Saturday’s open was spread across Hillview and Homeground, with
everyone once again hoping for Homeground. I found myself on p57 (Hillview) and
having drawn on it before thought it could be hard particularly with p56 &
p58 in.
Starting on 2+1 line with blue ice paste, I had 3 fish within
15mins, and then nothing. It was a similar story for those around me. A switch
to the method produced a few fish, but I would catch a couple before they
disappeared. In fact this was pretty much how my match went.
I tried to catch shallow on maggot on the pole, but it was mostly
flat in front of me, with the majority of the ripple pushing into the far bank,
so thought the waggler would work. It didn’t. Once again I caught a few, but
the fish just weren’t interested in feeding properly and they seem to be
backing off any feed.
The rest of the match was just going through the motions, nicking
fish here and there. Even my short meat line failed to produce anything of
substance, whilst Adam Palmer on p56 had a strong 90mins fishing short pulling
him from nowhere to nearly winning the section.
So I weighed a poor 98lb and not had my best match, losing focus.
I should have caught more and not wasted so much time messing about with
shallow rigs. That said, I at least consolidated my thoughts on a few things
and the fact I should stick to my strengths rather than follow the crowd!
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