11th December - Lower Ridge

After a decision to move the match from Bron Effion to Lower Ridge in Saughall we were greeted with the customary ice flow that was the match lake. Ten brave (fecking stupid) souls turned up after a few days of higher temps thinking will it be ice free? Two inches thick suggested not!!

The match was largely two sided, the road side was better with thinner ice and gets the winter sun, Jeff Gratham having moaned he was going home cos he couldn't clear the ice all on his lonesome, so enlisted the help of nine others, created the best and clearest peg on the lake then went and won it with 14.1lb of ide on the maggot and took the second golden peg as well. Keith Williamson was next peg and managed 7.1lb before Jeff stole his fish as well - talk about more wants more. Billy Gore made a late surge deciding eventually paste was not the way to go and took 6.2lb to the scales for third again on maggot with ide plus 1 mini carp.

The opposite bank was dire to say the least with one notable exception. That winter wonder Harry Simpson, dinked and lifted and dropped and cajouled 5.9lb into his net for the section beating the combined rest of his bank which included a few scalps for H including Mick Flan (next peg battering), Ian S (he told my mum!), Rick (call youself a coach) and Ste B(resorted to who could get ice blocks nearest to the island after 2 hours!). John Heald took the other section on the warm side with 4lb.

Rick was gutted his 5 fish only went 0.1lb, given Ste B at the next peg had 2 for 0.2lb and Ian S 2 pegs away had 4 for 0.8lb - it didn't help when Steve and I told Rick as a coach he should know better and should have targeted the big stuff like we did!!!!

The Fur and Feather prize draw with funds donated by the club was won by Keith Williamson, Harry Simpson and Jeff Grantham winning £30, £20, £10 respectively.

Result

1st - Jeff Grantham - 14.1lb
2nd - Keith Williamson - 7.1lb
3rd - Billy Gore - 6.2lb

Sec A - John Heald - 4.0lb
Sec B - Harry Simpson - 5.9lb

Glebe Weekend Away - 23rd / 24th / 25th Sept

Due to availability of both the Glebe and the Longshoot we have had to move the date to the end of September as above.

Looks like cost will be the same / similar to last year and Keith has opened a book for deposits.

We will finalise and agree the costs at the next meeting on 13th December.

I have booked us 20 pegs on Lake 1 (hopefully for 2 days) and then Lake 6+7. Roy has confirmed Lakes 6+7 are being netted this winter (he nets every 3 years and takes doubles and tops up with match carp and skimmers) so it should be even better this year.

First come first served, deposit will provisionally be £60 but can be part paid to Keith at matches / meetings.

11th Dec Club Match - Change of venue

The last match on this years calendar has been changed to Lower Ridge at Saughall due to the weather considering both travelling and fishing. Its closer and with loads of ide should offer a better chance than Bron assuming we will have to break the ice.

4th December WL3 Conway

Well we must be mad, having got the call on Thursday to say its match on and not fully iced it was solid by saturday morning. Following much ice breaking, boat hopping, throwing ropes and cans across the whole lake we set about fishing at 11.30am.......then the ducks decided to move the bleedin ice back----aaaaahhhh nighmare day.

The fishing was tough with just 2 small F1's being caught all day. It was all about silver fish and Ian Simpson started deep but ended deep shallow for an 11.9lb roach catch. Mick Flanagan managed second with an all roach 10.8lb with Dougie a close third on 10.4lb and Jeff Gratham a further 1lb back on 9.4lb.

Many rued the decision to have a "goldfish" sweep beacuse as the match went on it became apparent 1 goldfish would win the tenner, so a few went all out for them, goldfish flake paste, the works but all blew out so we agreed an extra £10 in the league fund.

On a positive note at least we broke the ice for Eggy Ferry and fed the swims for them!!!

Oh nearly forgot Billy "icebreaker" Gore decided to butt the ice as he slipped and went in the edge head first......the ice never stood a chance............he managed to only get his head shoulders and chest in.......looked weird Billy's legs sticking out of the ice then it was oh s**t is he okay. He surfaced refreshed but we reckon the cold got to his head - he fished paste on a 10 hook to 0.18 all day but insisted he had stepped down from 0.26 because of the ice and weighted 2.4lb!!

Result

1st - Ian Simpson - 11.9lb
2nd - Mick Flanagan - 10.8lb
3rd - Dougie Walsh - 10.4lb
4th - Jeff Gratham - 9.4lb

20th November - WL2 Conway

Ian Hughes, (John H's mate not Yozzer by the way) drew the point and proceeded to win the match and take the pools given its a Winter League match. Ian doesn't get league points which left it to Mick Flanagan to take 2nd (league 1st by default) to go top of the league at this stage with 52.7lb fishing long to the island.
Kenny Pickup took second with a double figure carp backed up by F!'s and roach for 35lb and third (league 2nd place). Dave Grimes managed 25.3lb for 4th (league 3rd) to complete the frame.

Result

1st - Ian Hughes (G) - 63.1lb
2nd - Mick Flanagan - 52.7lb
3rd - Kenny Pickup - 35.0lb
4th - Dave Grimes - 25.3lb

13th November - Conway

Ian Lloyd drew the hot peg on the point and after it produced a "ton" the weekend before had no pressure to perform. As it was Ian couldn't keep them up or down they kept moving and resulted in a fair few foul hookers. It looked like he had done enough with 53.6lb but Billy Gore fishing 18m on his "Daiwa Banana" managed to tempt a string of better carp to take the win with a superb display of long pole fishing and 55.5lb.

Steve Gilmour had a definite plan and it paid off, go for raoch and only dip into the carp line every now and again but focus on roach. It paid off with mainly roach and a few carp thrown in for a well desrved 3rd place and 21.8lb. Jason Jones stuck it out for silvers and took section A with 19.5lb with Ian Simpson taing the other section by default when others failed to weigh in more than his 11.8lb.

Guys - I lost my excel update and binned the match sheet so if you were ouside the top 3 and sections let me know what you caught (serious replies only!!). I have stuck everyone down as 10lb and 3 points as I can remember the first half dozen but not all!!!

Result

1st - Billy Gore - 55.5lb
2nd - Ian Lloyd - 53.6lb
3rd - Steve Gilmour - 21.8lb
Sec A - Jason Jones - 19.5lb
Sec B - Ian Simpson - 11.8lb

30th October WL1 Conway

First Winter League match of the year and a low turnout with other clubs Fur and Feathers etc going on the same weekend.

