Just when we thought we'd seen the last of those annoying little s***s called John and Edward, along comes Sumo, AKA John Edwards, with his very own double act at Bron Eifion. According to John it was actually a treble, as he wants to include his victory in Friday's 3-peg warm up at Eisteddfa as well.
OK, here goes....John, Pato and Yozz arrived mid-morning on Friday and decided on a little knockup. A very good start to the weekend, as Sumo won with 31lb of carp and fantail F1s caught on pole fished paste at 7metres.Yozz was second with 28lb, and Pato won his section, Brilliant.
DON'T MESS WITH LILY
On Saturday morning, with no opportunities of a walk of shame, Sumo headed off to his peg, committed to a full 6 hours. In the meantime, at the other end of the dam wall, Lee Godwin had a date with Lily. Despite warnings of her being a tough cookie if you got too close, Lee sidled up to her, and first chuck she had him in her grasp. Lee wriggled free, but went in for the kill again, and this time she grabbed hold of his top kit and pulled it off. After 3 or 4 further goes, and a couple of lost rigs later, the top kit lying next to Lily served it's purpose and he kept his distance.
Big John meanwhile, had alternated between pole n paste and the method feeder, to amass 57lb of carp and F1s to win the match. An impressive debut at Bron, well done John.
Right at the other end of the lake, on the dreaded shallows, Lee Pickup fished an absolute blinder, and using the 'thod, brought 55lb 12oz to the scales. A great effort Lee, unlucky.
Jamie Pickup is fast becoming the kiddie on Bron, as, following last year's victory with Chopper in the pairs, he again made the frame with a 47lb 10oz net of carp. Good stuff, Jay.
He also took an early lead in this year's pairs, as partner Kenny Pickup shared a section with another Bron debutant, Tony Wilson. Both weighed in with a solid 39lb 08oz. Well done boys.
Sneaking a win in the other, tougher section, with 19lb 04oz was Mike Wilde, who proved that he can fish a bit, even after a bellyful of ale. Nice one Chop.
IT'S A DOUBLE PICKUP
Sunday morning, and most were on their pre-drawn pegs bright n breezy. However, that soon changed to wet n breezy as the weather took a turn for the worse.
With Lee scared to look Lily in the eye, and Brian due to face her, along with Chopper they just made their pegs in time for the all-in. Away from Lily, Lee had a far better second day, and finished with a very creditable 40lb.
Sumo fished a similar match to day 1 but "struggled" to catch on pole n paste. Before anyone sheds a tear for John, the method feeder worked for him, and he duly completed the double with another superb catch of 52lb 08oz.
From a peg on the shallows which didn't produce on day one, Dave Cargill caught from first cast to last using method feeder with Halibut pellet, and weighed 47lb 04oz to claim second spot. Well done Dave.
Jamie enhanced his Bron reputation with another fine effort and another third place. Jay caught consistently on pellet fished shallow, and brought 43lb 04oz to the scales. A great 2-day performance.
Strangely, as on day one, the dam wall section was split. With the help of the fish of the weekend, a carp, circa 14lb, Pete Lucas weighed 31lb 08oz. There's no place in our club for sponsored anglers! Joking, well done Pete.
Dave Norman had the same weight, carp caught on the 'thod. Consistent as ever Dave, well in.
The shallows section was won with 43lb by Gary Chambers. This included 20lb of roach to go with an assortment of F1s, skimmers, and small carp. Another brilliant performance, but I'll say it again, maggots should be banned till winter.
Ken and Jamie Pickup finished as pairs winners with a collective 158lb, a big round of applause to them.
A great weekend for Jedward, but I think we're all winners because once again it was a very enjoyable weekend for all. A thank you from me for your great company, and a massive thanks to Arthur and Dave, without whom there would be no weekend.
Monday, 20 September 2010
Monday, 13 September 2010
GORSTY HALL 12/9/10 ~ Sumo wins the clash of the titans....just
Gorsty Hall provided its usual mix of consistent sport for all, a fair drawbag, and the chance for each angler to do their own thing. When you see the result, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was a pie-eating contest, but no, it was a bona fide Eggy Ferry fishing match.
