HLS 13/1/19 SEDGES

After meeting Dave Allen and Lord C at mac ds in Street we made the 20 minute journey to Bridgwater and onto the Sedges fishery … we got there just after 8 and the first thing I could see as we pulled up into the car park  was the waves on the right hand side of the lake (peg31-40) and I was thinking that I wanted a nice peg on the left hand side (peg21-30) as it was flat calm …

I only said to lord C in the week that I wanted a change of scenery and that I wanted a peg in the 30s..but looking at the waves I was thinking please leave in the normal area that I draw (pegs in the low 20s).

We had 17 booked in and I said the guru tart please think about the pegging as he wanted to put in all the pegs in (20 on the lake) ..me well I would have left out pegs 22,31,33 so after talking to the guru tart for 5 minutes he said he would put in all the pegs .. and if there are 3 pegs not drawn in a line then tough!!!

The golden peg was drawn by the silver fox aka Tony fry and he pulled out peg 22 ..so a good chance it could go from there as it can be a good area for silvers but who would get it and would it be drawn ???you didn't think of that Phil!!!!

Anyway I paid my pools to Shane and collected 2 nets and then had a chat to a few of the lads and it was nice to see a good bit of banter and a lot of piss taking which was directed at me !!! again.... and it was at this point I said to Dave Allen that I wanted peg 30..then I had the basket of dream pushed into me and I pulled out peg 30 mmmm….. so game on !! Dave well he got 22 and I said to him that he would fall in shit and smell of roses and he just smiled and went of on his merry way , Lord C got the peg I wanted in the week (peg35) but I wasn't to sure today due to the weather..

I got to my peg and the first thing I set up was a pop up bread rig for the bomb and also I set up a pellet feeder rig just in case I had a red letter day … also 2 pole rigs today 1 silvers  and one to fish to my left in the margin again just in case a few carp turn up !! 

my peg for the day … peg 30

After setting up my next job was to get into all round Mr nice guy Pauls (Paxo baits) head and after 10 minutes of me talking crap I think my mission was completed !! I then asked Paul (Paxo baits) what he thought the chances of us picking up would be and then he said I was going bald !! how rude … he said the he can remember the first time are paths crossed on the river Brue .. and I had long hair.... now I was losing it big time ..now he was f***ing me off ...so he was now winning the mind games ..I did laugh and I thought we would have a great battle today as Paul is no mug when it comes to silver fishing …

the 2 old farts ..Eric and Paul

 I could see the silver fox over on peg 31 and I could keep a eye on Danny (Pinocchio baits)  on peg 32 ….

When Phil the guru tart blow the horn at 10 I put in a small amount of micros and red maggots on the pole line at 13 meter and then put in 10 cubes of meat on the margin line and then went out on the pop up bread line …and it sat there so for the first 45 minutes I search around the peg and I didn't have a liner or bite .. mmm it was going to be hard me thinks !!

So a look on the pole line and it just sat there and I said to Paul (Paxo baits) we have fished for a hour and I haven't had a bite ..and then the float moved and I had my first skimmer in the net an then bugger all for the next hour ???

So I got of my arse and mixed up some ground bait and put in a ball on the pole line and also made up a cage feeder rig as I was thinking that those skimmer might be in the middle of the lake ..

So another 30 minute passed and I still only had 1 skimmer and thinking I hope the ground baits works … looking around as you do when not catching I could see the guys in the mid 20 catching carp well and I could also see my mate Dave Allen pole going in and out and I was thinking he going to win the silvers match and the golden peg !!!

So onto the pole line and I missed a bite straight away, then I had 5 skimmers in a row and I thought I had it sorted ..only for it to go iffy …. what to do I was thinking ??? ..well I was brave and put in a another small ball and had a few more skimmers ….and then I had a right unit of a carp which I think?? well it did  messed up my peg but I did get it in but I only had 1 more skimmer after that ….. I did try the margin line but didn't have a bite !!  and that was it ..