Steve Brew made it two wins on the bounce at Conway with another 50lb bag of carp following a win with Rivacre the weekend before. He drew just before the tree on the left and caught carp at 16m on 6mm pellet on the sunken island for a comfortable win with 55.7lb. Unbelievably Dougie Walsh was second for the second week as well, he drew the boards and made no mistakes fishing paste to take 43.4lb of carp and a few skimmers.
Last years winner and runner up took third and fourth, Ian Simpson drawing down by the boulder and away from the carp, roached it fishing maggot and feeding caster for 32.8lb just ahead of Mick Flanagan who drew a carp peg, first after the tree on the left but got caught between carp or roach and managed 30.8lb but admitted he did neither real justice.

Result

1st - Steve Brew - 55.7lb (1 before tree on left)
2nd - Dougie Walsh - 43.4lb (boards)
3rd - Ian Simpson - 32.8lb (boulder)

The next club match is 13th November - ring Rick to book on
The next Winter League match is 20th November - book on with John H or Ian S

17th October Eisteddfa

Well despite being a long way for most, the day was glorious, T-shirt and sunglasses for those in the sun and plenty of bites....albeit mainly silvers at one end. With an average of over 23lb per man and everyone over 10lb this is a good little water.....just a pity its so far for the majority.

With Billy Gore and Andy Thompson on the Golden Pegs, this had all the makings of two Golden Pegs gone in a fortnight after Jeff Grantham's win last week. Andy being the venue local drew well and Billy also had a good feeder peg........and he worked it well, dropping pellet feeder and method within inches of the island reed bed saw a succession of small carp coming to the net from the off. Billy would have gone on to win but a quiet spell and the sun came to our rescue making it difficult for him to see were to cast in the second half!! Billy ended with 40.7lb and a good days sport with very little on the pole.

Ian Simpson also started on the feeder but with no reeds to go at was 8 - 2 down in the small carp race to Billy in the first 45 mins so the feeder got lashed. The favoured and winning method last time, 13m pellet over micro was also very slow and it wasn't until a move to 6m over a maggot fed line with pellet and meat that Ian latched into two lumps in two casts, with an 8lb and 6lb fish in the net. Now back in the race with Billy it was a case of switching between 13m catching very little and dropping back to 6m for the rest of the match with the better carp seeming to travel in twos, catch two...rest it....catch two rest it. Ian ended up with 46.0lb of mainly better carp for the win.

Andy Thompson secured third with a mainly silver 26.8lb net taken at 10m and 5m but was unable to find the bigger carp to make the difference.

Keith had a bit of an early scare when he hooked a better carp virtually first put in and then tried to net it with just his landing net pole!!!! Needless to say the carp snapped him....its hard enough playing carp whilst putting your landing head on the pole with two arms free, nice to see even an England International can get it wrong!! Talking of getting it wrong, Rick "The Coach" Keeley snared a 6lb+ carp in the tail, it saved his blushes and he cracked double figures, otherwise he was on course for last place!

Result

1st - Ian Simpson - 46.0lb (Peg 11)
2nd - Billy Gore - 40.7lb (Peg 16)
3rd - Andy Thompson - 26.9lb (Peg 9)

9th October - Heronbrook

Despite a poor start to the day with no breakfasts available on-site our very own WBAC food coach, sorry angling coach Rick Keeley managed to sort the grub and Heronbrook followed up with the second best weights of the year (bar the Glebe) with 540lb caught on the day and 30lb a man average.

Jeff Grantham ran out the winner with 64.6lb and managed to collect the Golden Peg £100 as well with a carp bag caught on maggot and pellet. Pete Walsh had a moan before the off about were Rick could and couldn't fish as they shared a corner.......interestingly it was full of fish and Pete managed second with 47.9lb on corn over pellet (imagine what he would have had if he had not done it all wrong and fished maggot!!!!). Rick Keeley secured 3rd with 44.1lb without poaching Pete's swim once and got it right on maggot.

Yozzer managed to draw the flyer at the end of the first arm and despite trying to catch at 3m eventually wrinkled out 42.7lb for the section and Ken Stuart also drawn on a bend did similar and snared 39.2lb for his section.

15 of the 19 fishing had 20lb plus and everyone had double figures.......well nearly everyone..........someone had the famous "new box" jinx!!! Purchased from Jamies "Tackle Emporium"...sorry.....Pickup its very comfortable, has an adjustable seat to go up and down, swivels left and right.........in fact all these features were tested to destruction but none whilst landing a fish......our only DNW was Billy "Two Hats" Gore!! Ste Brew and I have decided to buy Billy a new number plate for his van, B111 DNW sprang to mind unless you can come up with a better one.

I'd just like to add Mr Grantham has at last found his mojo and beat me when I was on his left......its took about 8 go's now but he's done it.........I'm hoping its a one off!! Wish I could say the same when drawing next to my nemesis.....Dave Gentile.......he is kicking my butt every week I am pegged near him of late, 3 on the bounce now (I hope I'm pegged miles away from him next week!)

Result

1st - Jeff Grantham - 64.6lb (Peg14)
2nd - Pete Walsh - 47.9lb (Peg 11)
3rd - Rick Keeley - 44.1lb (Peg 10)

Sec A - Ian Hughes - 42.7lb (Peg 7)
Sec B - Kenny Stuart - 39.2lb (Peg 20)

WBAC Pre AGM – 13th September 2010

Proposals
1. From 2010 onwards the Fur & Feather contribution by the Club to be increased from £50 to £60 and to be a Prize Drawer format open to all attending members with a “Lucky Dip £30,£20,£10 format” as opposed to the current increase in pools payment.
Proposed: Keith Williamson
Seconded: Kenny Pickup

2. In the interests of fairness when Club matches are to be fished on split venues i.e. multiple lakes the pools pay outs will be split pro rata across the pools in line with anglers fishing e.g
- 2 pools both with 10 angers will pay 1st and 2nd on each pool rather than first 4 across both pools.
- 2 pools split with 12 anglers on one 6 on the other will pay 1st and 2nd on 16 and 1st on 8 rather than first 3 across both
Proposed: Keith Williamson
Seconded: Rick Keeley

3. Membership fees will be reduced to £20 for 2011 given reduced Club outgoings.
Proposed: Keith Williamson
Seconded: Ian Simpson

4. New member joining fees and 1st year membership cost to be set at double the standard membership i.e. £20 joining fee and £20 annual membership assuming proposal 3 is sanctioned.
Proposed: Keith Williamson
Seconded: Rick Keeley

5. Guests will be allowed unlimited attendance, subject to space available after members have booked on. They will be subject to peg fee, £2 levy and section pools entry only to the matches with Members only having access to the main pools and the Golden Peg.
Proposed: Rick Keeley
Seconded: Graham Aveyard

The AGM will be held on 18th October 2010 starting 8pm at Conservative Club, Manor Road, Wallasey.

All members are welcome and encouraged to attend the AGM.

