Well the long awaited Glebe weekender arrived and overall the records tumbled for a second year with 3000lb of fish caught over the three days (2500lb last year). But with only 2 just breaking a ton it was all about the backing weights this year as the 5m line was difficult for most and the margins were hit and miss.
The draw for Day One threw up some interesting draws. Ian Simpson on Peg 1, an end peg, not the best one but definitely worth a few and Jeff Grantham on 30....the flyer.....to be fair its a marmite peg and Jeff hates it having done 2 ton's but also had 2 blowouts on it previously!
As the match progressed the usual 5m corn line was struggling and the feeder wasn't great either. Rob Dickinson resorted to pellet it at 12m and managed to keep the carp coming in the second half for a well deserved 105.3lb win. Micky Flanagan drew in the 20's and had most of his fish on the feeder with a few late margin lumps to boost his total to 85.7lb for second. Jason Jones stuck to the longer pole lines and secured 3rd with 63.1lb.
No mention, you notice, of the end pegs that the early banter had suggested might win it. Ian S had a nighmare as the builders doing Roy Marlow's house and garden decided to landscape the margins around peg 1, build a path way (you could feel the vibrations) and plant some trees (30ft trees using a huge digger) oh and watering it with digger buckets from the lake. 42lb later, a headache and 9th overall wasn't great.......but how did Jeff fair, no landscaping, no diggers, no vibrations and no fish!!! ...29lb and 13th in the match and its 3:2 to peg 30 against Jeff (can't believe he says I'm a draw bag when he has had it 5 times now!). Overall 882lb caught at 42lb average.
The draw for Day One threw up some interesting draws. Ian Simpson on Peg 1, an end peg, not the best one but definitely worth a few and Jeff Grantham on 30....the flyer.....to be fair its a marmite peg and Jeff hates it having done 2 ton's but also had 2 blowouts on it previously!
As the match progressed the usual 5m corn line was struggling and the feeder wasn't great either. Rob Dickinson resorted to pellet it at 12m and managed to keep the carp coming in the second half for a well deserved 105.3lb win. Micky Flanagan drew in the 20's and had most of his fish on the feeder with a few late margin lumps to boost his total to 85.7lb for second. Jason Jones stuck to the longer pole lines and secured 3rd with 63.1lb.
No mention, you notice, of the end pegs that the early banter had suggested might win it. Ian S had a nighmare as the builders doing Roy Marlow's house and garden decided to landscape the margins around peg 1, build a path way (you could feel the vibrations) and plant some trees (30ft trees using a huge digger) oh and watering it with digger buckets from the lake. 42lb later, a headache and 9th overall wasn't great.......but how did Jeff fair, no landscaping, no diggers, no vibrations and no fish!!! ...29lb and 13th in the match and its 3:2 to peg 30 against Jeff (can't believe he says I'm a draw bag when he has had it 5 times now!). Overall 882lb caught at 42lb average.
Result - Day One
1st - Rob Dickinson - 105.3lb
2nd - Mick Flanagan - 85.7lb
3rd - Jason Jones - 63.1lb
Day two and the talk was of a high draw away from the landscaping but we needn't have worried the builders didn't work sat (why couldn't I draw it on day 2!). Peg 1 went to Alec Rioch and marmite peg 30 stuck in Graham Aveyard's grubby mitt.
As the day unfolded it became a similar story with longer pole doing the business and the 5m line struggling. Most had learned a bit from the day before and 1121lb was weighed in at 53lb average. Jeff Gratham got a draw in the middle away from his nemisis (peg 30) and he fished long pole for exacty 100lb. Second went to Pete Walsh with 88.9lb from peg 20, mainly at 5m and Dougie Walsh took 3rd with 76.5lb. Fish of the day was a 13lb grass carp that Ian Simpson had that came in like a sack until netted then went absolutely ballistic!! On the day 10th had 52lb and it hadn't fished at all well compared to earlier in the year.
Oh Peg 1, Alec managed 38lb but Graham on Peg 30 weighed 16lb and came 21st.....told you its a marmite peg....now he hates it as well.
