LINGMERE, 10/4/16 ~ Dirk Dastardly spoils Dave's party....

Similar to last week at Lathoms, an overnight frost followed by clear sunny skies threatened to put a dampener on sport. No such thing!
Fish were caught throughout the day all round the lake.
Not many people fancy the 'bus stop' peg as your performance is normally analysed by all and sundry from behind the chain. Dave Harrop put on an awesome display and sadly, in some ways, hardly anyone saw it! He seemed to be permanently showing off his elastic, and neighbouring members were wondering if a ton was on the cards. Alas, he fell short, but a brilliant 76lb 12oz set the bar at a decent height.
 When Derek Warren drew peg 18, nobody would have rushed to have a bet on him being the winner. However, he called on all his venue experience and not inconsiderable skills to fish a monster of a match. Dirk Dastardly had rained on Dave's parade, and put an excellent 83lb 06oz in the onion bag.
Lee Pickup caught mainly ide, but had millions of them. A total of 55lb 14oz just pushed Dennis off the podium (wow! that must have hurt). Ginge finished with a more conventional net of f1s n skimmers for 55lb 03oz. Well done Lee, tough on Den.
Another very close 50p battle between Yozz and Buck saw a reversal of last week's fortunes. John won the 50p with 46lb 02oz, while The Gnome's 45lb 14oz was enough for section glory (and cash).
That rare creature known as Norman Smith showed up out of the blue. Maybe being totally out of tune is a blessing. He ended up on PASTE on peg 15, and comfortably won the section with 39lb 14oz. Very impressive.
Dave Edwards proved that he doesn't need a flier to perform, his 25lb 08oz earning section glory. Nice one Loverboy XXX