They started the scales on peg 21 with Phil the guru tart and he had a load of new fishing gear  and 8-14 of carp and was winning at this point … Next up was that man Dave Allen on peg 22 (golden peg) and he had 10-3 of silvers and 16-5 of carp for 26-8.. Brian (HMRC baits) on peg 23 had 23-11 then Tony N on peg 24 had 1-5 of silvers and 38-9 of carp for a total 39-14 …Then it was onto one of the richest men in Somerset  Graham and he had a nice day and ended up with  55-13 … then onto peg 26 … oh it wasn't drawn … peg 27 was Shane and he had 2 carp I think for 12-6 ..Eric on peg 28 chucked back ..Paul on peg 29 "a real flyer of a peg"  had 4-4 and a new hair cut !! I was next and had a bold head !! and 1 carp for 14-1 and just beat Dave in the silvers on our side with 11-13 for a total of 25-14 ..


Over to the far side and Tony Fry aka silver fox had 4-9 of silvers and 4 carp I think for 23-4 for a total of 27-13.... Danny (Pinocchio baits) on peg 32 chucked back which is a rare sight and shows how hard it was on that side ..Simon on peg 33 had 6-0 of silvers and 8-7 of carp for a total of 14-7 ..Bill on peg 34,Lord C on peg 35 and Nigel on peg 36 all chucked back and all had wind burn !! then pegs 37 and 38  were not drawn !! George on peg 39 was next and had 2-8 of silvers ..and last was D.T on peg 40 who again chucked back..

So looking at it the far side (pegs 31-40) fished harder but like I said they had a strong wind all day which did make me smile !!!! and we had it flat calm so defo on  the right side..

1st overall Graham (one of the richest men in Somerset) peg25 55-13
2nd overall Tony N (Mario baits) peg24 39-14
3rd overall Tony Fry (silver fox)peg 31 27-13
1st silvers S king peg30 11-13 I have drawn 4 end pegs in a row !!
2nd silvers Dave Allen (ipickupeverytime.com)peg 22
3rd silvers Simon peg 33 6-0

So a big well done today to all who stuck it out and to all the framers ..Next week we are at Trinity waters so please book in with Phil the guru tart !!


Wednesday the boys are at  the Viaduct on the "not so Scary Cary" so please book in with Bob on 01278683243 …

see you next week

HLS Angling Dad's Army Wednesday 9th January Trinity Woodlands

Another Wednesday, another cold but sunny winter's day.  We fished Trinity Woodlands today, and the lads knew it was going to be hard, but it was a case of "When the going gets tough, the tough gets going"

Eleven of us fished, Danny did the pegging, and I the business.   We lost a very good member, we realised the reason, it was, he does not fish the away day or the Christmas Fair match, which the extra 50 pence subsidises.   It had become a club rule, and applies to everyone.   So I say to Rob  "we have enjoyed your company,  respect your decision, and we will miss you"  Good luck for your future fishing.

We made the draw and Tungsten got the Golden Peg number 26, which is not a bad spot.   I got 30 which was between Boy George and The Nasty Old Sheriff, which meant a good kicking up the derriere!!!   Everyone was happy so it was time to take up our positions and prepare for the attack.

I decided to learn how to use the rod and reel again.   I fished a small maggot feeder with a single maggot on the hook.   I certainly did need educating as I missed four out of five bites, and did not catch any of the quality fish I was hoping for.   Another nugget lost!   I won't give up this method, because I firmly believe it will produce results, especially at this time of the year;  maybe this is wishful thinking.  I must have been casting into one of Tonto's black holes today.

Next to me Danny was catching small fish all though the match, and I spotted our Shakespearean Bummer Boy actually netting a carp.    He generally manages to lose them, and there is usually some strange reason, it's never his fault when they got away.  These are Fairy Tales I think.

I had one friend this morning, a Robin who helped himself  to the bait on my tray.