John Edwards is fast becoming the guru of Gorsty after yet another great performance at his favourite venue. Sumo chopped and changed his approach to catch a combination of carp and crucians, and a few pasties, on margin pole, paste at 9metres and a few on the method feeder. His total was 26lb 12oz, which just about secured victory, well done John.
In second place, not even beaten by a quarter-pounder with cheese and fries, was the Jolly Green Giant, Neil Paterson. Agony for Pato when the scales wouldn't go past 26lb 08oz. He caught a few early margin fish on paste before switching to the pellet waggler, and added small carp throughout the match. A great effort, I think he likes Gorsty now.
The Gnome went against his usual principles and fished long pole at 9metres with pellet, and sneaked into the frame with a mix of cruies, skimmers and small carp, to weigh 22lb.
Picking up some coin for the first time since joining the club was Tony Wilson. Despite being on his stagnight the night before, he didn't overdo the celebrations, and was rewarded with a section win after weighing 17lb odd of pellet waggler caught carp. Nice one Tony, now you've won some money, can we start abusing you?
A bonus carp of about 5lb, the best of the match, boosted Jammie Pickup from also-ran to section winner, as his final total added up to 21lb. Jay had winkled a few skimmers, pasties and crucians out on pole and method. Money goes to money as the say, well in Jay.
A little drama at the payout, with Sumo unable to believe he had won, after a wind-up over Pato's weight, and then Arthur mischieviously gave Tony the third place money, much to the concern of Yozzer. I'm a pensioner you know!
John Edwards is fast becoming the guru of Gorsty after yet another great performance at his favourite venue. Sumo chopped and changed his approach to catch a combination of carp and crucians, and a few pasties, on margin pole, paste at 9metres and a few on the method feeder. His total was 26lb 12oz, which just about secured victory, well done John.
In second place, not even beaten by a quarter-pounder with cheese and fries, was the Jolly Green Giant, Neil Paterson. Agony for Pato when the scales wouldn't go past 26lb 08oz. He caught a few early margin fish on paste before switching to the pellet waggler, and added small carp throughout the match. A great effort, I think he likes Gorsty now.
The Gnome went against his usual principles and fished long pole at 9metres with pellet, and sneaked into the frame with a mix of cruies, skimmers and small carp, to weigh 22lb.
Picking up some coin for the first time since joining the club was Tony Wilson. Despite being on his stagnight the night before, he didn't overdo the celebrations, and was rewarded with a section win after weighing 17lb odd of pellet waggler caught carp. Nice one Tony, now you've won some money, can we start abusing you?
A bonus carp of about 5lb, the best of the match, boosted Jammie Pickup from also-ran to section winner, as his final total added up to 21lb. Jay had winkled a few skimmers, pasties and crucians out on pole and method. Money goes to money as the say, well in Jay.
A little drama at the payout, with Sumo unable to believe he had won, after a wind-up over Pato's weight, and then Arthur mischieviously gave Tony the third place money, much to the concern of Yozzer. I'm a pensioner you know!
Monday, 6 September 2010
LOWER RIDGE, SAUGHALL, 5/9/10 ~ Windy at Saughall? Don't believe it
On the rare occasion that it's not windy at Lower Ridge, it proves to be a cracking venue. However, all too often it's a howling gale which makes presentation difficult, and the fishing suffers. Today the match was fished in a stiff breeze, and turned into a struggle for most.
Quite how some even tried to fish at 16metres is hard to fathom but personally I think psychiatric help should be sought before this illness spreads through the whole membership.
Gary Chambers only needed three sections of pole, even though he drew a sheltered, but average peg. He got the trusty maggots out AGAIN, and they worked for him too, as he managed a runaway victory, weighing 23lb 07oz of silvers with 4 or 5 small barbel thrown in. Good fishing Gary.
Mike 'peggy' Lee was again in the Saughall money, even managing to stay within the confines of his own peg! With the help of a donkey weighing 11lb, he added a few bits n bobs to total 17lb 12oz and claim the runner-up berth. Well done Peg, dont forget to share with Chopper.
