LINGMERE 13/5/18

ATTACK OF HELMETITUS CONFIRMED AT LINGMERE

There has been a suspicion for a while that Eggy Ferry A.S has a number of Helmets as members.
Unfortunately I have to confirm this suspicion after the act of Gross Helmetry witnessed at Lingmere yesterday .
It was not one of the usual suspects ( Sumo , Patto , Nicky , Terry,  Cookie ) who was guilty but our very own Match Secretary Davey Harrop.
Having drawn peg 9 Dave was not happy and introduced a seldom used tactic to improve his chances. He decided to use the Rover Peg . This means getting in the boat ( as pictured ) and drifting round the lake catching fish from everbody's peg. Last used by Captain Ahab in the harpooning of Moby Dick the tactic appeared to work but after a 4lb carp Dave felt seasick and had to return to his peg.
Joking apart Dave lost half his pole after hooking a fish and after a number of rescue attempts with Pole and Feeder rods the boat was the only answer .
Well done the lads for letting the boat go in , I expect some other clubs would not have allowed it and let a valuable bit of kit vanish forever , well in the Eggy Ferry .
Regarding the match some found it hard and some found it easy . With a few regulars missing there was plenty of room and I never heard the "BOXED IN " moan once.
In four sections the winner today was Andy Lawton. Continuing after last weeks win Andy put 85lb of mainly F1's to the scales.
Andy on peg 29 started on the feeder with groundbait and dead maggots. Catching from the off he then swapped throughout the day between shallow , monging and on the deck with caster , then back to the feeder to seal the win. Having sat next to Andy on peg 31 it was an absolute pleasure to have my arse kicked by such a nice man. Well done Andy.
I second place again this week was the club fell runner Bucko . John drew peg 5 and was sandwiched between Terry and Les ( sometimes known as a Lard Sandwich ) .Despite being egged on by the two for the duration of the match Bucko weighed 76-14 for the section .
In third place after a trip to Tunnel Barn , Dave Edwards showed he can do it when on a decent peg. Dave caught all day on pole and soft pellet .His trick was keep the fish on the deck .He did this by heavy feeding as soon as line bites , foul hookers appeared. The scales read 69-8 for third and the section . In C Section Dennis on peg 19 ( same as he was on Wednesday ) completed the section winners with a catch of 52-13 . Fortunately I had the island between me and Dennis but the breeze brought a few moans over all the same .
Another bonus this week was the absence of Sumo . After another weekend of giving his hard earned cash away to poor old penioners at the GCAOTY and Fisho he had no petrol money left and visited Lingmere by bike.
So in Summary

1st Andy
2nd Bucko
3rd Dave Edwards

Sections
A Bucko
B Dennis
C Dave
D Andy

Congratulations to the framers and the section winners

I have left this part till the end just so we can all reminisce over the fun and laughs we have every time we get out fishing .I write this because of the news about Ray Jackson passing away.
He loved the fishing and the banter and was a true character and will be missed by all .
Also at  the moment Kenny Stuart is in Hospital and we all wish him a speedy recovery , get well soon Ken.
Lets get out an the banks lads and have more fun and games. We have a great bunch of blokes in the club and have a great time every time we meet up.

Cheers boys see you soon

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