The match ended, and Danny and myself started the weigh in at peg 6, where The Wizard had thrown back his few silvers.   Phil was next; he had caught the only carp of the day, and had a total of 10lbs 4ozs which was good for second overall.   Bend It had caught on the waggler all day, he won silvers with a nice net of 15lbs 1ozs of small fish.   Tungsten weighed 8lbs 13ozs and Danny 9lbs 13ozs, these were good enough  for 1st and 2nd silvers by default.

        It was a good day, much better than sitting by the fire watching television and vegetating.!!!

           Next Wednesday we visit Viaducts on the "not so Scary Cary" at this time of the year.

                Come on let's be having you.

                       Hands off cocks on with socks,  let's get some social fishing under our belts

                                                              See you there

                                                                           Bob.

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HLS TRINITY WATERS 6/01/19

 

HLS 06/01/19 WOODLAND LAKE

 

So the first match of 2019 and we had the fantastic Trinity waters and I was looking forward to it ..We had 17 booked in so we put 9 on the far side and 8 on the car park side and I didn't mine what peg I had as long as it was double digit … but if I had to pick a peg I would have liked pegs 10-15 as I think you always get bite from these pegs and failing that a peg in the mid 20s ..

 

We had Shane doing what he does best and collecting the money (which now has changed as we now pay 50p each on top of the pools for the xmas match) and Danny doing the board and pegs etc..  

 

So I had a chat to the lads as we waited for the draw and met Nigel who is a new member and what a nice guy he is !! he was telling us that his fishing kit is cleaner that willy Wonka's kit … ok that's a load of crap because willy's kit is like it has just left the shop ….. mint....and I mean mint …

 

The golden peg today was peg 12 and was drawn by Somerset's richest man Rodger ..

and also looking around I could see that Danny was back !!! and he has hurt his back and I was told he did this moving his gold bars from under his bed to a new hole he has dug in his garden ..and after 25 gold bars he said his back just popped out.. ouch I was thinking ..but it was good to see him back but we would be playing for second in the silvers again ..

 

And then the Guru tart started with his normal noise and asked if I wanted to fish for a £2 side bet .. so I said yes ok big mouth !!! he was telling us about his new £450 rods and that they were the dogs nuts and that they were going to make him a better angler .. mmmm ok Phil !!!

 

Away the guru tart got the draw under way and I went in early and I would like to say that I pulled out peg 14 … but no I had peg 6 looking back at me.. and the guru tart had peg 14 and I was thinking that I would be handing over the £2 side bet …gutted.... so I had to moan a few on the hook again .. now I would love this peg in the summer but at this time of the year it could be a challenge and I wanted to fish for silvers today but I was already against it on this peg so I set up a margin rig ,tip rod, a carp pole rig, and a silvers rig just in case I had a few in front of me...

 

 

my home for the day … peg 6

 

On the side tray I had micros,  pinkies and red maggots and some expanders ….. at the all in I put in some bait on 13m line (silvers) and a few pellets on the 6m carp line and put a micros and reds to my right in the margins and started on the 13 m line and had a good few hours getting a bite a chuck but they were small .. but I could see most of the lake from my peg and it looked like it was fishing hard so I just kept putting the odd small skimmer in the net ..then I had a carp on the silvers rig which give me the run around but I got it in so I just kept at it …. word on the bank was Phil the guru tart was bagging big time !!!  and I could see Danny (Pinocchio baits) and D.T on pegs 10 and 13 catching silvers well so I was thinking I was out of the money on the silvers … my match ended with a lump on the tip in the last 20 minutes …  I was thinking my 2 water pigs  might go 20lbs and my silver might go 6lbs  .. so a hard day but I had bites 

 

We started the scales on the car park side with Brian (HMRC) on peg 33 and he had a DNW then it was Nigel on peg 32 who had 3-11 of silvers …Shane was next on peg 31 who had a DNW … Paul (Paxo baits) had a big perch and some small silvers on peg 29 and had 5-12 … then it was that man …. yes it was the best silvers angler in the club aka George .. who had 2--10 ….then it was onto willy Wonka on peg 26 who had the cleanest peg on the lake but also had a DNW ..and when we walked past his peg I sure I could smell a anti-bacteria spray ??? then it was onto Tony N who had 1 carp and some silvers for a total of 12-9 and was winning so far ..and last was Lord c who chucked back 5-6 lbs of silvers on peg 23 ..

