Four anglers arrived in time for the peg draw at 9am, with Jan ‘bringing up the rear’ afterward to make it five enthusiastic contestants in all.
John arrived just before 9 am to dazzle us with his brightly coloured redish/pinkish new car, he calmly proceeded to unload his gear and then there was a shriek of horror! John’s pinkies (mini maggots) had escaped from captivity in their bait box and were wriggling around on the car boot floor, they looked like a designer addition in a fetching pink that was a surprisingly good match to the car’s paint job (lol).
At 10 am the match got underway with Mick, John and Steve getting quickly on the silvers, meanwhile Jan and Mike were stuck in the doldrums with not a bite between them. At 11 am four took the opportunity to savour the delights of a hearty cooked breakfast at the on site café, meanwhile Mick fished on. By midday, all had returned to the match. By match end, large numbers of silvers had come in for Mick, John and Steve, whilst Jan and Mike could only scrape 6 fish between them. Mick hit the jackpot with the heaviest total weight including largest fish, that being a Bream of 1 lb 14 ozs. Midway through the match, John hooked into one of those pesky ‘they don’t count’ Carp which immediately charged off to the nearest sunken tree root to effect it’s escape. As is often the case, Mike’s swim lit up after the match had ended with several fish landed within an hour including a 4 lb Common Carp and an 8 ozs Perch.
Two prizes were allotted to this match (top weight and largest fish) and Mick won them both, well done buddy.
Results – No match points awarded as this was a non-league season opener, just for fun and prizes.
Mike Waite
Match Organiser, Horizon Angling Club for the disabled
Tel: (01243) 771373
Mob: 07581062628
John arrived just before 9 am to dazzle us with his brightly coloured redish/pinkish new car, he calmly proceeded to unload his gear and then there was a shriek of horror! John’s pinkies (mini maggots) had escaped from captivity in their bait box and were wriggling around on the car boot floor, they looked like a designer addition in a fetching pink that was a surprisingly good match to the car’s paint job (lol).
At 10 am the match got underway with Mick, John and Steve getting quickly on the silvers, meanwhile Jan and Mike were stuck in the doldrums with not a bite between them. At 11 am four took the opportunity to savour the delights of a hearty cooked breakfast at the on site café, meanwhile Mick fished on. By midday, all had returned to the match. By match end, large numbers of silvers had come in for Mick, John and Steve, whilst Jan and Mike could only scrape 6 fish between them. Mick hit the jackpot with the heaviest total weight including largest fish, that being a Bream of 1 lb 14 ozs. Midway through the match, John hooked into one of those pesky ‘they don’t count’ Carp which immediately charged off to the nearest sunken tree root to effect it’s escape. As is often the case, Mike’s swim lit up after the match had ended with several fish landed within an hour including a 4 lb Common Carp and an 8 ozs Perch.
Two prizes were allotted to this match (top weight and largest fish) and Mick won them both, well done buddy.
Results – No match points awarded as this was a non-league season opener, just for fun and prizes.
Mike Waite
Match Organiser, Horizon Angling Club for the disabled
Tel: (01243) 771373
Mob: 07581062628