A dry morning with a gentle breeze greeted us for the latest outing to Hampton Springs. Despite the fact that John H and Jamie had practiced in the week, and are now as much regulars at Hampton as The Gnome, one or two were describing this as a Yozzer benevolent match. Gary Chambers was one of the first to weigh and set the target with an excellent 40lb 06oz mixed bag of maggot n caster caught fish.
Next of note was John Heald, who had some proper carp (probably on meat), and the scales went 35lb 15oz. At last he's learning something during practice. Well done John, you'll make a goodun yet.
On to yozzer. He was adamant that he could only muster 30lb at best, but as always he only tells lies when his lips move, and he weighed in a level 42lb of carp, tench, skimmers, cruies and barbel, all caught at 3 metres on maggot and pellet.
Having looked like going home after 3 hours, John Edwards had only gone walk-about and sought advice from the gnome. He'd only had 3 fish up till then, but went back to his peg and ended up bringing 35lb to the scales for a well earned section prize. Confucius say " man who catches nothing must use brain". Nice one Sumo.
The other section went to another Hampton officionado, Jamie Pickup claiming the prize with a mixed bag which went 26lb. Sumo said something about double default, but I say Jamie did well ....off that flier.
Although not in the money this time, a brilliant piece of advice to all members from Tony Byers. When asked where he had caught, crafty cockney declared the immortal secret....."in the waw--er". Jeez, have we been facing the wrong way for all this time?
Monday, 14 November 2011
Monday, 17 October 2011
CHESTER LAKES, 16/10/11 ~ Runaway victory for Gary and his paste
There's an old adage, "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything". Well I'm saying very little about this match.
20 members went into the drawbag, and by mid-match at least half were ready to go home.
Gary Chambers continued to demonstrate his paste fishing prowess with a runaway victory. His 39lb 05oz carp net secured the win by a country mile, and once again he put the lottery money in someone else's pocket. The lucky recipient was Ken Pickup AGAIN. Superb display from Gary.
The rest of the frame read as follows:
2 - Pete Lucas ........10lb 09oz
3 - Dennis Jones .....10lb 08oz
Section - Lee Pickup....10lb 02oz
Section - Jamie Pickup..7lb 08oz
Well Done everybody
20 members went into the drawbag, and by mid-match at least half were ready to go home.
Gary Chambers continued to demonstrate his paste fishing prowess with a runaway victory. His 39lb 05oz carp net secured the win by a country mile, and once again he put the lottery money in someone else's pocket. The lucky recipient was Ken Pickup AGAIN. Superb display from Gary.
The rest of the frame read as follows:
2 - Pete Lucas ........10lb 09oz
3 - Dennis Jones .....10lb 08oz
Section - Lee Pickup....10lb 02oz
Section - Jamie Pickup..7lb 08oz
Well Done everybody
Monday, 10 October 2011
GORSTY HALL, 9/10/11 ~ Better to be lucky than good......
We all learned a new tactic this week, with the help of the method maestro. Just get lucky at the drawbag then sit in a deckchair and let someone else do all the hard work for you. Sit making rigs till midnight and prepare quality bait? err...no. Think your way through the match, taking account of likely conditions? err....no. Pete Lucas got the lottery peg and guessed at 41lb.
Gary Chambers then worked like a trojan to get presentation right in the stiff breeze, and managed precisely 41lb of paste caught carp. A masterly performance earned him a winner's medal and £32 in pools money. Pete took home £100 for doing diddly-squat. No green-eyed monster from me though. Well done Gary and well done Pete.
Yozzer Hughes finished in second place, having fished meat and paste at 5 & 9 metres to weigh in with 36lb 14oz of carp and quality skimmers.
Third spot went to Dave Norman, who gave a great display of feeder fishing, and ended up just short with 35lb 05oz of carp. Dave alternated between method feeder and straight lead, and after a slow start, he put fish in the net on a regular basis. Oh for another half hour?
John Heald started off like a whirlwind and looked like his method approach would empty the lake. Alas, it was a false dawn, and things slowly tailed off, leaving John with 21lb 06oz, and a section win. Not bad though, for a pensioner.
Surprise, surprise... Dave Cargill with maggots! Cargy had 5 carp on the feeder and then scratched about with maggots for a couple of pound of roach, which made all the difference, and put him in the money. Another section win for Dave, a good effort.
By the way, Lucas = DNW
Gary Chambers then worked like a trojan to get presentation right in the stiff breeze, and managed precisely 41lb of paste caught carp. A masterly performance earned him a winner's medal and £32 in pools money. Pete took home £100 for doing diddly-squat. No green-eyed monster from me though. Well done Gary and well done Pete.