 

Over to the far side and we started with the main man Eric on peg 15 who had 0-12 of silvers and 4 carp for 21-7 for a total of 22-3 … then it was the Guru tart on the best peg (14) and he had a shed load and put on 3-7 !!!  then D.T on peg 13 put on 9-5 of silvers … Roger on peg 12 went home … Danny (Pinocchio baits) on peg 10 had a nice net of silvers and plonked on 11-5 of silvers then John and Bill (peg 9 and 8) both chucked back ..then the next person was Tony fry on peg 7  who had 5-8 of silvers and then I was last on peg 6 and I had 7-1 of silvers and 20-10 of water pigs for a total of 27-11 ..

D.T with 9-5 ..

 

Danny with his winning net … AGAIN...11-5

 

so the winners today :

 

1st overall s king (I moaned a win again) peg 6 27-11 and £2 from the Guru tart...

2nd Eric peg 15 22-3

3rd Tony N (silver fox)peg 25 12-9

 

1st silvers Danny (Pinocchio baits) peg 10 11-5

2nd silvers D.T peg 13 9-5

3rd silvers Paul (Paxo baits)  peg 29 5-12

 

So a big well done to all who stuck it out … next week we are at sedges tile lake so please book in with the guru tart …

 

Also the club has cancelled all further matches at EMERALD POOL'S so the next match there was due to be on the 27/1/19 this NOW will be at SUMMERHAYES SELLICKS.....

 

ALSO here are the minutes of the AGM .and I would like to say thankyou to Tony Fry who has done a great job over the last 4 years . and I would hope the club will support Kev and Shane and the Guru tart  in there new roles..see you next week …

 

 

 

 

 



HLS Angling Dad's Army Sedges Tile Wednesday 2nd January 2019

Eleven of Dad's Army started the New Year at Sedges Tile, and even without George there was plenty of  chat.   The weather was cold, with a wintry sun and a little wind, so it was not a bad start to 2019,. and we hope a good years fishing.

Denise looked after us today, so there were plenty of hot drinks.    The lads parted with their money quite willingly!!! so the business was quickly completed.   We had plenty of space today so there was no problem with the pegging.   The Golden Peg was twenty two, which was drawn by Mustard.

We were all in at 9-45.   I drew peg 36, sandwiched between Big Bird and the Nasty Old Sheriff.   I could also see Tungsten, Bend It, and Bill The Paste on the far bank, so I had plenty to watch as I fished.    First to start catching was the nugget grabbing Danny to my right, and as I struggled for a bite his pole was like a whores draws, up and down all the time, but it was mainly small fish.

Rob to my left started catching, fishing maggot on the waggler and was getting better quality fish.  Fishing further out seemed to be the answer, as I could see Mike, also on the waggler, using caster he said. Neither using ground bait, just catapulting loose feed. It's winter fishing

My day did not improve, I was hammered on both sides.  Happy New Year Bob???   There may have  been a lack of fish, but I really enjoyed the day in such good company.

It was all out, and I threatened Danny not to lift anything, as his wife Chris had threatened me if I let him.  I can't tell you how, but it could be  painful!!

We started with Mustard on peg 22, who had a respectable 18lbs 4ozs total.   Next it was Tungsten, who had struggled for 8lbs 8ozs.   Bend It on the wag 15lbs of silvers and a carp.   Tivi and Bill  were tested.   Across the lake The Wizard had worked his magic, he weighed 46lbs 14ozs for an overall win.  Sausage was next, he put 16lbs 6ozs of silvers on the scales for second in that category.   The Sheriff  had 10lbs of silvers and a carp for 21lbs 12ozs which was good enough for 2nd overall.  The next guy we wont mention, then Big Bird with a nice haul of 22lbs 4ozs of silvers for a win.

