Todber Manor – Silvers Open – 19th April 2025
For match number two of my five day fishing marathon it was down to Todber for the silvers open on Ash. I actually overslept and woke up to Nick ringing me at 6:40 when I should have met him ten …
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Perry St Pond – Spring League – 10th June 2007
Blistering hot conditions met the anglers for the last match and after paying my pools and playing my joker I got one of the favoured pegs, number one. I really needed a good result and the swim looked really nice with loads of carp moving. In front of me was a huge bed of lilies that stretched to 11 metres and the …
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Dillington Pond – Summer League – 3rd June 2007
I was looking forward to this one, the first match of the Ilminster summer league. At the draw there were only six of us fishing, including my nemesis, Janders. I drew peg 6, by one of the inlets and although normally a good peg, nobody knew how it would fish. There were fish topping everywhere and loads of fry about so it …
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Perry St Pond – Spring League – 27th May 2007
Match day five arrived and so did the rain! This time however I was prepared and brought a brolly. I didn’t draw very well, peg 16, a swim I did 9lb off a couple of matches back. The swim has a bed of lilies on the inside to the right, although I never caught anything from it last time. I set up …
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Dillington Pond – 20th May 2007
Bit of a disaster this week, Robin Cox, the summer league organiser had sent me the dates and the first match was supposed to be today. I knew he was holiday in Turkey but was getting back on Saturday so I assumed the match was still on. Anyway Janders and myself arrived at the Crown just before nine for the draw and …
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Perry Street Pond – Spring League – 13th May 2007
Spring League matchday four arrived and I really needed a good result to keep me in with a chance of a final league placing. I was stood waiting for the draw with Janders and asked which peg he fancied and he replied peg one which has to be the most consistent peg on the pond. Les came round with the draw bucket …
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Sadborow Pond – 6th May 2007
My mate Andy phoned to ask if I’d fish in his place in the Sadborow league as he’s had a rough time of it lately, as I didn’t have anything on I jumped at the chance. Sadborow is mainly a carp water although there are some roach and skimmers but to do well you need carp. The pond hasn’t been fishing well …
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Perry St Pond – Spring League – 29th April 2007
After no match last week I should have been raring to go for this one but with the pond not fishing as well as hoped I wasn’t. I decided not to play my joker again and at the draw everyone was once again hoping for peg 1. My mate Andy was fishing even though he’d just spent three days in hospital, originally …
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Dillington Pond – 22nd April 2007
No match this weekend and as I couldn’t face hanging round the house I decided to pop out Dillington for a few hours. On my arrival I was suprised to see several other anglers who turned out to be Jack and Tony Newman and Digger, after a brief chat I took my kit to the other side of the pond. I set …
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Perry St Pond – Spring League – 15th April 2007
After my not very good start to the spring league in the last match I was hoping for better things this time around. At the draw I did think about playing my joker where you get double points but decided against it. Several anglers did including my mate Andy, Janders and Mark Hollister. The draw was announced and none of the anglers …
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Perry St Pond – 6th April 2007
We always used to fish the Stillwater Cup on Good Friday, we no longer fish for the trophy but still have the match. The draw wasn’t until 11 ‘o’ clock and I was at the pond well early, as everybody turned up there was the usual banter before the draw took place. I drew peg 13 which always used to be a …