Yozzer Hughes finished in second place, having fished meat and paste at 5 & 9 metres to weigh in with 36lb 14oz of carp and quality skimmers.
Third spot went to Dave Norman, who gave a great display of feeder fishing, and ended up just short with 35lb 05oz of carp. Dave alternated between method feeder and straight lead, and after a slow start, he put fish in the net on a regular basis. Oh for another half hour?
John Heald started off like a whirlwind and looked like his method approach would empty the lake. Alas, it was a false dawn, and things slowly tailed off, leaving John with 21lb 06oz, and a section win. Not bad though, for a pensioner.
Surprise, surprise... Dave Cargill with maggots! Cargy had 5 carp on the feeder and then scratched about with maggots for a couple of pound of roach, which made all the difference, and put him in the money. Another section win for Dave, a good effort.
By the way, Lucas = DNW
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
BRON EIFION WEEKEND, 17th/ 18th September 2011
What a shower!
A knock-up was arranged for those travelling down to Criccieth on the Friday. A noon start at the very pleasant Eisteddfa venue, and six members sat under brollies as the heavens opened. The torrential rain did not put a dampener on sport though as hordes of small silvers made everyone reach for larger baits to find the carp and F1s.
Norman Smith cracked open a bag of frozen prawns, caught a few fish, and this proved to be his downfall as he stuck to the prawn for the whole weekend, and they helped him catch precisely zilch.
The match produced joint winners as Dave Norman and The Gnome both weighed in with 35lb of paste caught Carp and F1s. Pato weighed 25lb, and the signs looked omenous for Sumo as he started the weekend with a DNW, and the big sulk had begun. We took his shoe laces off him and went to the pub.
No need for the Samaritans, Sumo's on the flier
Popular opinion, which turned out to be rowlocks as usual, was that a draw on the wall was the better option, although the end peg on the shallows would produce a weight.
John Edwards drew that end peg and made the most of it by weighing in with a match winning 57lb 08oz. Ghosties and 'proper' carp made up the weight, with half coming to the method feeder, and then later on, some to pole-fished corn. A great performance by Sumo, but with confidence restored, what a pain in the alehouse!
Second, again from the shallows, and another stunning effort, was Gary Chambers. Fishing maggot on short pole, Gary had nearly 30lb of roach, and added a few paste caught carp in the last hour for a total of 46lb 12oz.
Steve Coleman maintained an air of dignity after frustratingly drawing the dreaded corner for the second year in a row. A lesson for us all, as Steve got his head down, fished it as he found it, and came third with an honourable 40lb 08oz of margin caught carp and F1s. A great attitude mate, and a well deserved frame.
Next best, and again from those shallows, was Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine, who despite using 15mm halibut pellet, managed to put 37lb 15oz in his net, which was good enough for the section. Well done Pete, and this time the blog man was there to witness.
Former king of Bron, Jamie Pickup, was best performer on the dam wall with a well earned 37lb 08oz, and section win. A triumph for hard work as Jamie scratched a few on the method, then a couple shallow, then another few on the tip, then a couple more on pole at depth. Impressive son.
Yozzer bursts the double bubble
Following last year's double success, John Edwards was keen to repeat the feat. Having launched a method feeder about 80yards (so he was fishing the shallows again), Sumo had caught a carp on every chuck, whilst those around him only went 30/40 yards and struggled. He had that look in his eye as he keenly followed the scales around the lake.
Half way round and the double dream was shattered, along with the club record, as The Gnome, pleasure fishing by the boathouse, put two nets full of F1s on the scales and together they weighed 80lb 02oz.
Moving round to Sumo on the wall, and with one net containing only 3 skimmers for a pound and a half, it looked like he was well off the pace. However, he'd crammed 73lb of carp into the other net, and secured 2nd spot with 74lb 05oz. Another excellent show, good job weight estimation plays no part though.
Illustrating that he really is the method maestro, and fishing a venue to suit, was Pete Lucas, who showed his improvement once again by taking the bronze medal with 54lb 04oz. Great stuff Pete, isn't it better to succeed at lower level than get battered in fishomania?
Agonisingly close to the frame, but good enough only for a section win, was Neil Paterson. Despite all the frivolity and voodoo spells of the previous evening, Pato managed to avoid peg 15, and fished with a tiny in-line cage as oppose to the method in the shallow water. It proved effective as he weighed a level 54lb. Well thought out young man.
My 'man of the weekend' completed the payout places. Steve Coleman gave another solid performance on the mediocre dam wall, with a well earned 44lb 03oz....... 40lb+ on both days, from pegs many would have moaned about, an example to follow, well done Steve.