Sumo Edwards stayed to the end of another match and was suitably rewarded. King of the pineapple T-bag, John used the conker this time round to catch 17lb 05oz of small carp. Although I did the walk of shame, it was worth it to see a legend in action and he showed me how to do it. What a Guy.
With family commitments limiting his fishing this year, Steve Coleman made an all too rare appearance, but proved he's still got what it takes by catching 12lb 08oz of mainly small carp, to win his section. Mustard!
After drawing the best peg on the lake, Dave Norman fished the lead rather than risk his Maver pole in the wind. It proved a good decision as he caught a few and finished with 13lb 10oz to win the other section. Nice one Dave, stick at it, you could be a good un when you grow up mate.
Quite how some even tried to fish at 16metres is hard to fathom but personally I think psychiatric help should be sought before this illness spreads through the whole membership.
Gary Chambers only needed three sections of pole, even though he drew a sheltered, but average peg. He got the trusty maggots out AGAIN, and they worked for him too, as he managed a runaway victory, weighing 23lb 07oz of silvers with 4 or 5 small barbel thrown in. Good fishing Gary.
Mike 'peggy' Lee was again in the Saughall money, even managing to stay within the confines of his own peg! With the help of a donkey weighing 11lb, he added a few bits n bobs to total 17lb 12oz and claim the runner-up berth. Well done Peg, dont forget to share with Chopper.
Sumo Edwards stayed to the end of another match and was suitably rewarded. King of the pineapple T-bag, John used the conker this time round to catch 17lb 05oz of small carp. Although I did the walk of shame, it was worth it to see a legend in action and he showed me how to do it. What a Guy.
With family commitments limiting his fishing this year, Steve Coleman made an all too rare appearance, but proved he's still got what it takes by catching 12lb 08oz of mainly small carp, to win his section. Mustard!
After drawing the best peg on the lake, Dave Norman fished the lead rather than risk his Maver pole in the wind. It proved a good decision as he caught a few and finished with 13lb 10oz to win the other section. Nice one Dave, stick at it, you could be a good un when you grow up mate.
Saturday, 21 August 2010
BIRKENHEAD TOP PARK, 22/8/10 ~ Who invited them???
With a host of different venues fishing hard of late, the 'toppy' followed suit and only fished half as good as last time. An assortment of faces had appeared during the preceding week, having a little practice, and they had found the lake in stubborn mood. All the main weights were down 50%.
With half a dozen guests booked on, it was a competitive affair, with all the money winners thinking they hadn't done too well.
Our winner was a venue regular in the shape of John Robbo, who made no mistake from peg 24 (successful last time), with a mix of skimmers, crucians ,and the odd tench which fell to 6mm expanders. Robbo weighed in with 14lb 04oz. Congrats to John.
Second spot went to our very own Gary Chambers, who managed to winkle out 10lb of skimmers on pellet, which was a good effort on the day. Might spend his winnings on a new tosspot instead of borrowing mine.
The bronze medal went to another guest in the shape of Dave 'spadger' Lynch. Dave said he was struggling until he added secret squirrel to his pellets, and the transformation enabled him to bring 9lb 06oz of mainly skimmers to the scales. Well in Spadge.
The section prizes were amazing..... John Heald and Gary Brislin shared one section with 6lb 08oz apiece, while Neil 'green giant' Paterson and The Gnome split the other section with.....6lb 08oz. Unbelievable, I think we need new scales. It did, however, mean that the money was well spread.
As predicted by Sumo, Norman took yet another nugget to narrow the gap, but credit where it's due, John stayed on his peg until the end, unlike some!!!
No names mentioned regarding the walk of shame, I've been there myself :-)
With half a dozen guests booked on, it was a competitive affair, with all the money winners thinking they hadn't done too well.
Our winner was a venue regular in the shape of John Robbo, who made no mistake from peg 24 (successful last time), with a mix of skimmers, crucians ,and the odd tench which fell to 6mm expanders. Robbo weighed in with 14lb 04oz. Congrats to John.
