Similar to last week at Lathoms, an overnight frost followed by clear sunny skies threatened to put a dampener on sport. No such thing!
Fish were caught throughout the day all round the lake.
Not many people fancy the 'bus stop' peg as your performance is normally analysed by all and sundry from behind the chain. Dave Harrop put on an awesome display and sadly, in some ways, hardly anyone saw it! He seemed to be permanently showing off his elastic, and neighbouring members were wondering if a ton was on the cards. Alas, he fell short, but a brilliant 76lb 12oz set the bar at a decent height.
When Derek Warren drew peg 18, nobody would have rushed to have a bet on him being the winner. However, he called on all his venue experience and not inconsiderable skills to fish a monster of a match. Dirk Dastardly had rained on Dave's parade, and put an excellent 83lb 06oz in the onion bag.
Lee Pickup caught mainly ide, but had millions of them. A total of 55lb 14oz just pushed Dennis off the podium (wow! that must have hurt). Ginge finished with a more conventional net of f1s n skimmers for 55lb 03oz. Well done Lee, tough on Den.
Another very close 50p battle between Yozz and Buck saw a reversal of last week's fortunes. John won the 50p with 46lb 02oz, while The Gnome's 45lb 14oz was enough for section glory (and cash).
That rare creature known as Norman Smith showed up out of the blue. Maybe being totally out of tune is a blessing. He ended up on PASTE on peg 15, and comfortably won the section with 39lb 14oz. Very impressive.
Dave Edwards proved that he doesn't need a flier to perform, his 25lb 08oz earning section glory. Nice one Loverboy XXX
Monday, 11 April 2016
LATHOMS No1, 3/4/16 ~ Red Dwarf is star of the show
After a very cool night, and then bright sunny skies with little breeze, it was likely that Lathoms would be slow to get going.
It proved to be just that, although Sumo went off at a rate of knots. Then again, we've seen that one before.
After a very quiet couple of hours (literally), floats started to go under, fish were getting caught and the banter warmed up nicely, apart from the far end, which normally produces a weight or two. The action remained slow, and banter even slower.
Every time someone put a little run of fish together, comments would be made that bagging was going on. That proved enough to kill sport on most occasions, Then again, The Red Dwarf, Dennis Jones, had sufficient spells of catching a few that he put together a tidy net of fish. He was owning up to 50lb.
Opposite was Jamie Pickup. After a futile first hour on the deck, Jambo went shallow but his fish were "only small". First to go to the scales, Jamie set the standard with an excellent 61lb 06oz.
A couple of pegs up, and The Gnome sat side by side with Johnny Buck Rogers. They had decided upon a 50p head to head. Banter went to and fro for the entire duration, as did the lead. "You've got more than me...", "No, you're well in front..." The scales told the truth. Yozzer had 55lb 14oz, and won the 50p, but Buck's 55lb 07oz was enough for a section win and substantially more cash!!
John Edwards started well and finished well, but somehow managed 'only' 43lb 10oz for a section win. Good effort though Sumo.
The Harrops went home happy. Both won section money, with Dave scoring a level 25lb and dad Nick 24lb. Well done to both.
The scales finally arrived at Dennis. They went round to 70lb 03oz, and put him on top of the pile. A great display from the star of the show. Like a few others though, he can't lie straight in bed.
It proved to be just that, although Sumo went off at a rate of knots. Then again, we've seen that one before.
After a very quiet couple of hours (literally), floats started to go under, fish were getting caught and the banter warmed up nicely, apart from the far end, which normally produces a weight or two. The action remained slow, and banter even slower.
Every time someone put a little run of fish together, comments would be made that bagging was going on. That proved enough to kill sport on most occasions, Then again, The Red Dwarf, Dennis Jones, had sufficient spells of catching a few that he put together a tidy net of fish. He was owning up to 50lb.
Opposite was Jamie Pickup. After a futile first hour on the deck, Jambo went shallow but his fish were "only small". First to go to the scales, Jamie set the standard with an excellent 61lb 06oz.
