Monday, May 07, 2007
Lee Chapel Sunday League Match - Tylers Common Ash Lake 6th May 2007
Weather:
Temp 9 to 19°C
SW (17 mph) = 30mph at Tylers !!!!!
Relative Humidity (%): 52,
Pressure (mB): 1014, Falling,
Cloudy
23 Members Fished Ash Lake at Windy (yet again) Tylers Common. Corner Pegs 81 & 17 were taken out of the draw (the tight South East Corner).
The match was also the 1ts round in the new Knockout Competition – Top 16 Qualify for the next round
The wind has shifted overnight from North East where it had coming from all week to South Westerly. As the fish seem to follow the wind at Tylers it would be unclear if the shift will have put them off. However with the overcast conditions and a 3 inch chop on the water – it should still favour the corner Pegs facing into the wind.
I drew Peg 23 on the south bank, Gary Somerfeild - my pair’s partner was in the NE Corner so my personal disappointment was tempered by the fact he was in a prime spot. Olly was in the NW Corner and Kev Keeling in the SE corner and Mick Wagg on the East bank Corner – I reckon that is where the main scores will come from.
I set up on my New Pole at 6m as the longest long line I could get and hold table (Shelf drop off) and close in the margins. I also set up on my home made in-line cage feeder to start off whilst I fed my long line.
Had a small 1/2lb common 1st chuck out to the middle on the feeder. 2nd chuck nothing – but when I reeled in found the cage had come adrift – (back to the drawing board on that one). Rest on the maggot feeder with size 18 double maggot. Several small carp followed but was loosing 50% on the pull-in – I went up to size 16 but the bites dried up – so back to 18. and had a few more but then got hit by the Roach – I changed to Sweetcorn but nothing – so came in closer with maggot and got a few more carp but not consistent enough.
I swapped over to the pole and paste on my Homemade Longshank Size 8 hook – no joy. So went to size 14 Middy Paste Rig – and straight into one of about 3lb – best of the ay for me so far.
Today was about hunkering down –with the wind blowing in my left ear and making my eyes water – It was difficult to see how every one else was doing.
I kept going alternating 6m line – margins – (Nothing in there) and the feeder resting each line as it went quiet.
At 1.10 pm I tuned into radio five Live – to listen to see how my Football team (Southampton) were doing in the last day in the Championship – needing a win to make the play-offs – As soon as I tuned in –I found that they had just gone a goal down – oh well at least it stopped the wind whistling in my left ear.
The paste provided my best stamp of fish but I could not hold the fish in the swim.
Come the weigh-in it was as I thought the corners pegs where the Fish were. Gary had a golden 2 hours (noon to 2pm) a fish a chuck just to his left in the margins in that NE Corner! for a total of 58lb. Olly Put together 68lb in parallel corner and Kev hammered them in the Margins with maggot to weigh in a shade less than 72lb. I weighed in a shade under 28lb which I was surprised – did not think I had that Much. Gary & I have already have a agreement with regard tour pairs strategy – Gary will score in summer and I will in winter.
By the way Southampton came back and won 4-1 against Southend to claim the last play-off place – well at least I made it through to the next round of the Knockout Cup finishing 12th.
Temp 9 to 19°C
SW (17 mph) = 30mph at Tylers !!!!!
Relative Humidity (%): 52,
Pressure (mB): 1014, Falling,
Cloudy
23 Members Fished Ash Lake at Windy (yet again) Tylers Common. Corner Pegs 81 & 17 were taken out of the draw (the tight South East Corner).
The match was also the 1ts round in the new Knockout Competition – Top 16 Qualify for the next round
The wind has shifted overnight from North East where it had coming from all week to South Westerly. As the fish seem to follow the wind at Tylers it would be unclear if the shift will have put them off. However with the overcast conditions and a 3 inch chop on the water – it should still favour the corner Pegs facing into the wind.
I drew Peg 23 on the south bank, Gary Somerfeild - my pair’s partner was in the NE Corner so my personal disappointment was tempered by the fact he was in a prime spot. Olly was in the NW Corner and Kev Keeling in the SE corner and Mick Wagg on the East bank Corner – I reckon that is where the main scores will come from.
I set up on my New Pole at 6m as the longest long line I could get and hold table (Shelf drop off) and close in the margins. I also set up on my home made in-line cage feeder to start off whilst I fed my long line.
Had a small 1/2lb common 1st chuck out to the middle on the feeder. 2nd chuck nothing – but when I reeled in found the cage had come adrift – (back to the drawing board on that one). Rest on the maggot feeder with size 18 double maggot. Several small carp followed but was loosing 50% on the pull-in – I went up to size 16 but the bites dried up – so back to 18. and had a few more but then got hit by the Roach – I changed to Sweetcorn but nothing – so came in closer with maggot and got a few more carp but not consistent enough.
I swapped over to the pole and paste on my Homemade Longshank Size 8 hook – no joy. So went to size 14 Middy Paste Rig – and straight into one of about 3lb – best of the ay for me so far.
Today was about hunkering down –with the wind blowing in my left ear and making my eyes water – It was difficult to see how every one else was doing.
I kept going alternating 6m line – margins – (Nothing in there) and the feeder resting each line as it went quiet.
At 1.10 pm I tuned into radio five Live – to listen to see how my Football team (Southampton) were doing in the last day in the Championship – needing a win to make the play-offs – As soon as I tuned in –I found that they had just gone a goal down – oh well at least it stopped the wind whistling in my left ear.
The paste provided my best stamp of fish but I could not hold the fish in the swim.
Come the weigh-in it was as I thought the corners pegs where the Fish were. Gary had a golden 2 hours (noon to 2pm) a fish a chuck just to his left in the margins in that NE Corner! for a total of 58lb. Olly Put together 68lb in parallel corner and Kev hammered them in the Margins with maggot to weigh in a shade less than 72lb. I weighed in a shade under 28lb which I was surprised – did not think I had that Much. Gary & I have already have a agreement with regard tour pairs strategy – Gary will score in summer and I will in winter.
By the way Southampton came back and won 4-1 against Southend to claim the last play-off place – well at least I made it through to the next round of the Knockout Cup finishing 12th.
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