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Badpegpicker’s Southern Pairs 2010.
It was off down to a Private Lake in East Sussex today for me to fish the Southern Pairs Match organised by Steve Oswick aka badpegpicker through the Maggotdrowning.com forum. The weather looked pretty promising as I loaded up the car and after a stop in Bromley for a spot of breakfast I made good time and pulled into the fishery car park around 8·10am.
There was a good turn out come draw time, but unfortunately we had one no show, not a problem normally, but with this being a Pairs match a bit of a problem. The solution decided on was that after the draw the angler short of a partner would be allowed to count his weight twice, and that angler turned out to be Keith(shallowman)Haynes.
I had found myself with peg 3 on the dam wall. Keith(gandhi) had drawn peg 1, and I had Steve on peg 2……
and Keith(keith74)Powell on peg 4 in the corner for immediate company today………
My Pairs partner for the day was Paul(nomorelongwalks)East who had drawn peg 13. Mark(moleman)Hathaway was tucked away behind the island on peg 11 which was effectively an end peg meaning that he and Keith would have to be in with a chance as they are both more than capable of making the most of decent draws.
Now I don’t fish the lake that much, but I tend to treat it in a similar way to Rolfs as there’s a decent head of Carp present that run into double figures though the average is probably around the 6lbs mark, and with only Carp and Tench counting in todays match I just set up 3 rigs. A Malman 4×12 Adam on 0·20 Power Match with a size 14 QM1 hook for the 5mtr line on the deck, an a similarly rigged Malman Paste float but with a size 12 Ashima hook for paste while a 0·2 MW HC margin again on 0·20 with a size 14 Guru QM1 was set up to fish the margins and double up as an up in the water rig if needed. Bait for today was a mix of hard pellets, corn and GOT Baits soft hookers and Atomic paste with 4mm pellets for feed.
With a bit of time to go before the All-In I took a quick stroll to see where others were drawn. Clive was ready for action on peg 16 and guaranteed at least one bite today…
Now I don’t fish the lake that much, but I tend to treat it in a similar way to Rolfs as there’s a decent head of Carp present that run into double figures though the average is probably around the 6lbs mark, and with only Carp and Tench counting in todays match I just set up 3 rigs. A Malman 4×12 Adam on 0·20 Power Match with a size 14 QM1 hook for the 5mtr line on the deck, an a similarly rigged Malman Paste float but with a size 12 Ashima hook for paste while a 0·2 MW HC margin again on 0·20 with a size 14 Guru QM1 was set up to fish the margins and double up as an up in the water rig if needed. Bait for today was a mix of hard pellets, corn and GOT Baits soft hookers and Atomic paste with 4mm pellets for feed.
With a bit of time to go before the All-In I took a quick stroll to see where others were drawn. Clive was ready for action on peg 16 and guaranteed at least one bite today…
Sven was trying to pick a few bits of local knowledge from Bill’s brain, but unfortunately the strain appeared to be getting to Bill (it’s not easy trying to hold a stomach that size in)……
I managed to get back just before Steve called the All-In. I shipped out a couple of pots of pellet and corn to 5mtrs and fed a couple of handfuls of pellet down the margins before shipping a grain of corn out to 5mtrs…………
Steve was into a fish first put in, but only briefly as it shed the hook however he was in again straight after, and soon had that one safely in the net. A couple of people had taken quick fish and it looked as if Jeff on peg 6 was in for a good match as he was soon into fish fishing the method out toward the island.
Fifteen minutes in and a change to banded 6mm pellet saw me into my first fish, a fighting fit Mirror of around 6lbs that was more than welcome to get me off the mark. However it was soon obvious that nobody was really taking it apart. It took me another twenty minutes before I got another bite, A Common this time, slightly smaller than the first fish but very welcome none the less. Jean strolled down with a very welcome cup of coffee and reported that things were slow all round. After around 1½hours I’d managed another couple of Carp when fellow Jinx Squad member Jon Hatch appeared, He was visiting relatives locally and had snuck down to the lake to see how we were all doing, it was a shame he couldn’t fish, but family has to come first at times.
By 1·30pm I couldn’t buy a bite so re-fed the 5mtr line quite heavily and took a stroll with the camera. Keith on peg 1 was having a frustrating time trying to work out just where in his swim his next bite would come from……
Fifteen minutes in and a change to banded 6mm pellet saw me into my first fish, a fighting fit Mirror of around 6lbs that was more than welcome to get me off the mark. However it was soon obvious that nobody was really taking it apart. It took me another twenty minutes before I got another bite, A Common this time, slightly smaller than the first fish but very welcome none the less. Jean strolled down with a very welcome cup of coffee and reported that things were slow all round. After around 1½hours I’d managed another couple of Carp when fellow Jinx Squad member Jon Hatch appeared, He was visiting relatives locally and had snuck down to the lake to see how we were all doing, it was a shame he couldn’t fish, but family has to come first at times.
