Sunday, October 15, 2006
Ed Pearces St Lukes Hospice Charity Match 15th october 2006 - Tylers Common (Horseshoe Lake)
Weather:
Temp 14- 16 C
Wind Easterly 20mph
Baro: 1022mb falling
15 Anglers met for the 6th & final 2006 St Lukes Hospice Charity Matches organised by Ed Pearce. We had the long walk down to Horseshoe Lake from the car park. We had the middle arm of the lake and sufficient to have every other peg. The draw was made with the usual banter. Boozy was sporting a new bandana which he picked on his recent Holiday to Fuertventura. Looked the business - would this lead to fish?
I picked peg 56 and set up on the pole (I was given advice not to fish to island but in the middle on the pole), I still set up the feeder as well as back up. At the all in drop a bit of marine Groundbait in the spot in the middle and with number 6 elastics and size 18 to 2lb line went for the Silvers first - A few small roach graced the bank but was bumping more than catching and seriously thought about going onto the waggler - the had a minute bite - as lifted found I had something more substantial than a roach - this was a Carp and pulled the elastic half way down to the next peg - it was only a fish of about 1 /12 lb , but gave me great difficulty in landing. Walking back and with the pole pointing 45 degrees behind me - finally managed it. I decided that as I was bumping the small roach on the soft elastic - just as well do it on the stiffer 16 elastic. So went for it and perversely didn’t bump any roach off !!!!! But no big visitors - By this time the wind had really picked up and I went for the feeder. Launched out to the left island and Bingo - a 2lb carp immediately. I kept going with small carp on Treble Maggot (2 red, 1 Yellow) on size 16 and 3lb Hook link. Kept getting carp at regular intervals until 1230 then it went dead until 2.30pm then I had a big one but got my jacket bottom wrap toggle caught in the reel an bang - snapped the hook link. One more small carp and 6 or so Baby perch and Rudd on the feeder later it was All Out.
I had juts over 20lb - Olly Wagg won it with a tab over 44lb and as the points were mentally being applied it looked like a Tie for the Overall Competition between Olly and Paul Pratley and being both equal on wins with two each. Then came the realisation that Paul had finished 6th Today and gained an extra 2 points. So Olly begrudgingly congratulated Paul on the overall Win and the Prize on a new Pole.
Then it was pack up time and that long hard walk up the hill to the Car park – it get harder every year.
Update 17th October:
Today I received my Copy of November's Southern Angler and on checking 'The Guide' for Tylers Common it reads:-
"Horseshoe lake is becoming more popular with those willing to brave the uphill walk back to the car park. Normally a Pole domain, one match was recently won by lobbing a small method feeder over the islands with 80lb. Corn seems to be the best bait. Picking a swim is easy - like the fish just follow the wind."
Well there you have it if only I received this on Saturday - may have gone to the feeder straight from the off and the fish did move off to the other end following the wind when it picked up.
Temp 14- 16 C
Wind Easterly 20mph
Baro: 1022mb falling
15 Anglers met for the 6th & final 2006 St Lukes Hospice Charity Matches organised by Ed Pearce. We had the long walk down to Horseshoe Lake from the car park. We had the middle arm of the lake and sufficient to have every other peg. The draw was made with the usual banter. Boozy was sporting a new bandana which he picked on his recent Holiday to Fuertventura. Looked the business - would this lead to fish?
I picked peg 56 and set up on the pole (I was given advice not to fish to island but in the middle on the pole), I still set up the feeder as well as back up. At the all in drop a bit of marine Groundbait in the spot in the middle and with number 6 elastics and size 18 to 2lb line went for the Silvers first - A few small roach graced the bank but was bumping more than catching and seriously thought about going onto the waggler - the had a minute bite - as lifted found I had something more substantial than a roach - this was a Carp and pulled the elastic half way down to the next peg - it was only a fish of about 1 /12 lb , but gave me great difficulty in landing. Walking back and with the pole pointing 45 degrees behind me - finally managed it. I decided that as I was bumping the small roach on the soft elastic - just as well do it on the stiffer 16 elastic. So went for it and perversely didn’t bump any roach off !!!!! But no big visitors - By this time the wind had really picked up and I went for the feeder. Launched out to the left island and Bingo - a 2lb carp immediately. I kept going with small carp on Treble Maggot (2 red, 1 Yellow) on size 16 and 3lb Hook link. Kept getting carp at regular intervals until 1230 then it went dead until 2.30pm then I had a big one but got my jacket bottom wrap toggle caught in the reel an bang - snapped the hook link. One more small carp and 6 or so Baby perch and Rudd on the feeder later it was All Out.
I had juts over 20lb - Olly Wagg won it with a tab over 44lb and as the points were mentally being applied it looked like a Tie for the Overall Competition between Olly and Paul Pratley and being both equal on wins with two each. Then came the realisation that Paul had finished 6th Today and gained an extra 2 points. So Olly begrudgingly congratulated Paul on the overall Win and the Prize on a new Pole.
Then it was pack up time and that long hard walk up the hill to the Car park – it get harder every year.
Update 17th October:
Today I received my Copy of November's Southern Angler and on checking 'The Guide' for Tylers Common it reads:-
"Horseshoe lake is becoming more popular with those willing to brave the uphill walk back to the car park. Normally a Pole domain, one match was recently won by lobbing a small method feeder over the islands with 80lb. Corn seems to be the best bait. Picking a swim is easy - like the fish just follow the wind."
Well there you have it if only I received this on Saturday - may have gone to the feeder straight from the off and the fish did move off to the other end following the wind when it picked up.
Labels: St Lukes Charity Match
