Saturday, 28 December 2024

22/12/24 - Shiplate - Hawthorns

Weight - 18- 0
Catch - 4 Carp, 1 Ruffe
Weather - North westerly gales. Cold, mostly sunny
Match - Winter League (14 fished)

I agreed to fill in for Luke Fothergill for this final round of the Winter League. I must admit I questioned why, as 50mph winds were being forecast. Fortunately, as we were on the canals, the north westerly would be mostly blowing from behind.

Peg 5 on Hawthorns was my home for the day and to be honest not a lot happened.

The far bank plumbed up horribly, not helped by the far bank shrubbery as I couldn’t get tight to the far bank. I did manage 2 carp dobbin bread in the first 15mins and thought it might be ok, however those fish were a false dawn.

I managed 1 more carp on maggot, fishing the bottom of the far shelf and 30mins from the end caught another carp in front of peg 6 on meat over micros.

Despite the tough run I’ve been on, I have always felt I’ve done OK, however today, it was obvious I had got something wrong as there was a 52lb to my left and 37lb to my right.

1.    124-  3 – Mark Poppleton – p7 (West Pool)
2.    117-  2 – Gary Flinders – p13 (WP)
3.      96-  4 – John Mills – p1 (WP)
4.      90-  9 – Mark – p5 (WP)

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