A great turnout for Lingmere meant that every peg was in and it was a godsend when The Gnome had to cry off with his shoulder again. Quite remarkable that some members were disappointed at the lack of a breeze, as normally the wind is such a spoiler.
Once again the fishing seemed almost secondary to most as the banter was superb from start to finish. Even as a spectator, there was never a dull moment.
For the purposes of the blog I shall call the tactic of pole fishing shallow with no float the Monkey method. I'm sure you all know what I mean.
The frame this week was made up entirely of 'monkeys'. Paul Cargill was drawn on the unfashionable peg 11, and midway through the match he was everybody's favourite to win. Catching shallow to the bush on maggot, he soon dispensed with his float and fished the monkey with devastating effect. The scales showed 75lb 08oz, which surprised a few who thought Paul had cracked the ton. A brilliant display all the same.
Jamie Pickup also employed the monkey, mainly to the middle of the lake, and quietly sneaked them in all match. He rained on Cargy's parade too, as an impressive 79lb 14oz snatched victory. Well done to The Awesome One, and hard luck to Paul.
The Third wise monkey was the most surprising. Despite being a master float maker, Dennis Jones fished without one! Business must surely take a knock as Ginger let scruples slip and resorted to the 'slap n tap' tactics. Normally he should be ashamed of himself, but scruples don't pay bills. The resultant 71lb 01oz meant that the money went into his pocket, so it was job done. Nice one Denboy.
Plenty of other decent weights saw the Harrop father and son team take 2 section prizes, as Nick had 43lb 12oz, and Dave's 28lb 05oz was also good enough. Andy Lawton ensured that the Leasowe gentry didn't leave empty handed as another fine performance resulted in a 58lb 09oz return. Johnny Buck Rogers continues to bluff. He struggled and didn't end up with much, but a mere 59lb 15oz managed to get him some coin so that was a bit of compensation. Heaven help us when he does have a good day, the club record will surely go. Congratulations to the winners, unlucky the also-rans.
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Think dirk went through all those expresions watchin cargy tannin his backside lol,not 2 hard when ya land on the fish is it dirk ;-) well fished cargy.great turnout and great banter keep it up lads.well done 2 all who framed and thanx 4 the report and runnin the match yoz :-)
ReplyDeleteGotta agree with our Lee, that was one of the best matches I've had the pleasure to fish with the EggyFerry lads, not just for the fishing but the banter for the whole day was top drawer. Robbo, Dennis and me Dad had that bank rockin. I was a bit worried at the start because of the amount of angler's on it but I needn't have worried as it made no difference at all. Must also add that I was totally impressed with the Wriggler this week, he knew he was getting a battering off the next peg yet he kept telling Cargy to keep going and smash the ton. Gotta give credit when it's due and that, in my eyes was sportsmanship of the highest order and showed to me he's far from a sore looser, so well done Dirk, I doth my cap to you. Ya see, it's not all about the winning. That's what this club is all about, banter and comradery and if we catch a few while takin the piss out of each other then that's a bonus. So it's not only the lads who weighed the most that were winners today, it was the club. Well done boys. I got a tear in my eye. Ya shower of fat cunts yeeeee haaaaaa.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Brilliant day out, and I was only watching. Nice one Dirk for taking your share of the stick. It wont happen too often but when it does, that's the way to laugh it off.
ReplyDeleteI want one of those new trolleys Patto has got.
ReplyDeleteI think it's the new Preston McLaren or Ferrari model, the speed it took off after the match was awesome.
wasn't too impressed the way the tyres smoked so easily though Spadge
DeleteI don't know what you 'clubbies' are on about. How can a small club knock up be a great day out? I fished two Maver Match This matches over the weekend and mixed it with the big boys. On Saturday I sat next to the guy who came second and he only doubled my weight. On Sunday I sat next to the guy who came third and he caught nearly 100lbs more than me..........errr....hang on a minute....can I come to Hampton on Sunday please????
ReplyDeleteSumo u can come 2 hampton but just hope u dont draw next 2 cargy coz he will give your arse a spankin aswel lol. ;-)
ReplyDeleteif i can get there ill give yas all a spanking :)
ReplyDeleteAll u have 2 do is put a txt out 2 all who r goin and ask 4 a lift simples.
ReplyDeleteAnother well organised and enjoyable day out!! Like Yoz I intending participating in the match but spent most of the day watching elastic and laughing at the exchanges of pleasantries between all over the lake. Cargy if you hadn't spent all that time and effort trying to catch squirrels you'd walked it, but great to watch. See you all Hampton. Les
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