Phil's day

Hi to all, the Wednesday club fished its final Summer League match at Hall Farm. I personally have done well in this league and leading most of the matches but it was all down to the last match with 4 people able to take first. I drew peg 24 and could not believe my luck a real pucker of a peg. That's where it fell flat I fed 3 pole lines margins and 12 meters to the weed bed and a feeder to the middle. Started off on feeder nothing not even a liner so on to my long line. This produced small rudd and roach but not much else so tried my margins and this was no different so back to the feeder. After an hour or so had a carp take and played it almost to the net and lost the lot feeder and all must have been a weak spot just above my quick change bead nevermind not my words exactly but they will do. Made up the feeder once more but no joy.

I noticed some movement out by my long line so back to the pole this got me my first carp about 4lbs then I hooked into a very large carp which ran me into the weed bed. Managed to pull him out only for him to throw the hook hence my rig ended up on the ropes 8 meters out so: all stop; walked round to the other side; let the rope slack; back round to my peg; pulled in my pole and rig intact; back round the other side to retie the rope; and then back to fishing again. Went on to catch a couple more carp in the margins but all too late to do any good and weighed in 18lbs 5oz. This helped me maintain my win in the League

High Bank 1st Rob Calderón with 78lbs 3oz ,2nd Bill Beeston with 29lbs 9oz and 3rd Steve Foster with 26lbs 1oz. Low Bank 1st Fred Hunt with 47lbs 6oz, 2nd Jeff Pearson with 33lbs 8oz and 3rd Peter Green with 28lbs 15oz. Thanks to Rob for his assistance weighing in.