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
WBAC
Good job Cheshire Oaks is only local
Monday 13 December 2010
Monday 6 December 2010
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.
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
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
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
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
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