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assembled in the car park on what turned out to be the best day's weather we
have had for a long time. The fishing was not bad either; plenty of
fish caught, Ruby producing better than Sapphire. Bend It and I set out to do
the pegging with 9 on each lake. When we came back to the car park
I was thinking we needed more swims, but we had got it right.
Money collected, Alan
paid, we made the draw, and spread ourselves around the lakes. I
drew peg 16 on the carpark side of Ruby. I felt like a
daffodil between two dandelions!! Dave Harvey to the left Pete Robot Duck
to my right. My preparation was nil as I had been busy on Tuesday,
the fish were getting leftovers from Sundays maggot and caster, not very
exciting. I bellowed the all in at 9-45 put in a small amount
of free offerings and set about it. My first fish was a
roach about 11/2 inches long, and I am thinking all negative
thoughts. Across the lake Simon Garbutt was catching decent roach
at a good rate, not good news, and he continued doing so for the next 5 hours.
My day improved, with a
steady catch of small carp and roach going to the net, until stopping an
hour from the end. I was feeling quietly confident but Robot Duck's
last hour produced carp after carp, wiping me off the map.
Dave, on my left, was using his favourite saying "I dont't know what I am
doing wrong" then mentioned he was being hammered by the IDIOT on the next
peg, namely me, naughty words Dave.
3 o'clock all out, pack
up, and Dany and I start the weigh in. Danny is having a smirk, which
generally mans I have to give him a pound for most silvers, and with 15lbs
8ozs of quality roach he deserved it. Simon had 13lbs 12ozs of Silvers
on Ruby. My 39lbs 4ozs was way behind Robot Petes 58lbs
4ozs, I should have blown the whistle an hour earlier!! A good
match with the results below.
Sunday Trinity and Wednsday Viaducts Match lake, 14 maximum, so book
early
Chair Bob
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