Monday, June 16, 2008
Big Johns Sunday League Match - Colemans Cottage Pathfield Lake - 15th June 2008
25 Anglers fished Pathfield Lake at Coleman's Cottage in the latest Round of Big Johns Angling Summer League
I went straight-out on the maggot feeder - Tap tap from small roach - retrieve the Rig - full of detritus - Hmm !. Reposition - nothing retrieved filthy again - Tried to the left same result too much rubbish on the bottom - in the meantime I feed a trickle of pellets at 8m and in the margins and to the carp on the surface to my left- did not see any movement but gave it a try on the Pellet Waggler set at 18 inches at 8m- nothing so went up and down with the depth and different pellet types - nothing switched to maggot - a couple of small roach, the Carp are just not feeding - probably resting from the hammering they got on the match the previous day or an Oxygen problem (although Gerry the bailiff says not oxygen levels are good !)
Into the Margins nothing but small Roach and the very occasional Small Skimmer and Gudgeon. Change tactics I try to 'bully' the sun bathers into eating something firing maggots at them - Then a Visitor comes into the swim just below the surface a Common of around 4lb This looks more like it - perhaps he is on the hunt I wonder- Sprayed a few maggots and he-pursues them - I go with a Size 16 with single maggot set at 12" as high as I can be under fishery rules on the pole and intercept him on the way through - several attempts later he' s on the elastic Pulls out and a spirited fight its safely in the net.
Dan Keeling came round to se how it was going and was amazed by the carp in the swim- especially the one under the platform on peg 24 - I fired a few more maggots at him - I am sure I detected some movement - so I place a double maggot in front of him & bang goes for it on the drop and he's on - I called Dan back to show him - Got in in the net & went about 3 1/2 lb.
The only movement I had in the Margin's was from Roach. I tried all baits there only roach to maggot I'm Afraid.
In the end I achieved my goal of a Days Pleasure fishing which I hard to work hard but pleasurably having to think and experiment plus I finished equal with Steve Barrett in 9th Place to help reduce the relegation points difference to the next to bottom team - slow but steady progress - Mainly due to Mick Wagg finally scoring some useful points !. - Keep it Up Team - we are slowly coming back into contention.
Result Single Positions
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Today for me was always about chilling out and pleasure match fishing as opposed to going all out to get the best I can. So as luck would have it Drawing last which has become the Norm for me now - I drew Peg 23 - down the Southerly end and with nobody to my left and two free swims to my right - Plenty of room to explore there then.
Today for me was always about chilling out and pleasure match fishing as opposed to going all out to get the best I can. So as luck would have it Drawing last which has become the Norm for me now - I drew Peg 23 - down the Southerly end and with nobody to my left and two free swims to my right - Plenty of room to explore there then.
Got the my peg (I remembered my nets this time), loads of carp of 2-3lb on the top but looking a bit lethargic - Looks like the North wind has blown then down here and they can't be fussed to swim away. When I was plumbing up I could actually place the plummet on their heads and they did not bat an eye lid - Hmm! Worrying this - If they are there is there anything in my swim that I will be able to catch - My days pleasure match fishing may just look like a frustrating day - But lest see what else in in here. I plumbed up at 8m and in the margins - I could reach the Island with my 11m extension but my Middy Hot spot is too heavy for that. So set the maggot feeder on there and to the 'wall' to my left
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Well we had a late start as the popularity of the on-site Café caused a delay as the 'porky's (looks at the pot calling the kettle black!) waited for the Breakfast - that Meant a 0930 all In - I duly blew the Whistle as Ed says the Only thing BJ has to do and he can't find his whistle.
Well we had a late start as the popularity of the on-site Café caused a delay as the 'porky's (looks at the pot calling the kettle black!) waited for the Breakfast - that Meant a 0930 all In - I duly blew the Whistle as Ed says the Only thing BJ has to do and he can't find his whistle.
