3rd September - Baden Hall Old Match Pool

After last year when we came to Baden and the fish were everywhere spawning we agreed to give it another chance but after this match I think its a trip too far for what are hit and miss results. To be fair it fished okay were there was more room but the peg fees and distance mean there are better, fairer venues more locally available.

Billy Gore and Ian Lloyd drew the bottom corner by the sunken islands and had spare pegs either side which they were able to exploit to catch on the feeder and down the margin including carp and an odd barbel along with a few skimmers. At the weigh in they couldn't be seperated and a tie was declared with 32.5lb each. (I reckon Billy deserved it as he also caught a rod and reel that he couldn't weigh in.......although it had been in for a while by the looks of things.)

Graham Aveyard drew the opposite end peg to Billy and couldn't quite make enough of the room but weighed in with 32.3lb of carp and a few skimmers on the method to the far bank to easily take 3rd spot.

Most of the banter came after Jeff drew Golden Peg 1 and Ian Simpson GP2 and when Jeff said "shall we go halves" there were a few words of abuse flying around as not knowing Baden Hall no one knew how it would fish............as it was, the 'concerned abuse' before the all in turned to 'mocking and ridcule' as the match progressed as Jeff and Ian struggled to get bites, pegged next to each other, even on maggot. As it was if they had pooled their catch to 19lb odd it still wouldn't have even made 3rd place.

All I have to say is serves you all right........we were was gonna buy the round if we'd won it, now you can get stuffed.....haha!!!!!

Result
1st= - Billy Gore - 32.5lb
1st= - Ian Lloyd - 32.5lb
3rd - Graham Aveyard - 32.3lb

27th August - Old Hough

Twelve attendees with a few of the 'Wirral Raiders' away bagging at the Glebe and the rest boozing at Chester Races.

Rick Keeley run out the winner with 18.8lb finishing more than 3lb ahead of a close fought battle for second and thirs with Jason Connah 15.4lb just pipping Dougie Walsh 15.1lb to the place. With 3 blanks and 2 other weights below 10lb it was clearly a hard day and hard fought weights from the top three.

Result
1st - Rick keeley - 18.8lb
2nd - Jason Connah - 15.4lb
3rd - Dougie Walsh - 15.1lb

Knockout Semi

Its down to the last four semi finalists who will fight it out for the final: -

- Billy Gore v Jason Connah
- Jason Jones v Dougie Walsh

They have until 13/10 at Meremoor to fish off but I wonder if they fancy the semi and maybe even the final to be fished at the Glebe Weekend as all are going.

Could do best of three for the final place or even Friday practice, Saturday semi fish off and the Sunday final! What do you think?

3th August - Weston Canal

After a late switch from Stretton and Belvedere, we were assured the canal would fish well and we were treated to probably our best match of the year with nearly 750lb weighed in and 35lb average with no less than 9 x 40lb+ and 15 x 30lb+ weights.

Rob Dickenson took the win after claiming he had 50lb he weighed 75.6lb of mainly carp caught down the edge on meat along with a few barbel at 5m for what turned out to be a comfortable win. Ian Simpson (not fishing the feeder this week) took second with 58.3lb after switching from meat to pellet and top 3 in the margins started to catch Rob but too late. Billy Gore used a little less meat this week and managed 3rd and retained his lead in the Angler of the Year and closed the gap on the Matchman of the Year with a 47.9lb net of carp and barbel albeit it he only just pipped Ian Hughes (not the yozzer variety the welsh one!!) who had a late run of better carp to weigh 47.8lb.

Sections went to the venue experts John Heald 44.1lb and Dougie Walsh 46.5lb both fishing meat in the margins and taking carp and barbel. I must also mention Jason Connah who weighed 38.6lb and for his efforts only got 1 point and the other 5 anglers who weighed 30lb+ who never even got a point!! Good close fishing and seems a very fair venue at present.

Result
1st - Rob Dickenson - 75.6lb (peg 38)
2nd - Ian Simpson - 58.3lb (peg 10)
3rd - Billy Gore - 47.9lb (peg 48)
4th - Ian Hughes - 47.8lb (peg 8)
Sec A - John Heald - 44.1lb (peg 14)
Sec B - Dougie Walsh - 46.5lb (peg 32)

6th August - Larford Speci

A lower than normal turnout for Larford no doubt as a result of the increased fuel costs but with WBAC funding the peg fees for this long trip it still meant 17 turned up to be greeted by a serene and still Larford complex........now thats a surprise normally blows a hoolie!!!

Graham Aveyard kept things really simple leaving the field in his wake, with a superb 97.6lb catch. Graham dropped the method and red boilie short to both the pole line and probably 25-30m for a succession of bream and 'hawses' weighing nearly 35lb of bream alone.

(Picture .....not the first time we have trailed in Graham's wake then!!!)

Billy Gore managed second with 52.15lb again all to the method after filling it in on the pole and not even getting a bite. When I say filling it in, it was a Billy Two Hats special moment as circa 30 tins of meat went in!!!!! No fecking wonder he never got a bite then but he still pipped Mick Flanagan who as usual at Larford sorted out a few and weighed 52.7lb again predominantly on the method (beginning to get the drift why I caught sod all.......I'm crap on the method!!).

Sections went to Ian Lloyd with 34.7lb again method but short and Jeff Grantham 46.7lb including a near 15lb mirror that 'flanaganed', sorry dwarfed a much bigger ghostie he lost at the net. Overall our best combined weight of the season so far but not to the usual Larford standards. I'm sure no breeze and the Larford festival on the preceding 5 days didn't help

......along with my own hugely lacking ability on the feeder in general (gonna have to practice this one day........when I'm really bored and have no paint to watch dry!!!

Result
1st - Graham Aveyard - 97.6lb (peg 10)
2nd - Billy Gore - 52.15lb (peg 52)
3rd - Mick Flanagan - 52.7lb (peg 22)
Sec A - Ian Lloyd - 34.7lb (peg 11)
Sec B - Jeff Grantham - 46.7lb (peg 20)

23rd July - Orcheton Farm

Apologies for the delayed update been a bit manic with work and holidays etc

Orcheton saw a low turnout with just 12 anglers making the trip north. Jason Jones drew the infamous point peg and promptly walked away with it with a 35.1lb bag of mainly carp from the margin. Ian Simpson failed to catch in the margin but worked at 13m up in the water with pellet for F1's and an odd carp for 26.7lb just ahead of a late surging Graham Aveyard who drew opposite Jason on the other point and found the barbel in the margins late on to finish just a pound adrift in third.

Rick Keeley managed fourth but no dramas this year, he even kept his rods and new pole in his hand this time finishing with 21.5lb for fourth spot.

This really is a weird fishery, really deep in places but fished either margin or up in the water and we never seem to sort it for the weights its supposed to throw up. I think Rick is thinking of a change on this one for 2012.

Result
1st - Jason Jones - 35.1lb
2nd - Ian Simpson - 26.7lb
3rd - Graham Aveyard - 25.7lb
4th - Rick Keeley - 21.5lb

Glebe Update - Weekend away

Guys just a quick note to say we are now full again with all 22 places filled, deposits paid, lakes and hotels all booked.

Please just make sure you finish paying Keith by I think its 13th August at Weston Pools.

I will make sure I do a 'Glebe guide' again for this year with the latest news as there are four of us booked on a two-dayer in late August with Match-FishingScene.com

We will do the pairs draw at the next meeting and it will again be seeded top and lower half.