Not a bad start for the year, it's up to all of us to make it successful.  So get on with it!!

We have taken a few casualties in the last year, and lets hope they all make a good recovery.  This means we need some new recruits.    We started with Bill, Jeff and Rich at the beginning of the year, so let's give it some serious thought.    For the club to be successful we need good numbers at all matches.  If it's Wednesdays you wish to fish with Dad's Army, just phone me on 01278683243.                                               
                 Our next match is Emeralds on Speci,   There are only 14 pegs, so let it ring.

                                            HAPPY NEW YEAR

                                                         Bob


      P.S This Friday it's the club A.G.M,  If you want your say please turn up at the 37 Club. 7-0pm


                                                     

 

HLS 30/12/19 Sedges Tile lake

sedges 30/12/18

Well it was the last match of the 2018 season for the HLS guys and we had to do battle at this poplar Bridgwater venue and we were on tile lake (the one with the islands) and  I was praying for a peg on the near side (peg 30-40) only because I am never on this side I would like to fish it for a change …

The talk in the car park was that peg 35 has been winning a lot of the matches and when me and Dave did a walk around there was carp topping in this area  so a good draw was a must !! and the funny thing was that when me and Dave got to peg 21 I said to him that I didn't want it as I never see it frame in the winter !! then I drew it ten minutes later !!! then I was told it was the golden peg !!… no pressure then ..

so the pegging went like this :

21 S king (all round Mr nice guy... who draws good pegs and moans about them...a lot!) 

23 Shane (Terry western bait company)

25 Tony N (Super Mario baits)

26 Stan (Radio active man)

28 Lord c (Octopussy)

30 Paul (Paxo baits)

31 Graham (In Somerset's top 10 rich list)

33 Rodger (Is Somerset's richest man and is keeping the UK car industry afloat single handed )

35 John B (Shepton silvers slayer)

36 Dave A (ipickupeverytime.co.uk)

38 Eric (Ninja)

40 George (Best silvers angler in the club)!!!! … his words not mine!!

So a few silvers boys on carp pegs.... and it seams the same guys drawing the same fantastic pegs again ..yes you Lord C!!! he ran to peg 28 and told me when he walked past that I would blank cos I was crap which upset me but that's what he is like …  I could see my mate Dave over on peg 36 smiling like a cat who had a full bowl of cream no make that 2 bowls ..so all to play for

So I went about doing what I do best and just set up loads ..2 tip rods, 3 pole rigs, and I  put in 2 keep nets …  I was feeling the vibe big time cos I could see George over on peg 40 and he is like my lucky charm as I do well every time he is next to me … but as there was that added pressure of the golden peg I had to just get my head down and fish my own match cos £550 is a lot of money to us poor sods from Frome (The poor part of Somerset)…..

One of the best … No.... the best silvers angler in the club giving me the 10 mile stare from peg 40...

It shows how good the modern phone is cos he was the other side of the lake and he is only 3 foot tall.

Anyway I could see Dave A catching well from peg 36 but they looked small (silvers) and I heard that Paul (Paxo baits) was catching well on peg 30 (again silvers) ..so skipped the silvers rig ..then the jungle drums told me that Rodger and Eric had a few carp (pegs 33/38) .and I seen Tony getting a few carp so I had to work hard today but I had few in the last hour …

We started the scales on my peg (21) and I had 4-0 of silvers and 41-12 of carp for a total of 45-12..next up was the younger western aka Shane on peg 23 who had 10-1 then Tony N on peg 25 had 28-6 ..Radio active man was next up on peg 26  and ad 4-1 of silvers … Then it was that man Martin aka Lord C on peg 28 ………… a great peg …………….who...…………..had...……….a...……… DNW  and boy did his brother laugh....Anyway we had all round Mr nice guy next on peg 30 Paul who had a great net on a hard day from okish peg and plonked on 21-4 of  silvers …I asked which ground baits he used and he just winked .. mmm he back on it boys ..

