BW Makins Phase 3. Outer Avon. July 23rd, 2005.

The JINX Series 2005

Match 4.

Well Saturday saw me arrive at Makins for the 4th match in The Jinx summer series. Another new venue for me, so yet another step into the unknown.

Unfortunately owing to a double booking by British Waterways we had been moved from Phase 1 Lake 2 where we were expecting to fish and  had been relocated onto Outer Avon on Phase 3, however recent reports and results from Phase 3 didn’t bode well for the day ahead.

As a venue it looked fine, but the water had a strange stillness to it which gave me a bad feeling that I just couldn’t put my finger on.

I drew peg 23 and Geoff E on peg 22 soon informed me that we would struggle as he was a regular at Makins and knew that it hadn't been fishing well recently. 

Plenty of grass growing through the platforms on most pegs rather gave the game away that it hadn’t received a lot of fishing pressure and I have to say Geoff was dead right.

After 5 hours 5 fish (all carp) from 6 bites gave me 10lbs 8ozs for 11th on the day.

At least I managed to win my section by default, giving me a brown envelope to cover my costs, my 3rd pick up of the 4 matches so far. 

Next comes Clattercote Reservoir in 2 weeks time.

Individual Results.

1st	Matt Nutt	36lb 12oz
2nd	Keith(Gandhi)Ashby	33lb 00oz
3rd	Neil McCurran	30lb 04oz
4th	Mark Causer	19lb 04oz
5th=	Roy Ravenhill	19lb 02oz
5th=	Steve Wilson	19lb 02oz
7th	Malc(The Jinx)Doyle	16lb 00oz
8th	Eric Robothan	14lb 06oz
9th	Paul Roberts	13lb 02oz
10th	Dai Thomas	10lb 14oz
11th	Peter(Mugger)Morton	10lb 08oz
12th	David Ashby	8lb 02oz
13th	Geoff Eggison	6lb 02oz
14th	Derek Robothan	6lb 00oz
15th	Nick Williams	4lb 12oz
16th	Dirk W	4lb 06oz
17th	Dan T	3lb 06oz