A couple of pegs up, and The Gnome sat side by side with Johnny Buck Rogers. They had decided upon a 50p head to head. Banter went to and fro for the entire duration, as did the lead. "You've got more than me...", "No, you're well in front..." The scales told the truth. Yozzer had 55lb 14oz, and won the 50p, but Buck's 55lb 07oz was enough for a section win and substantially more cash!!
John Edwards started well and finished well, but somehow managed 'only' 43lb 10oz for a section win. Good effort though Sumo.
The Harrops went home happy. Both won section money, with Dave scoring a level 25lb and dad Nick 24lb. Well done to both.
The scales finally arrived at Dennis. They went round to 70lb 03oz, and put him on top of the pile. A great display from the star of the show. Like a few others though, he can't lie straight in bed.
Friday, 1 April 2016
****GUEST BLOG**** Cunneries and Lloyds, Badger..... by Sumo
As I've not been around for a couple of weeks, John has kindly agreed to keep you all informed as to the events of the latest matches.
Lingmere. 13/3/16
1 Paul Cargill 38lb 05oz
2 Buck Rogers 35lb 01oz
3 Lee Pickup 31lb 11oz
Section winners: Dave Edwards, Derek Warren, Dennis Jones, Harry Simpson
Cunneries, 20/3/16
Things boded well for our 19 intrepid travellers, with recent good weather, and the promise of spring in the light warm(ish) wind. The elderly amongst us have more experience of this unsettled time of year and know what a kick in the balls it can give you, especially with a full moon shining down through clear skies the night before.
The day started with embarrassment for the Cookie Monster (AKA as George Clooney following the acid attack and a good kicking in the face). He turned up in his Vauxhall Airport Taxi and parked like a twat, taking up 4 normal spaces. After a quiet word from the fishery owner, along the lines of "park that piece of shit properly dickhead" he obliged and we went into the café and enjoyed the usual full breakfast and pre-match banter / delusional dreams.
Now here's a funny thing, I won the lowest weight section with 9lb 14oz and from what I could see from my peg, the place had fished crap. I even held that same opinion having followed the scales around. Looking back at the results as I write this, the place actually fished very well, with the usual couple of (supposed) flyers doing the business but over 425lb of fish being caught. OK they were 'balled up' on some pegs but that's the same with most fisheries at the moment.
Winner overall was Dennis (fuck off, I AM standing up) Jones, with a brilliant 64lb 12oz. I would like to tell you how he caught that much, but I didn't know I was going to have to write this up, so I didn't interview him at the end. I'm sure some hooks and bait were involved somewhere though.
Second overall was Tony Wilson (no, not that sad git from the Hacienda / Granada TV) with 58-14. A great weight on the day.
Third went to Les (the Munchkin) Thompson with 45lb 08oz. A truly outstanding performance from Dorothy's friend.
Other sections went to Fuck All Rogers, who for once told the truth, weighing in 13lb 02oz, and Andy Lawton, who stopped polishing Dirk's silverware long enough to catch a well deserved 26lb 01oz.
**BINGO!! Despite Sumo's memory loss, I notice on the results sheet that Phil House won his first section with the club and his magnificent 31lb 06oz was enough to get into the 20lb challenge too. Well done Housey.
Lloyds, Badger, 27/3/16
This place really is an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum. Beautifully maintained with well spaced pegs, all offering similar depths and features, and yet the fish all seem to want to live together in groups on a couple of pegs. Trouble is, you never know which pegs they will be on the day. If you are on them then hold on to your pole, but if you're not, then a reasonable weight section win is the best you can hope for. The recent introduction of some stockie F1s appears to bode well for the future though, as they showed up on a lot of pegs throughout the lake.
Despite the weather forecast of 'severe gales and rain' for the afternoon, Jamie Prickup (no, I've spelt that right) decided a six hour match was the order of the day. With the whole lake booked we were well spread out which meant a lot of fish-filled pegs were left out (Dohhhh!)
1st place went to Jamie himself (god help us) with 86lb 12oz of mainly bread dobbed carp from a normally average peg. Well done son, but don't get cocky. Even a blind squirrel, etc etc.
Second was the pensioner's favourite bus driver, Mr Neil Paterson with 78lb 14oz. He smiled so much at the end, that it could be counted as what he would call 'exercise'. Sections went to Gary Brislen, who stopped cracking jokes long enough to amass 23lb, and your humble narrator who scratched together 29lb dead.