Any additional proposals to be received in writing to Graham Aveyard or e-mail me direct at the.simos@tiscali.co.uk

Other Committee decisions taken:

a) WBAC will continue to Sponsor the 2010/11 Winter League with a £100 donation - JH / IS to clarify the proposed payouts as per 2009/10

b) The Knockout final will be a 3 man final with Ian Hughes and Dave Grimes joining Ian Simpson in the final. Ian H and Dave have been unable to fish off and the Committee have decided a "bye" would be inappropriate at the semi final stage and thus agreed a 3 man final. Provisional date to be 13th November at Conway

c) Larford 2011 will be provisionally nominated as a "supported" venue with peg fees reduced to c£2.50 to allow for additional fuel cost for members. The Club will "fund" the differential in actual peg fees. Details to be confirmed with the 2011 Match Calendar due out in Dec 2010.

"Glebefest 2010"

2010 Pairs Champions and Ronny Ashbrooke Trophy Winners

Jason Jones and Jeff Grantham with a 2 day total of 321.20lb (note Jeff with the cash going in his pocket and Jason left with the trophy!) took the title this year.

Day 1 (Practice Day) - Lakes 4/5

The draw was interesting with so much bait and gear being "extracted" from the WBAC cars it was impressive. All the talk was of end pegs and huge weights but the day turned out to be a scorcher with the carp largely switching off and basking in plain view but not really having it until the last hour or so.

Ian Simpson ran out the winner with 105.0lb making the most of an end peg with 3 lumps during the middle part of the match then the carp arrrived on the 5m line with 90mins to go and it was solid. Jeff Grantham took second with 70.5lb, mugging a few shallow in the middle match before again the 5m line kicked in. Billy Gore a Glebe virgin stuck to the feeder and at the wider end of the pool was on his own casting tight to the boards for his 50.3lb. Graham Aveyard was end peg on Lake 4 and produced the top weight on the lake with 48.0lb snaring a few on pole , feeder and down the margins. There were some tough areas though with 2 or 3 fish caught but 30lb was needed for all sections and the average was 27lb per man, our second best venue of the year in weight terms.

Result

1st - Ian Simpson - 105.0lb (Peg 76)
2nd - Jeff Gratham - 70.5lb (Peg 77)
3rd - Billy Gore - 50.3lb (Peg 82)
4th - Graham Aveyard - 48.0lb (Peg 66)
Sec A - Keith Williamson - 29.9lb (peg 68)
Sec B - Mick Flanagan - 39.5lb (Peg 74)
Sec C - Jason Connah - 34.7lb (Peg 79)
Sec D - Rick Keeley - 32.6lb (Peg 85)

Day 2 - Lake 1 (First day of the pairs)

All the talk was of record days and end pegs with 1 being good and 30 being the flyer of all flyers with 280lb coming off it the previous Monday. Jeff Gratham drew 30 the night before and was ecstatic, we tried to even the odds by adding wine to his alcohol list the night before but it didn't bode well when he was there for breakfast having been up early, been for a run and made some fresh rigs and done his pellets. H drew 1 and again gin and tonic was added but again he was there, albeit without the run, rigs and pellets bit! Billy and Dougie clearly decided they also had flyers and decided to make it even for us, unfortunatley we had said 12pints of corn/hemp not 12 pints of lager........slightly worse for wear the next day....I'm sure Dougie was sleep walking and Billy still dreaming of "tapping off" with a table or chair!

The weather was much kinder, dull but warm and a decent ripple into both end pegs (weird its a boomerang shape so makes sense when you think about it!). The match ensued with much banter, rods were winging and elastic stretching early doors in some pegs, even the odd shout of "horse" (Glebe speak for a carp you could saddle being caught) pierced the tranquil day until.....................Oooooooh Shiiiiiit rang out from peg 17 as Ian Brocklehurst decided to dive into one of his keepnets, the resultant tsuami nearly caught Mick Flanagan out, he is not over tall, so the quick thinking elf stood on his box and kept fishing. Brock had slipped and fell in smashing a keepnet, which would keep us entertained for the rest of the weekend. The funny thing was Dougie and Jason J on the next pegs never moved; Rick and Graham 4 pegs away had to come to his aid. To be fair though Dougie did swing his pole round and fish shallow right next to Brock in case he got a take from him as he surfaced in the margin.

After 6 hours Rick called it and we all knew it had been a good day all round. Jeff was first to weigh and we knew he'd had a good day regulary bagging decent carp down his various margin lines on his flyer! He got a bit stressed when he asked me how I had done. I told him Andy T was over 100lb next to me and it would be embaressing if he didn't win off the end peg but he might need 150lb....his face sank!! Jeff weighed a superb 127lb with no "horses" and to be fair didn't really sort it for the first 2 hours and came second. Yours truely upset Jeff with 135.7lb mainly on 5m in the last 2/3 hours with a few "horses" included having managed to steal Andy T's fish off the next peg towards the end. It did take 3 kilo's of corn, 3 pints of hemp and 3 pints of pellet to tempt them though! I deliberately weighed my two carp nets first for 102lb and Jeff thought he had done me, but 34lb of skimmers stole his mojo! Andy T got off to a flyer going to the 5m early and bagging with a few "horses" as well but a quiet spell late on cost him and he ended up with 103.2lb enough for 4th place. Jason Jones weighed a level 105.lb for 3rd despite swimmers in the next peg, must have washed Brock's fish down to him!

But the angler of the day for me and my partner as well was Sonny who drew Peg 2 and fished a blinder weighing in his best ever match catch with 60.2lb......tremendous.....and some right lumps too!!!

Overall it fished superbly with 1500lb of fish caught between 20 of us for 75lb per man. To put that in context WBAC's best ever previously was Larford with 38lb per man, so we doubled that and again at Larford 780lb top eight so we nearly doubled that too!

19.5 fished it!! (Brocky swam the other half)...sorry 20 fished!!!
4 x 100lb+ weights
7 x 80lb+ weights
17 x 50lb+ weights
Even Brock who fell in, killed his inside lines and didn't fish half the match had 34lb What a fishery!!!

Result

1st - Ian Simpson - 135.7lb (Peg 27)

2nd - Jeff Grantham - 127.0 (Peg 30)

3rd - Jason Jones - 105.0lb (Peg 18)

4th - Andy Thompson - 103.2lb (Peg 26)

Sec A - Harry Simpson - 63.7lb (Peg 1)

Sec B - Mick Flannegan - 88.8lb (Peg 8)

Sec C - Graham Aveyard - 80.6lb (Peg 21)

Sec D - John Heald - 59.0lb (Peg 29) - Treble default with 3 x 100lb weights in his section!!!