I went straight-out on the maggot feeder - Tap tap from small roach - retrieve the Rig - full of detritus - Hmm !. Reposition - nothing retrieved filthy again - Tried to the left same result too much rubbish on the bottom - in the meantime I feed a trickle of pellets at 8m and in the margins and to the carp on the surface to my left- did not see any movement but gave it a try on the Pellet Waggler set at 18 inches at 8m- nothing so went up and down with the depth and different pellet types - nothing switched to maggot - a couple of small roach, the Carp are just not feeding - probably resting from the hammering they got on the match the previous day or an Oxygen problem (although Gerry the bailiff says not oxygen levels are good !)
Into the Margins nothing but small Roach and the very occasional Small Skimmer and Gudgeon. Change tactics I try to 'bully' the sun bathers into eating something firing maggots at them - Then a Visitor comes into the swim just below the surface a Common of around 4lb This looks more like it - perhaps he is on the hunt I wonder- Sprayed a few maggots and he-pursues them - I go with a Size 16 with single maggot set at 12" as high as I can be under fishery rules on the pole and intercept him on the way through - several attempts later he' s on the elastic Pulls out and a spirited fight its safely in the net.
That was the pattern of the day wait for some to come in and intercept. I had one carp under the flotsam by peg 24 that was sat there for most of the morning I kept trying to provoke by spraying maggots it but was not interested. The others would slowly amble around my swim taking around 30 mins to do a lap, I could even place a bait on their heads - amazing - they even had the audacity to come into a sit on top of the keep nets slowly gulping air and looking directly at me and putting up the preverbal two fingers or in their case the pectoral fins to me. I am sure that I could have scoped them up with my landing net - Believe you me I was tempted !
Dan Keeling came round to se how it was going and was amazed by the carp in the swim- especially the one under the platform on peg 24 - I fired a few more maggots at him - I am sure I detected some movement - so I place a double maggot in front of him & bang goes for it on the drop and he's on - I called Dan back to show him - Got in in the net & went about 3 1/2 lb.
The only movement I had in the Margin's was from Roach. I tried all baits there only roach to maggot I'm Afraid.
At the weigh-in and the usual banter of each of us did how we did it etc. IT was a hot / cold end as far as the weights were concerned - No nee to ask where end I was at ! And vastly different stories regarding what the fish where and where not having - From paste working to not working two pegs apart - Masses of fish in the swim but not taking one bait but another and having to strike at a certain point of float dip to ensure fish were not foul hooked.
In the end I achieved my goal of a Days Pleasure fishing which I hard to work hard but pleasurably having to think and experiment plus I finished equal with Steve Barrett in 9th Place to help reduce the relegation points difference to the next to bottom team - slow but steady progress - Mainly due to Mick Wagg finally scoring some useful points !. - Keep it Up Team - we are slowly coming back into contention.
Result Single Positions
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Labels: Big Johns League Match
Monday, June 02, 2008
Lee Chapel Sunday League Match - Colemans Cottage - Wood Lake 1st June 2008
We had Pegs 1-30 of Wood Lake.
19 of the 22 core fished and Dan Keeling participated (under match conditions) in lieu of Steve Barrett, who I suspect was nursing a hangover from a 'Family' birthday somewhere south of the River Thames. It was result for me as I had Steve in the Knockout so have a bye through to the Quarter Finals - As did Mason Mills and Roy Digby as a result of a no show from Mick Scholes (Lift Problems) & John Buck (in Normandy for D-Day Celebrations).
The weather well it tired to rain went humid and still for a while and apart from the Traffic noise from the adjacent A12 went to still & airy for a while.
Set up the In Line Maggot feeder and Pole on 9m and Margin Lines. After the whistle - Rob Blackburn opposite me on Peg 12 (another good peg that always does well) had one 1st Chuck on cage feeder (bait unknown) this was going to be a feature of the day - Rob Chucks in up and down the Islands in his and the adjacent swim to his right and invariably will have the rod tip pull round within seconds or occasionally a couple of minutes.
I moved to the islands in the to my left in just in the vacant swim (Peg 29) this seemed to be producing slightly bigger fish, then at 2pm I really get them going there -- Rob sees this at chucks his just the other side and was pulling in as well. I was totally unsure at this point what weight I had and Steve Elliss on peg 30 who also seem to pulling them in all day went for another Net so did not exceed the 70lb in a net rule - which would mean disqualification, Rob had did the same, I thought play safe and got another one, although I don't think I have got anywhere near )(not experienced in catching this amount of fish in a match). Well that's the kiss of death for me a Steve - I had two more as did Steve, Rob on the other hand didn't make a blind bit of difference.