By 1·30pm I couldn’t buy a bite so re-fed the 5mtr line quite heavily and took a stroll with the camera. Keith on peg 1 was having a frustrating time trying to work out just where in his swim his next bite would come from……
Dave on peg 18 was attached to what appeared to be a decent fish that was giving him a bit of a run around, but he was slowly gaining the upper hand ……
Clive was plugging away but only had a couple of fish to show for his efforts at this stage and had that look that I’ve seen before (normally when he’s on peg 32 at Rolfs)…
Bill was into a decent fish on the feeder and enjoying every minute of it, giving Clive a running commentary alluding to the final destination of the ‘Golden Nugget’ involved in their side bet……
Then I got to my Pairs partner Paul. I have to say that his news didn’t inspire me when it came to our chances of framing in the match as he hadn’t had a single fish apart from Perch which didn’t count today. Kevin was admitting to 3 fish on peg 12 but was being handicapped by an aching shoulder meaning that he couldn’t fish right across to the island……
Fellow Chelsea supporter Hathers was into a fish as I arrived and certainly seemed to be going well for at least a section win, though he was a tad put out at having to return 5 chub weighing around a pound a piece as they didn’t count today……
Richie(BME) seemed happy enough, this really isn’t his normal type of fishing being more of a river man, but he had a Carp in the net that he was sure was a new PB so was well chuffed. Terry was sitting it out on the feeder at peg 7 and owning up to 4 in the net……
Jeff who I felt was well away for the section had been alternating between the method and the pellet waggler had it seemed had a bit of trouble keeping the fish on the hook and while he appeared to have been catching well, had lost a few to many for his liking before he could get them to the net ……
Nick on peg 5 was having a bit of a grueller, he’s just getting back into his match fishing having had a bit of a lay off and only had a single carp to show for his efforts. Keith on peg 4 as just slipping the net under a Carp as I arrived , so despite him being a Spurs supporter I did the decent thing and took a picture of it for him ……
Back to my peg and there were a few bubbles showing at 5mtrs, and first put in produced a fifth Carp for me almost straight away, a better fish of around 8lbs, but try as I might I couldn’t tempt another bite after a further 30 minutes. Time for a look in the margins. Lowering a grain of corn into the right hand margin the float cocked and disappeared. The fish gave a good account of itself……
…… before finally slipping over the net, a really chunky Mirror of around 10lbs. Time to take a look down the left hand margin and once again an instant response saw another fish power off ……
…… unfortunately it totally trashed the margin swim in it’s efforts to make good its escape, but thankfully it was unsuccessful and was soon safely in the net, another decent Mirror. That however was all the action from the margins as yet again the bites dried up.
Steve was trying everything and after going shallow finally managed his 3rd fish of the day, not before it had given him a bit of a run around though. I’d managed another couple of small carp from my 5mtr line, but with half an hour to go I was quite looking forward to the All-Out to put an end to a frustrating day. However at that point it all started to go right for me and in the final 30 minutes I managed to catch another 5 Carp before Steve called the All-Out. It just goes to show that you never can tell, it was just a pity that they didn’t turn up a bit earlier.
So as we packed away the inquest started. Keith strolled round from peg 4 to hand me a ‘Golden Nugget’ that had been our side bet, all the sweeter coming from a Spurs fan, and though I feared that I would have to hand it onto Hathers I knew he would appreciate its origin. As we waited to start the weigh-in at peg 1 Paul strolled past with the news that he had nothing to weigh, so that was us out of the running before the weigh-in had begun.
Keith started the ball rolling with a hard earned 53¼lbs. My fish came in at a level 73lbs which surprisingly gave me the section win as Jeff put 68¾lbs on the scales. Richie had his big Carp weighed separately, and indeed it was a new PB for him at 15¾lbs and his smile said it all……
Steve was trying everything and after going shallow finally managed his 3rd fish of the day, not before it had given him a bit of a run around though. I’d managed another couple of small carp from my 5mtr line, but with half an hour to go I was quite looking forward to the All-Out to put an end to a frustrating day. However at that point it all started to go right for me and in the final 30 minutes I managed to catch another 5 Carp before Steve called the All-Out. It just goes to show that you never can tell, it was just a pity that they didn’t turn up a bit earlier.
