Remarkably calm conditions for Lingmere meant good presentation was possible although it was a little chilly. Paul Robb proved the point by wielding 19metres of mix n match pole sections to the island.
Robbo had initially thought about fishing a piece of lightly poached quail's egg through a mustard and dill groundbait cloud, but ultimately made the right choice, with a simple uncooked crouton for hookbait, and no loose feed.
Carp and F1s came regularly, topped up with a few quality skimmers. 41lb 04oz was the final outcome to earn Paul an excellent win.
Dave Lynch put his venue knowledge to good use and, fishing some secret squirrel expanders, he put together another good net of 30lb 08oz to ease himself into a clear second place. Well done Spadger.
Incredible as it may seem, Pato actually turned up at Lingmere, and then fished the full match without a moan! Might have something to do with the fact that the 'jolly one' came third with 22lb 08oz. Three tins of corn transformed his peg and turned Neil into a bagging machine. Hard to believe, I know, but true. Congratulations to laughing boy.
Sections were won by Dennis Jones with 18lb 10oz, Clueless Lucas (who battered Sumo) with 14lb 08oz, and Derek Warren with 21lb 04oz. A good effort from all three.
Another walk of shame for me. Sandwiched between the first two, even Spadger's secret pellets failed to earn a bite. Doh!
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Tuesday, 19 November 2013
CONWY, 17/11/13 ~ Cookie conquers Conwy with the help of a new MAP
Our first visit of the winter to Conwy Water Gardens was greeted with pleasant weather conditions. After recent gales and persistent rain, a flat calm lake and mild temperatures meant everyone was confident of a few bites.
Well, to coin a phrase..' it fished it's nuts off '.Carp fed everywhere and the roach boys were left to look a bit silly.
Col Cook drew at the top end and started with a silver approach. After half an hour of roach bashing, the lure of a shiny new MAP 901 saw him go to the full 16metres. Fishing shallow with pellet, Col caught carp and big F1s regularly. A few chucks with a method in the last half hour topped up an already impressive net with some decent skimmers. Totalling a level 66lb, his catch was enough for victory. Well done Col.
At the other end of the lake was Ian Simpson. He too fished 16metres and had an assortment of carp, F1s and silvers which went 58lb 12oz at the scales and secured the runner-up berth. Consistent as ever, a great effort Simo.
John 'Sumo' Edwards did incredibly well to end up with a net of mainly quality carp. Every time I looked up, he was doing something different. In fact, it looked like he didn't know what he was doing. One minute he was chucking the tip, the next he was roach fishing. Then it was carp on the deck, then pellet shallow. He managed to keep fish of some description coming to the net and ended up with a level 55lb, and a well earned podium spot.
Other noteable weights came from Dave Norman, with an unlucky 54lb 12oz, Yozzer with a mostly roach catch weighing 46lb 08oz , and Pato with another net of decent carp for 45lb 12oz .
Another interesting day at Conwy, and well worth the journey for the sport on offer. With the money saved on petrol when we go to Lingmere every winter weekend, it's got to merit a visit.
Well, to coin a phrase..' it fished it's nuts off '.Carp fed everywhere and the roach boys were left to look a bit silly.
Col Cook drew at the top end and started with a silver approach. After half an hour of roach bashing, the lure of a shiny new MAP 901 saw him go to the full 16metres. Fishing shallow with pellet, Col caught carp and big F1s regularly. A few chucks with a method in the last half hour topped up an already impressive net with some decent skimmers. Totalling a level 66lb, his catch was enough for victory. Well done Col.
At the other end of the lake was Ian Simpson. He too fished 16metres and had an assortment of carp, F1s and silvers which went 58lb 12oz at the scales and secured the runner-up berth. Consistent as ever, a great effort Simo.
John 'Sumo' Edwards did incredibly well to end up with a net of mainly quality carp. Every time I looked up, he was doing something different. In fact, it looked like he didn't know what he was doing. One minute he was chucking the tip, the next he was roach fishing. Then it was carp on the deck, then pellet shallow. He managed to keep fish of some description coming to the net and ended up with a level 55lb, and a well earned podium spot.
Other noteable weights came from Dave Norman, with an unlucky 54lb 12oz, Yozzer with a mostly roach catch weighing 46lb 08oz , and Pato with another net of decent carp for 45lb 12oz .
Another interesting day at Conwy, and well worth the journey for the sport on offer. With the money saved on petrol when we go to Lingmere every winter weekend, it's got to merit a visit.
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