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
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