Weight - 24lb 15oz
Catch - 13 Carp
Weather - Warm and sunny. Breezy at times.
Match - Teams of 4 (32 fished) - 1st in section, 12th overall
Today was the last round of the Teams of 4 and we knew if we
came 4th on the day, then we would win the league.
Due to the warmer weather, our team Whatsapp group debated using
meat, which I suggested could be important, alas our team captain was less than
enthusiastic about it. However, I cut up some meat for everyone regardless.
The draw was a bit of a mixed bag. Steve drew P1 on Meadow,
which hasn’t been great this series, Andy was P1 on Field which has been very good
or very poor, Alistair was disappointed with p20 on Match, however recent
results have shown the fish have moved to the far side of the lake and I
thought he would be Ok. As for me I drew p21 again, so I was more than happy.
Speaking to Ronaldo on p18 he thought 70lb could win. I wasn’t
quite as optimistic but still felt we would be in for a good day, adding meat,
corn and micros to my side tray along with maggot and groundbait (50:50 mix of
Uzit Black React & Crushed Expander).
On the all-in I started off dobbin maggot across to the far
bank, just to see the reaction and after 10mins I didn’t have a bite, which was
a concern.
I eventually caught my first carp on maggot, tapping in
maggot, a few micros and a tiny nugget of groundbait, fishing tight across.
After an hour I moved to 3 carp, which was leading the lake, so it was fishing
a lot harder than expected.
The next hour didn’t produce anything, and I even resorted
to trying the straight lead as a northerly breeze picked up without success.
I managed 2 more carp during the third hour, again over tiny
nuggets of groundbait, but then I couldn’t get a bite.
I tried the dobbin rig again and managed to find a pod of
fish off to my left at the limit of my 16m pole, putting 5 fish into the net over
a 30min spell.
A chat with Andy with an hour remaining suggested both he
and Steve were struggling, which prompted me giving Andy a pep talk as he had
nothing to lose and to put some bait in!
I had 3 more fish over tiny nuggets of groundbait and maggot
in the last hour. I had fed maggot short but never had a bite.
So, a much harder day than expected, but at least I managed
to win the lake.
Back at the café I went straight to Field Lake, where Andy managed
2 late lumps down his margin on the meat, much to the amusement of the rest of
the team, to finish 3rd. Steve had a tougher time coming 6th,
whilst Alistair won match lake, which meant we won the day and the league.
Needless to say we were very happy with the result and a great team effort throughtout the whole series.
Well done to Ed Bryant for running the league and Gary &
Cathryn who have been brilliant hosts.
1.
57- 7 – Alistair
Tilney (Tackle Den) – P20 (match)2.
51- 1 –
Andy Jane (Maver Green) – p6 (field)
3.
48- 4 –
Andy Fry (1,2,3,4) – p5 (field)
4.
43-10 – Steve Brown (Maver Green) – p18 (match)
5.
43- 1 –
Mick O’Brien (Swinetown) – p16 (match)
6.
41- 1 –
Jerry Wiggett (Maver Black) – p14 (match)
Team on the Day
1.
11pts – Tackle Den
2.
12pts – Maver Green
3.
15pts – Maver Black
4.
16pts – Swinetown
1.
10pts – Tackle Den
2.
19pts – Maver Green
3.
20pts - Fintastic