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Round four of the Memorial Shield and I was still just about in contention but would need three more section wins to stand any chance. After breakfast we all assembled at Parrett Works for the draw, I pulled out 21 …
I always look forward to this match to remember the anglers we’ve sadly lost but after winning it in 2022, my results in subsequent years have left a lot to be desired, although in my defence, I haven’t drawn particularly …
Dan T has been telling me about Walrow for ages and it sounded like really nice fishing with big bream and tench and even better, no carp! I always get a real buzz visiting new venues and was looking forward …
For Foxy’s latest match at Acorn I employed the hanging back technique at the draw and pulled out number 2 on the island which is one of the best silvers pegs, so well happy with that! I decided to tweak …
I can’t go a whole month without a visit to Revels so booked a day off work to make the pilgrimage down to the Dorset mecca. After meeting Parker ‘The Pole’ for breakfast we were soon pulling into the car park and you need to get there early nowadays as the Tuesday opens are becoming very popular and today was no exception …
After two rounds, my challenge for the Memorial Shield was fading already and anything less then a section win today would finish it off for this year! We met at Parrett Works for the draw and all the pegs would be in the first field for this one. As the draw got underway, Nick P delved in early and only went and …
My last visit to Todber saw me draw one of the best pegs on the lake and not do it justice while getting battered both sides so whatever happened this week would be an improvement! The day got off to a great start in the Lakeside Kitchen when I went for the pancakes, bacon and maple syrup for breakfast which was bloody …
After the previous days poor display, my confidence wasn’t high going into the Stoke match at Summerhayes on Sunday. With the extreme weather we’ve been experiencing combined with very low water levels, Pete had lost some skimmers and the silvers weights have been much more modest recently, in Saturday’s match, several anglers recorded 7lb+ so that would be my aim today. Twelve …
At Todber on Saturday I went into the bucket of doom with three tickets left, I grabbed one but didn’t open it. As people started writing their names on the sheet, nobody was admitting to 71 although Andy A was on his usual flier (70). I finally summoned the courage to have a look and I had finally drawn a peg on …
The following day we were back on the river for round two of the Memorial Shield and after scoring 8 points in the first match, I needed a better result today or my campaign would be all but over already. 14 of us fishing today with all the pegs in the first field (with the exception of number 21) and on my …
On Saturday it was down to Todber for the silvers match on Ash, draw time arrived and I managed to avoid the pegs at the near end but felt 67 wasn’t quite far enough up the lake. My neighbours for the day were Lee Jan and Nick P while Parker ‘The Pole’ was on 65 and Adrian Dew was disappointed with 63. …
As I said in the previous post, I had a week off work but hadn’t actually planned on fishing again until the weekend although when some of the Stoke lads mentioned having a knock up in the Cricket Bat Field to see how it was fishing, I couldn’t resist! I drew up there for the first time in the Axminster Cup last …
With a week booked off work, it would be rude not to fit in a bit of fishing so I headed down to Revels for the Tuesday open. There was the usual excellent turnout of 23 fishing today including Baz Morgan who I haven’t seen for ages. We assembled by the shop for the draw and with Main, Canal and Trendles being …
For the final round we were at Coombe Farm, it’s a cracking silvers venue but for the last few years you’ve needed to catch carp to win and the corner pegs (1, 7 and 10) tend to dominate. In our group we had two contenders for the title, Nick Veale on 4 points and Nick Payne with 5, as for me, my …