Paul's ground bait.. mixed with sensas lake 50/50..works a treat … 

those skimmers love  sage and onion …..(well done mate)

Over to the near side and we started with graham on peg 31 who 12-12 of silvers then the richest man in Somerset was next on  peg 33 who had 26-7...next up on peg 35 was Shepton silvers ace who had 8-12 of silvers and said he got them in the last few hours ….Then Dave A on peg 36 who had 13-8 of silvers and 7-4 of carp for 20-12...Eric on peg 38 had a bad day !! and put on 19-6 … and the last man was George who had a hard day catching white bait and put on 9-11...but he said the peg  was full of carp ???

So the winners today :

1st overall Steve King (I moan about my peg … a lot) peg 21 45-12

2nd overall Tony N (Mario baits) peg 25 28-6

1st silvers Paul  (Paxo baits) peg 30 21-4

2nd silvers Dave (ipickupeverytime.co.uk) peg 36 13-8

So a nice pick up for me today (£550 golden peg) and it is nice to end the year with a win ..at last … my son said I should put a photo of me with my winning net but I couldn't find one so he took this one today at a café and told me to up load it …looking good for 27...

my wife is so lucky

Next Sunday are at Trinity Waters so please book in with Phil …. also the AGM is this Friday at the 37 club … good luck with that !!

See you Sunday and happy  2019 .. 

HLS Avalon 23/12/18

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Avalon 23/12/18

 

 

I didn't fish this match as I had a party to go to ..but Martin spoke to me Sunday night and sent over the weigh in sheet (good man!)

 

They had 12 fishing this match and speaking to martin he said that peg 17 as got a tree gone into the lake and looking at it Tony N got his pinkies on this peg and fished for carp and done a cracking job as he won !!!

 

Not sure who did the pegging but the silvers was won from peg 11 but he did have 7 spare pegs ??

anyway well done Jeff ?

 

looking at the sheet is fished hard in the low numbers but it looked like the silvers had a go .

 

So onto the winners :

 

1st overall Tony peg 17 51-8

2nd overall Nigel  peg 21 33-5

 

1st silvers peg 11 Jeff 20-10

2nd silvers peg 20 lord c 16-4

 

So a well done to all .. next week we are at the Sedges (not sure which lake) so please book in with the guru tart ...

 



 

Next years fixtures ..

 

HLS fur and feather match 16/12/18

 

Emerald lakes HLS  fur and feather 16/12/18

 

 

 

Well it was that time of the year again and the club had our fur and feather match, we had 3 lakes booked at Emerald pools .. Jade, Ruby, and Emerald and I think most of us wanted to be on Jade lake as the silver fishing is great on this lake ..so  a good draw was a must .

 

We all met for breakfast and draw  at the 37 club and I did a super pool for those who wanted to enter it and I think most did !!

 

The club has spent twice a much this year on prizes and we had 6 hampers up for grabs (2 for each lake ..1st overall and 1st silvers) and a fishing voucher for every member .. and I would like Tony fry who has sorted out the vouchers and also Danny and George for pegging out the venue on a wet Saturday afternoon ..thanks guys . 

 

We had 27 booked into the match so we put 9 on each lake which was about right .. so after some grub we got the draw under way and I put my mitts in the bucket and I had peg 10 on Emerald looking back at me …. and as I wanted to fish for silvers I was a bit gutted cos it's a carp peg !!! oh well water pigs it is then...

 

 



My home for the day peg 10

 

 

So I parked up and dropped my gear off and I was thinking I might have a chance here as I have seen this peg do well in the past but looking around I could see Bill to my left and Eric my right . and Tony N  and Dave bull were on the island pegs...

