach. A big well done must go to Housey though, he give Yozz a bit of a match and is improving match after match. Keep it up House.
ReplyDeleteBut as my learnered friend above me says "roll on the summer".
Housey done good. Had me on the ropes at one stage but lucky for me I had a few in the last hour.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to congratulate the Nasty one on his win......no honestly I would, but I just can't seem to type it out! The Monster did well off his end peg too.
ReplyDeleteYou love the "end peg" put down don't ya Sumo haha.
DeleteWell done 2 all 4 sticking it out,dont know y i even botherd goin i felt that bad,and thanx 2 davey harrop sayin i looked like casper lol.Still sufering 2 day unfortunately.Again well done 2 the lads that had sum fish in front of em and stickin it out,think it will b better sport in the summer there,does look like f1 city.
ReplyDeleteIt was a grueller but still plenty of banter flying around, for me the best banter line of the week must go to Sumo. As you all know Jamie earlier in the week he had requested if any member could let him have a bait tray with a divider in it, after about 20 minutes in to the match Sumo shouted over to J to ask if he managed to work out how to put two bait trays alongside each other on his tray - quality John !!
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