Friday, September 12, 2008
Linda Mead Memorial Sunday Series Match - Tylers Common Horseshoe Lake - September 7th 2008
Fresh back from Our French trip we (with the exception of Olly - Prior Appointment at Gatwick Airport) gathered at Tyler's Common Horseshoe lake for Octobers Linda Mead Memorial Sunday Series Match. This meant that Olly's opponent in the Knockout Cup Roy Digby was straight into the final - provided he weighed in one fish to face either Dean Peters or Paul Hyde.
The weather had not improved -still damp but at least not too windy but the rain did relent once we starting setting up.
But alas not the case - I started off on the maggot feeder and found it hard to get bites - I constantly fed the margins all day to encourage them in there later - Janet (Bailiff) reported good weights from the centre area of the arm yesterday "using Corn over pellet in the edges".
I switched to the method / cage feeder / and back to the maggot feeder as that was the only thing that seem to get any form of regular bites. Then when I did get them I lost in total around 20lb of fish as the hook links sheared. I had some ridges in the only area I could get bites (they must have been sharp). I did switch to worm to give it a try - which did result in a 7lb Common but that was all.
Rob Blackburn was having slightly better luck on my right in Peg 52 landing regularly but mainly small Carp. Steve Barrett to my left down on Peg 56 was struggling and I could not see too much as top what was going on elsewhere. Oh I had a couple of fish turn up in the Margins at 10 to 3 !! And winkled one of them out on the pole using Corn !!!
Come the weigh-in - I surprisingly had 29lb - mainly due to the lump, but my partner Ed Pearce and Kev Keeling seem to have the knack of getting the fish to follow them around this Lake. Ed Recorded 118Lb to win from Kev with 107lb in 2nd and my partner from last year Garry Somerfield was 3rd with 91lb. Dean Peters got the better of Paul Hyde with 40lb vs 33lb to go through the final of the Knockout at Cuton A12 lakes next Month.
I still managed to get a few Points finishing 13th. Most worthy of note was Dan Keeling - fishing from 'Hot Peg 3' which he drew after everyone else drawn and put together a 75lb bag !! Good Work Dan!!
Memo: Dan was taking the place vacated by Big Mick Byrne who was on Holiday at White Acres. I noted that in This weeks Angling Times Mick had finished 2nd in the Residents Match at White Acres on the previous Thursday
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The weather had not improved -still damp but at least not too windy but the rain did relent once we starting setting up.I drew on the South bank of the Centre Arm (peg 53) which proved to be productive the last time we were here for Big Johns League Match a few weeks Earlier, hopefully would be the same today !
But alas not the case - I started off on the maggot feeder and found it hard to get bites - I constantly fed the margins all day to encourage them in there later - Janet (Bailiff) reported good weights from the centre area of the arm yesterday "using Corn over pellet in the edges".
I switched to the method / cage feeder / and back to the maggot feeder as that was the only thing that seem to get any form of regular bites. Then when I did get them I lost in total around 20lb of fish as the hook links sheared. I had some ridges in the only area I could get bites (they must have been sharp). I did switch to worm to give it a try - which did result in a 7lb Common but that was all.
Rob Blackburn was having slightly better luck on my right in Peg 52 landing regularly but mainly small Carp. Steve Barrett to my left down on Peg 56 was struggling and I could not see too much as top what was going on elsewhere. Oh I had a couple of fish turn up in the Margins at 10 to 3 !! And winkled one of them out on the pole using Corn !!!
Come the weigh-in - I surprisingly had 29lb - mainly due to the lump, but my partner Ed Pearce and Kev Keeling seem to have the knack of getting the fish to follow them around this Lake. Ed Recorded 118Lb to win from Kev with 107lb in 2nd and my partner from last year Garry Somerfield was 3rd with 91lb. Dean Peters got the better of Paul Hyde with 40lb vs 33lb to go through the final of the Knockout at Cuton A12 lakes next Month.
I still managed to get a few Points finishing 13th. Most worthy of note was Dan Keeling - fishing from 'Hot Peg 3' which he drew after everyone else drawn and put together a 75lb bag !! Good Work Dan!!
Memo: Dan was taking the place vacated by Big Mick Byrne who was on Holiday at White Acres. I noted that in This weeks Angling Times Mick had finished 2nd in the Residents Match at White Acres on the previous Thursday
- Well Done Mick - I wonder how it gone on this week.
Results and Standings:
Singles
Pairs
Knockout
Labels: Lee Chapel Sunday League Match
