Phil's day

Hi all, the Weds Club fished its monthly interclub match against Abbey Cross this week. The teams were equal at 9 aside but the pegging was hit and miss with late arrivals. I drew peg 3, not a bad peg but with the extra hot spell we are having it was anybody's guess as to how the lake would fish. I was late setting up having to fit late comers in, but managed to get the match off to a start on time. I made up 3 lines on pole and a feeder and pellet waggler, fed mostly pellet with a little corn and bread down the margin. It started off slowly and I couldn't get a carp anywhere. Next to me has had 2 carp and some rudd so the pressure wass on to catch. Went on my margins about 12 ish and nothing. When I looked down beside my keepnet, and no bait had gone in, there were 3 or 4 biggish carp down there so changed tack and fed some reds and started catching odd roach and rudd then got my first carp about 3lbs. I stayed there for the rest of my day and went on to put 31lb in the net.

1st Martin Adams with 68lbs 11oz, 2nd Steve Foster with 42lbs 7oz, 3rd Rob Calderon with 37lbs 5oz, 4th Bob Warmsly with 34lbs 15oz and 5th Bill Beeston with 34lbs 3oz. Winning team on the day was Bishop's Stortford with 88 points to Abbey Cross 82 points. Pic of the day is my peg 3.