After winning Spratts' final match of last season, his first Spratts win, Mike Rawson went and won the club's first match of this year. Thirteen fished, all pegged on the West bank, and Mike was drawn peg 11.
He started on a maggot feeder but had nothing after an hour so changed to hair-rigged bread. That resulted in some huge liners so he put the bread directly on the hook, and his first four carp on that set-up weighed over 39 lb! Another blank spell followed and a change back to maggot feeder brought a barbel and some smaller carp.
As the scales came along the bank Mick Linnell was leading with 68 lb 5 oz, but Mike's fish went just 68 lb 3 oz...until someone queried the fact that Mike seemed to have more fish than Mick. The additions were checked...and Mick Linnell's was found to have been given 10 lb too much, so Mike was declared the winner. Well done, mate. The weights were patchy, slightly favouring the Northern end where rthe wind was blowing in.
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| The (amended) result. |
I couldn't fish this match. My next is Sunday on Yew, with rain forecast on and off all day and a Southerly wind. But I'd like a swim near the far end - from 11 round to 20, please.
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