Barford Willow lake. Aka Goblers Gulch
It was Edward Bewer-Lytton who said “the pen is mightier than the sword” and it appears he was right, our Team leader Birthday boy Wall drew Nigel (100/1 if I had taken the bet) and Kieran for his team of 3. To try and remove the accusations of “draw fixing” the new golden boy Chillo was drawn with Roy (lightning) Moyse and the club sleeper Shane Bultitude. This proved to be the winning trio with Shane staying awake all match and finished with top bag overall, helped by the fact that every time he looked like he was going to sleep someone catapulted boillies at him.
Wayne Moore has slipped so far down the Walls favor list as to not be on it (it was only one marble fire place and we are sure you wont notice the join), Wayne not only drew the corner peg (no surprise there then) but was given an angling lesson buy the clubs one and only ex processional fisherman Nigel (got to go Brenda’s got the dinner on) Blowers, who produced fish when Wayne kept his net dry again.
Several members have peculiar rituals and superstitions they follow before a match but Paul Chilvers standing in urine in the morning prior to the match is the strangest I have heard for a long time, but as he and his fellow trio members Bruce and Trevor where 2nd it might be something other members wish to take up !!. Mind you as a red golf with rickety old trailer reversed out of a slip road and back onto the roundabout for the A47 after the match with traffic swerving to avoid the vehicle and trailer he may not make it to many more matches unless he changes his chauffer.
Bob Morris completed his 3rd 5 hour session on Willow and managed to keep his unbroken record, its now 15 hours of intense concentration with several hours preparation without a single fish, he thinks he had a bite the time before last but cannot quite remember. But Bob Morris was helped into third position in the results by his two team members Boycee and Steve Moyse who caught two fish the first one landed in just over half and hour (that’s fast for Steve) the second one was a good 45 – 50 minute epic battle until the poor fish was so knackered it just gave up, Wally worked out if Steve was to beat the lake record he would need to be fishing for 3 days 7 hours and 10 minutes without a break to allow enough time to play all the fish.
Next match is the other side of the causeway you are not supposed to drive along, you know the one Wally had his car parked on for the entire match Barford Railway Lake, it is supposed to be 10 -3 but remember that old advert watch out watch out Wally’s about, things may change.
Tight elastics
The other bank
