Jinx Match 3
Well it’s time for the third Jinx Match, and with the way the weather had been in the week leading up to the match I wasn’t expecting anything other than the cloudy sky with the promise of rain that greeted me as I looked through the curtains. Our 3 furry alarm clocks (the cats) had done their usual efficient job, and with them fed, and a couple of cups of coffee drunk I soon had the car loaded, making sure the waterproofs were there, but leaving the brolly out as I find it just gets in the way, especially when I’m pole fishing.
Setting off the clouds cleared a bit and the sun appeared, surely trying to lull me into a false sense of security. Breakfast in Battersea as usual was my first port of call, and with a ‘Full English’ duly dispatched it was off to Rolfs. A smooth run down saw me pulling into an already filling car park around 10am. 13 hardy souls had fished Malc’s Annual JINX Night Match yesterday evening and had stayed over prior to todays match.
Now never let it be said that The Jinx Squad don’t know how to spoil their better halves. Geoff had brought down Mags and Saffi for a threesome in the caravan (Don’t worry Saffi is Geoff & Mag’s dog), Paul had brought wife Jayne along to share a tent, Simon and Gem had forsaken their usual spot in the caravan so were also in a tent (providing Gem didn’t burn anymore holes in it) and Nick had also brought Wife Lisa and little Josh along for a wet weekends camping to celebrate their 11th Wedding Anniversary. Who said romance is dead ?
Well after that it wasn’t the greatest surprise to find that Nick was the proud wearer of The Pink Elephant today ……
Setting off the clouds cleared a bit and the sun appeared, surely trying to lull me into a false sense of security. Breakfast in Battersea as usual was my first port of call, and with a ‘Full English’ duly dispatched it was off to Rolfs. A smooth run down saw me pulling into an already filling car park around 10am. 13 hardy souls had fished Malc’s Annual JINX Night Match yesterday evening and had stayed over prior to todays match.
Now never let it be said that The Jinx Squad don’t know how to spoil their better halves. Geoff had brought down Mags and Saffi for a threesome in the caravan (Don’t worry Saffi is Geoff & Mag’s dog), Paul had brought wife Jayne along to share a tent, Simon and Gem had forsaken their usual spot in the caravan so were also in a tent (providing Gem didn’t burn anymore holes in it) and Nick had also brought Wife Lisa and little Josh along for a wet weekends camping to celebrate their 11th Wedding Anniversary. Who said romance is dead ?
Well after that it wasn’t the greatest surprise to find that Nick was the proud wearer of The Pink Elephant today ……
Anyway 11·30am and draw time and I’m in B section today and with the way I’ve been drawing all bets were off on me pulling Peg 13. Somehow though Nick Williams managed to intercept it and I found myself with Peg 29, a walk of all of 2 yards from the car park. The downside was that that left Peg 9 which has been on fire recently for Gem (The Minx) leaving a lot of very worried anglers.
Well having dragged my kit the huge distance to my peg I settled in to take stock. Peg 29 is another of those pegs that doesn’t get fished a lot and a chat with John revealed he’d had a go on it last night with just 3 carp and a couple of bream to show for his efforts, but he told me where he’d fed and the lines to fish.
Looking up to my left there was Webbo on Peg 31 with Steve Wilson next up on Peg 32, while to my right I had Paul on peg 28 with wife Jayne keeping him company, Steve(Steak) was next up on Peg 26 while Malc(The Jinx) was hiding behind the bush on Peg 25.
Setting up didn’t take to long although the wind blew my keepnets into the peg even before I could start setting my kit up (not a good omen), Anyway the rigs, an NG 0·4 XT Open Water on 0·20 Ultima Power Match straight through to a size 14 Guru QM1 for 5 mtrs where I had around 5 ft of water and a couple of NG 0·3 XT Sampson margins on 0·20 Ultima Power Match finished off with size 14 Guru QM1′s, One for tight to the bush on my left and the other down the shelf in front of it. The feeder rod was set up as a get out of jail back up. Bait was simply fishery 6mm hard pellet for feed with some 8mm and 11mm donkey chokers that would be banded onto the hook along with some corn and a selection of GOT Baits soft hookers.
All the while it had stayed quite sunny and warm, but the wind was gusting and as the All-In approached the grey clouds were starting to gather. John got us underway at 1pm by ringing the fishery bell. 2 pots of pellet at 5mtrs and a big handful off the end of the bush.
Steve was in straight away on Peg 32, a weigher that tipped the scales at over 18lbs which Dave managed to capture on camera ……
Setting up didn’t take to long although the wind blew my keepnets into the peg even before I could start setting my kit up (not a good omen), Anyway the rigs, an NG 0·4 XT Open Water on 0·20 Ultima Power Match straight through to a size 14 Guru QM1 for 5 mtrs where I had around 5 ft of water and a couple of NG 0·3 XT Sampson margins on 0·20 Ultima Power Match finished off with size 14 Guru QM1′s, One for tight to the bush on my left and the other down the shelf in front of it. The feeder rod was set up as a get out of jail back up. Bait was simply fishery 6mm hard pellet for feed with some 8mm and 11mm donkey chokers that would be banded onto the hook along with some corn and a selection of GOT Baits soft hookers.