Day 3 - Lake 6+7 (2nd day of the pairs)

A few sore heads with Billy, Dougie and Pete only getting out of bed as the majority were off to the lake to rig up but the final day saw a decent ripple with cooler temperatures and some rain. A much tougher match with Lake 7 won with less than 30lb and Lake 6 fishing much better than 7.

Jason Jones rounded off a tremendous weekend with 66.4lb for the win taking carp on the long pole. Mick Flanagan continued his good "nearly man" run with 46.2lb for second having fed 13tins of corn at 5m he never had a bite, catching all his fish on pellet at 13-14m. Rick Keeley is starting to return to past form and took 3rd with 37.6lb with Dave Gentile taking 4th with a hard fought 34.0lb from the little girls end peg.

Overall it felt much worse but in reality it was coming down from the previous days highs, we still weighed 472lb and 24lb per man, which would have been the second best venue after Larford this year in the club matches.

Result

1st - Jason Jones - 66.4lb (Peg 90)

2nd - Mick Flanagan - 46.2lb (Peg 97)

3rd - Rick Keeley - 37.6lb (Peg 91)

4th - Dave Gentile 34.0lb (Peg 86)

Sec A - Ian Brocklehurst - 17.2lb (Peg 88)

Sec B - Ian Lloyd - 22.2lb (Peg 93)

Sec C - Billy Gore - 29.5lb (Peg 99)

Sec D - Graham Aveyard - 28.4lb (Peg 108)

A final word from me after a great 3 days fishing and craic to Graham, Keith and Rick for organising and to all the lads for a great laugh, there is so much I haven't time to mention: -

- Jason C being told "you have all the gear and no idea by Roy Marlow as he tried to flog him Marakuyu bait!

- Jon Heald saying I'm not fishing corn then buying 6 tins for sat to be told by Roy were's your bait for the second half of the match and Roy then going scrounging for John....."xxxx off" I'm bagging was the regular response

- "Billy the fish" and his table and chair fetish.......unreal and I can clap louder than anyone!!

- Dougie's "hills have eyes" stare when I parked in the wrong place.......he was still cabbaged!

- Brocky's guided casting as I looked on, "Brock thats 5m short", "Brock thats about still 2m short", "Brock thats in the tree son!!"

- Pete W chasing a top 3 Daiwa "float" around Lake 5 for 30mins and falling over in the rushes as it stayed 3-4inches out of reach.....thought Dougie was gonna pass out laughing!!

- A round of drinks for 20 lads at a minumim £2 a pint costing £32 - result.....how does that work!!

- Roy Marlow with Rick again, on an end peg again, resulted in a section win again. He sat on his box, binned his rig, changed his shotting, changed his hook, caught two carp in two drops and Rick was sorted - section win duly followed.

- Can I please have a draw on the Glebe thats not within 2 pegs of Jeff Gratham he is defo getting an inferiority complex - he once asked me and Jason C a long time ago (laughing I hasten to add) if we both felt overawed next to him (.......we both beat him that day at Lathom)...... Jeff its was 2 v1 at the Glebe thats not a bad result .....you had 127lb thats a cracking weight........(okay maybe not off peg 30!!!..couldnt resist it!!)

- And finally Dave Grimes as "Matman"
I'll post the rest of the photos seperately!!

11th September - Gorsty Hall

A low turnout with Rivacre and Egremount also having matches this weekend but it turned out to be a reasonable day with 18lb average per angler. Yozzer took the honours with a allegedly pellet caught net of carp, crucians and skimmers. Rick was convinced he was putting his hook pellets in via the pot though - Yoz did admit to a few on the paste later on!

Second was Ian Simpson with a 50/50 catch switching between the method with micros and 6mm pellet and pole at 14m again with 6mm pellet. Rick Keeley took third following Ian's lead with 21.7lb again switching between the method and 10m pole line on pellet to keep a few fish coming.

Result

1st - Ian Hughes - 40.2lb (peg 10)
2nd - Ian Simpson - 25.9lb (peg 15)
3rd - Rick Keeley - 21.7lb (peg 13)

22nd August - River Weaver

Result
1st - Mick Flanagan - 11.4lb
2nd - Rick Keeley - 8.3lb
3rd - Keith Williamson - 4.7lb

From Rick's report looks like he should have beat Mick with a bream lost at the end but Mick lost his own bream but the skimmers and roach he had on maggot and caster at 11m were enough to beat Rick whose pinkie and maggot fish at 10m ended up just short.

Apparently the story of the match was Billy going for it with 10 big jaffa's, killed the fishing and the fish by all accounts.........however on a positive note Billy got a free pint afterwards, it was buy 6 get one free and with 6 members attending....heyho!!

Mick managed to snare the Golden Peg but thank god it was only the third one and he only got £16, unlucky Mick, if you won the lottery there would be 1578 other winners no doubt! The Golden Peg is not supposed to be won.........we need the cash for the Winter and Summer series and a few beers at the presentation night!!!

Congratulations to the 2010 WBAC River Champion - Mick Flanagan

14th August - Partridge Lakes

Result

1st - Ian Hughes 43.4lb (M12 Marsh end peg)
2nd - Ian Simpson 32.2lb (S12 Spey end peg)
3rd - Jeff Grantham 31.7lb (S1 Spey end peg)
Sec A - Andy Walsh 14.3lb (S3)
Sec B - Mick Flanagan 30.5lb (S8)
Sec C - Graham Aveyard 25.6lb (M3)
Sec D - John Wynyard 27.3lb (M7)

Back to Partridge and the twin canals Spey and Marsh with both looking good and much more features on both to go at after Marsh was a little barren in places earlier in the year. All the talk at the draw was to get the low numbers which filled all the places and sections last time, however a little prayer before the all in to Odin, the god of wind and rain and I sorted that one and got the wind to blow the other way.......to the end me and Yozzer drew.....Yoz you owe me one matey!

Yozzer the quiet man, excelled and fished long pole (for him anyway) with paste down the track at 5m to record 43.4lb and an easy victory as it happened. Yours truely Ian Simpson took second with 32.2lb of F1's and 2 carp on 6mm pellet mainly from the far bank. Jeff Grantham completed the top 3 with 31.7lb of F1's on pellet from the peg we all wanted S1.

Oh did I mention thats 3 -0 to me against Jeff this week after two days gleaning all the tips for us all at the Glebe (I'll post finding later) he weighed 83lb and 108lb only for me to weigh 4lb more from 2 pegs away on both days and today I honestly thought I had 20lb so was gobsmacked to weigh 32lb and beat him by 0.5lb.......but every dog has his day and I expect a good wupping soon!!!

