It was a warm but breezy day at Shiplate. Carol and Steve made us welcome and sorted
the pegs out, the Golden Pegs on both lakes was 15.
I collected the money
and Treasure and I completed the business. Next it was the draw,
Shaun and Rob got the lucky number fifteens. I got peg 6 on
Hawthorns, having had a short draw for health reasons.
It was for me a relaxing
day, Tony Newall picked me up and loaded my gear into his car, chauffeured me to
the lakes and unloaded it. George took it to my peg and back to the
car after the match, I thought this was a lifestyle I could get used to!!
At 10-0 o'clock I
shouted all in, and we all got on with it. No ground bait
just loose feed, I was trying to avoid the scaleys. I started with
five sections down the track with double pinkies on the hook, and from the off
I was catching. The first hour was great, but as so often happens
it all went quiet, and I struggled for the rest of the match. To my
right Bend It was making a lot of splashing, followed by saying "another
carp"; I didn't believe him, and at the weigh in I was proved
correct.
Bend It weighed in a
very good silvers weight of 25lbs 6ozs and just 4lb 1oz of carp; what can
I say? Well done Mike. Meanwhile to my left there was a lot
more splashing. and Martin amassed a winning overall weight of 98lbs 15ozs.
I can honestly say I was stuffed. On Hawthorn Chef Pete got overall
by default, and for myself, silvers also by default.
Man With No Name won
overall on Westpool with 70lbs 14ozs, and George won silvers with 15lbs 12ozs,
and as always took my nugget.
The match produced a lot
of good weights, proving what a well run and productive fishery Shiplate is.
Our next matches are Emeralds on Wednesday and Landsend on Sunday
See you then,
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