After last weeks wild and windy weekend at Saughall it was back to Conway and still and misty.......
After much debate over breakfast whether to leave the point out (the notorious flyer), it was decided someone needed a good day so leave it in. The thinking is with it out the pegs either side would fish better and thus be fairer. It will be up for discussion for the final match.
Anyway the leading moaner re leaving the point out, drew it and ran to his peg shouting 'told you to leave it out!'. Needless to say Jeff Grantham then extracted 18lb of goldfish and another 52lb of mainly F1's on pellet alternating up and down for an easy win with 70.1lb and also pushing him into the top 3 in the league with 1 to go.
Guest Lee Pickup drew the 'boulder' and found some real carp on the pole, some of the few to show, and had a great day adding a few late fish on the bomb to record 47.9lb and push Mr G closer than all of us thought. Ian Simpson draw first past the bush and adopted the usual roach up in the water whilst the carp settle tactics. The carp didn't although an early one drew him to stay on carp too long (the usual Conway cock up!!!) but 29.1lb was just enough for 3rd.
Sections went to new members Ian Hughes (not Yoz) and Rob Dickinson with 28.3lb and 27.5lb respectively both having mixed bags of roach, carp, skimmers and tench in Rob's case.
Overall a good match with 27lb average and just one match to go in the league. Ian Simpson, leads from Mick Flanagan who needs a win to catch him with Jeff Grantham, Dougie Walsh, Steve Brew and Billy Gore all in the mix for the next 4 places as all can drop poorer scores.
Kenny Pickup, John Heald, Dave Gentile and Steve Gilmore are one match away from the minimum five so one more turnout will get then on the board and get them a league payout - virtually a free match then!!
Result
1st - Jeff Gratham - 70.1lb (point)
2nd - Lee Pickup - 47.9lb (boulder)
3rd - Ian Simpson - 29.1lb (1st past tree LHS)
Sec A - Rob Dickison - 27.5lb (2 before boulder)
Sec B - Ian Hughes - 28.3lb (concrete tower)
Was a realy enjoyable days fishing to be honest just a pitty i didnt go on the lead a bit earlier then i would have given jeff a run for his money,but hey ho never mind.But on the other hand im not suprised he lost so many carp using white hydro on the point,noy a good idea.All in all a crackin day with good banter thanks guys :)
ReplyDeleteWell done Lee, just not sure the lead is the right way every time!!! 2 years on and still finding the place a challenge - there is no set method, you have to adapt to the peg you're on.
ReplyDeleteVery well said Ian and thanks,i totally agree with you on that one :) its a very hard venue to sus out,every day is different the only thing thats the same realy is if you dont draw the point your fishing for second place.I didnt think the lead was the way to go either thats why i didnt fish it much its just typical that day it would have been the way to go ha ha.
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