We sorted the pools to pay 4 sections rather than 3 due to being on 2 lakes with John Wynyard 27.3lb, Graham Aveyard 25.6lb and Mick Flanagan 30.5lb all won theirs with big elements of their catches silvers, Mick must have had 15lb+ on caster. Andy Walsh who took the other section had 14.3lb but was essentially 4 proper carp and much less in silvers again on caster.

The last knockout semi-final place was decided as Ian Hughes and Kenny Pickup fished off having both drawn end pegs, Kenny weighed 16.6lb compared to Yozzers 43lb and I'm sure Kenny fished the wrong peg as well.......but no stewards enquiry needed.....we all need to try anything to beat the gnome! So the semis are Ian Hughes v Dave Grimes and Jason Connah v Ian Simpson and need to be fished on or before Heronbrook.

A final word about Dave Grimes, turns up with some ailment meaning he can't fish.....hmmmmm
He was here to coach Lloydy he tells me as he sinks into his reclining chair behind Mr Lloyd on the next peg to me. All in was called, the match progressed and Dave was heard coaching Ian L...."he's catching inside now, I'd try over now, how did you miss that one, that branch is gonna be a problem, doh, told you, you didn't want to do that did you...try anew rig Ian etc etc. I did try to get him to go and sort the burger order half way through even offering a trolly to bring them back for us but lazy git said I'm busy as he nodded off!!!
The only use for him was when Lloyd decided he liked the look of some stick up's that I thought we in my peg or at the very least my side of the next peg platform. When he shipped out 17m and I told him to "Please refrain" or words to that effect Dave did a stearling job of standing on the empty peg and Lloydy shipped out all 17m then was told(coached) by Dave...back to you...back to you....back to you....back to you until Lloydy said sod it I'll fish my peg then....who's bloody coach are you......well done Dave a man of principles (few but principles nonetheless)

Overall a good day, good turnout and good craic as always. Next its the Weaver and I'm away on holiday (thankfully....pain in the arse your float drifting right to left all day!). Great chance for points as well as I think their are only 10-12 going....if your interested let Rick know asap.

WBAC Meeting

Just to confirm our next meeting scheduled for Monday 26th July has been moved to Monday 2nd August.

Final details for the Glebe Weekender will be confirmed and we will proably do the pairs draw.

All monies should have been paid to Keith beforehand!

24th July - Orcheton Farm

Result
1st Ian Simpson 41.6lb (15)
2nd Dougie Walsh 39.8lb (8 the aerator))
3rd Paul Robinson 35.9lb (19)
Sec A Jeff Grantham 30.4lb (3 won the match in the week!)
Sec B Ian Lloyd 27.2lb (11)
Sec C Ian Brocklehurst 29.3lb (16)

Well I had to take back all the moans I had planned to feed when I saw my peg in the "bay they told us not to peg"! Rick, our "top ring" coach clearly knows his watercraft when pegging out (can't put it into practice but knows it!). The same bay was worth 10 carp and some roach alternating 13m pole and tight inside for 41.6lb and the win for your truly. It was just one fish ahead of Dougie Walsh with 39.8lb who is on a roll at present. He snared a few lumps early on before sorting the barbel out later as he was told to in proactice in the week. Paul Robinson, thought he had done enough with a late run but again ended just one decent fish short with 35.9lb, mainly carp shallow.

Sections went to the Jeff Gratham alternating in, out, up and down for 4 carp and silvers for 30.4lb. Ian Lloyd took 27.2lb with a good few barbel and Ian Brocklehurst had 14 carp and barbel and a few silvers but the average size was a little smaller than most but worrth 29.3lb for the section.

Top moment in the match went to "Mr Watercraft Keeley"....whilst looking around when fishing on the rod, he missed a bite as a 4lb carp took the rod off the rest and bobbed several times as it moved towards the middle of the lake........how did we know it was a 4lb carp.........Rick quick as a flash cast his bomb rod out, left his peg and walked 3 yards right and shouts "got it"! Rick being the "Top Ringer" he is has snared the other rod and line and after a short fight with the other rod reel and carp still attached he unhooked his bomb rig from the "TOP RING" of the other rod, picked it up at the right end!!!, the fatter one with the reel!!!! and played the 4lb carp to submission at the net!!!

Despite calls to disqualify him from round the lake (you lousy gits) for fishing 2 rods the fish counted......match secretary's decision no doubt........who's he you may ask........our very own "top ring coach" himself Mr Rick "Watercraft" Keeley no less!!

All told a decent frame but overall it fished quite tough in places with fish never really settling for anyone, seemed you needed to just be on the right method at the right time when they drifted into your peg and try to snare a few.

WBAC Meeting - Rescheduled to 2nd August

July Meeting

Just a quick reminder the next meeting is Mon July 26th at 8pm and the Conservative Club, Manor Road, Wallasey. Please feel free to join.
Agenda items will include:-
- Details for the Glebe weekender
- Summer series for 2011 planned
- 2011 potentail venues to add / retain

17th July Larford -Specimen

Result
Mick Flanagan 55lb 6oz
Ian Cook 46lb 9oz
Ian Simpson 41lb 10oz
Sec A John Heald 27lb 3oz
Sec B Billy Gore 41lb 7oz

Larford was far from its usual self having been closed in the week due to low oxygen and the Match lake was still still closed when we arrived and looked "pea green"......clearly too much swimstim paste!!!

Mick Flanagan took the win with roughly a 50/50 carp and skimmer weight of 55lb with most coming from the 6m line on meat. Ian Cook, first time out for nearly a year and using mainly borrowed tackle (no change there then) used similar tactics to the winner for 46lb but lost a least 6 better carp late on. Ian Simpson was 3rd with 41lb 10oz of mainly skimmers at 13m with just 4 small carp. Billy Gore had 41lb 7oz and was just pipped by Ian having only just sneaked ahead of Jason Connah and Jeff Grantham with 39lb and 38lb weights. Billy also lost no fewer than 12 carp during the day any one of which would have taken him into at least 3rd. Sec A was a lot tougher but even closer with John Heald recording 27lb 3oz just 3oz ahead of Ian Lloyd.

Overall a good day with average weights over 20lb but disappointing, especially in Sec A were a few skimmers was the only action for a good few as the carp shut up shop. In comparison to the match on the far bank we did well though, 9lb won and 5lb second in their two parter when they broke for lunch......not sure I would have gone back for more!!!

Jason Connah secured his place in the knockout semi with a win over Jeff Grantham 39lb 8oz to 38lb 15oz to join Dave Grimes. Ian Simpson vs Andy Thompson and Ian Hughes vs Kenny Pickup are the outstanding rounds to complete the semi line up for 2010.