Second spot went to our very own Gary Chambers, who managed to winkle out 10lb of skimmers on pellet, which was a good effort on the day. Might spend his winnings on a new tosspot instead of borrowing mine.
The bronze medal went to another guest in the shape of Dave 'spadger' Lynch. Dave said he was struggling until he added secret squirrel to his pellets, and the transformation enabled him to bring 9lb 06oz of mainly skimmers to the scales. Well in Spadge.
The section prizes were amazing..... John Heald and Gary Brislin shared one section with 6lb 08oz apiece, while Neil 'green giant' Paterson and The Gnome split the other section with.....6lb 08oz. Unbelievable, I think we need new scales. It did, however, mean that the money was well spread.
As predicted by Sumo, Norman took yet another nugget to narrow the gap, but credit where it's due, John stayed on his peg until the end, unlike some!!!
No names mentioned regarding the walk of shame, I've been there myself :-)
Sunday, 15 August 2010
LOWER RIDGE, SAUGHALL 15/8/10 ~ Fisho Star nets a Hat-trick
For someone with the talent to reach a Fishomania Final (albeit 1999), Gary Brislin has kept a remarkably low profile in Eggy matches. Over the past month or so he's found a rich vein of form, and completed a hat-trick of wins when he brought 32lb 08oz to the scales. He used his sloppy paste again and caught a succession of small carp and F1s. If you win next week you are getting a letter from the committee. Top fishin Gary, but you have been warned!
The penny has finally dropped for our runner-up. Jamie Pickup has been adamant that doubled-up 6 elastic would handle anything. Well not today, if only Jamie had landed everything he hooked... but then if me auntie had balls she'd be me uncle. Jay actually managed to put 31lb 06oz into his keepnet, including a munter of 10lb 06oz. Smashin, super, luvly.
Following a dismal start looking for carp, Gary Chambers abandoned the idea after a couple of hours and started fishing shallow with maggot. He caught quality silvers for the rest of the match to secure third place with a cracking net weighing 28lb 08oz. Personally I don't think maggots should be allowed between May and November.
Lee Pickup was next to his Bruvver Jay, and fished the method feeder for the most part. It brought him a satisfying 20lb 12oz, and a section win. Oops, whose the daddy?
Yozzer Hughes had a level 24lb of small carp and F1 hybrids to collect the other section. He was, however, punished for running a squirrel over on the way to the match. Having hung onto a rather large and angry carp for over thirty minutes, his elastic snapped and away went the carp, the laccy, and his favourite rig! Remember, God is watching you.
Another hat-trick man was Norman, as he clawed his way back into the Golden Nugget with a third victory from the last 4. Think it's game on, what about you, Sumo?
The penny has finally dropped for our runner-up. Jamie Pickup has been adamant that doubled-up 6 elastic would handle anything. Well not today, if only Jamie had landed everything he hooked... but then if me auntie had balls she'd be me uncle. Jay actually managed to put 31lb 06oz into his keepnet, including a munter of 10lb 06oz. Smashin, super, luvly.
Following a dismal start looking for carp, Gary Chambers abandoned the idea after a couple of hours and started fishing shallow with maggot. He caught quality silvers for the rest of the match to secure third place with a cracking net weighing 28lb 08oz. Personally I don't think maggots should be allowed between May and November.
Lee Pickup was next to his Bruvver Jay, and fished the method feeder for the most part. It brought him a satisfying 20lb 12oz, and a section win. Oops, whose the daddy?
Yozzer Hughes had a level 24lb of small carp and F1 hybrids to collect the other section. He was, however, punished for running a squirrel over on the way to the match. Having hung onto a rather large and angry carp for over thirty minutes, his elastic snapped and away went the carp, the laccy, and his favourite rig! Remember, God is watching you.
Another hat-trick man was Norman, as he clawed his way back into the Golden Nugget with a third victory from the last 4. Think it's game on, what about you, Sumo?
