Landsend Match Lake, 27 Sept 2009 (13 pegs)

With a gentle breeze blowing into peg 1, Psv's vice chairman, Ryan Jordan, set the pace early on to such an extent that after the first hour it looked as though he had built up an unassailable lead. Unfortunately for him though, despite making plans on how to spend his winnings, the fish in his peg soon dispersed to the other side of the island where Craig Edmunds ( on the golden peg 24 ) and Brian Shanks were waiting to capitalize.
Craig, fishing soft pellet at 14m into open water and along the edge, then managed to put together a steady run of fish throughout the match but found himself fighting a losing battle to Landsend regular, Brian Shanks who fished 6mm hard pellet tight over to the island on peg 20 over a light pellet feed to easily win the match with an impressive 109-5.
Meanwhile, at the opposite end of the lake, on peg 13, in-form Knowle West bagging machine and last week's winner, Alan Healy, was determined to upset the big guns.
Fishing maggot, shallow at 11m Alan caught steadily through the match to sneak second place from Craig by less than 3bs and weigh in a healthy 85-11.
Taking up 4th position was junior "Cookie Crew" member Adam Caswell (pictured below) on peg 6, who despite a fishless first hour, upped his pellet feed and managed to foulhook a steady run of decent fish, alternating between hair-rigged pellet and "marbles" of paste fished into the shallow island margins of peg 6 putting 70-13 onto the scales.
Silvers ace, Mark Britton, overcame a broken mid-section of his pole to hammer out 30lbs 6oz of quality mixed silvers from peg 11.
Match secretary, Steve Burgess, used his time wisely on peg 5 to test out some new rigs and methods (popped-up expander pellets) in readiness for the "serious" match at the same venue next week.

Adam Caswell foulhooking his way to 4th place!

Overall Result:

1. Brian mugger Shanks ..20 ...... 109-5
2. Alan Healy ................ 13 ....... 85-11
3. Craig Edmunds* ....... 24 ...... 82-8
4. Adam Caswell ........... 6 ........ 70-13
5. Darren North ............ 18 ...... 54-6
6. Ryan Jordan ............. 1 ........ 46-5
7. Mark Britton ............. 11 ...... 38-0
8. Mark Radford ........... 21 ...... 37-4
9. Paul Elmes** ............ 9 ........ 34-9
10. Adam Woodland ...... 16 ....... 29-3
11. Simon Belcham ........ 19 ....... 25-5
12. Steve Burgess ................ 5 ....... 23-14
13. Paul Reed .... DNW

* golden peg
** silver peg

Silvers:

1. Mark Britton ...... 30-8
2. Craig Edmunds .. 24-7
3. Paul Elmes ......... 19-3
4. Mark Radford ..... 5-15
5. Darren North / Simon Belcham ... 3-2
6. Ryan Jordan ........ 2-15
7. Brian Shanks ....... 1-15

Pairs Results:

1. Darren North / Adam Caswell ... 27 .... 125-3
2. Alan Healy / Mark Radford ........ 27 .... 122-15
3. Mark Britton / Dave Tippet ....... 11 ..... 38-0
   

Pairs Updated:

1. Alan Healy / Mark Radford ....... 340 ... 1,727-15
   
2. Darren North / Adam Caswell ... 278 ... 1,301-13
3. Paul Reed / Steve Burgess .......... 204... 1,026-2
4. Derek Lucas / Simon Belcham ... 204 ... 825-9
5. Mark Britton / Dave Tippet ........ 97 ..... 349-13
6. Adam Woodland / Mike Wilson .. 43 .... 329-1
   

Rood Ashton Rave, 20 September 2009 (9 pegs)

Knowle West bagging machine, Alan Healy's recent return to form continued today (with a bit of help from the drawbag). Alan drew out peg 2 on the concrete outfall which, due to 2 members not showing up and leaving pegs 1 and 10 vacant, was the end peg flier!
Fishing paste close in Alan caught well from the off and ended up with a respectable 80lbs 2oz which was a good weight considering that the venue had been home to a large gathering of "ravers" for the weekend!
Around the corner on the "golden peg" (5), match secretary and winner of the prestigious Knockout Trophy, Steve Burgess, also fished paste at 6 meters to his right hand margin to give Alan a good run for his money but at the end of the day there is only so much that can be achieved from an average peg and he had to make do with 74lbs and second place (just one fish short of claiming the £100 golden peg pot)!
Meanwhile, Mark Radford, with a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp, had drawn peg 11 (complete with underwater tree branches and a "raver" having a morning paddle in the lake), and despite having a slow start, managed a trademark late charge to put 50lbs 14oz of paste-caught carp onto the new digital scales and almost broke into a smile. That was until he remembered that he had lost six of his best paste rigs to the underwater forest in front of him!
Mark Britton, on peg 11, followed in 4th place with 42lbs 2oz caught on soft pellet.
Mark, have a word with the "pasteheads" to see how it's done!