19th June - Bron Effion

Result
1st - Jason Connah - 68.8lb
2nd - Ian Simpson - 59.1lb
3rd - Jeff Grantham - 46.8lb
4th - Paul Robinson - 44.4lb
Sec A - Kenny Pickup - 37.5lb
Sec B - Jamie Pickup - 30.9lb
Sec C - John Heald - 31.8lb

Overall another good day at Bron with a great turnout of 26 and 14 weights over 20lb with 9 of those over 30lb. It was just a pity the water levels were down probably 8-12inches and what are normally the shallows became very difficult with 10 inches of water in places, having said that 1st, 3rd a 30lb and a 20lb came from there.

Jason Connah pictured left finally "cracked it" taking the win with a method feed display (having had his swim prebaited by the pleasure anglers I hasten to add whilst he was setting up). Jason stuck to the method most of the match switching to the pole later for his catch. Ian Simpson was second with 59.1lb starting shallow but later resorting to paste inside as the wind proved difficult. Jeff Grantham took third with paste and the pole for 46.8lb but was plagued by a phantom eel attached to stray line in a tree. After the match it was pointed out it was a phantom shadow!! Jeff wouldn't have it insisting it kept moving "it will Jeff its a shadow of a bleedin twigs attached to some line blowing in the wind - numpty" the ever eloquant Lloydy was overheard saying. Paul Robinson, not been out since October, decided to try something different from the dam wall and fished the method recording 44.4lb for fourth.

The sections when to Kenny Pickup, drawn next to 2nd place but he caught mainly with pellet on the deck. Jamie kept it in the family for Sec B , drawn on the point of the island, a flyer, he caught 30.9lb on pellet and John Heald took the final section pegged next to the boathouse with 31.8lb having complained to H after 3 hours "it was fishing crap!"........never did believe John Heald anyway!

Sticking with the crack theme, there were also a few loud cracks of thunder or gunfire during the match........no, no that was 4 pole sections breaking with Graham Aveyard and Peter Cavanaugh calling it a draw at 2 all. Graham obviously decided the carp fight too hard, didn't want to break any more top sections so went for perch and ended up with this stonker.....bigger than a lot of the Bron carp!!


League results tabs updated and winter league dates have also been added to the match calendar tab and congratulations to Dave Grimes our first Knockout Semi Finalist having beaten Dougie Walsh at Bron 35.2lb v 23.4lb. Three more fish offs to go at either Larford or Orcheton to provide the other Semi participants.
Pics courtesy of Andy Thompson

12th June - Larford Match Lake

Well a new record total weight for WBAC and an average of just over 38lb per man despite 2 DNW's, might just say it was a decent match with 16 weights over 25lb!!

Results
1st - Jeff Grantham - 76.1lb
2nd - Pete Walsh - 73.5lb
3rd - Mick Flanagan - 71.6lb
Sec A - Jason Connah - 59.5lb
Sec B - Graham Aveyard - 57.8lb

Jeff took the win despite spending the first 3 hours following expert advice and sticking to 5m and ignoring up in the water but eventually he succumbed and probably had 50% of his weight in the last 90mins on 4mm pellet feeding 4mm.
Pete Walsh well and truely "got it all wrong", but that was before he arrived!! See more detailed story below. Pete started late, for reasons that will become obvious but managed a great 4 hours fishing again up in the water. Mick followed suit and again focussed mainly on pellet up in the water for his third place. Jason C was the exception catching on the pole and the tip but lost enough to have won. Graham stuck to the tried and tested pellet and shallow for his section win.

A number of knockouts concluded and results are on the blog tab and congratulations to all those through to the next round - Andy Thompson, Ian Simpson, Jeff Grantham, Jason Connah, Dougie Walsh, Davy Grimes, Ian Hughes and Kenny Pickup, these need to be fished by Partridge at the latest.

Story of the match
Billy and Pete leave at 6.00am, meet Rick and Ian S and get to Stourport in convoy at 8.00am. 117miles in two hours....the detail will become apparent!!
After some early banter with 2 cafe's in Stourport seeing us fed and watered by 8.30am (Sonny ended up in one, Dave parked the van and ended up in another....eh???) we decided to travel the 3 miles to Larford and get sorted. On arriving we were greeted with woman everywhere and even a 4 times world champion - the Ladies National was on Larford as well. Having duly sorted Mr Scotthorne out with a few tips (look both ways before crossing, don't eat yellow snow etc) we had the draw..........someone was missing........(are you sitting comfortably, then I'll begin............
8.55am - Rick gets on the phone "Pete/Billy where are you we're drawing" Pete replies "I've got it all wrong mate, we got lost on the way from the cafe (3 miles away)
9.10am - Lloydy takes a call from Billy "what pegs have we drawn......oh and by the way whats the postcode we are still lost, Pete's got it all wrong on the satnav!"
9.20am - Call from Pete and Billy enquires "is it near Swindon/oh we've got this so wrong?"
9.40am - Call from Pete "how many Stourports *ucking are there - I can't have got it wrong again?"
10.00am - call to Pete and Billy "suggesting they call a taxi and follow it to Larford does not go down well given Pete is driving the taxi albeit all wrong!"
10.15am - call from Billy, their back at the Stourport cafe, need more food for the journey seems tobe the conscenus, fresh directions, a quick p*ss and their off again
10.30am - ALL IN is called
10.35am - A taxi arrives at Larford to rapturous applause!! Stourport to Larford 3miles in two hours five minutes!!!
11.30am - Billy and Pete (who we had drawn an end peg for) drop in for the first time and its "fish on" for Pete
3.30pm - 4 hours later Pete's not stopped, weighs 73lb, beaten by 1 fish and moans "I got it all wrong today, is that a new 4 hour match record?"

Needless to say Billy has decided to borrow John Heald's motorised trolly next time as it does 4 mph!

Great laugh, great fishing, but such a long way to fish 4 hours.......for some!!!

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22nd May - Baden Hall - Old Match Pool

Well a lovely water with lots of fish cruising and spawning but the fishing was very poor with lots of dry nets but still gave a very close frame.

Results
1st Ian Simpson 21.9lb
2nd Alec Raich 20.8lb
3rd Jason Connah 20.0lb
Sec A Jeff Grantham 10.2lb
Sec B Dougie Walsh 17.6lb

Ian Simpson ran out the winner with 21.9lb, after a couple of hours and only two fish on the pellet waggler it was 16m pole and maggot for the barbel and a few skimmers that proved successful. Alec Raich had barbel and carp for 20.8lb just pipping Jason Connah with 20lb who was left rueing his change from the method as he had started quite well with carp, barbel and skimmers before switched to the pellet waggler without much success.