So as we packed away the inquest started. Keith strolled round from peg 4 to hand me a ‘Golden Nugget’ that had been our side bet, all the sweeter coming from a Spurs fan, and though I feared that I would have to hand it onto Hathers I knew he would appreciate its origin. As we waited to start the weigh-in at peg 1 Paul strolled past with the news that he had nothing to weigh, so that was us out of the running before the weigh-in had begun.
Keith started the ball rolling with a hard earned 53¼lbs. My fish came in at a level 73lbs which surprisingly gave me the section win as Jeff put 68¾lbs on the scales. Richie had his big Carp weighed separately, and indeed it was a new PB for him at 15¾lbs and his smile said it all……
Hathers had topped the weight today with 95¼lbs and Kev had managed 42lbs despite his shoulder. Greg on peg 14 had obviously nicked all Paul’s fish to record 57¼lbs. Bill had pipped Clive in the Battle of the Nuggets, While Keith was looking to double up having recorded 53¾lbs.
So back to the car park where Steve announced the results. and in first place on the day and the MD’s Southern Pairs Winners 2010 were Keith Ashby & Mark Hathaway with 5 points. 2nd was Keith Haynes & Keith Haynes with 6 points, while Jeff Driscoll & Clive Pritchard took 3rd with 9 points.
All in all a hard days fishing, but fished in the right attitude by the anglers who made it a good day.
A Big Thank You to Steve for organising the match and Congratulations to all the Winners.
Same again next year?
So back to the car park where Steve announced the results. and in first place on the day and the MD’s Southern Pairs Winners 2010 were Keith Ashby & Mark Hathaway with 5 points. 2nd was Keith Haynes & Keith Haynes with 6 points, while Jeff Driscoll & Clive Pritchard took 3rd with 9 points.
All in all a hard days fishing, but fished in the right attitude by the anglers who made it a good day.
A Big Thank You to Steve for organising the match and Congratulations to all the Winners.
Same again next year?
Pairs Result
| 1st |
Keith Ashby & Mark Hathaway
|
5 points
|
| 2nd |
Keith Haynes & Keith Haynes
|
6 Points
|
| 3rd |
Jeff Driscoll & Clive Pritchard
|
9 points
|
| 4th |
Keith Powell & Greg Andrews
|
10 points
|
| 5th |
Peter Morton & Paul East
|
11 Points
|
| 6th= |
Richie Dell & Dave Collier
|
13 points
|
| 6th= |
Steve Oswick & Kevin Loveland
|
13 points
|
| 8th= |
Terry Goff & Sven Castle
|
14 points
|
| 8th= |
Jamie & Brian
|
14 points
|
| 10th |
Nick Jones & Bill Gibbins
|
15 points
|
Individual Result
| Position |
Peg
|
Angler
|
Weight
|
| 1st | Peg 11 | Mark(moleman)Hathaway | 95lbs 04ozs |
| 2nd | Peg 3 | Peter(mugger)Morton | 73lbs 00ozs |
| 3rd | Peg 6 | Jeff(jeff d)Driscoll | 68lbs 12ozs |
| 4th | Peg 14 | Greg(splitshot)Andrews | 57lbs 04ozs |
| 5th | Peg 19 | Keith(shallowman)Haynes | 53lbs 12ozs |
| 6th | Peg 1 | Keith(gandhi)Ashby | 44lbs 08ozs |
| 7th | Peg 12 | Kevin(kev the catch)Loveland | 42lbs 00ozs |
| 8th | Peg 10 | Jamie | 41lbs 00ozs |
| 9th | Peg 7 | Terry(wily coyote)Goff | 36lbs 00ozs |
| 10th | Peg 15 | Bill(bill g)Gibbins | 27lbs 08ozs |
| 11th | Peg 18 | Dave(dave the fish)Collier | 27lbs 04ozs |
| 12th | Peg 16 | Clive(black hydro)Pritchard | 24lbs 04ozs |
| 13th | Peg 8 | Richie(BME)Dell | 20lbs 00ozs |
| 14th | Peg 4 | Keith(keith74)Powell | 19lbs 04ozs |
| 15th | Peg 2 | Steve(badpegpicker)Oswick | 17lbs 08ozs |
| 16th | Peg 17 | Sven(svenc)Castle | 16lbs 00ozs |
| 17th | Peg 20 | Brian (indiginous3556) | 5lbs 04ozs |
| 18th | Peg 5 | Nick(polepot)Jones | 5lbs 00ozs |
| 19th | Peg 13 | Paul(nomorelongwalks)East | DNW |
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