Two more consistent performances, with 30lb+ each day , by Tony Wilson, was the basis for the pairs success of Tony and Yozzer, who totalled 168lb over the two days.
Another enjoyable venture to Criccieth,and many thanks to Arthur and Dave for their efforts.
A knock-up was arranged for those travelling down to Criccieth on the Friday. A noon start at the very pleasant Eisteddfa venue, and six members sat under brollies as the heavens opened. The torrential rain did not put a dampener on sport though as hordes of small silvers made everyone reach for larger baits to find the carp and F1s.
Norman Smith cracked open a bag of frozen prawns, caught a few fish, and this proved to be his downfall as he stuck to the prawn for the whole weekend, and they helped him catch precisely zilch.
The match produced joint winners as Dave Norman and The Gnome both weighed in with 35lb of paste caught Carp and F1s. Pato weighed 25lb, and the signs looked omenous for Sumo as he started the weekend with a DNW, and the big sulk had begun. We took his shoe laces off him and went to the pub.
No need for the Samaritans, Sumo's on the flier
Popular opinion, which turned out to be rowlocks as usual, was that a draw on the wall was the better option, although the end peg on the shallows would produce a weight.
John Edwards drew that end peg and made the most of it by weighing in with a match winning 57lb 08oz. Ghosties and 'proper' carp made up the weight, with half coming to the method feeder, and then later on, some to pole-fished corn. A great performance by Sumo, but with confidence restored, what a pain in the alehouse!
Second, again from the shallows, and another stunning effort, was Gary Chambers. Fishing maggot on short pole, Gary had nearly 30lb of roach, and added a few paste caught carp in the last hour for a total of 46lb 12oz.
Steve Coleman maintained an air of dignity after frustratingly drawing the dreaded corner for the second year in a row. A lesson for us all, as Steve got his head down, fished it as he found it, and came third with an honourable 40lb 08oz of margin caught carp and F1s. A great attitude mate, and a well deserved frame.
Next best, and again from those shallows, was Pete 'zimbo' Delmaine, who despite using 15mm halibut pellet, managed to put 37lb 15oz in his net, which was good enough for the section. Well done Pete, and this time the blog man was there to witness.
Former king of Bron, Jamie Pickup, was best performer on the dam wall with a well earned 37lb 08oz, and section win. A triumph for hard work as Jamie scratched a few on the method, then a couple shallow, then another few on the tip, then a couple more on pole at depth. Impressive son.
Yozzer bursts the double bubble
Following last year's double success, John Edwards was keen to repeat the feat. Having launched a method feeder about 80yards (so he was fishing the shallows again), Sumo had caught a carp on every chuck, whilst those around him only went 30/40 yards and struggled. He had that look in his eye as he keenly followed the scales around the lake.
Half way round and the double dream was shattered, along with the club record, as The Gnome, pleasure fishing by the boathouse, put two nets full of F1s on the scales and together they weighed 80lb 02oz.
Moving round to Sumo on the wall, and with one net containing only 3 skimmers for a pound and a half, it looked like he was well off the pace. However, he'd crammed 73lb of carp into the other net, and secured 2nd spot with 74lb 05oz. Another excellent show, good job weight estimation plays no part though.
Illustrating that he really is the method maestro, and fishing a venue to suit, was Pete Lucas, who showed his improvement once again by taking the bronze medal with 54lb 04oz. Great stuff Pete, isn't it better to succeed at lower level than get battered in fishomania?
Agonisingly close to the frame, but good enough only for a section win, was Neil Paterson. Despite all the frivolity and voodoo spells of the previous evening, Pato managed to avoid peg 15, and fished with a tiny in-line cage as oppose to the method in the shallow water. It proved effective as he weighed a level 54lb. Well thought out young man.
My 'man of the weekend' completed the payout places. Steve Coleman gave another solid performance on the mediocre dam wall, with a well earned 44lb 03oz....... 40lb+ on both days, from pegs many would have moaned about, an example to follow, well done Steve.
Two more consistent performances, with 30lb+ each day , by Tony Wilson, was the basis for the pairs success of Tony and Yozzer, who totalled 168lb over the two days.
Another enjoyable venture to Criccieth,and many thanks to Arthur and Dave for their efforts.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
BRON EIFION WEEKEND ~ 17/18 SEPT
Following the recent meeting, arrangements are :-
Draw to commence Saturday at 8.45 at Bron. Please let Dave know if you are going to be late.
