Well its nearly time, only days to go until the start of the Pot Black fresh water fishing 2011 season.
The long winter break has seen a few changes, most noticeably in the retirement of team leader Wall from full time employment and the new management taking over the running of the Pot Black.
Apparently we will see no changes as far as the fishing club is concerned (still the same old smiling team leader) and according to she who must be obeyed (Mrs Wall) he is much happier now and does actually smile from time to time !!! (believe that one when we see it).
Anyway the first match should see a good turn out as its the ever popular Bergh Apton (get your names down as places are limited).
Banjo having reached the ripe old age of 50 during the winter break has finally sent the VW Golf to the knackers yard (although Wally did put in a bid to upgrade the Mondeo for it) and the new vehicle towing the old but faithful trailer is being loaded up ready for its first outing.
Bruce has been on several anger management courses over the winter and promises a new calmer Mr Roberts, Nigee has replace all of his fishing tackle and has several new top secret baits under development in the “lab” guaranteed to ensure as he stated last year “the cream will come to the top”.
Daddy Bulti has had a new “Shed” constructed in the garden (present cost slightly in excess of £4,000.00, that’s one big shed !!) to keep all the gear in, and prevent Shane from nicking it all when he is at work. Shane has spent the winter training at the gym, quite what he has been training for we do not know but we understand he can now sleep through an entire 6 hour match therefore eliminating the need to buy any bait.
The “Moyse Boys” now look more like brothers rather than father and son as Roy gets younger every year and Steve heads into middle age. The juniors are another year older and will soon not be juniors and more (bit of luck really as they are getting to good and being beaten by a junior is not good). Paul Chilvers is going to try and fish more matches this year and is said to be bringing cousin Keville along to a few matches as well.
Leader of the breakaway “Hill Billy Crew” Mr Dingit is more excited about fishing the Pot Black than any other of the many matches he fishes in !!, must be the comradery, friendship and all round loving environment that he enjoys, Kieran is “older wiser and going to show us all how it is done” this year.
The rest of us are just looking forward to getting on the bank and trying our luck.
Here is to a most enjoyable season “good luck to all” (just slightly more luck to me if that’s ok with everyone).
THE OTHER BANK.
P.S. A certain newly retired member of the club decided that with a little more time on his hands he would take Nigee fishing a few times and get in a bit of practice before the start of the season, anyway after 2 or 3 sessions the unnamed member kicked poor Nigee into touch as he had wangled his way into fishing with the Veterans, most matches being at Burgh Apton on a Thursday, Nigee was now surplus to requirements.
First match the unnamed member did well and nearly won the day finishing 2nd , and was very vocal about how the veterans should run their matches (I know you all think you know who the mystery member is don’t you). Anyway the next week he turns up for the 8am draw with only a minute or two to spare to be told “sorry we did the draw early there is not a peg for you”, now this did not go down too well as you can imagine and after pointing out the error of their ways he introduced them to a flexi peg “I will fish over there” which was obviously a good choice as he managed second again. He reiterated that a “8am draw should be 8am” and said he would see them all the next week, a week later he turns up at 8am the draw takes place and despite drawing between the two favourites our member puts in a sterling performance and wins the match !!.
The following week he turns up just before 8am for the draw and as he is the only person at the lake asks the farmer at Burgh Apton “where is everybody” “ did they not tell you” was the reply “they moved the match to Hallesworth”.
You think he might get the message soon !!!, you really could not make it up could you.
