Sunday, October 01, 2006
Lee Chapel Sunday League Match - Blasford Hall - Little Waltham 1st October 2006
Weather Just about everything apart from Snow,
Rain, Hail, Sun, Thunder Storms
16- 19°C
S (20 mph)
Relative Humidity (%): 94,
Pressure (mB): 1002, Falling,
Visibility: Very good.
A calm sunny morning belies the overnight rain and what was to come met us at the draw. I decided that rather than waiting to get in a the beginning at the draw that way stand more chance of getting a good peg - Drew 20 which I guess maybe a end peg - Wow - yes it was a corner peg with which could become good if the the warm Southerly blows in later as forecast and non else close - It was either going to be good or really show how a mediocre Angler I am. Mick Wagg was next down on Peg 18 and Terry Middleton and Olly Wagg on the opposite bank. The set-up lacked the normal banter from the triplets of Boozy, Barratt & Gammon all conspicuous by their absence, but Olly soon made up for that asking if I smelled as I was all on my own.
Set up on the Pole at 11m 6ft deep and close in to the RHS in 1 foot for later on.
Olly blew the whistle a little late at 9.02 am and all in we went. Kev Butler was the 1st away (vision of Blind Lane - similar position on the lake. I had a couple of small roach and then as by default the wind picked up - just as if it knew I was at max range on my pole - It soon proved difficult and was getting worse - So switched to the maggot feeder dropping it in @ 11m where I had been feeding on the pole. Instantly had a bream - but the and a couple of small roach - looked like being one of those days. The Owner Bailiff cam round and spoke with everyone - Nice Touch - I was last but gave some advice about laying down some pellet in the corner and getting along the far bank and leaving for 20 minutes - He also said the carp would be up in the corner late in the day and would take any bait - I don't think he knew about the storms we were about to get.
I managed a small mirror and out of the corner of my eyes I could see Mick Wagg (also on the feeder getting the occasional splasher. Terry Middleton; was also having regular small carp - so at the 1/2 Way point honours even - any body's match. The the 1st Thunderstorm and associated wind. Got under the brolly such that all I could see was my rod tip. It was a signal the carp got going - Boy do these guys bite hard - pulling the rod right round. Such that I saw Terry Middleton on the vacant peg with Waggler Rod in Hand casting into my swim - Dropping my head down I could see a stick of carbon in my swim - Terry's Feeder Rod - Manged to hear through the thunder and splattering of rain that he turned round to get his cup and by the time he turned back the rod was in the water - We took turns in trying to hitch the rod - me with my Feeder and Terry with his Waggler - Terry managed to get a hold and retrieved his rod. And the fish was still on. Terry asked about could he land it - the answer was yes but to count he had to land it in is swim - So he had to put a 4lber back. How costly was that going to be ? - Quite a bit as it happens in what is his 1st Lee Chapel Sunday league match.
The anI had an interesting event with my Umbrella - A squall in the storm the wind got underneath and blew the umbrella inside out. A struggle ensued but I managed to to get back to the correct shape and protecting me from the hail.
We had 4 storms all told and each time the carp had a little hello. With facing into the Southerly and the rain, I was only able to underarm the feeder out around 10m to the left of the peg - Amazing that I found where they were shoaled up - A bite a chuck but if only I could land them - but a steady trickle - By this time I had no idea what was going on around the lake. The last 15 minutes proved to pivottable. I had a hard struggle with pretty common got it to the landing at at stretch it lifted its head out of water and shook the hook but laid There in the water I tried to scoop it but still missed. Olly commented -'what are doing' I said that has just 'cost me the match' Never mind rebaited a underhand the feeder back in the zone - and got another sizable chunk straight away then it snapped the hook link (it was not that big) - Oh well put on another size 16 hook link and hey presto another one straight away and again lost at the Net - Arghh!! That is at least 10lb I had lost in the last 15 minutes - i could not help feeling that I had lost the match there. At the whistle it was the chore of packing away win the mud etc -0 but at least the Sun put its head out and kept dry for the weigh-in. I was second to last to weigh-in and found that I was winning by 8oz with 20lb dead=- But we went to Mic Wagg peg - who had a superb Silver Fish Net with the biggest Still water Chub I have seen - 3 of them !! must have been 2lb a piece - But Mick did not weight them - Certainly were Personal best - Then the Carp net came out - I knew then that those lost 3 carp had cost me - The scale went round to 25 Lb - Arrag - 2nd But y best finish of the season.
Mic=k kindly apologised for beating me again but the £25 2nd Pools money softened the blow - oh well there is always next time.