For those staying on Friday night, we are having breakfast on Friday morning in Tesco cafe at Conwy round about 9ish. We are going to have a little knockup at Eisteddfa fishery in Criccieth. Draw will be 11.30 and fishing will be 12.30-5.00. Either ring Yozzer or see you at the lake.
There will be a normal draw for pegs on Saturday. On Sunday there will be two draw bags. If you fish the dam wall on Sat you will draw for a peg on island/ shallows on Sun. Fish the shallows on Sat and you will draw for the dam wall on Sun. The pairs have already been drawn at the meeting. See you all at Bron and enjoy!
5 anglers left in the knockout, so it will be a straight shootout ,over the two days, to determine this year's winner.
Draw to commence Saturday at 8.45 at Bron. Please let Dave know if you are going to be late.
For those staying on Friday night, we are having breakfast on Friday morning in Tesco cafe at Conwy round about 9ish. We are going to have a little knockup at Eisteddfa fishery in Criccieth. Draw will be 11.30 and fishing will be 12.30-5.00. Either ring Yozzer or see you at the lake.
There will be a normal draw for pegs on Saturday. On Sunday there will be two draw bags. If you fish the dam wall on Sat you will draw for a peg on island/ shallows on Sun. Fish the shallows on Sat and you will draw for the dam wall on Sun. The pairs have already been drawn at the meeting. See you all at Bron and enjoy!
5 anglers left in the knockout, so it will be a straight shootout ,over the two days, to determine this year's winner.
Monday, 8 August 2011
GORSTY HALL, 7/8/11 ~ Yozzer sends 'em reeling
General consensus these days is that without rod and reel you won't frame at Gorsty. So a bombardment of method feeders and pellet wagglers thrashed the water near the lilies to a foam. Although there were plenty of fish out there, they weren't keen to feed.
Due to his method phobia, The Gnome stubbornly got out his trusty pole, even venturing out to 8 (yes eight!) metres. Fishing with 6 and 8 mil meat, he put fish in the net on a regular basis, a mix of skimmers, crucians and small carp, to amass 27lb 08oz. It gave him a narrow victory and had the whole club reeling.
Even the legend that is Ian Simo, in as a guest, resorted to the pellet waggler in an effort to win. He came a gallant and close second with a weight of 27lb 02oz. Good job he can't use a rod, he might have won. Nice try though, unlucky Simo.
The self-proclaimed 'pellet waggler king', AKA Jamie Pickup, also used the float and did well to register 23lb 14oz of mainly pasty carp, which put him on the podium. Another good performance Jay.
Steve Boyd also made a guest appearance, fished the method feeder, and had an assortment of small fish to bring a level 21lb to the scales and managed a section win. Well done Steve.
Gary Chambers, using the short pole, caught crucians steadily for the first couple of hours and looked on course for the frame, but a dramatic switch off saw him struggle for the latter part, and he ended up with 16lb 12oz.
John Edwards has been out of form lately, but further improvement was in evidence this week as he too caught 16lb 12oz to share the other section. Nice one fellas.
Following a few near misses in recent weeks, including one by the man himself, Kenny Pickup had yet another stab at the lottery peg, and this time came up trumps to the tune of £100. Money goes to fkn money eh?
Due to his method phobia, The Gnome stubbornly got out his trusty pole, even venturing out to 8 (yes eight!) metres. Fishing with 6 and 8 mil meat, he put fish in the net on a regular basis, a mix of skimmers, crucians and small carp, to amass 27lb 08oz. It gave him a narrow victory and had the whole club reeling.
Even the legend that is Ian Simo, in as a guest, resorted to the pellet waggler in an effort to win. He came a gallant and close second with a weight of 27lb 02oz. Good job he can't use a rod, he might have won. Nice try though, unlucky Simo.
The self-proclaimed 'pellet waggler king', AKA Jamie Pickup, also used the float and did well to register 23lb 14oz of mainly pasty carp, which put him on the podium. Another good performance Jay.
Steve Boyd also made a guest appearance, fished the method feeder, and had an assortment of small fish to bring a level 21lb to the scales and managed a section win. Well done Steve.
Gary Chambers, using the short pole, caught crucians steadily for the first couple of hours and looked on course for the frame, but a dramatic switch off saw him struggle for the latter part, and he ended up with 16lb 12oz.
John Edwards has been out of form lately, but further improvement was in evidence this week as he too caught 16lb 12oz to share the other section. Nice one fellas.
Following a few near misses in recent weeks, including one by the man himself, Kenny Pickup had yet another stab at the lottery peg, and this time came up trumps to the tune of £100. Money goes to fkn money eh?
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