Crescent Angling club match 22-8-21

 Well today I was invited on a club match the venue and a new lake I haven’t fished at moss farm called Amanda’s .I always remember this lake as it was Disabled and kids lake when I first visited moss farm many years ago .I drew peg 7 facing the corner of the island . Plan of attack was the pole 3 plus 2 and a 2 plus 2 swim.Bait would be maggot and micros . I also set up the bomb rod to fish up to the island , pinging 8mm pellets .

This was my swim .

I wanted to fish the pole long to the island but my back was so stiff I couldn’t hence I decided to fish short and atrack island with the bomb rod.Decided to fish the bomb rod for the first hour or so then switch to the pole.It took about 30 minutes before a flurry of bites of decent carp which resulted in 2 hook pulls close in and I was snapped by a big carp.I decided then to go on the 2 plus 2 line which I managed a lonely roach for my efforts .I switched back to the bomb rod and first cast a carp.Then over the next hour I was smashed up 4 times by the carp resulting in no fish .The on and off rain had stopped and the sun was coming out . I switched to my 3 plus 2 line and managed Rudd , ide and a few perch .So I switched lines mid afternoon and still nothing on that line I reverted back to the other line.I was catching only small fish till a decent carp turned up and smashed me up, rig was ruined so the last 34 minutes I went on the bomb rod and took 4 more carp.

Waiting for the tip to pull round again .The match was over .Think I could of done better but that’s fishing .

1st Alan 75lb

2nd Eddie 39 lb 1

3rd Steve 38lb 9

I finished with 14lb 6 .

Meant to post this last week , not a year old and perished and I keep them in darkness when not in use.Guru catapult , anyone else had the same issue ?

Tight lines , till the next time , stay safe .

First time on the river 15-8-21

 Well my first barbel session of the season, I know I’m late . I normally prefer mid July but as it was hot I don’t like to fish for barbel during high temps, and yeah w  we had loads of rain to follow . Tonight looked good loads of cloud cover , slight breeze with drizzle in the air . Started of one rod downstream and one up stream , I fished a boilie and a pellet and pva bags . It was a lovely evening sat there relaxing watching the clouds changing formation and waiting for the sun to go down and hoping for a big 3 foot twitch.As darkness fell I moved both rods , one to the middle of the river and one further upstream .Still not a tap , knock or twitch only the wind moving the tips .Right at the death I had a few twitches struck and fish on, never saw it as it fell of at the net , hometime .

Tight lines till next time , scary Sky.