Kev Keeling (Peg 10) & Mick Wagg (Peg 14) seemed to be having there own Silver Fish Competition with just the occasional carp.
At the weigh-in which is always a struggle here as the big white bucket we have to use -it takes ages as the scales just never settle.
No surprise to me that Rob comes out on top but unseen was Roy Kirby & Dean Peters bagging up down on Pegs 4 & 5 to finished 2nd & 3rd respectively.
Other notable results were that BJ beat Ed by 5 Ounces - Steve Elliss pipped Olly Wagg for 6th Place by 1 (ONE) ounce.
The Silver Fish match between Kev & Mick was won by Kev (44lb), Mick (38Lb). Dan Keeling had done very well and had perfect symmetry with his catch 17lb Silver/ 17lb carp (this would have given him 17th place in the match - One to watch !
Results /Position/ Knockout Status
19 of the 22 core fished and Dan Keeling participated (under match conditions) in lieu of Steve Barrett, who I suspect was nursing a hangover from a 'Family' birthday somewhere south of the River Thames. It was result for me as I had Steve in the Knockout so have a bye through to the Quarter Finals - As did Mason Mills and Roy Digby as a result of a no show from Mick Scholes (Lift Problems) & John Buck (in Normandy for D-Day Celebrations).
The weather well it tired to rain went humid and still for a while and apart from the Traffic noise from the adjacent A12 went to still & airy for a while.
I drew peg 28 I have had before and like it.
Set up the In Line Maggot feeder and Pole on 9m and Margin Lines. After the whistle - Rob Blackburn opposite me on Peg 12 (another good peg that always does well) had one 1st Chuck on cage feeder (bait unknown) this was going to be a feature of the day - Rob Chucks in up and down the Islands in his and the adjacent swim to his right and invariably will have the rod tip pull round within seconds or occasionally a couple of minutes.
I struggled to find the right area to start with around my islands - I did stay in my own swim for a while but came in on the Pole when had a Jacuzzi on the bait at 9m. Could not find them though tried bottom and all heights to 12" below the surface on maggot & pellet plenty of line bites - but no takes. So back out on the maggot feeder went from double to single - Red maggot that seemed to work and by going up a& down as Rob was doing was producing Fish of all varieties but all of a smaller stamp and lots of Chub, Barbel and carp all in little pockets - the carp would go then I have a rune on Barbel, Chub etc.
I moved to the islands in the to my left in just in the vacant swim (Peg 29) this seemed to be producing slightly bigger fish, then at 2pm I really get them going there -- Rob sees this at chucks his just the other side and was pulling in as well. I was totally unsure at this point what weight I had and Steve Elliss on peg 30 who also seem to pulling them in all day went for another Net so did not exceed the 70lb in a net rule - which would mean disqualification, Rob had did the same, I thought play safe and got another one, although I don't think I have got anywhere near )(not experienced in catching this amount of fish in a match). Well that's the kiss of death for me a Steve - I had two more as did Steve, Rob on the other hand didn't make a blind bit of difference.
Kev Keeling (Peg 10) & Mick Wagg (Peg 14) seemed to be having there own Silver Fish Competition with just the occasional carp.
At the weigh-in which is always a struggle here as the big white bucket we have to use -it takes ages as the scales just never settle.
No surprise to me that Rob comes out on top but unseen was Roy Kirby & Dean Peters bagging up down on Pegs 4 & 5 to finished 2nd & 3rd respectively.
Other notable results were that BJ beat Ed by 5 Ounces - Steve Elliss pipped Olly Wagg for 6th Place by 1 (ONE) ounce.
The Silver Fish match between Kev & Mick was won by Kev (44lb), Mick (38Lb). Dan Keeling had done very well and had perfect symmetry with his catch 17lb Silver/ 17lb carp (this would have given him 17th place in the match - One to watch !
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Labels: Lee Chapel Sunday League Match