Monday, 9 August 2010
VENUE ADDITION AND CHANGE
An additional match has been arranged for Sunday 15th August, at Lower Ridge Farm, Saughall....draw 8.30
The match on Sunday 22nd August has been re-arranged for Birkenhead Top Park....draw 9am
The match on Sunday 22nd August has been re-arranged for Birkenhead Top Park....draw 9am
BADEN HALL, DONUT 8/8/10 ~ Gary likes donuts too, just like Pato
Considering all the rain we've had in the last three weeks, the big mystery on Sunday was where's the water gone? Levels were down about a foot, leaving bare banks on the island, and inches of water for the carp to patrol in. This made for a difficult day, and a change to original plans.
Following Pato's success last time, jolly green giant was brought by the wheelbarrow this time. On the all-in, yellow peril was piled in with gay abandon, the carp appeared, and just as swiftly vanished as poles were waved over their heads in the shallow water.
Quite how Gary Brislin managed to resist the lure of the corn is hard to fathom, considering he is Pato's travelling partner. But he shunned the yellow stuff in favour of paste. It proved to be a wise decision as he ended up a narrow winner with 41lb 08oz of carp. Good use of venue experience Gary, well done.
Daddy Pickup was bridesmaid again, and brought 39lb 12oz of mainly carp to the scales, caught at 16m on meat and corn. Keep at it Ken, that win wont be long in coming.
Third place was a triumph for improvisation. After seeing carp shy away from the pole, Dave Norman attached a method feeder to his rig and swung it to the island. Suddenly the ultra cautious carp fed with confidence and he weighed 34lb 12oz. Clever thinking Dave.
Dave Cargill managed 4 carp and a skimmer to record 16lb 04oz and win a section.Venue knowledge again, he was on the same peg as last time.
Ian Hughes sat back and watched the corn bombardment around him, and decided to fish at 5metres for skimmers. He caught about 10lb worth before switching to paste at 14metres to snare 4 late carp and finish with 25lb 06oz which secured the other section.
Jamie was the first to take the walk of shame, but Sumo was the main source of amusement. 6 hour match...2 hours in, Sumo cries "only 4 an half hours of misery left". Maths isn't his strong point, he only attended 70% of his lessons, and played truant from the other half. With an hour to go he emptied his keepnets (3 skimmers) and hung them to dry. He then proceeded to catch a couple of lumps from where his nets had been, DOH!
Following Pato's success last time, jolly green giant was brought by the wheelbarrow this time. On the all-in, yellow peril was piled in with gay abandon, the carp appeared, and just as swiftly vanished as poles were waved over their heads in the shallow water.
Quite how Gary Brislin managed to resist the lure of the corn is hard to fathom, considering he is Pato's travelling partner. But he shunned the yellow stuff in favour of paste. It proved to be a wise decision as he ended up a narrow winner with 41lb 08oz of carp. Good use of venue experience Gary, well done.
Daddy Pickup was bridesmaid again, and brought 39lb 12oz of mainly carp to the scales, caught at 16m on meat and corn. Keep at it Ken, that win wont be long in coming.
Third place was a triumph for improvisation. After seeing carp shy away from the pole, Dave Norman attached a method feeder to his rig and swung it to the island. Suddenly the ultra cautious carp fed with confidence and he weighed 34lb 12oz. Clever thinking Dave.
Dave Cargill managed 4 carp and a skimmer to record 16lb 04oz and win a section.Venue knowledge again, he was on the same peg as last time.
Ian Hughes sat back and watched the corn bombardment around him, and decided to fish at 5metres for skimmers. He caught about 10lb worth before switching to paste at 14metres to snare 4 late carp and finish with 25lb 06oz which secured the other section.
Jamie was the first to take the walk of shame, but Sumo was the main source of amusement. 6 hour match...2 hours in, Sumo cries "only 4 an half hours of misery left". Maths isn't his strong point, he only attended 70% of his lessons, and played truant from the other half. With an hour to go he emptied his keepnets (3 skimmers) and hung them to dry. He then proceeded to catch a couple of lumps from where his nets had been, DOH!
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