Catch - 20 Carp, 2 F1, 1 Skimmer
Weather - Warm & sunny
Match - Open (13 fished) - 2nd overall
Decided to fish todays Open in preparation for the Pole
Masters next weekend where I will be defending my title.
As I didn’t know what to expect I set up 8 rigs (and only
caught on 3).
On the all-in I started on paste (So Simple Top G) feeding a
few Baninion 4s and micros tight to the island, immediately netting a carp. I
then noticed a number of fish moving down the right margin and spent the next
hour catching 6 
more fish over 2 swims (1 at 1 top kit plus 1 and the other at 13m).
The next hour was a struggle catching only 1 more carp. I
did try an open water swim at 13m hoping to catch a few skimmers before the
carp got back on the feed but I only caught 1 skimmer on dead maggot and lost a
carp at the net. As I couldn’t get any more bites, I soon binned this line.
Back down the right margin I switched to feeding meat
(boosted with Kriller Sludge) with some micros. This revitalised the swim as I started
to catch again, finding it best to re-feed the swim after each fish and try
another swim, before returning.
I caught a few extra fish from my short margin on paste but
also lost a couple as I tried to pull the fish away from diving under the
spillway. A short meat line didn’t produce a bite, probably because it was a
little too deep and the swim by the island also failed to produce.
My final swim was down the left margin at 13m that was only
18ins, fed with Top G groundbait and dead maggot, fishing dead maggot on the
hook.
At the all-out I was hopeful I had done enough for a pickup and
I was pleased to have finished 2nd, although Charlie on p7 should
have won, but went over on one of his nets losing it completely.
2.
58- 3 –
Ken Rayner – p29
3.
56-14 – Adrian Narbeth – p20
4.
50-13 – Allan Oram – p24
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