The 11th September and
it's our long awaited first HLS Away Day at Todber Manor in Dorset.
I knew John Candy when he was just small fry with only one lake; now I
beleive it's eleven lakes, holiday cottages, and a massive angling emporium for
the pleasure of anglers. Anyway his son Matt with his mate made us
very welcome, providing us with a picture of peg numbers, weighing gear
etc.
A lot of the lads turned
up early, followed by a convoy who had foddered up at Podimore
Services. The final count was twenty three of us
fishing. Many thanks to Sheriff for all his help at the draw, after
which we were all set. There were no long walks here, everyone parked
behind his peg and sat on comfortable platforms.
Horny tooted the all in,
and away we went Right from the off everyone seemed to be catching,
and not just carp, which on average were on the small side. Horny
seemed on form but just wouldn't stop talking, but most of us were to busy
catching to take any notice. As the match progressed I had the impression
GWR was having a really good day but, as usual, admitting nothing, but at this
venue nothing can be taken for granted as it's stuffed with fish.
At the final toot there
was a lot of surmising, but only the scales could decide. GWR and
the King were on weighing duty, and I would like to say many thanks to
them. George BAILY Fletcher insisted on taking photos
of every angler with his fish, this added another half an hour to the
weighing in time.
The average weight per
angler was 56lbs, so a lot of weighing. The full results are below,
What a cracking day with
no compaints, plenty of good vibes and compliments on the success of the
day.
On Wednesday it's Sedges Tiles and next Sunday Siplate Main Lake.
Cheers
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