Overall Results:

1. Alan Healy (peg 2) ................. 80-2
2. Steve Burgess* (5) .............. 74-0
3. Moaning Mark Radford (11) ..... 50-14
4. Mark Britton (7) ..................... 42-2
5. Derek Lucas (3) ...................... 32-1
6. Adam Caswell (9) ................... 24-2
7. Darren North (8) .................... 24-0
8. Adam Woodland (6) ............... 23-3
9. Paul Reed** (4)[the aquarium] ... 20-6

* golden peg
** silver peg

Pairs results:

1. Alan Healy / Mark Radford .... 131-0 ...... 35pts
2. Paul Reed / Steve Burgess ...... 94-6 ....... 26pts
3. Darren North / Adam Caswell .. 48-2 ..... 23pts
4. Mark Britton / Dave Tippet ..... 42-2 ...... 14pts
   
5. Derek Lucas / Simon Belcham .. 32-1 ..... 13pts
6. Adam Woodland / Mike Wilson . 23-3 .... 10pts
   

October Meeting & Curry night

Don't forget that October's meeting (Tuesday 6th) will be held at the normal time in the bar of Bollywood Spice (what used to be The Stationmaster) and not in The Midland Spinner. All are welcome to stay on afterwards for a curry and a couple of Kingfishers!
Please let me know as soon as poss if you want to stay for a curry so that I can book numbers in the restaurant.
Tuesday night is "Banqueting Night"!
Choose 1 Starter, 1 Main Dish, 1 Side Dish & either Rice or Nan ( King Prawns, Fish and Duck £4.00 extra)
Food served from 6.00 to 11.00 pm
£9.95 per person

Pairs Updated

1. Alan Healy / Mark Radford ..... 278pts ... 1,474-0
   
2. Darren North / Adam Caswell ... 228 ...... 1,128-8
3. Derek Lucas / Simon Belcham ... 191 ........ 768-3
4. Paul Reed / Steve Burgess .......... 178 ....... 907-14
5. Mark Britton / Dave Tippet ........ 72 ......... 269-11
6. Adam Woodland / Mike Wilson .. 33 ........ 276-11
   

Cider Farm, 13 Sept 2009

1. Craig Edmunds ......... 63-15
2. Paul Elmes ................ 60-12
3. Mark Radford ........... 55-0
4. Alan Healy ................ 50-12
5. Adam Caswell ........... 42-9
6. Derek Lucas* ............ 39-6
7. Darren North ............ 38-9
8. Mark Britton ............. 33-0
9. Paul Reed .................. 29-13
10. Simon Belcham ......... 21-14

*golden peg
**silver peg

New Match Dates for January & Feb!

• January 17, Landsend (Specimen Lake)
• January 24, Sedges (Tile Lake)
• Febuary 7, Viaduct (Match Lake)
• Febuary 21, Burley Fields
  

Acorn Match Lake, 6 September (10 pegs)

Taking a year out from match fishing to sharpen his skills seems to have paid off for Ryan Jordan winning both today's match and the last one he fished at Viaduct plus framing in the previous match and twice in Tony Rixon's "float only" series! The prospect of capturing some pictures of the man of the moment, Ryan, in action also meant that Roy Garland was on hand to record the action for Saturday's Evening Post.
As ever at Acorn the draw was all important with the end pegs being favourite and the narrow middle section being the least desirable.
Ryan was drawn on peg 7 and with a comfortable reach to the far bank margins decided to fish in one spot, tight over, with lassoed 8mm pellet over micro-pellet feed to put together a convincing win with 67lbs 13oz. He caught steadily from the off but his peg died towards the middle of the match only to pick up again later but he was then hampered when he trashed his pole rig and had to make do with hooking his banded pellet rather than the hair-rigged version he had been using and this resulted in quite a few lost fish due to hook pulls and foul-hookers.
In the next peg down, match secretary and winner of the knockout cup event, Steve Burgess, [pictured above] had also chosen to fish the far bank margins where with careful plumbing, he had found a slightly deeper area where he was able to concentrate the fish. Steve alternated between soft pellet on the hook and paste and restricted his 6mm pellet feed to a minimal amount, just enough to keep the fish interested without causing them to back off too far. Steve was catching the odd fish steadily through the match and found small fish were coming to the paste while the soft pellet approach would produce the odd better fish. During the last hour of the match, as the wind picked up, Steve was getting a bite every put-in on the paste and was starting to worry Ryan on the next peg but with 25lbs to make up even someone with Steve's extraordinary talent was going to struggle and he had to make do with second place and another pound coin from Alan Healy with 44lbs 14oz.
Meanwhile at the bottom end of the lake, the increase in wind during the last hour had improved things dramatically for most who had been struggling through the earlier part of the match, most especially for Mark Britton on end peg 2 (permanent 3) who was able to put together a good late run for 40lbs 10oz of quality fish for a close 3rd place and also for Alan Healy who claimed 4th spot with 37lbs 13oz.
At the far end of the lake Mr consistent, Darren North caught well but was let down by the small average size of his fish and ended up with 30lbs 14oz.
Adam Caswell meanwhile decided to bring along his girlfriend and her best mate!

Overall Result:

1. