Things will change and as this is the Pot Black they have, the match was changed due to the Management at Taswood feeling that we would not catch much !!.
So it was off to Halesworth to fish a new lake that NOBODY IN THE CLUB HAS FISHED BEFORE, any member who subscribes to Dingits Eastern Anglers Forum will realise that Nigee sneaked over to Halesworth not to fish but only to let Declan have a practice (yea like we believe that one), the Wall went just to have a look !! happened to have his gear in the car but as Dingit and Kieran where already fishing when he arrived he just “watched” (it really is unbelievable the excuses that come out).
And that’s the ones who owned up, but practice does obviously make perfect as Nigee gave the Wall and Chillo a lesson in match fishing for the first couple of hours then just sat back and waited and waited and waited for them to catch up (they never did).
Dingit managed four “small fish” then took to sunbathing for the day eventually finishing third, the windy end of the lake was the place to be, although uncomfortable the fish where at that end, Keville fresh from another exotic holiday fished Lewis’s swim with great effect eventually finishing second, Banjo took both numbers and quality fish for top bag on the day and a good individual fish of nearly 10 lbs.
A special mention has to go to Lewis who had the first full “swim” of the season and this was a classic full submersion due to a slip, but he not only retrieved his gear from the reeds but “the fish as well” this was then put into his keepnet from the water !! (another Pot Black first). The sympathy and concern from all members was heart warming and genuine, this culminated in the team leader telling poor Lewis “you had better dry out or you aren’t getting in my car to go home” so nice to know he care’s. But this fish with the rest of his catch put Lewis in the money with 4th position knocking poor old Nigee into 5th place and out of the money and only receiving 2 points like the rest of us also ran’s.
Bear on the centre line was looking favourite but although catching a good number of fish they were all small and a rare statement to make regarding Bear he just did not weigh enough !!!, young Declan benefitted from his practicing with Granddad and put a very respectable bag of fish on the scales at the end and had sufficient to beat Kieran for top spot in the Juniors . Boycie did not enjoy the match much and took the early bath option tipping his fish back to accept 2 ozs and 2 points, this act inadvertently saved team leader from the wooden spoon as Boycie would have definitely beaten “The Wall” (more practice required for team leader).
But at least we did not go to Taswood and not catch much !!, next match is “Windyclay” so freak weather and howling gales are bound to occur (remember it hailed last time when we where there), we are fishing a new lake that nobody in the club has fished before (now I am sure I have heard that one before) so speak to Nigee / Dingit or the Wall as I am sure they may just happen to be passing Windyclay and just happen to have their gear in the car and might just have a couple of casts !!.
Till Fathers day and the worst fixture we have.
The other bank.