Match result:
Unofficial League Table:
Rain, Hail, Sun, Thunder Storms
16- 19°C
S (20 mph)
Relative Humidity (%): 94,
Pressure (mB): 1002, Falling,
Visibility: Very good.
A calm sunny morning belies the overnight rain and what was to come met us at the draw. I decided that rather than waiting to get in a the beginning at the draw that way stand more chance of getting a good peg - Drew 20 which I guess maybe a end peg - Wow - yes it was a corner peg with which could become good if the the warm Southerly blows in later as forecast and non else close - It was either going to be good or really show how a mediocre Angler I am. Mick Wagg was next down on Peg 18 and Terry Middleton and Olly Wagg on the opposite bank. The set-up lacked the normal banter from the triplets of Boozy, Barratt & Gammon all conspicuous by their absence, but Olly soon made up for that asking if I smelled as I was all on my own.
Set up on the Pole at 11m 6ft deep and close in to the RHS in 1 foot for later on.
Olly blew the whistle a little late at 9.02 am and all in we went. Kev Butler was the 1st away (vision of Blind Lane - similar position on the lake. I had a couple of small roach and then as by default the wind picked up - just as if it knew I was at max range on my pole - It soon proved difficult and was getting worse - So switched to the maggot feeder dropping it in @ 11m where I had been feeding on the pole. Instantly had a bream - but the and a couple of small roach - looked like being one of those days. The Owner Bailiff cam round and spoke with everyone - Nice Touch - I was last but gave some advice about laying down some pellet in the corner and getting along the far bank and leaving for 20 minutes - He also said the carp would be up in the corner late in the day and would take any bait - I don't think he knew about the storms we were about to get.
I managed a small mirror and out of the corner of my eyes I could see Mick Wagg (also on the feeder getting the occasional splasher. Terry Middleton; was also having regular small carp - so at the 1/2 Way point honours even - any body's match. The the 1st Thunderstorm and associated wind. Got under the brolly such that all I could see was my rod tip. It was a signal the carp got going - Boy do these guys bite hard - pulling the rod right round. Such that I saw Terry Middleton on the vacant peg with Waggler Rod in Hand casting into my swim - Dropping my head down I could see a stick of carbon in my swim - Terry's Feeder Rod - Manged to hear through the thunder and splattering of rain that he turned round to get his cup and by the time he turned back the rod was in the water - We took turns in trying to hitch the rod - me with my Feeder and Terry with his Waggler - Terry managed to get a hold and retrieved his rod. And the fish was still on. Terry asked about could he land it - the answer was yes but to count he had to land it in is swim - So he had to put a 4lber back. How costly was that going to be ? - Quite a bit as it happens in what is his 1st Lee Chapel Sunday league match.
The anI had an interesting event with my Umbrella - A squall in the storm the wind got underneath and blew the umbrella inside out. A struggle ensued but I managed to to get back to the correct shape and protecting me from the hail.
We had 4 storms all told and each time the carp had a little hello. With facing into the Southerly and the rain, I was only able to underarm the feeder out around 10m to the left of the peg - Amazing that I found where they were shoaled up - A bite a chuck but if only I could land them - but a steady trickle - By this time I had no idea what was going on around the lake. The last 15 minutes proved to pivottable. I had a hard struggle with pretty common got it to the landing at at stretch it lifted its head out of water and shook the hook but laid There in the water I tried to scoop it but still missed. Olly commented -'what are doing' I said that has just 'cost me the match' Never mind rebaited a underhand the feeder back in the zone - and got another sizable chunk straight away then it snapped the hook link (it was not that big) - Oh well put on another size 16 hook link and hey presto another one straight away and again lost at the Net - Arghh!! That is at least 10lb I had lost in the last 15 minutes - i could not help feeling that I had lost the match there. At the whistle it was the chore of packing away win the mud etc -0 but at least the Sun put its head out and kept dry for the weigh-in. I was second to last to weigh-in and found that I was winning by 8oz with 20lb dead=- But we went to Mic Wagg peg - who had a superb Silver Fish Net with the biggest Still water Chub I have seen - 3 of them !! must have been 2lb a piece - But Mick did not weight them - Certainly were Personal best - Then the Carp net came out - I knew then that those lost 3 carp had cost me - The scale went round to 25 Lb - Arrag - 2nd But y best finish of the season.
Mic=k kindly apologised for beating me again but the £25 2nd Pools money softened the blow - oh well there is always next time.
Match result:
Unofficial League Table:
Labels: Lee Chapel Sunday League Match
