Monday, October 06, 2008
Linda Mead Memorial Sunday Series Match - A12 Cuton Match Lake - October 5th 2008
The Great British Summer of 2008 put in a brief appearance again for the October Linda Mead Sunday Series Match - Yes it was Wet, Windy & Wet. Mercifully it was only light rain for the Draw and Set up and drizzle for the weigh-in. However in between the Wind drove it the rain in from the West only to for the wind to Stall and the Rain to tip it down around 1.30 to 2pm then the wind shifted round just to make it awkward for those of us under the brolly.
Not the best of conditions to mark the Summer knockout Final which was being 'fought' out between Dean Peters and Roy Digby, Roy drew peg 40 one of the fancied pegs in the relative quiet area under the trees and close to the Island in between the lakes whilst Dean drew exposed Peg 24 in open water
You will note that all I have spoken about yet is the weather - Well that was the only real talking point of the day as the Fishing can at best be described as hard, especially when you have to sit and watch someone else (the eventual winner catching on the same method you are using only 5 yards away. - that's what I had to do !!!- from my position under the brolly all I could see was Rob Blackburn initially pull in some nice Fish - the best being a 7 lb 4 Oz Common Carp
Most of his fish were caught in the 1st and last hour - with like me very few in between - i did have a Nice Perch of around 1lb late on.
I was most impressed by the quality of Music on Radio 1 on a Sunday morning being DJ'd by Edith Bowman, I think she call's her Show the Sunday lie up to midday then Wake up noon to 1p. I was only listening as the BBC stations were the only ones I could pick up on my Portable DAB radio and to drown out the traffic noise form the A12 running adjacent an the hammering rain on the Brolly.
The results speak for themselves see below this Lake does not fish well under the pressure of a Match - I've fished 2 matches here now and both were 2 'poor' days - Don't think I will be booking a Match here again:
Congratulations to Dean Peters on winning the Summer Knockout
Oh and Gary Somerfield said I had to mention that he fished with a wet bum most of the day !!
Match Result:
You will note that Rob's Win Lifted him 5 places in the League.
Singles & Pairs League Positions