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Friday, 20 August 2010
HALESWORTH/BARFORD - THE OTHER BANK
Halesworth had been substitute for the Barford match and it was a 8.15am rendezvous in the lay-by at Pakefield, following his previous successful effort at leading the party to the venue Banjo was appointed leader and we all set off following the re-planked trailer and Golf to the venue. Another successful lead by Banjo and we all arrived in good time, the venue was surveyed by team leader Wall and his assistant Trevor, they return with the useful information that the “grass was wet” the two pleasure anglers where allowed to stay as we were going to peg round them.
Flexi pegs where not allowed this time (even if Paul Chilvers tells you to move) you drew your peg and fished from it, although we had a bit of the old Pot Black draw 12 fish from 23 etc just to add a bit of confusion, we also had the draw for the “knock out” it was to be Wally v Nigel and Banjo v Dingit, the Golden Peg was also drawn (before the match for once) and it was young Kieran with the £50.00 to fish for, everyone seemed to settle down at their drawn pegs with good time to spare and await the whistle.
Banjo and Dingit fished side by side, the Wall was opposite on a peg he wished he had left out and Nigel was down the “windy end” of the lake, the rest of us where spread out quite evenly on the rest of the pegs. From the whistle Mr Wall was straight into fish and had three before anyone else got a look in, Banjo went on the pole while Dingit used the feeder to the middle of the lake, Nigel discovered that the information that “the grass was wet” would of been useful to heed as his Desert Wellies are not good in wet grass, but this did not stop him beginning his assault on the Carp in the lake.
Kieran was fishing well and Uncle Bruce on the corner peg developed a new “sprint to your rod and strike” style of fishing which he has to work on to perfect, the short walk end with father and son Moyse was a bit quiet , Aaron was getting fish but small was an understatement although he hoped quantity would outdo quality. Chief organiser Chilvers was next to Wally but do to flexi peg being cancelled was unable to encourage him to move but was rewarded with a particularly happy and chirpy Wally to sit next to for 6 hours.
Bear was in the corner and displayed more gear than anyone else, he now just needs to by a van to get it all in and he is about sorted, Daddy Bulti, Trevor and myself where in the opposite corner straight into the wind which was not very pleasant to say the least but it did not rain. I removed a few reeds with my new toy to enable the margin to be fished, but as most fish came from the middle of the lake it was not very productive. Boyce was next to the eventual winner but is happy to just get through the day without losing / breaking any tackle at the moment and is going to sort out catching fish later on, young Louis was next to Dingit and myself and caught all his fish in the last hour and a half, had he caught at that rate all day he would of had the winning bag.
Come the final whistle Nigel was talking down his catch so we knew he was quietly confident, Dingit had no idea what he had caught and all the usual excuses where coming out, in the end Banjo topped the scales and removed Dingit from the knockout, Nigel was 2nd and therefore removed Team Leader Wall from the knockout ! Dingit was 3rd so he beat team leader and therefore draws level on points for the Championship.
So with two matches to go Dingit is taking out extra life insurance policies and is avoiding eating at the Pot Black to ensure he is not “knobbled” in the run up to the end of the season, Mr Chilvers is looking good for 3rd and Wally will be putting in two to three days practice at both venues and hoping he will get a favourable draw as the rest of us sort out the middle positions.
The next match is at New Lake Hinderclay so if you thought today was windy and inhospitable just you wait till 29th August when we arrive at “Windyclay”, till the next time (do not forget your waterproofs).
The Other Bank.
Flexi pegs where not allowed this time (even if Paul Chilvers tells you to move) you drew your peg and fished from it, although we had a bit of the old Pot Black draw 12 fish from 23 etc just to add a bit of confusion, we also had the draw for the “knock out” it was to be Wally v Nigel and Banjo v Dingit, the Golden Peg was also drawn (before the match for once) and it was young Kieran with the £50.00 to fish for, everyone seemed to settle down at their drawn pegs with good time to spare and await the whistle.
Banjo and Dingit fished side by side, the Wall was opposite on a peg he wished he had left out and Nigel was down the “windy end” of the lake, the rest of us where spread out quite evenly on the rest of the pegs. From the whistle Mr Wall was straight into fish and had three before anyone else got a look in, Banjo went on the pole while Dingit used the feeder to the middle of the lake, Nigel discovered that the information that “the grass was wet” would of been useful to heed as his Desert Wellies are not good in wet grass, but this did not stop him beginning his assault on the Carp in the lake.
