It was “The first match of the season”, the long winter break is over, finally Wally and Nigel’s practise sessions and nights in watching all the fishing DVD’S known to man can be put into practise.
Some things never change our leader arrived at the venue on time for once but minus a pen (useful when you need to write things down) but set about the draw in his normal manner 15 is between that bush and the point, 5 is 5 but 16 will be between 4 and the bridge, but we must all be getting used to him as very little argument was heard and everyone was soon settling down on a peg of one sort or another.
Trevor Ardo and Mr Roberts (mad Bruce) where on the fancied pegs the other side of the bridge and straight away where into fish, with Steve Moyse and Aaron on the nearside of the bridge, the day had all the makings of a good start to the season.
Big Paul Chilvers fishing opposite the reeds was taking a good few fish and it was later revealed that the reeds have now been removed and it was possible to fish to the island making it a much more enjoyable peg to fish from.
The back straight had all the “hot shots” with Wayne the “Don” Moore as usual producing fish from places no other angler would catch them, young Lewis observing how it should be done Roy “memory man” Moyse forgot his chair again but was spared a day of standing by yours truly who lent him a chair for the day. Shane went through two tubes of sun cream just on his head, Banjo had borrowed a medium feeder from Mark Colman and set about extending the island, Dingit and son were either side of the shed and both had a good few fish with young Kieran very very nearly showing his Dad how it is done (it will be one match soon).
Nigel drew peg 1 and proceeded to set up a new record in moaning about everything, wrong peg, to cold, to sunny, next to Wally you name it he moaned about it, our team leader drew the envitable peg between Nigel and myself so was going to get a good bit of P-ss taking. Ten minutes into the match he decided to have a coffee to help calm the effects of the night before’s drinking, only to discover his flask and sarnies had been left in the drive !!, this was apparently Lewis’s fault, quite how we have no idea but if Wally says its Lewis’s fault... it must be.
The sun shone the wind was a bit keen / bloody freezing if you where on peg 1, but it did not rain, feeders and floats went up trees, over the island and sometimes even where they were meant to go, some fish where hooked and got away, others where landed. Everyone got their nets in the water and most people had more than a few fish (OK I only got 1 but there is only one way to go from here) the fish were not as co-operative as they usually are at Burgh Aphton but the better anglers shone through (see results sheet for weights etc).
Next match will hopefully see a full turn out with Daddy Bulti over the Viagra required for the wedding anniversary and Boyce and new man Bear all on the lake, good to see everyone again and in a strange sort of way nice to know that however many hints you drop and however much you try to help some people (Wally) are beyond help and will never change.
Happy fishing
The other bank
P.S. don’t forget the weekend away July 2nd / 3rd/ 4th watch the blog for further details.
