LATHOMS No1, 8/3/15 ~ Spadger strikes gold..... and no groundbait!

Another great turnout, and reasonable sport for everyone. Most people had some early fish while the scheduled rain showers stretched on into the afternoon. As soon as the rain stopped, so did the fishing. A slow couple of hours in mid-match put the dampeners on some possible top weights, before they came back in the final hour.
Adopting the quiz programme 'Pointless' on BBC, where the object is to come up with an obscure answer than nobody would have given, this would definitely produce a pointless answer.
Q. Name someone who hasn't won an Eggy match.
A. Dave Lynch!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely amazing to check back through the blog reports to find that Spadger had never been the headline act. For an angler of such quality, experience and knowledge I was staggered  at the facts.
Dave put that right in no uncertain manner at Lathoms.
Despite being eyeballed for signs of illegal groundbait, Spadger kept to the rules, and kept his cool. Feeding a kilo bag of Maver moans steadily throughout the match, the fish continued to go into the onion bag, and at the end, Dave had amassed 57lb 06oz to gain that long awaited victory. Congratulations Spadge.
Fortunately for us, the title doesn't mean he has to wear a dress, but bridesmaid for the third match this campaign was John Edwards. Making great use of a decent draw, Sumo again threatened the venue record, but suffered the mid-match lull, and this cost him dearly. 52lb 14oz was an excellent return on the day so well done to John.
Jamie Pickup, pegged next to the Maestro Pete Clueless, was inspired by the returning Mr Lucas, and responded to the banter in grand style to take the final podium position with 49lb 07oz. Following some mediocre showings in recent matches, Jambo was back on song, and Luco's wit and repartee enhanced some lively exchanges between members.
The Garden Gnome was next, with a section winning 35lb 09oz, while a solid performance off an average peg, gave Steve Coleman a section prize with a well earned 28lb 04oz.
I personally think that the influx of new members has made the club even better as they have all fitted in nicely to the social and banter side of things as well as attending the matches. It gives great pleasure then, when one of them has some success. Johnny 'Buck' Rogers had his first section win with his 17lb 15oz, so a massive pat on the back to him.
It's equally nice to see the club stalwarts enjoying some glory too, so to see Tony Byers give work a miss for once, and earn some cash from fishing, was also a pleasant sight.
Finally, it was also great to see Harry Simpson back on his feet after an horrendous illness before Christmas.