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!!!
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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