With the last hour of the match fished in torrential rain, and gale force wind, I'd like to thank Jamie for making sure we didn't miss it by being on our way home by the time the storm hit FFS!!!!!!
Thanks to Sumo for his efforts.
By the way, Bucko was 3rd with 33lb
Lingmere. 13/3/16
1 Paul Cargill 38lb 05oz
2 Buck Rogers 35lb 01oz
3 Lee Pickup 31lb 11oz
Section winners: Dave Edwards, Derek Warren, Dennis Jones, Harry Simpson
Cunneries, 20/3/16
Things boded well for our 19 intrepid travellers, with recent good weather, and the promise of spring in the light warm(ish) wind. The elderly amongst us have more experience of this unsettled time of year and know what a kick in the balls it can give you, especially with a full moon shining down through clear skies the night before.
The day started with embarrassment for the Cookie Monster (AKA as George Clooney following the acid attack and a good kicking in the face). He turned up in his Vauxhall Airport Taxi and parked like a twat, taking up 4 normal spaces. After a quiet word from the fishery owner, along the lines of "park that piece of shit properly dickhead" he obliged and we went into the café and enjoyed the usual full breakfast and pre-match banter / delusional dreams.
Now here's a funny thing, I won the lowest weight section with 9lb 14oz and from what I could see from my peg, the place had fished crap. I even held that same opinion having followed the scales around. Looking back at the results as I write this, the place actually fished very well, with the usual couple of (supposed) flyers doing the business but over 425lb of fish being caught. OK they were 'balled up' on some pegs but that's the same with most fisheries at the moment.
Winner overall was Dennis (fuck off, I AM standing up) Jones, with a brilliant 64lb 12oz. I would like to tell you how he caught that much, but I didn't know I was going to have to write this up, so I didn't interview him at the end. I'm sure some hooks and bait were involved somewhere though.
Second overall was Tony Wilson (no, not that sad git from the Hacienda / Granada TV) with 58-14. A great weight on the day.
Third went to Les (the Munchkin) Thompson with 45lb 08oz. A truly outstanding performance from Dorothy's friend.
Other sections went to Fuck All Rogers, who for once told the truth, weighing in 13lb 02oz, and Andy Lawton, who stopped polishing Dirk's silverware long enough to catch a well deserved 26lb 01oz.
**BINGO!! Despite Sumo's memory loss, I notice on the results sheet that Phil House won his first section with the club and his magnificent 31lb 06oz was enough to get into the 20lb challenge too. Well done Housey.
Lloyds, Badger, 27/3/16
This place really is an enigma wrapped up in a conundrum. Beautifully maintained with well spaced pegs, all offering similar depths and features, and yet the fish all seem to want to live together in groups on a couple of pegs. Trouble is, you never know which pegs they will be on the day. If you are on them then hold on to your pole, but if you're not, then a reasonable weight section win is the best you can hope for. The recent introduction of some stockie F1s appears to bode well for the future though, as they showed up on a lot of pegs throughout the lake.
Despite the weather forecast of 'severe gales and rain' for the afternoon, Jamie Prickup (no, I've spelt that right) decided a six hour match was the order of the day. With the whole lake booked we were well spread out which meant a lot of fish-filled pegs were left out (Dohhhh!)
1st place went to Jamie himself (god help us) with 86lb 12oz of mainly bread dobbed carp from a normally average peg. Well done son, but don't get cocky. Even a blind squirrel, etc etc.
Second was the pensioner's favourite bus driver, Mr Neil Paterson with 78lb 14oz. He smiled so much at the end, that it could be counted as what he would call 'exercise'. Sections went to Gary Brislen, who stopped cracking jokes long enough to amass 23lb, and your humble narrator who scratched together 29lb dead.
With the last hour of the match fished in torrential rain, and gale force wind, I'd like to thank Jamie for making sure we didn't miss it by being on our way home by the time the storm hit FFS!!!!!!
Thanks to Sumo for his efforts.
By the way, Bucko was 3rd with 33lb
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