I drew peg 9 with Mark, Simon and Brian my closest competitors on my right in the carpy end, and Nic Worters that wily old angler on my left. Nic is quietly accumulating points as well.
The match got under way the fog lifted and the lake looked like tap water. I placed a micro pellet and expander pellet line to my right and a pinkie line left. As always started across in the hope of snagging a carp or chubb. I hadn't given up before I started , but I knew in my heart of hearts it would be a struggle today. Do you sit it out on meat for a big one or have a days fishing .
I decided on the latter and set about catching a few. Fished caster and waggler over the far bank with no joy and they wouldn't tough a maggot or pellet either. So I did a double pinkie set up and had three nice Roach in a row.
The match progressed quite quickly, I blinkered out the Crap end and just enjoyed a days fishing. All my fish came to double pinkie including a few pasty size carp. As always the drama would involve lost fish. In my efforts to win the silvers pot , I hooked a double figure Carp in the dorsal fin and was dragged around for 10 minutes clutch screaming and slipping line, as I tried to hold on. Then another this time around 8 lb a common hooked in the tail, it visited Simon - with Simon offering to net it for me and put it in his net for good keeping! - and Nic before the hook unravelled at the landing net.
I wasn't mad I was really quite enjoying the day , the float was disappearing and it was lovely. Nic now was watching his elastic stretch , stretch and stretch again. Before after a 10 minute fight a double figure Common graced the landing net. I watched him swing a large cube of meat out on the far bank and repeat it again with another close double figure mirror.
Nic was now looking like framing and I reckoned I was fishing for 5th out of the 8 anglers. But who cares the float was disappearing again, yes a skimmer. Fishing can be so pleasant some times when you don't try to hard.
Nic had another smaller carp and I hooked and landed a 4 lb + carp on single pinkie. Properly hooked dead centre of the bottom lip . On a 11ft Ultralight Drennan 1 lb 12 oz bottom it was great fun.
The match ended all to soon as I picked up a final ounce Perch. I took two quick pics of my nets and packed away. Walking down the bank to enjoy the weigh in. The Carp net was too blurry but the silvers not too bad.
Brian, was fishing around after the match retrieving terminal tackle lost throughout the match,
but he didn't do too bad in the match with one perch over a pound and this 2 lb 6 oz beauty.
Bit of a blow really as it looked good for him in the silvers with those two and bits, as he may pip me for the silvers. I was confident I had the silvers till I saw that. They weigh went quickly with so few anglers and clearly I had not done enough to frame; and sure enough Brian had pipped me on the silvers
The Big Perch had done me for the Silvers, but Nics battleships enough for him to pip Brian by 4 ounces for first place. Team Russ picked up 3rd and another point on me. But as far as I was concerned a nice day pleasure fishing - big mistake leaving the meat at home. Normally this time of year , clear water , and cold water it doesn't go. But Nic proved that wrong.
Well done to him and all of the guys. See you at the Pewsey end of year bash, a two dayer |(29/30) Dec organised by James Carty. Book in on Facebook with James.
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