We were down to fish 10am – 4pm and as members sat eating there breakfasts may were wondering if they had got the wrong day, very little wind, not pi—ing down with rain, this cannot be a Pot Black match.
But as they assembled in the car park at the lakes with everyone else expectations where running high, conditions were right, our leader was surveying the lakes with his committee and on returning to the car park announced a new classic to be put into the Pot Black History.Wait for it this one is really good !, if you draw 3 you can fish pegs 1,2 and 3 either individually or just one, or move about at will throughout the match !. Peg 6 was also one of the new floater pegs giving you the opportunity to fish 6,5,and 4 all at the same time or as you wish throughout the match.
Everybody else had to stay on the peg they had drawn, and just to add to the confusion if you drew peg 12 you fished off peg 12 likewise peg 8 you fish from peg 8, just when I had about sussed out Wally’s wangle of add on 4 take off his mother’s birthday and add another date he goes back to a near normal draw !!.
Our leader was longing for a peg on the lawn of the bungalow, fishing the lily’s but as I drew his 4th peg in a row for him on the opposite bank he threw a little tantrum (well the pen anyway), then the golden peg was drawn and it turned out to be our leader, to say he was not confident was a little of an understatement.
Boyce’s run of luck continues as he sent sections 4 and 5 of his pole into the lake never to be seen again before the start, slipped in a hole trying to catch them and got a foot full up to his knee, decided to set up his ledger rod and then dropped his only rod rest in, I did try not to laugh but its times like this that make fishing the Pot Black worth all the effort.
From the off The Wall was looking good with fish after fish, his two little helpers where put to work mixing his ground bait sorting through his tackle and generally ensuring everything ran smoothly for our leader (see photo below).
But as they assembled in the car park at the lakes with everyone else expectations where running high, conditions were right, our leader was surveying the lakes with his committee and on returning to the car park announced a new classic to be put into the Pot Black History.Wait for it this one is really good !, if you draw 3 you can fish pegs 1,2 and 3 either individually or just one, or move about at will throughout the match !. Peg 6 was also one of the new floater pegs giving you the opportunity to fish 6,5,and 4 all at the same time or as you wish throughout the match.
Everybody else had to stay on the peg they had drawn, and just to add to the confusion if you drew peg 12 you fished off peg 12 likewise peg 8 you fish from peg 8, just when I had about sussed out Wally’s wangle of add on 4 take off his mother’s birthday and add another date he goes back to a near normal draw !!.
Our leader was longing for a peg on the lawn of the bungalow, fishing the lily’s but as I drew his 4th peg in a row for him on the opposite bank he threw a little tantrum (well the pen anyway), then the golden peg was drawn and it turned out to be our leader, to say he was not confident was a little of an understatement.
Boyce’s run of luck continues as he sent sections 4 and 5 of his pole into the lake never to be seen again before the start, slipped in a hole trying to catch them and got a foot full up to his knee, decided to set up his ledger rod and then dropped his only rod rest in, I did try not to laugh but its times like this that make fishing the Pot Black worth all the effort.
From the off The Wall was looking good with fish after fish, his two little helpers where put to work mixing his ground bait sorting through his tackle and generally ensuring everything ran smoothly for our leader (see photo below).
Paul Chilvers was maintaining phone contact with the other end of the lake and news came through that further Pole sections where required as Banjo had stood on two of his sections and was considering “throwing his into the lake” a good day if you own a tackle shop. Roy “The Tree” Moyse let slip where Steve gets his repertoire of bad language from and spent a good couple of hours trying to retrieve his tackle from all the trees and bushes around him.
Kieran feed the ducks throughout the match until one took his bait dragging his pole into the lake behind it (obviously keeping a good eye on your float Kieran). Then just to prove the “Dingit luck” has passed down the generation the duck dragged its self up onto the bank with the pole in tow right next to Kieran who kindly gave his hook to the duck for its trouble and retrieved his pole and tackle none the worse for its swim !!.
The match was looking pretty close with several members having what looked like good bags of fish, but as this was a “Pot Black Pairs” we all know you could win and come 3rd or 4th and not catch a fish and still win !!, so everything was dependant on the weigh in. Despite talking his catch down and everyone else’s up top bag and the £50.00 golden peg swindle went to our leader with a match winning weight of 47 lbs 12 ozs, well done Michael, but as his partner (Roy) was unable to weigh in the trees and undergrowth he ended up 3rd.
Top spot went to Mr Amnesia (I have not caught much) Dingit and mad Bruce, second went to Pegs 4,5 and 6 with Louis and the man on the peg Wally wanted Steve Moyse full details on attached results sheet.
The next match is the midway point when the front runners (Paul Chilvers, Amnesia Dingit, The Wall etc) will start to pull away from the rest of the pack (watch out for a couple of extra triple / double / who knows draws) just to add to the fun.
The holiday weekend is getting close please stay in contact with team leader and watch the web for travel details starting times etc etc.
Regards The Other Bank.
P.S. This report has been a Nigel free edition as he has asked if I could stop “picking on him” (it has been difficult but I have resisted the temptation).
