Fellas, please see venue list as Dave has booked additional matches since the first list was published. Knockout second round draw is also posted.
See you at Cheshire Cheese for the meeting on Tuesday 6th July, or at the next match, which is now Sunday 11th July at Yew Tree
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Sunday, 13 June 2010
BORDER CANAL, 13/6/10 ~ Kenny hit by Yellow Peril, again!
I hope all you canal fanatics are happy now. This one proved harder than the Shroppy at Backford in the middle of January. The only good thing was it made for a very close and competitive match, with ounces separating the places, and a full attendance till the all-out, as one fish could have changed everything. For some, one fish was enough, imagine blanking on a 'commercial'?
With striking similarities to Baden Hall, the Jolly Green Giant, and Canal legend that is Neil Paterson, started off on corn, and with 5 bream and a couple of 2lb carp, soon raced into what became an unassailable lead. He then fished the real match with the rest of us for three hours, catching diddlysquat, before finding a 6lb lump down the edge. At the scales Neil weighed 24lb 4oz, to take the spoils, and confirm that he will not be looking for golf clubs on Ebay after all. Well done big fella.
Trying to play catch-up again was Ken Stuart, but he couldn't quite recover from the early dose of yellow peril. Fishing 6mm pellet tight over, he caught small carp steadily throughout the match, and despite trying to drag the island closer on several occasions, he finished with a more than respectable 18lb 8oz. Another good performance by the master.
In third spot, but not in the pools, was that up and coming starlet called Eddie Quigley. He caught 4lb of silvers on maggot, and then fooled two carp on bread fished shallow, to record 10lb 2oz. Get a paper round Eddie, then you can go in the pools, Nice one son.
Third place coin went to Gary Brislin, who followed the fishery manager's advice and went for silvers on caster. He weighed in 7lb. I wonder if the Patomobile made it home with all that pools money in it?
After going through nearly 3kg of moans, and members on adjacent pegs checking for suicide notes every half hour, Yozzer Hughes actually won his section with 5lb 8oz. Two bites, two carp, what's all the cryin about?
With a weight of 4lb 12oz, the other section was shared between Dave Norman and Rod Coleman. Dave spent some time standing up to fish. I know the rushes were about 2ft 6in tall, but we could still see you sitting on your box........only just though.
With striking similarities to Baden Hall, the Jolly Green Giant, and Canal legend that is Neil Paterson, started off on corn, and with 5 bream and a couple of 2lb carp, soon raced into what became an unassailable lead. He then fished the real match with the rest of us for three hours, catching diddlysquat, before finding a 6lb lump down the edge. At the scales Neil weighed 24lb 4oz, to take the spoils, and confirm that he will not be looking for golf clubs on Ebay after all. Well done big fella.
Trying to play catch-up again was Ken Stuart, but he couldn't quite recover from the early dose of yellow peril. Fishing 6mm pellet tight over, he caught small carp steadily throughout the match, and despite trying to drag the island closer on several occasions, he finished with a more than respectable 18lb 8oz. Another good performance by the master.
In third spot, but not in the pools, was that up and coming starlet called Eddie Quigley. He caught 4lb of silvers on maggot, and then fooled two carp on bread fished shallow, to record 10lb 2oz. Get a paper round Eddie, then you can go in the pools, Nice one son.
Third place coin went to Gary Brislin, who followed the fishery manager's advice and went for silvers on caster. He weighed in 7lb. I wonder if the Patomobile made it home with all that pools money in it?
After going through nearly 3kg of moans, and members on adjacent pegs checking for suicide notes every half hour, Yozzer Hughes actually won his section with 5lb 8oz. Two bites, two carp, what's all the cryin about?
With a weight of 4lb 12oz, the other section was shared between Dave Norman and Rod Coleman. Dave spent some time standing up to fish. I know the rushes were about 2ft 6in tall, but we could still see you sitting on your box........only just though.
Sunday, 6 June 2010
LOWER RIDGE,Saughall 6/6/10 ~ Now that's what you call a bonus fish
I don't know about you, but I've thought time and again before a match, guarantee me 20lb and I don't mind coming last. Well, this was a proper match, with 12 weights over 20lb, and a lowest of 15lb. Rod and pole, maggot, pellet, paste and meat all helped to catch fish.
Ken Stuart was plodding along with the rest of the field, when, midmatch, his tip went round and he hooked and landed the bonus fish to end all bonuses. The carp weighed 13.5lb, but more significantly, boosted Ken's total to a match-winning 37lb 8oz. It also took him to within 8oz of his guess for the lottery peg, and added another £80 to the 'Kenny fund'. All that for two red maggots! :-)
The icing on the cake came when Kenny Pickup added to the fund by winning his section with 24lb, and all without a proper pole. Your share of the winnings will pay for new elastics KP.
The main victim of the bonus fish was Gary Chambers, who finished runner-up with 36lb. From the calmest peg on the lake, Gary caught an array of small carp on paste and assorted silvers on maggot. Unlucky.
Ian 'gnome' Hughes stepped up on recent dismal efforts to finish 3rd with a mixed bag of F1s, ide, and skimmers on maggot and soft pellet, which went 29lb 12oz.
Mike Peggy Lee was the other section winner, with 27lb of mainly F1s, caught on tip-fished meat cast into several other pegs. Mind you, the wind was quite strong so it wasn't deliberate, honest. Well done Pegleg.
The Golden Nugget was back on today with a familiar theme. Sumo took the pound, and extended his lead to 8-1.
Apart from the usual Saughall 'breeze' threatening to spoil things, the fishing was so engrossing that nobody had time to moan ...remarkable! As the cockney says, it fishes better with a ripple on it.
Ken Stuart was plodding along with the rest of the field, when, midmatch, his tip went round and he hooked and landed the bonus fish to end all bonuses. The carp weighed 13.5lb, but more significantly, boosted Ken's total to a match-winning 37lb 8oz. It also took him to within 8oz of his guess for the lottery peg, and added another £80 to the 'Kenny fund'. All that for two red maggots! :-)
The icing on the cake came when Kenny Pickup added to the fund by winning his section with 24lb, and all without a proper pole. Your share of the winnings will pay for new elastics KP.
The main victim of the bonus fish was Gary Chambers, who finished runner-up with 36lb. From the calmest peg on the lake, Gary caught an array of small carp on paste and assorted silvers on maggot. Unlucky.
Ian 'gnome' Hughes stepped up on recent dismal efforts to finish 3rd with a mixed bag of F1s, ide, and skimmers on maggot and soft pellet, which went 29lb 12oz.
Mike Peggy Lee was the other section winner, with 27lb of mainly F1s, caught on tip-fished meat cast into several other pegs. Mind you, the wind was quite strong so it wasn't deliberate, honest. Well done Pegleg.
The Golden Nugget was back on today with a familiar theme. Sumo took the pound, and extended his lead to 8-1.
Apart from the usual Saughall 'breeze' threatening to spoil things, the fishing was so engrossing that nobody had time to moan ...remarkable! As the cockney says, it fishes better with a ripple on it.
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