Monday, December 03, 2007
Lee Chapel Sunday League Match 2nd December 2007 LCL
The 'Home' winter portion of this years Sunday League started with fitting weather. - the forecast was for Heavy rain with SW wind Gusting to 31 mph peaking at Lunch Time.
16 anglers fished this match and the rain held off until we had drawn and set up. I was lucky in respect to my draw - peg 18 so would have the wind and more importantly the rain on my back.
Given the conditions I set up on the waggler and Maggot feeder and strapped my brolly down behind me to the Seat Box and into the ground.
At the all-in it started to rain - spot on the prediction - not hard though just the occasional squall.
On the fishing front I kicked with the waggler size 20 to 1.5lb Hook Link at 10 Metres with single red maggot. Took a little while to get a bite - had a couple of small Roach but dried up as soon as I got them going. Switched to a single Pinkie and had a few more. Then tried difference variations of cocktails - No joy, As we approached midday - It started to get violent and heavy rain squalls.
Kev Keeling had the right idea - Not setting up his brolly as he had to face into the wind over on peg 11. Although soaking wet he did not have to deal with a broken Brolly stem as did. - The constant buffering and attempts to implode on itself result in it shearing off the stem above the Seat box support. - Some repair work to do there now!
Couldn’t what happening around the rest of the lake - But Kev Keeling got into a small shoal of bream in mid lake on the feeder, Steve Ellis to my left pulled out a 3lb Bream on the cage feeder from the Island and Dean Peters had a small Common Carp of around 2lb.
At 1330 hrs and without a bite for 2 hours, and with Olly Wagg’s Elastic being pulled and Kev's Bream - I had to go big, plus I was getting tow on the waggler, (due the lake level rising and the chop.) So switched to the maggot feeder - trying my best to get close to the Island tree.
After a couple of chucks and my tip close to water in the lee of the swim I had had a slow and deliberate pull round - gently lifted in to a fish but at 1st was uncertain as to what is was - A bream as no fight but then it realised that it was hooked - Ah yes - carp - it made as dash for the weed to my left but just managed to pull out - had to go gently as only had 1 2lb Hook link. After a brief but air fight safely in the Net - Estimated to be around 5lb - instructed to hold to net and weigh -in at the all out. Nothing else though - Switched back to waggler - put a couple of inches on the depth to hold bottom - A few small roach and that was it.
Paul Pratley down on Peg 25 was having in elastic pulled but sadly lost it. Then just 30 seconds before end - the shouts from the other side - Go on ED - Ed Pearce was into something big. he managed to land it with just 30 seconds to spare of the extra 15 mins - a foul hooked Mirror of 13 1/2 lb.
We packed away and conducted the weigh-in Ed had already weigh in his big un as protocol demands. Section 1 best was Kev's Bag of Bream for 5 1/2Lb. We got to Olly’s and cry's of 'you jammy git' where exhaled as he pulled out his keep net containing a large carp - a few Roach. I couldn’t believe it - my 1st thoughts were I was going to Finish 4th yet again, then Olly returned it to lake - It was Ed’s. Had us going though!!! By the way Olly has Roach for 1lb 12ozs!! Round to the other side and Dean weighed in 4lb 2ozs - the me - Silvers went 1lb 12oz, the carp went 7lb 6oz - Bigger than I thought - Should have weighed when I caught it - oops! - Steve Ellis Bream went 3lb 12ozs, then I suffered another nervous bout as Paul Hyde pulled his net out on peg 20 - Some stonking Bream and the scales tipped at 8lb 8ozs, perhaps I will finished better than 4th !.
John Buck had 4lb 6ozs, Gary Somerfeild (my pairs Partner) had the best Roach of the day circa 1lb with some small bream for 3lb 2ozs, Terry Middleton packed up early after his brolly broke (I believe) and did not weigh-in and finally a disappointed Paul Pratley with 7lb to finish 4th. That meant I'd broken my run and finished 2nd instead of 4th and some prize Money!!!