Kieran was fishing well and Uncle Bruce on the corner peg developed a new “sprint to your rod and strike” style of fishing which he has to work on to perfect, the short walk end with father and son Moyse was a bit quiet , Aaron was getting fish but small was an understatement although he hoped quantity would outdo quality. Chief organiser Chilvers was next to Wally but do to flexi peg being cancelled was unable to encourage him to move but was rewarded with a particularly happy and chirpy Wally to sit next to for 6 hours.
Bear was in the corner and displayed more gear than anyone else, he now just needs to by a van to get it all in and he is about sorted, Daddy Bulti, Trevor and myself where in the opposite corner straight into the wind which was not very pleasant to say the least but it did not rain. I removed a few reeds with my new toy to enable the margin to be fished, but as most fish came from the middle of the lake it was not very productive. Boyce was next to the eventual winner but is happy to just get through the day without losing / breaking any tackle at the moment and is going to sort out catching fish later on, young Louis was next to Dingit and myself and caught all his fish in the last hour and a half, had he caught at that rate all day he would of had the winning bag.
Come the final whistle Nigel was talking down his catch so we knew he was quietly confident, Dingit had no idea what he had caught and all the usual excuses where coming out, in the end Banjo topped the scales and removed Dingit from the knockout, Nigel was 2nd and therefore removed Team Leader Wall from the knockout ! Dingit was 3rd so he beat team leader and therefore draws level on points for the Championship.
So with two matches to go Dingit is taking out extra life insurance policies and is avoiding eating at the Pot Black to ensure he is not “knobbled” in the run up to the end of the season, Mr Chilvers is looking good for 3rd and Wally will be putting in two to three days practice at both venues and hoping he will get a favourable draw as the rest of us sort out the middle positions.
The next match is at New Lake Hinderclay so if you thought today was windy and inhospitable just you wait till 29th August when we arrive at “Windyclay”, till the next time (do not forget your waterproofs).
The Other Bank.
Friday, 6 August 2010
BURGH AMPTON - THE OTHER BANK
It has to be the best venue we fish !
This was a “Triples Draw Match”, this involved a meeting of the chosen few in a dark corner of a snooker hall at a time when very few witness would be around, as predicted after Thursdays excellent showing and a podium finish Wally’s team of three included Nigel (back as his best mate even if he did beat Wally and Max in the Poker Saturday night). Wally’s main rival for the championship was put with myself (unable to catch a cold at the flue clinic at present me) and Ardo.
The pegs where grouped into 3 and then sorted out by the teams (marvellous idea and worked well), the favoured pegs near the bridge where occupied by Bruce and myself, but the venue being as good as it is all pegs where producing fish, I continued the diabolical run of form and was bad enough to unsure Paul Chilvers could not win the match (very tactical this Pot Black), Wally fishing from Peg 10 was unable to get into the required quantity but used his team to carry him through.
Martin Dingit was fishing from peg 3 and produced a truly marvellous bag of fish to be the second club member to get over the 100 lbs bag and win the match well done Martin, father and son Moyse fishing next to each other on the back bank had fish all day. Come the weigh in it was close but Roy showed the “boy” how it is done and was the heavier weight, the juniors had good weights and Kieran managed to catch more than Aaron (Kieran said “ it was not difficult, he would of had more but his Dad would not let him cast out”).
Banjo was distance casting to the Island and produced a really good bag from the un-fancied peg 1, Boyce had a very uneventful day and I believe managed to finish without losing/breaking any of his tackle, Nigel even turned his radio down so he did not hear the result of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Nigel was very quiet and was not heard or seen very much at all (the pressure of being in his idols team was probably too much for him, but he did try).
An unbelievable amount of fish where caught and everyone had an enjoyable day, several members put two nets in from the start and that just shows how confident you can be at a venue of this quality. The end is now insight and the tassel for top honours is gathering pace, although with a couple more “doubles” and maybe even another “triples” the way things go you could see “P Clements” making a late run for the top position (who is P Clements ?).
Another great day at as previously stated “Probably the best venue we fish” (from a social as well as fish point of view).
THE END IS NIGH !!
The other bank.
P.S. P Clements is Bear.
This was a “Triples Draw Match”, this involved a meeting of the chosen few in a dark corner of a snooker hall at a time when very few witness would be around, as predicted after Thursdays excellent showing and a podium finish Wally’s team of three included Nigel (back as his best mate even if he did beat Wally and Max in the Poker Saturday night). Wally’s main rival for the championship was put with myself (unable to catch a cold at the flue clinic at present me) and Ardo.
