FIR TREE, WIGAN, 23/6/13 ~ Kenny finishes first in Firtree fishfest

A windy day and an unknown in the shape of Firtree's new lake. A couple had fished it once before, with mixed reviews.
An unfortunate start for the Gnome, as, while tackling up, a gust of wind blew a top kit and sections 4 and 5 straight into the drink, DOH!!! The top kit was rescued, and despite 20 minutes of searching with landing nets, there was no sign of the flyaway sections. To add insult to injury, Kenny Pickup's gold watch fell off his wrist and also went for a swim. Quite why Yozzer had so many sections out anyway was a mystery, but a spare No.4 came out of the bag and that was as long as he fished all day  (nowt new there then).
As if to reward his efforts during the attempted rescue, Kenny went on to have the most memorable of days. A bite a chuck, and some 70 carp later, the scales confirmed him as the runaway winner with an incredible weight of 16lb 12oz. (Yeah, sixteen!!!) An awesome performance by the Chairman, well done.
A tight tussle for second place ended in a tie. Steve Cooke caught on meat, corn and pellet down the track, while Jamie Pickup did his usual numbnuts display of 16 metre mastery (in that wind). Both brought 13lb 04oz to the scales. Two great efforts.
With the section payouts now established, the final brown envelope went to Dave Lynch, who also caught bucket loads of carp, 35 in fact, for a total of 7lb 04oz. Nice one Spadge.
Not everything was rosey, as once again Sumo went for a walk of shame (off an end peg, too ??) and took Norman with him, while Yozzer got a cheque book and pen!

Two other DNWs meant the field was split in half, but the general consensus was 'a Pato special', and I don't think we'll be going back again.

Better news at the end as Kenny also had another look and found his watch, still working.

Cookie became a club legend as he stripped off and went swimming for the lost sections, and to my gratitude, he found both pieces.

Steve, what are those lumps in your throat?   Aaaaahhhh, your balls, OK

LLOYDS, BADGER, 2/6/13 ~ Ton-up for Lucas

Another match I missed, but the result was as follows:-
An excellent winning weight for Pete Lucas, with 102lb 08oz. A big well done to the maestro.
The other sections were won as follows, Spadger had 51lb 12oz, Jamie Pickup weighed 40lb 10oz, and Derek Warren added to his Weston success with a 47lb net. Well done to all.