Result - Day Two
1st - Jeff Grantham - 100.0lb
2nd - Pete Walsh 88.9lb
3rd - Dougie Walsh 76.5lb
Day three and a new test for most as we moved onto Lakes 5,6,7 with 7 being the favoured draw this year, or so we were told. Another 1002lb (48lb average) came to the nets but it was Lake 5 that fished best with some real lumps and tales of those that got away (Ian Simpson lost 3 estimated at 15lb+ in the last hour alone taking hook lengths then straight through rigs and then entire elastics with them!). With 6 end pegs there are always lots with high hopes for the day and so it turned out.
Jason Jones who had won the Ronny Ashbrooke pairs over the previous 2 days with M
ick Flanagan went even better and won out right from end peg 85 on Lake 5 with 90.5lb caught at 12m and down the margin. Lake 6 was won by Ian Lloyd from the Little Girls end peg (86) with just 65.5lb as Lake 6 fished tough and Rick Keeley took Lake 7 from another end peg (98) to weigh 83.1lb and break his best match weight for the second time in two days!! (looks proud but dim to me!) With 12th place weighing over 47lb the backing weights were again good.
Result - Day Three
Lake 5 - Winner - Jason Jones - 90.5lb
Lake 6 - Winner - Ian Lloyd - 65.5lb
Lake 7 - Winner - Rick Keeley - 83.1lb
Ronny Ashbrooke - Pairs Winners - Mick Flanagan & Jason Jones - 5 pts (293.12lb)
So overall despite being later in Sept, the Glebe broke the club records and we will be back in 2012 but hopefully earlier in Sept. Dates will be confirmed in December and a book opened with 3 days planned again.
1st - Rob Dickinson - 105.3lb
2nd - Mick Flanagan - 85.7lb
3rd - Jason Jones - 63.1lb
Day two and the talk was of a high draw away from the landscaping but we needn't have worried the builders didn't work sat (why couldn't I draw it on day 2!). Peg 1 went to Alec Rioch and marmite peg 30 stuck in Graham Aveyard's grubby mitt.
As the day unfolded it became a similar story with longer pole doing the business and the 5m line struggling. Most had learned a bit from the day before and 1121lb was weighed in at 53lb average. Jeff Gratham got a draw in the middle away from his nemisis (peg 30) and he fished long pole for exacty 100lb. Second went to Pete Walsh with 88.9lb from peg 20, mainly at 5m and Dougie Walsh took 3rd with 76.5lb. Fish of the day was a 13lb grass carp that Ian Simpson had that came in like a sack until netted then went absolutely ballistic!! On the day 10th had 52lb and it hadn't fished at all well compared to earlier in the year.
Oh Peg 1, Alec managed 38lb but Graham on Peg 30 weighed 16lb and came 21st.....told you its a marmite peg....now he hates it as well.
Result - Day Two
1st - Jeff Grantham - 100.0lb
2nd - Pete Walsh 88.9lb
3rd - Dougie Walsh 76.5lb
Day three and a new test for most as we moved onto Lakes 5,6,7 with 7 being the favoured draw this year, or so we were told. Another 1002lb (48lb average) came to the nets but it was Lake 5 that fished best with some real lumps and tales of those that got away (Ian Simpson lost 3 estimated at 15lb+ in the last hour alone taking hook lengths then straight through rigs and then entire elastics with them!). With 6 end pegs there are always lots with high hopes for the day and so it turned out.
Jason Jones who had won the Ronny Ashbrooke pairs over the previous 2 days with M
ick Flanagan went even better and won out right from end peg 85 on Lake 5 with 90.5lb caught at 12m and down the margin. Lake 6 was won by Ian Lloyd from the Little Girls end peg (86) with just 65.5lb as Lake 6 fished tough and Rick Keeley took Lake 7 from another end peg (98) to weigh 83.1lb and break his best match weight for the second time in two days!! (looks proud but dim to me!) With 12th place weighing over 47lb the backing weights were again good.Result - Day Three
Lake 5 - Winner - Jason Jones - 90.5lb
Lake 6 - Winner - Ian Lloyd - 65.5lb
Lake 7 - Winner - Rick Keeley - 83.1lb
Ronny Ashbrooke - Pairs Winners - Mick Flanagan & Jason Jones - 5 pts (293.12lb)
So overall despite being later in Sept, the Glebe broke the club records and we will be back in 2012 but hopefully earlier in Sept. Dates will be confirmed in December and a book opened with 3 days planned again.
And Jason said the carvery is great value at £3.85 for a plateful!!!!!
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