All the while it had stayed quite sunny and warm, but the wind was gusting and as the All-In approached the grey clouds were starting to gather. John got us underway at 1pm by ringing the fishery bell. 2 pots of pellet at 5mtrs and a big handful off the end of the bush.
Steve was in straight away on Peg 32, a weigher that tipped the scales at over 18lbs which Dave managed to capture on camera ……
Dave was out on his ‘Feederless Feeder’ but it didn’t seem to be having quite the desired effect for him today. Odd fish seemed to be coming out all round, though not for Paul or me. About half an hour in my float vanished and a gentle lift resulted in a bream doing a passable impression of a dolphin !! It was soon in the net and while it wasn’t the carp I was hoping for it at least saved the dreaded blank. A little while later I connected with a carp, obviously a foul hooker as I’d connected halfway through lifting the rig out and as it powered off the rig came back alone.
Paul was suffering to with a number of foul hookers. The dreaded YEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!! had come from Peg 9 spreading the fear of a Minxing to a good few round the lake. The first of a good few heavy showers had arrived and these would continue off and on for the rest of the match. Sport for me had died completely. It seemed every time I looked up Steve was playing yet another fish and even Dave had forsaken his ‘Feederless Feeder’ for the pole in an attempt to get in on the action……
Paul was suffering to with a number of foul hookers. The dreaded YEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!! had come from Peg 9 spreading the fear of a Minxing to a good few round the lake. The first of a good few heavy showers had arrived and these would continue off and on for the rest of the match. Sport for me had died completely. It seemed every time I looked up Steve was playing yet another fish and even Dave had forsaken his ‘Feederless Feeder’ for the pole in an attempt to get in on the action……
If I’m honest, the weather and the lack of any action made me quite despondent and unusually for me I didn’t bother to get up for a stroll to see what others were doing, making do with a couple of hurriedly snapped pictures from my peg. Ady was over on Peg 18 and fishing long trying to tempt fish he could see cruising ……
Lisa however was undaunted and managed to get a couple of decent catch shots between showers, the first being an 18½lb common that Budgie had on peg 11 ……
And a 13½lb’er for Hubby Nick from peg 8 ……
Then around a quarter to five things started to look up for me as a carp put in an appearance, only a small one of around 7lbs but welcome none the less, and from there on in I seemed to get one every 10 minutes or so, the rain was back with a vengeance as well, thank heavens for a decent set of waterproofs……
A couple of foul hookers did their best to disrupt things, but I was starting to put a weight of sorts together and daring to dream that I might even avoid the dreaded Minxing. The rain had stopped again and glancing at my watch I realised there were just seconds to go when my float vanished, a lift and the fish was on and as it went off on a run the All-Out was called. “FISH ON” and looking up I realised that Gem was in as well along with Malc and a couple of others. Gently does it and within 5 minutes it’s in the net and at 11lbs a nice way to end what had been a torturous match.
Thankfully it stayed dry as we packed away and then it was on to the Weigh-In. Jon kicked things off from peg 34 with 54¼lbs but this was soon eclipsed by Clive’s 140½lbs, but he was cursing a cupping kit that had stuck on his only No3 section forcing him to fish short for the majority of the match having caught well at 14½mtrs prior to that, especially as it would prove to be only good enough for 2nd on the day after Mat on Peg 5 put 141lbs 10ozs on the scales to take the overall win and A section.
Gem set a mark of 48¾lbs to avoid a Minxing. Budgies level 69lbs would give him 2nd in section. Simon had 65¼lbs and Tony had a fine 87½lbs from peg 20 despite being another to suffer a stuck No3 section this time on a top kit. Malc’s 110¾lbs, mostly caught late would give him the win in C section today. My fish weighed 55¾lbs, that final fish saving me from a Minxing and Steve took B section and 3rd overall with 138lbs 10ozs.
So back to the Hut for the results and a couple of Golden Nuggets for me from Dave and Gem. The general feeling was that today had been a proper JINX MATCH, foul weather, and hard fishing for some, reminding everyone just what The Jinx Series can be all about. 11 victims for Gem to add to her Minx List including Fred who had been the only one to survive last year. That leaves just Ant, Mitch, Steve and Clive without a Minxing this Series with 3 matches still to go.
Thankfully it stayed dry as we packed away and then it was on to the Weigh-In. Jon kicked things off from peg 34 with 54¼lbs but this was soon eclipsed by Clive’s 140½lbs, but he was cursing a cupping kit that had stuck on his only No3 section forcing him to fish short for the majority of the match having caught well at 14½mtrs prior to that, especially as it would prove to be only good enough for 2nd on the day after Mat on Peg 5 put 141lbs 10ozs on the scales to take the overall win and A section.
Gem set a mark of 48¾lbs to avoid a Minxing. Budgies level 69lbs would give him 2nd in section. Simon had 65¼lbs and Tony had a fine 87½lbs from peg 20 despite being another to suffer a stuck No3 section this time on a top kit. Malc’s 110¾lbs, mostly caught late would give him the win in C section today. My fish weighed 55¾lbs, that final fish saving me from a Minxing and Steve took B section and 3rd overall with 138lbs 10ozs.