Jeff Gratham won a hard fought Section A with just 10.2lb, allegedly foul hooking in the margins with a 10hook was the winning rig! Dougie Walsh secured Section B more conventionally on the method albeit in a variety of other people's swims.
The bottom corner was full of banter about who's swim was who's for most of the match with 3 anglers all picking fish off the sunken island and at times all three being within a few feet of each other. To Dougie and Brokie's credit they never actually tangled once with my rig! in my swim! on my island!.........to be fair after the match looking at each others pegs it was six of one and half a dozen of the other and we should have left the corner peg out if we had walked the bank first.

Knockout action saw Andy Thompson with 6lb beat Ian Lloyd with 4lb and Jason Connah 20lb beat Billy Gore 10lb. Just Larford to go to complete this round and Dave Grimes vs Sonny and Jeff Grantham vs Rick to complete.

Pity it was such a poor result as the venue looks fishy, pegging is good (bar 23,24,25 as above he he!!) with lots of water and methods to go at with a good head of carp, barbel and skimmers........all of which seemed intent on spawning on the day!!

Meeting 17th May

Just a reminder we have the next WBAC meeting on Monday 17th May at the Conservative Club, Manor Rd, Wallasey.

8pm start, all members welcome.

24th April - Conway Fisheries

Well as the weather warms up so does the fishing. Our best weights of the year with 500lb+ of fish caught including guests and an avergae of 25lb per man at Conway.

Results
1. Jamie Pickup - 67.3lb
2. Jason Connah - 47.5lb
3. Dave Grimes - 43.5lb
Sec A - Graham Aveyard - 28.2lb
Sec B - Rick Keeley - 35.9lb

Jamie drew well, or should I say I drew well for him, first past the tree on the left and with the sun out the island was always going to fish well. To be fair he then proceeded to do the hard work at 16m and catch carp and F1's most of the day on pellet for what turned into a clear win - wupass duly administered this week!!!!!!

Jason from end peg on the right by the staging could have won it losing a fair few big fish, again fishing 16m to the island with pellet. He weighted 47.5lb, probably only one fish more then Dave Grimes's 43.5lb from the next peg, the other side of the staging. Similar tactics again with pellet fished to the island, although Dave was going to try an interesting "I snapped my landing net / to hand" method in the final 30mins.
Section A went to Graham Aveyard from down past the boulder, weighing 28.2lb on the pellet waggler after fetching a rod down after 2.5hours or so on the pole and proceeding to cast at Rick, Ian, Dougie, in fact anyone with a float out! Rick Keeley drew the "point", yes the "ton up" peg we all hope for and managed 35.9lb on pole and pellet waggler, well done Rick, faced the right way then and didn't throw his keepnet in this time.

Yozzer, H and Kenny P fished their 3 way knockout with Yozzer and Kenny P getting through to the next round, Yozza with 25lb of skimmers and roach from the bottom bank, Kenny with a hard worked for 19lb from the bottom left corner and H with 11lb ruing a lost hippocrocopig and a beast of a barbel.
John Heald in his knockout, ran to his peg opposite the point, well, had the motorised trolley at full pelt anyway, chucked in 3 keepnets and started chuckling away to himself, at Ian Simpson who had drawn the famous "Sonny and Jeff bottom bank". However at the weigh in Ian weighed 34.4lb whilst the "venue / ton up / carp expert", Mr Heald struggled to find a few fish in each net weighing less than 9lb per net, sorry John 26.8lb in total. Serves you right for insisting on fishing the knockout on Conway and not on the canal!!!

Overall a good days fishing with some good weights, 5 over 30lb and another 11 over 20lb.

Its the canal match next on May 8th so make sure you book on with Rick as it seems to be popular - must be a load of guests going then!!! (PS - John H - Top Tip, you won't need 3 nets on the canal!)

17th April Partridge Lakes

Well a tale of two ends, with both Spey and Marsh canals throwing up 30lb+ weights if you were pegged at the right end. Over 407lb of fish caught at an average of over 17.7lb but a noticable difference in the spread of carp, double figures being good in some areas and not even close in others.

Results
1st Andy Thompson 48.7lb
2nd Ian Hughes 42.6lb
3rd Ian Lloyd 38.0lb
Sec S - Jeff Grantham 31.2lb
Sec M - Steve Brew 34.4lb

Andy Thompson started across catching F1's on Spey 5 but soon got them lined up at 3m in the right hand margin adding a few better samples on pellet to finish with 48.7lb. Ian "Yozzer" Hughes clinched second from Spey 2 with his usual display of short pole prowess, giving it all of 5mins on the far bank before bagging 42.6lb down the right hand margin on corn and paste. Ian Lloyd managed to break the Spey strangle hold on Marsh 3 and took third with 38.0lb on pellet on long and short pole on pellet.

Section wins went to Steve Brew with 34.4lb on Marsh 2 and Jeff Grantham with 31.2lb on Spey 9. With another 30lb+ weight on each canal it really was defintely about drawing the right end.

The majority of members fished their knockouts and Round 2 is to be completed on or before Larford 12th June.

At least I took a £1 off Yozzer he turned his back on me all day to fish the margin and he was convinced I had beaten him........had to take a side bet with 2 hours to go as I knew he had mullered me really!!! With Andy Thompson on my other side I was given a right seeing to, beaten either side and I was on the Golden Peg as well ("rollover" was a widely used phrase at the weight in!!!)

Conway next week but methinks it'll be carp not roach fishing for a change!!!

Glebe Update

Just a quick note to confirm for those fishing the Friday before our weekend away Graham has sorted the Glebe on pools 4+5 so thats:-
- Friday - Pools 4-5
- Saturday - Pool 1
- Sunday - Pool 6+7
The rest of the week to recover from baggin and weighing in!!!

Partridge Lakes 17th April - Venue Change

Guys - due to the higher than normal bookings for Covey due to its inclusion as a Fishomania and Maver Pairs qualifier we will now be on Spey and Marsh canals on 17th April.

Apparently similiar fishing, small stockies, F1's and ide making up weights to 50lb in recent opens and club matches so should be busy fishing for those on fish.

See you there.....and remember its the last round for Knockouts for Round 1.

Summers on the way - Southcombe Waters

Hi guys just a few photos to remind you summer is on its way!!!

These are a few of the carp I caught on a week in a place called Southcombe Waters at Easter - 88 carp over 5lb including 8 doubles in 4 days on the Specimen Lake on the pole and pellet waggler, the best went 14lb 14oz!!

Two private lakes, no day tickets, only 4 lodges - great accommodation, surroundings and superb pleasure fishing!! (see link in WBAC venues for further into)

Roll on Larford and the likes!!!!

The Glebe - September Weekend Away

We are now fully booked for the WBAC weekend away on September 4th and 5th, subject to deposits and balances being paid of course for the 2o anglers.