 

 



 

WOW it must xmas cos Eric on peg 1 has got his pole out !!!

 

My plan was silvers but I had to change my plans when I got this peg ..so I set up a dobbing rig to fish over to the reeds and a pellet rig to fish a foot away from the reeds/bridge ..and was hoping to catch well on the bridge but I never had a bite here all day .also I never had a bite on the dobbing bread rig … so my last rig had to work  and I had a few carp on it but I lost 3 in a row and that was it for me I never had a bite for the rest of the day ..gutted !! I think I had 10 carp  by 11.30 and was thinking I was going to do a big weight then bugger all for the rest of the match … I could see Danny and Dave catching silvers over the far side an ad that feeling I was going backwards with every hour passing ..and 3 o'clock couldn't come fast enough ..

 

At 3 o'clock  we called the all out and started the scales on peg 1 with Eric who had 1-5 of white bait and a few carp for 8-2 for a total of 9-7...then D.T and Shane  both  had D.N.W's (and i wanted one of those pegs for the silvers) .. then Danny on peg 5 had 8-7 of silvers and 5-9 of carp for a total of 14-0 next up was Dave Allen on peg 6  who 10-8 of silvers and a carp for a total of 14-7 then over onto our side of the lake and Bill the paste on peg 7 had a few carp for 14-6 then Dave bull on peg 8 had a D.N.W and tony next door on peg 9 had 15-0 and I was thinking oh shit …. then I was last to weigh in on our lake and put on 25-11 ...so I had a good 1 hour or so ..

 

I had won our lake and won a nice hamper and my good mate Dave Allen had won the silvers and also won a nice hamper ..happy days

 

 

 

Over on Jade lake Dave Harvey won with 35.6 and Mike won the silvers with 15-2..so well done to both.

 

 

 

And the last lake was Ruby … Who was won by all round Mr nice guy Paul who had 33-8 and the silvers was won by Lord C with 6-0 …. ouch !! So again well done to both and again both got a nice hamper

 

 

 

SO well done to the winners and also well done to the super pools winners who were

 

1st overall Dave Harvey

2nd Paul

1st silvers Mike

2nd silvers Ross..

 

Anyway we went back to the 37 club for food and a pint ..and I would like to thank the club for paying for this ..we had some sad news in that Tony Fry has said he will not be doing the chairman's  job next year and again I would like to thank him for his effort and time he has put in and trust me it is a thankless job !! I think going forward the club should be ran without a chairman and treasurer and we should pay all the money out that we take on the day ..I am sure that Shane would be happy  to keep doing the money side of things on a Sunday but you need to ask him ?..also I still think that it should be a £10 joining fee and this could be used for our away day to Todbar manor ?? I would be happy to help out with the scales .. and I am sure Phil would be happy to keep doing the booking in ?? again you need to ask him ..

 

We have a good club here and it would be a real shame if it went Pete tong! it seams like it has been the mid week lot v's the Sunday lot !! which is a real shame and I hold my hand up I was pissed of with how it went last year But I think the club has to come first and at the end of the day its  only fishing ..and we all love this sport ..

 

So again I would be happy to do the scales /golden peg unless somebody else wants to do it ??.. But I will be giving up doing the committee as of now as I get fed up with it (thankless task) and it's a nightmare doing meeting in Bridgewater which is a 70 mile round trip.. I have no ill feeling with anyone but that's how I feel about it, and a new year and new start... and I want to just fish with the club and not get moaned at every week .. like I said we have a great bunch of lads in the club and I for one want to see it go on for years to come ..

 

So there will be a AGM at the 37 club on the 4/1/18 and you should go but I wont be there as I cant offer anything to the club ..well only doing the scales and blog and golden peg but again if anyone else wants to do this then you can lastly Tony F has sorted out the venues for next year (below) and again thankyou tony for this …

 

I hope you all have a great Christmas and look forward to fishing with you all next year  … ho ho ho ..