So back to the Hut for the results and a couple of Golden Nuggets for me from Dave and Gem. The general feeling was that today had been a proper JINX MATCH, foul weather, and hard fishing for some, reminding everyone just what The Jinx Series can be all about. 11 victims for Gem to add to her Minx List including Fred who had been the only one to survive last year. That leaves just Ant, Mitch, Steve and Clive without a Minxing this Series with 3 matches still to go.
Position
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Peg
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Angler
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Weight
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| 1st | Peg 5 | Mat Edwards | 141lbs 10ozs |
| 2nd | Peg 2 | Clive Pritchard | 140lbs 08ozs |
| 3rd | Peg 32 | Steve Wilson | 138lbs 00ozs |
| 4th | Peg 25 | Malc (The Jinx) Doyle | 110lbs 12ozs |
| 5th | Peg 20 | Tony Roberts | 87lbs 08ozs |
| 6th | Peg 11 | Marcus Burgess | 69lbs 00ozs |
| 7th | Peg 17 | Simon Mound | 65lbs 04ozs |
| 8th | Peg 4 | Dave Moore | 64lbs 08ozs |
| 9th | Peg 26 | Steve Akal Guest | 57lbs 04ozs |
| 10th | Peg 29 | Peter Morton | 55lbs 12ozs |
| 11th= | Peg 8 | Nick Watkins-Price | 54lbs 04ozs |
| 11th= | Peg 34 | Jon Hatch | 54lbs 04ozs |
| 13th | Peg 13 | Nick Williams | 51lbs 08ozs |
| 14th | Peg 9 | Gem (The Minx) Doyle | 48lbs 12ozs |
| 15th | Peg 15 | Fred Parker | 47lbs 08ozs |
| 16th | Peg 7 | Dai Thomas | 46lbs 00ozs |
| 17th | Peg 28 | Paul Roberts | 44lbs 08ozs |
| 18th | Peg 18 | Ady Williams | 40lbs 12ozs |
| 19th | Peg 31 | Dave Webster | 38lbs 10ozs |
| 20th | Peg 38 | Geoff Palmer | 32lbs 08ozs |
| 21st | Peg 14 | Alex Clark | 29lbs 04ozs |
| 22nd | Peg 23 | Pete Tapp Guest | 26lbs 12ozs |
| 23rd | Peg 22 | Martin Cannon Guest | 26lbs 02ozs |
| 24th | Peg 40 | Terry Goff | 20lbs 08ozs |
| 25th | Peg 10 | Kevin Loveland |
DNW
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Names in Pink are those that were “MINXED”
Section A
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Position
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Peg
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Angler
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Weight
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Points
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| 1st | Peg 5 | Mat Edwards | 141lbs 10ozs |
1
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| 2nd | Peg 2 | Clive Pritchard | 140lbs 08ozs |
2
|
| 3rd | Peg 4 | Dave Moore | 64lbs 08ozs |
3
|
| 4th= | Peg 8 | Nick Watkins-Price | 54lbs 04ozs |
4
|
| 4th= | Peg 34 | Jon Hatch | 54lbs 04ozs |
4
|
| 6th | Peg 7 | Dai Thomas | 46lbs 00ozs |
6
|
| 7th | Peg 38 | Geoff Palmer | 32lbs 08ozs |
7
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| 8th | Peg 40 | Terry Goff | 20lbs 08ozs |
8
|
Section B
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Position
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Peg
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Angler
|
Weight
|
Points
|
| 1st | Peg 32 | Steve Wilson | 138lbs 00ozs |
1
|
| 2nd | Peg 11 | Marcus Burgess | 69lbs 00ozs |
2
|
| 3rd | Peg 26 | Steve Akal Guest | 57lbs 04ozs |
0
|
| 4th | Peg 29 | Peter Morton | 55lbs 12ozs |
3
|
| 5th | Peg 13 | Nick Williams | 51lbs 08ozs |
4
|
| 6th | Peg 9 | Gem (The Minx) Doyle | 48lbs 12ozs |
5
|
| 7th | Peg 28 | Paul Roberts | 44lbs 08ozs |
6
|
| 8th | Peg 31 | Dave Webster | 38lbs 10ozs |
7
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| 9th | Peg 10 | Kevin Loveland |
DNW
|
8
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Section C
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Position
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Peg
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Angler
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Weight
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Points
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| 1st | Peg 25 | Malc (The Jinx) Doyle | 110lbs 12ozs |
1
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| 2nd | Peg 20 | Tony Roberts | 87lbs 08ozs |
2
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| 3rd | Peg 17 | Simon Mound | 65lbs 04ozs |
3
|
| 4th | Peg 15 | Fred Parker | 47lbs 08ozs |
4
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| 5th | Peg 18 | Ady Williams | 40lbs 12ozs |
5
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| 6th | Peg 14 | Alex Clark | 29lbs 04ozs |
6
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| 7th | Peg 23 | Pete Tapp Guest | 26lbs 12ozs |
0
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| 8th | Peg 22 | Martin Cannon Guest | 26lbs 02ozs |
0
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