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Sunday 7th June saw Round 6 of the League take place at Avalon Fishery in Westhay, Somerset. Moors was the setting for today and the weather was really nice. Not a cloud in the sky so we would be in for a hot one.
Sunday 7th June saw Round 6 of the League take place at Avalon Fishery in Westhay, Somerset. Moors was the setting for today and the weather was really nice. Not a cloud in the sky so we would be in for a hot one.
Home For The Day, Peg 19.
Once a couple of the late risers arrived we got on with the draw. I had drawn Peg 19 next to Keiran and Joe. I had a fantastic looking edge line to my right under a tree so I set up a 0.40g Carp Series 2 rig to a 16 Carp Bagger. Mainline was Matrix Power Micron 0.16 (5lb) to a 0.14 hook length (4lb). Elastic was a Matrix 12 Stay Fresh Hollow fitted in a puller kit.
I then set up a 5m line with a paste rig (sorry Ash & Scott). I used a Matrix Big float with the same diameter line as the edge rig to 14 hook, again the same pattern as the edge rig. Elastic was again Stay Fresh Hollow 12 fitted in a puller kit.
Next up was my 13m line of which I would keep as a back up if the carp didn't want to know. This would be fed with chopped worm and caster with worm for bait for anything the swims. The rig was a Series 7 0.4g float to a 18 carp bagger. Mainline was 0.14 to a 0.12 hook length. Elastic was the Stay Fresh 10 Hollow.
I also set up a pellet waggler with the new Drennan Shorty Waggler in 4g size, 6lb mainline to a 0.16 hook length and an 18 Carp Bander hook. The rod, an 11' Carpmaster float fitted with an Ultron Reel. I also set up a straight lead for underneath on a 9' Carpmaster tip rod fitted with the new Aquos 4000 reel.
At the all in I fed the 13m line and began firing pellets to the island. After 4 pouches went in I cast in with the pellet waggler. After 3 casts I was in to my first fish of the day, a carp of around 5lb. Unfortunately after that fish were hard to come by. They concentrating more on reaching the odd pellet that landed on the Island rather than my hook bait.
An hour and a half went by with only 2 more fish in the net. Numerous casts into the tree and 3 lost fish started to get on my nerves. I fed a small cup of worm and caster on the 13m line and went over it with a inch sized piece of worm. Within a minute a had a nice Skimbob in the net. I filled my to pot and shipped back out with fresh hook bait and I was soon in to my first of 2 Tench which was a great scrap on the 10 hollow.
After my run of Silvers my alarm for 2 hours remaining sounded so I fed a small cup of 6mm pellets at my 5m line and had a quick look to my right where I had been feeding meat every 15 minutes. The float shot straight under and I was in to a Roach no bigger than my hand.
I went in on my Paste line and had positive bites right away. I was soon into a fish and The number 12 Hollow was superb in allowing the fish to swim around, under little resistance, until I lifted the kit into the air to scoop up a fine mirror at roughly 6lb. 2 more fish followed and then I had to call the all out.
I was a little worried as in the last two hours I could see Keiran catching some fish down his edge line and I honestly thought he had won our section. Only time and scales would tell. I wanted to carry on my form of late by winning my 4th section in a row and to keep in touch with Ian (2nd in the league before the match) and Glen (1st in the league before the match).
Section A
1st: Glen (TackleUk) 58lb 5oz Peg 13
2nd: Geoff 46lb 11oz Peg 11
3rd: Ian 36lb 12oz Peg 7
4th: Bob 33lb Peg 5
5th: John 23lb Peg 3
6th: Rich 6lb 8oz Peg 9
1st: Andy (TackleUk & Matrix) 40lb 4oz Peg 19
2nd Keiran 39lb Peg 173rd: Joe 18lb 8oz Peg 20
4th: Trev 17lb 15oz Peg 16
5th: Rob 13lb 6oz Peg 22
How The League Now Stands. It's very tight and we are approaching half way! All to play for!
Catch Reports
In recent weeks there have been some great catches reported from local waters.
George Perkins, of TackleUk in Yeovil, fished Chard Reservoir and had a stunning Carp weighing in at 30lb 9oz! George used a stiff hinged rig that incorporated the new Fox Edges Ready Tied Chod Rig Size 6 with a Mainline Diamond White Pop Up as bait.In recent weeks there have been some great catches reported from local waters.
George With His 30lb 9oz Carp
Ashley Tompkins, also of TackleUk, set a new match record at Dillington Pond, Ilminster, on 24th May with a 48lb 2oz bag which consisted of 6 Bream, a 3lb Chub and 15lb of Roach. Ash fished the pole shallow with Castor to catch most of the Roach and then fished on the deck to catch the Bream, again, on Caster.
Ash With Part Of His Lake Record Bag
Another report from the popular Dillington Pond this time from Scott Russell of TackleUk. Scott fished a match yesterday and finished 3rd overall with this lovely net of Roach, 130 of them in total. Scott fished the pole shallow with Castor for a total of 18lb 5oz.
Scott With His 3rd Place Net Of Roach
Jamie Rich, also a blogger, fished a League match at Perry Street yesterday. Jamie finished 2nd on the day with 38lb 8oz. Jamie is also the League leader at the moment and is at the half way stage of the fixtures.
Tight Lines!
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