Tuesday, 10 October 2017

10 October 2017, Pollawyn (White Acres)

Preston Innovations festival day 2 today and I drew a flyer in the form of Pollawyn 27, a cracking peg on the High Bank opposite the end of the central island. The weather was wet and windy but I managed to catch a couple of carp on the hybrid feeder to the island and 8 or 9 on the bomb into open water to finish with 55-11-0, good enough for second in section and second on the lake, a mere 70lb behind the truly awesome Andy Bennett who caught more than the rest of us put together! 11 points now, 82nd overall ...
   
Count the superstars!
   
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Monday, 9 October 2017

09 October 2017, Bolingey (White Acres)

Preston Innovations festival day 1 and I'm off to my usual bad start I'm afraid! Peg 22 on Bolingey was my home for the day - this is in a shady area on the main lake at the rear of the complex and I think it is a peg known as "the coldest peg in Cornwall" (if it isn't then it isn't far from it). Anyway I didn't do myself any favours by making some tactical errors but I should've done better than 5 carp and an solitary F1 for 29-5-0 (easily my lowest weight at Bolingey ever) for 3 points and a stunning 130th overall!!!
   
If only that island was a meter closer
   
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Saturday, 30 September 2017

30 September 2017, Middle Lake (Gold Valley)

A better day today, this time I was on peg 99 on the Middle Lake at Gold Valley with Will Raison next door on 100. Rather predictably I got beat-up with my 51-5-0 trailing Will's 80 odd pounds by miles, though at least that gave me a default section win and just another three pounds would've put me in the frame ...
   
Looks like autumn to me
   
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Sunday, 24 September 2017

24 September 2017, Middle Lake (Gold Valley)

Something of a mini-meltdown on Middle Lake at Gold Valley today, basically I couldn't catch anything and my rather poor 22-2-0 left me with more questions than answers and next to last in the section!!!
   
Yet another photo of my seatbox
   
  
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Saturday, 23 September 2017

23 September 2017, Syndicate Lake (Gold Valley)

Gold Valley, Syndicate Lake (end) peg 142 today - could only manage a below average 66-4-0 of carp mainly caught on the long pole with corn tight to the bank when a few fish eventually bothered to turn-up in the final hour!!!
   
Welcome to the jungle!
   
  
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Sunday, 3 September 2017

03 September 2017, Lodge Lake (Viaduct Fishery)

Well it was an open match on the Lodge Lake at Viaduct today, and after two days of wall-to-wall sunshine it was a bit of a shock to get a right soaking from the changeable English summer! Unfortunately I once again paid the price for losing 4 of the 7 fish hooked on the pole (including a 15 pound fish hooked in the first two minutes), this time the legs of the platform being my nemesis! Managed to come fifth overall but really should've been able to break into the top three - I'm off now to work on my big fish playing technique!!!
  
Damn legs!
 
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Saturday, 2 September 2017

02 September 2017, Cary Lake (Viaduct Fishery)

Day two of the Chris Fox two-day at Viaduct today, my first match on the so-called 'scary' Cary! My inexperience certainly showed and I found it a real struggle in the hot, still conditions. Should've fed 5 or 6 times the amount of 8mm pellets and should've had some PVA as both seemed crucial!!!
 
Another bad day at the office
  
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