Details for the fishing on the Sat (Lake 1) and Sun (Lake 6&7) are the same as last year - click www.malloryparkfisheries.co.uk for more details. For those planning to go down Friday we are still working on confirmation of an alternative venue or even a 3rd day on the Glebe.

Anyone now wishing to put their name down will be added to the reserve list and will be a offered a place on a first come first served basis in the event of deposits/payments not being made or anglers having to drop out.

Knockout Series

Final Match - Partridge Lakes

Just a quick reminder its the final opportunity to fish off your first round ties on April 17th at Partridge Lakes. If you can't make it the Committee will determine which match applied or if a bye is carried forward.

20th March - Eisteddfa Match

It may be a fair old trek out to deepest welsh wales but the fishing was good with an average of 16lb a a man with lots of skimmers and roach and a fair few carp in most weights even though they are a small size (but very welcome after a winter roaching).
It was our closest match for a long time with only 3lb seperating the top 5 and 6lb seperating the top 7.

Result

• 1st Ian Simpson - 25.6lb
• 2nd Yozza Hughes - 23.6lb
• 3rd Dougie Walsh - 22.8lb
• Sec Andy Thompson 22.6lb
• Sec Billy Gore 22.1lb

Ian had a real mixed bag of carp, skimmers, roach, rudd and chub on pellet over micros at depth with an odd fish shallow. Yozza had a similar net but as usual for the gnome he fished shorter, both had the benefit of the wind off their backs on a cold day for those side on or facing.

Dougie was face on and included a big carp in his net on paste, backed up by the obligatory skimmers, roach and small carp. Andy worked hard, again facing the wind for his catch with no carp, a busy days fishing, hasten to add from a flyer and being a venue expert, we expect no less!!

So weights on pellet up and down, paste for big fish, bags of silvers any other method we need to know of - nearly forgot Billy Gore who should have easily won it on the method, He had a treemendous day, caught 22lb and spent most of the day either in the tree on the island or the trees around him due to the wind. At the all out Billy was also seen scambling around in the bushes next to him. Apparently the trees hassled his method plans and the bushes stole his pole pot, eventually he found it but nature and Billy don't get on!

All round a good day and thanks to the 14 who supported it, and thanks to WBAC for putting £5 a ahead up for travel costs.

If anyone sees Andy W or Henry back on the Wirral this week, drop me text, "just to let me know they got home safe".......they rang Andy T 4 times in the morning lost in the Welsh hills!!! Andy W had said I know a quick way across via Bala.......hmmm maybe not And!!!

WBAC Winter League - Final Results

Well, after 9 matches fished through some of the worst conditions we have seen for a few years here are the final results: -

Firstly a few thank you's are in order: -

• John Heald for suggesting, booking and organising it all and also sponsoring it with £100 of his own money.
• Conway Fishing who also kindly sponsored with £100 and put on some food and beers for the presentation on Saturday.
• WBAC anglers themselves for having the foresight to not win the Golden Peg and then allow WBAC to sponsor a further £100.
• Finally to all those hardy souls(fools) who caught 2570lb of mainly roach over 9 matches at an average of nearly 18lb and donated a £1 per match into the final kitty.

Overall £444 was paid in and we were able to payout all members who fished at least 5 matches, that was 15 in total.

The final results were:-

• Winner: Ian Simpson 8pts (2 firsts, 3 seconds - 281lb)
• Runner Up: Mick Flanagan 9pts (2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third - 211lb)
• 3rd: Ian Lloyd 12pts (1 first, 1 second, 3 thirds - 171lb)
• 4th Jeff Grantham 16pts
• 5th John Wynyard 22pts (152lb)
• 6th Jamie Pickup 25pts
• 7th Ian Hughes 26pts
• 8th John Heald 27pts (260lb)
• 9th Kenny Pickup 29pts
• 10th Billy Gore 30pts (150lb)
• 11th Dave Gentile 35pts
• 12th Keith Williamson 49pts
• 13th Harry Simpson 50pts
• 14th Rick Keeley 52pts
• 15th Sonny Cooper 65pts

Overal some tremendous fishing this winter and dates are already provisionally booked for 2010/11 with 10 match dates and 5 to count towards the league. Details will be discussed at the next meeting as we are considering incorporating some pairs or team element as well to add another fun element.

6th Mar - Conway Final Winter League

What a way to finish the league with a new WBAC record catch!

John Heald had one of those days:-

• Had a flyer drawn for him!
• Broke his pole (only a cheap Airity model though)
• Snapped his elastic and lost his rig
• Fished the "new" Airity bagging waggler as his top 3 bobbed around the lake for 20 mins (clearly its a winning method as Ian Lloyd did the same when winning last time out)
• Had his pole come apart about 3 times behind him
• Oh by the way - blitzed the match with a tremendous 126.5lb

Well done, in spite of the "gay" whooping noises!!! John fished 6mm banded pellet up in the water feeding 6mm pellets.

Jeff Grantham was nudged into second (by about 99lb) with 27.6lb with 2 decent "stray" carp that escaped from JH's peg but the rest silvers. Ian Lloyd took 3rd with 22.2lb a mixture of F1's and silvers. Mick Flanagan and Ian Simpson took the sections with 20.8lb and 21.4lb virtually all roach.

The average was 20.6lb but despite the weather the roach were hard to keep settled and most of the carp were balled in front of John, or as became the case, took up residence in his keepnets!!

27th Feb - Gorsty Hall

Considering the weather Gorsty fished okay with 5 double figure weights from the 15 who fished on Saturday.

Jamie (tackle tart) Pickup ran out the winner with 20.2lb of mainly carp on pellet and pole. Ian Simpson took second with a mixed roach and carp bag for 15.3lb on maggot and pellet just edging Norman Smith into 3rd who recorded 14.5lb of carp and skimmers.

Sections went to Billy Gore with 12.6lb and Kenny Stuart with 10.2lb

Roll on summer or Conway for some guaranteed bites!!

Winter Warmers

Just thought I'd start with a few fond memories of ice breaking at Conway!!!

Oh yes.............there is a very fine line between fishing through the ice in winter and looking like a complete noddy, sitting on a snowy bank next to a frozen lake for 5 hours or so..........but we have managed it every week we have gone out.................fishing that is!!!

WBAC Introduction

Hi all,

Just thought I'd start to use a blog to keep you up to date with the latest updates on WBAC in 2010 matches results and tactics as well as the basic e-mails.

You never know if we get all members on line we could do away with snail mail and newsletters altogether.

I will post the latest match results in due course but just wanted to get this set up and working and copied to the members who we have e-mail details for.

Ian