The biggest disappointment was the lack of Big Roach and perch - they were just not feeding today.
Match Result and latest League Positions:
16 anglers fished this match and the rain held off until we had drawn and set up. I was lucky in respect to my draw - peg 18 so would have the wind and more importantly the rain on my back.
Given the conditions I set up on the waggler and Maggot feeder and strapped my brolly down behind me to the Seat Box and into the ground.
At the all-in it started to rain - spot on the prediction - not hard though just the occasional squall.
On the fishing front I kicked with the waggler size 20 to 1.5lb Hook Link at 10 Metres with single red maggot. Took a little while to get a bite - had a couple of small Roach but dried up as soon as I got them going. Switched to a single Pinkie and had a few more. Then tried difference variations of cocktails - No joy, As we approached midday - It started to get violent and heavy rain squalls.
Kev Keeling had the right idea - Not setting up his brolly as he had to face into the wind over on peg 11. Although soaking wet he did not have to deal with a broken Brolly stem as did. - The constant buffering and attempts to implode on itself result in it shearing off the stem above the Seat box support. - Some repair work to do there now!
Couldn’t what happening around the rest of the lake - But Kev Keeling got into a small shoal of bream in mid lake on the feeder, Steve Ellis to my left pulled out a 3lb Bream on the cage feeder from the Island and Dean Peters had a small Common Carp of around 2lb.
At 1330 hrs and without a bite for 2 hours, and with Olly Wagg’s Elastic being pulled and Kev's Bream - I had to go big, plus I was getting tow on the waggler, (due the lake level rising and the chop.) So switched to the maggot feeder - trying my best to get close to the Island tree.
After a couple of chucks and my tip close to water in the lee of the swim I had had a slow and deliberate pull round - gently lifted in to a fish but at 1st was uncertain as to what is was - A bream as no fight but then it realised that it was hooked - Ah yes - carp - it made as dash for the weed to my left but just managed to pull out - had to go gently as only had 1 2lb Hook link. After a brief but air fight safely in the Net - Estimated to be around 5lb - instructed to hold to net and weigh -in at the all out. Nothing else though - Switched back to waggler - put a couple of inches on the depth to hold bottom - A few small roach and that was it.
Paul Pratley down on Peg 25 was having in elastic pulled but sadly lost it. Then just 30 seconds before end - the shouts from the other side - Go on ED - Ed Pearce was into something big. he managed to land it with just 30 seconds to spare of the extra 15 mins - a foul hooked Mirror of 13 1/2 lb.
We packed away and conducted the weigh-in Ed had already weigh in his big un as protocol demands. Section 1 best was Kev's Bag of Bream for 5 1/2Lb. We got to Olly’s and cry's of 'you jammy git' where exhaled as he pulled out his keep net containing a large carp - a few Roach. I couldn’t believe it - my 1st thoughts were I was going to Finish 4th yet again, then Olly returned it to lake - It was Ed’s. Had us going though!!! By the way Olly has Roach for 1lb 12ozs!! Round to the other side and Dean weighed in 4lb 2ozs - the me - Silvers went 1lb 12oz, the carp went 7lb 6oz - Bigger than I thought - Should have weighed when I caught it - oops! - Steve Ellis Bream went 3lb 12ozs, then I suffered another nervous bout as Paul Hyde pulled his net out on peg 20 - Some stonking Bream and the scales tipped at 8lb 8ozs, perhaps I will finished better than 4th !.
John Buck had 4lb 6ozs, Gary Somerfeild (my pairs Partner) had the best Roach of the day circa 1lb with some small bream for 3lb 2ozs, Terry Middleton packed up early after his brolly broke (I believe) and did not weigh-in and finally a disappointed Paul Pratley with 7lb to finish 4th. That meant I'd broken my run and finished 2nd instead of 4th and some prize Money!!!
The biggest disappointment was the lack of Big Roach and perch - they were just not feeding today.
Match Result and latest League Positions:
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