Blakey's Fishing Blog

Draw was odd's again - Me Peg 5, Olly Wagg 7, Paul Pratley 9, Dean Peters 13, Kev 15, Ron Price 17, BJ 19 , Mick Bryne 21 & Mick Wagg 25.

Set up on Bully Boy top kit 18-20 with Size 16 on 5lb line straight through - Maggot attack 1st off. BJ was into a small carp 1st chuck in up against the Island - Bites were hard to come by - Nothing doing on our side of the bank. Even Mick Wagg was not getting much on 25 - always a good Silver peg !

Kev Keeling landed in sizable carp up the end - looks like they have followed the SW wind into his corner. The wind was gusting . Paul Pratley gave up around 7:45pm not a bite - I almost felt like joining him - I went to match Kit wiyth 6 elastic ansize 20 to 1lb line - I managed to catch 3 fish - two Roach one Rudd the latter grabbing the maggot whilst shipping out !

Kev Keeling is into another one and after 10 mins that that expensive cracking noise as his top kit gives way in 4 places - ouch !!!

Best interest for Olly and I up to this point was the attention paid to us by he local Vixen (the four legged Fox variety !) - she really has no nerves now - 1st Off she sneaked up behind me as was gnawing away at my Pole Roller adjuster knob. I shooed her away when 2 minutes later she pooped up behind Olly ans started to sniff through his Rod bag only for Olly to reward her with some Paste - well he had no other use for it. Then later she sneaked up and ran off with his ground bait bag which had a little left in it.

Back to the fishing - sorry did I say fishing !!! Well that was only successfully managed by Kev who had landed another Mirror of 15lb. Olly had thrown on two maggots and lost a nice perch but he was using his shock stick but continue hoping something big would grab it - which an 8:30 pm did but alas got snapped off after 5 mins a combination of heavy Elastic rigid shock stik and 2lb Line - Dohh !!!

After that it was just about getting dark so Olly called time. The weigh -in well I was in lead with 8ozs, well I was the 1st to weigh in -Olly next his 3 fish = 12oz,

It started to chuck it down!!! Some shower 5 mins of torrential rain. ( at Wickford where the nearest weather station is it recorded 8mm of rain at that time ! Dean was next - 3 fish also - better at 1lb - Then Kev who was going win anyway - but had his regular Chub - Gets it ever time he fished this Weds eve match - It goes 1lb 4oz.

Ron -blanked - BJ with 5lb 8 ozs 1 carp - 1 tench, Mick Byrne didn't trouble the scales but had 1 small Perch which took ages to find in the keep net but we gave him 1/2 oz for it. Gives him a point which could be vital come the end of the series. Mick Wagg was last with a couple of lbs - Give him 3rd and good points. I finished 6th so now have finished in every points scoring position this series !