Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Lee Chapel Sunday League Match - Tylers Common - Horseshoe Lake - 5th August 2007
21 Club Members fished pegs 31 - 56 of Horseshoe Lake at Tylers Common. Umbrellas were the order of the day to shade the sun - yes Summer really has arrived. As always the wind at Tylers was greater than any where else at the same time, but was very welcome having that cooling Southerly breeze which was gusty at times.
I arrived just after 7.30 any most others were already down at lake side. When i got down there there was a rendition of 'One Wheel on my wagon' - which related to Olly Wagg's new Preston Space Station Shuttle left hand wheel breaking off at the axle stub. - Apparently there is a known issue withe the wheels on these units.
I didn't get a picture of Ed Pearce holding it whilst Olly pushed it to his peg, They went 10 yards but gave up, Ed off loading his at his near peg then going back and picking Ollys gear up and wheeling to his.
I drew peg 35, with the wind and Sun on my back made for a relative rare pleasant experience weather wise at Tylers.
I set up on cage feeder to work the islands, waggler for mid range and Pole close in.
Started off on the feeder in between then island slightly to my left which had an overhanging tree into the other swim ( not populated) on the other side. But every time I cats in there I got caught up on some line left there - I suspect from a feeder snag on the tree. This made it unfishable as if I did get a bite chances it would bump off on the stay line / feeder. So I worked my way down the island left to right. Only had one take - A small Mirror and that with the hook in the chin ! on mini -boilie/ Sweetcorn combo on the hair and red maggot on the size 14 hook. So not sure what is what after - I tried each bait on its own - no takers.
I came in mid way on the Waggler on single/ double/ triple maggot on size 16. Nothing - so went down to 18 and tried a the series again - Only single red maggot would produce - a few small skimmers , Roach & Perch - but it was start. Slowly built up the swim but no carp, yet again nobody else was catching around me either - both another club match on the opposite bank and our guys around me - John Buck to my right ha limited success on the feeder but like me not getting anything mid distant.
I came into the margins which i had been drip feeding - nothing in there on all baits, so back out on the feeder, nothing apart from small Roach and Perch.
I switched to maggot feeder (Fox) but no joy - Back on the Waggler - had one decent Mirror of ~3lb on the drop, - So I went back to my old favourite - Middy in-line Maggot feeder- casting into the gap between islands with almost instant results - got into a couple of 2-3lb carp in quick succession - so was John Buck - its 1345hrs and looks like they are coming on the feed. John has had a couple of lumps in quick succession and we are going one for one but mine are smaller - hey but its fish, Every time I glanced round at Kev Keeling on the last peg on the other side he has a fish on as well.
Sods law - You just get 'em going and its time for the whistle. I looked at the weather stats afterwards and noticed that the baro dropped 6 mb during the day 9am to 3pm - I wondered if that had anything to do with them coming on the feed (look at the weather chart here:
Upminster station - closest to fishing spot
I promised Gary Somerfield- my pairs partner I would get some points to keep us in the hunt for the Pairs competition as he was Holidaying somewhere - I wonder if it was a sunny where he is ?. We are still miles behind John Buck / Mick Wagg combination - less than half of their total 245 to 505 ! But still in with a good shout for 3rd spot. _ along way to go yet and the Winter ! when I normally do well !
In the Knockout Competition with 3 no shows, only one person would not progress - That was Mick Byrne - He was up the far end with the others down the Winward end.
I commented to Mason Mills as he passed me loaded up on his Space Station Shuttle to be careful that one of his wheels does not come off. later Ed returned to pick up his gear after taking Ollys' gear up the long hill top the car park, he reported that one of Mason's wheels has broken. Looks like Big John will be busy on the Phone to Prestons organising replacements come Monday Morning.
The various Competition Positions:
I arrived just after 7.30 any most others were already down at lake side. When i got down there there was a rendition of 'One Wheel on my wagon' - which related to Olly Wagg's new Preston Space Station Shuttle left hand wheel breaking off at the axle stub. - Apparently there is a known issue withe the wheels on these units.
I didn't get a picture of Ed Pearce holding it whilst Olly pushed it to his peg, They went 10 yards but gave up, Ed off loading his at his near peg then going back and picking Ollys gear up and wheeling to his.
I drew peg 35, with the wind and Sun on my back made for a relative rare pleasant experience weather wise at Tylers.
I set up on cage feeder to work the islands, waggler for mid range and Pole close in.
Started off on the feeder in between then island slightly to my left which had an overhanging tree into the other swim ( not populated) on the other side. But every time I cats in there I got caught up on some line left there - I suspect from a feeder snag on the tree. This made it unfishable as if I did get a bite chances it would bump off on the stay line / feeder. So I worked my way down the island left to right. Only had one take - A small Mirror and that with the hook in the chin ! on mini -boilie/ Sweetcorn combo on the hair and red maggot on the size 14 hook. So not sure what is what after - I tried each bait on its own - no takers.
I came in mid way on the Waggler on single/ double/ triple maggot on size 16. Nothing - so went down to 18 and tried a the series again - Only single red maggot would produce - a few small skimmers , Roach & Perch - but it was start. Slowly built up the swim but no carp, yet again nobody else was catching around me either - both another club match on the opposite bank and our guys around me - John Buck to my right ha limited success on the feeder but like me not getting anything mid distant.
I came into the margins which i had been drip feeding - nothing in there on all baits, so back out on the feeder, nothing apart from small Roach and Perch.
I switched to maggot feeder (Fox) but no joy - Back on the Waggler - had one decent Mirror of ~3lb on the drop, - So I went back to my old favourite - Middy in-line Maggot feeder- casting into the gap between islands with almost instant results - got into a couple of 2-3lb carp in quick succession - so was John Buck - its 1345hrs and looks like they are coming on the feed. John has had a couple of lumps in quick succession and we are going one for one but mine are smaller - hey but its fish, Every time I glanced round at Kev Keeling on the last peg on the other side he has a fish on as well.
Sods law - You just get 'em going and its time for the whistle. I looked at the weather stats afterwards and noticed that the baro dropped 6 mb during the day 9am to 3pm - I wondered if that had anything to do with them coming on the feed (look at the weather chart here:
Upminster station - closest to fishing spot
The weigh-in shows an interesting trend the bottom end of the lake where the wind has been blowing into proved to have the best weights with Rob Blackburn the best with 79lb on the end peg on my bank - Peg 31, John Buck on Peg 34 finished 2nd with 36 1/2 lb, Kev Keeling on the end peg on the other side 3rd just 12 ozs less on 35 3/4 lb and me a distant 4th with 27Lb 9oz.
This resulted in the single league lead position switching back to John Buck form 2 points behind Kev Keeling to going 18 in front.
My 4th spot moved me up 7 places in the Singles League from =20 to 13th. - I am on the move !I promised Gary Somerfield- my pairs partner I would get some points to keep us in the hunt for the Pairs competition as he was Holidaying somewhere - I wonder if it was a sunny where he is ?. We are still miles behind John Buck / Mick Wagg combination - less than half of their total 245 to 505 ! But still in with a good shout for 3rd spot. _ along way to go yet and the Winter ! when I normally do well !
In the Knockout Competition with 3 no shows, only one person would not progress - That was Mick Byrne - He was up the far end with the others down the Winward end.
I commented to Mason Mills as he passed me loaded up on his Space Station Shuttle to be careful that one of his wheels does not come off. later Ed returned to pick up his gear after taking Ollys' gear up the long hill top the car park, he reported that one of Mason's wheels has broken. Looks like Big John will be busy on the Phone to Prestons organising replacements come Monday Morning.
The various Competition Positions:
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