The pegs where grouped into 3 and then sorted out by the teams (marvellous idea and worked well), the favoured pegs near the bridge where occupied by Bruce and myself, but the venue being as good as it is all pegs where producing fish, I continued the diabolical run of form and was bad enough to unsure Paul Chilvers could not win the match (very tactical this Pot Black), Wally fishing from Peg 10 was unable to get into the required quantity but used his team to carry him through.
Martin Dingit was fishing from peg 3 and produced a truly marvellous bag of fish to be the second club member to get over the 100 lbs bag and win the match well done Martin, father and son Moyse fishing next to each other on the back bank had fish all day. Come the weigh in it was close but Roy showed the “boy” how it is done and was the heavier weight, the juniors had good weights and Kieran managed to catch more than Aaron (Kieran said “ it was not difficult, he would of had more but his Dad would not let him cast out”).
Banjo was distance casting to the Island and produced a really good bag from the un-fancied peg 1, Boyce had a very uneventful day and I believe managed to finish without losing/breaking any of his tackle, Nigel even turned his radio down so he did not hear the result of the Hungarian Grand Prix. Nigel was very quiet and was not heard or seen very much at all (the pressure of being in his idols team was probably too much for him, but he did try).
An unbelievable amount of fish where caught and everyone had an enjoyable day, several members put two nets in from the start and that just shows how confident you can be at a venue of this quality. The end is now insight and the tassel for top honours is gathering pace, although with a couple more “doubles” and maybe even another “triples” the way things go you could see “P Clements” making a late run for the top position (who is P Clements ?).
Another great day at as previously stated “Probably the best venue we fish” (from a social as well as fish point of view).
THE END IS NIGH !!
The other bank.
P.S. P Clements is Bear.
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
WEEKEND AWAY - THE OTHER BANK
Well the 7 “P’s” where put into play by team leader Wall, “Perfect Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance” WHAT A SUPER SUPER WEEKEND AWAY WE ALL HAD.
We really do all want to say a very big “THANK YOU MICHAEL” well done.
Now with that over with back to the usual, we got lost (and I mean really lost), the Welsh gentleman on the gate at the Ghurkhas Barracks had never heard or seen the lakes just 500 metres down the road (miserable welsh t--t was muttered from our leaders lips), the lady at the first Premier Inn we went to seemed very nice and kindly gave us directions to the one we were actually booked into about 5 miles away. The “HILL BILLY CREW” in the Audi estate had no sat-nav, map or any idea they claimed they just used their sixth sense and went straight to all venues Hotels etc. This obviously only worked in the car as chief of the “Hill Billys” was unable to find the toilet 5 paces away in the room on the first night !!.(The poor lady who witnessed the mishap has been sent for counselling) the thought of Dingit in his underpants wondering around in the middle of the night is enough to make you double lock your door.
The weather was very warm to hot, not conducive to large catches but most members got fish and a few of the usual stars showed that they are worthy of the top places in the club and shone through on all days. New member “Bear” appeared to enjoy himself and the other new member, Keville, lost most things most of the time left other things behind but again enjoyed the weekend.
The senior members showed us all that your appetite does not dwindle with age, Roy ate and drank his way through most of the menu, the site of Nigel washing down 3 or his pills with a large Bacardi and Lemonade will stay with me for years, keep it up boys we all hope to still be enjoying the fishing if we are lucky enough to make to your ages.
The younger members of the club showed that the wisdom that comes with age is a valuable asset and where unable to keep up the pace with out taking a little afternoon “siesta”. “Bless” at least his mummy will love him.
(Clearly 'NOT ASLEEP!!!')
The two friendly days over with Sunday saw the actual Pot Black match, team leader left the clip board in the bar after the World Pool Championship (he won that as well), but chief helper Nigel picked it up in an effort to get some brownie points and move back into favour with team leader. Might of worked had he not have left it in his hotel room after we had checked out and only discovered his small lapse of memory after we had travelled the 5 miles to the venue (having told me on the way how he had been up since 5am ensuring nothing was left in his room).
Anyway a quick dash back to the hotel and then back to the venue and we were back cooking on gas, the lake / canal / thing with an island in it, had been surveyed and given the old “Pot Black Magic”, corner pegs where favourite with the bottom end out of the wind the most sort after although a longer walk was involved. We apparently were all given a “semi floater peg” in that you could move one peg either way if you did not like the look of your drawn peg, as usual some members decided to bend this nearly to breaking point, others did not hear this at the draw and struggled from there drawn peg.
