A hastily arranged knockup was well attended by Eggy members, Wirral borough members and other assorted guests. Being local, it also attracted a number of spectators to add to the atmosphere.
Dave Norman usually does well at Lingmere (amongst other places), so when he started catching F1s and small carp it came as no surprise. Pole fished pellet at 12/13m was the successful approach. A small slice of fortune helped though. Dave hooked a mystery fish which had a mouth under its pectoral fin! Amazing. Reportedly weighing about 8lb it boosted his weight to 28lb 04oz and helped clinch victory.Then again it happens to us all, so well fished Dave, a deserved success.
Arriving at his peg, Yozzer discovered that he had Wirral's angler of the year Billy Gore, on one side, and venue expert Pete Zimbo Delmaine on the other. No pressure then. On the plus side it was the very same peg he had sat on when practising in the week. Fishing mainly maggot at 12metres, Yoz had an assortment of F1s, a couple of big skimmers, a perch, a tench and a few roach for a total of 27lb 01oz and second place.
Lingmere's barbel had apparently been shoaled up in a few areas, including just off the island at peg 5. Making full use of his draw was Mark Ormond, who plundered those fish on the tip rod with maggot, adding a few F1s on the pole. At the whistle, Mark had crept into third place with a well earned 20lb 09oz. A good performance.
Our old friend Ian 'Simo' also joined the party, and as is usual, he put up a consistent display. Ian caught a few F1s out at 16metres on pellet, and also managed to add some quality roach and big skimmers on margin fished maggot. With cash for the top four today, his 20lb 02oz total was enough to secure another Eggy envelope for the Simpster. Well done mate.
Certainly not Lingmere at it's best, but all in all everyone had a few fish, and a return trip in February is a definite.
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As I was sitting next to Dave I can assure you many a fish was doing the 'crazy ivan' S's thing as it was impaled in some extremity!!! There was even one I saw him take the hook out of its mouth!!
ReplyDeleteWell done Yoz as the old saying goes 'pleasure-fishing makes perfect' did I spell that right p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e oh clearly not!!
Simo, there's another old saying...the only thing you learn in practice is how deep it is! Thanks for the tipoff regarding Mr. Norman's foul hooking. Perhaps he was using the 'size 8 hook and strike every thirty seconds' tactic.
ReplyDeleteHiya lads, This business about me winning on Sunday with foul hooked lumps is nonsense, I let my carp swim past Pete Lucas,Jamie,Norman, even Mark Orm had a look and they said nowt. I Know 2 hooks aren't allowed, but the rules don't say you can' fish with 3, 4 or even 5 hooks on a rig,so if anyone wants to look at my mackerel rig developed for carp, feel free at Conway. Luv the banter
ReplyDelete3,4,5 tebles....WTF....interesting rules you use at Eggy, next it'll be 1/0 speed barbs!
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