Hello all.
Following the disappointing 1st round I decided to keep the team the same for the second round.
There seems to be a pattern developing regarding the weather for these matches in that it has been not great at all, the wind was not very strong but the rain fell for most of the match. Making it a bit cold and uncomfortable.
Anyway the team of myself, Jon Green, Alan Lamb and Phil Clare lined up in our new club provided clothing for the match. Golden arm Alan would not do the draw so it was left up to me to sort out everyone's fate.
Jon got peg 21 on Covey 1, Phil on peg 42 on Covey 2, myself was on peg 64, Covey 3 and Alan was left on peg 87 on Covey 4. We were happier with this draw. Jon had the spit to himself, Phil's peg had framed earlier in the week, my peg was probably the worst on paper, and Alan's was expected to do well in an area of pegs known for bigger fish. So we left for our pegs more optimistic than before.
My match went as follows: I set up the same rigs as described in previous matches and started dobbing bread across. No bites on this so tried bread again in the 3ft deep area. After missing a couple of iffy bites I connected with a fish that took the bait on the drop, this turned out to be a good fish a nice common about 6-8lb. This helped me to at least catch up with those around me, as they had all caught a few F1's during the first hour. After this I continued with bread for a bit longer adding a couple more F1 's. Next went on maggot again in the 3ft area. Again a couple more fish but nothing steady or consistent, I was now definitely behind those around me. As usual with about an hour to go I started fishing the track line with double maggot. After a worrying 5 minutes I finally got a bite and after this it was a bit more productive. It was noticeable that I would get bites either just as float settled or after a small lift. In the end I only managed 12 fish for 24lb and unfortunately only beat 2 others in my section of 10. The section was won with over 40lbs. I need to catch more fish in the early stages of the match as I believe these make the difference at the end, going long periods without catching is no good at all. Something to work on for further matches.
Back at the cabin for the results and as in the previous round we had struggled again. Jon weighed 19lb, Phil had 21lb and Alan had real grueller with only 4 fish in the first hours of the match managed to catch a few down the middle to get 15lb. We all scored 8 section points giving us a total of 32 points. Consistent scoring, but only a slight improvement on the first round. Once the results were totaled up we were obviously last but only 1 point behind 9th place, and not a million miles away from 8th so with have got a target to aim for in the next rounds.
Once again the match left us disappointed with more questions than answers. I don't believe it is the fault of anyone fishing not knowing what to do, just that you can only catch what is in front of you and as winter sets in getting a peg with a lot of fish in is proving difficult. I have no doubt that when we have pegs with a good number of fish in we will catch well and score good points. Just need 4 good draws then...
My next match is the annual fur and feather with POHAS again at Partridge on Covey 6. This is followed by a carvery and a few beers until late, so I think Sunday will be a day off.
As I write this on the Sunday night the day after the Partridge match I can be thankful we did not fish today as gale force winds have more than likely resulted in broken pole sections. Needless to say I did not bother fishing the Mersey today. So once again the pole and the rest of my gear is drying out ready for the next match.
Tight lines.
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