Chief of the Hill Billy’s fishing from the three pegs and a good bit of the bank not pegged in the bottom corner produced a truly wonderful bag of fish to take top honours in the match, team leader and the very much in form Mr Michael Wall was going great guns from the start but faded away half way through (got the old problem back then Michael !!), as he had insufficient feed to keep both the ducks and the fish interested, but still managed a good weight and a podium finish.
Other members had mixed fortunes ranging from “ not even a bite in 6 hours Banjo” to Paul Chilvers in his Out Of Africa outfit catching but really only watching Martin land fish.
After the weigh in and a most confusing run through of the results which seemed to be impossible for anyone other than “team leader” to actually understand it appeared that we all won (well all bar a couple apparently) which was a marvellous way to end a truly marvellous weekend.
Thanks to everyone for a lovely weekend, everyone to a man has expressed appreciation at the organization that was put into the weekend and we again thank Michael for all his efforts, can we please have another “weekend away” put into the fixtures for next season.
Great company and a great weekend.
The other bank.
We really do all want to say a very big “THANK YOU MICHAEL” well done.
Now with that over with back to the usual, we got lost (and I mean really lost), the Welsh gentleman on the gate at the Ghurkhas Barracks had never heard or seen the lakes just 500 metres down the road (miserable welsh t--t was muttered from our leaders lips), the lady at the first Premier Inn we went to seemed very nice and kindly gave us directions to the one we were actually booked into about 5 miles away. The “HILL BILLY CREW” in the Audi estate had no sat-nav, map or any idea they claimed they just used their sixth sense and went straight to all venues Hotels etc. This obviously only worked in the car as chief of the “Hill Billys” was unable to find the toilet 5 paces away in the room on the first night !!.(The poor lady who witnessed the mishap has been sent for counselling) the thought of Dingit in his underpants wondering around in the middle of the night is enough to make you double lock your door.
The weather was very warm to hot, not conducive to large catches but most members got fish and a few of the usual stars showed that they are worthy of the top places in the club and shone through on all days. New member “Bear” appeared to enjoy himself and the other new member, Keville, lost most things most of the time left other things behind but again enjoyed the weekend.
The senior members showed us all that your appetite does not dwindle with age, Roy ate and drank his way through most of the menu, the site of Nigel washing down 3 or his pills with a large Bacardi and Lemonade will stay with me for years, keep it up boys we all hope to still be enjoying the fishing if we are lucky enough to make to your ages.
The younger members of the club showed that the wisdom that comes with age is a valuable asset and where unable to keep up the pace with out taking a little afternoon “siesta”. “Bless” at least his mummy will love him.
(Clearly 'NOT ASLEEP!!!')
The two friendly days over with Sunday saw the actual Pot Black match, team leader left the clip board in the bar after the World Pool Championship (he won that as well), but chief helper Nigel picked it up in an effort to get some brownie points and move back into favour with team leader. Might of worked had he not have left it in his hotel room after we had checked out and only discovered his small lapse of memory after we had travelled the 5 miles to the venue (having told me on the way how he had been up since 5am ensuring nothing was left in his room).
Anyway a quick dash back to the hotel and then back to the venue and we were back cooking on gas, the lake / canal / thing with an island in it, had been surveyed and given the old “Pot Black Magic”, corner pegs where favourite with the bottom end out of the wind the most sort after although a longer walk was involved. We apparently were all given a “semi floater peg” in that you could move one peg either way if you did not like the look of your drawn peg, as usual some members decided to bend this nearly to breaking point, others did not hear this at the draw and struggled from there drawn peg.
Chief of the Hill Billy’s fishing from the three pegs and a good bit of the bank not pegged in the bottom corner produced a truly wonderful bag of fish to take top honours in the match, team leader and the very much in form Mr Michael Wall was going great guns from the start but faded away half way through (got the old problem back then Michael !!), as he had insufficient feed to keep both the ducks and the fish interested, but still managed a good weight and a podium finish.
Other members had mixed fortunes ranging from “ not even a bite in 6 hours Banjo” to Paul Chilvers in his Out Of Africa outfit catching but really only watching Martin land fish.
After the weigh in and a most confusing run through of the results which seemed to be impossible for anyone other than “team leader” to actually understand it appeared that we all won (well all bar a couple apparently) which was a marvellous way to end a truly marvellous weekend.
Thanks to everyone for a lovely weekend, everyone to a man has expressed appreciation at the organization that was put into the weekend and we again thank Michael for all his efforts, can we please have another “weekend away” put into the fixtures for next season.
Great company and a great weekend.
The other bank.
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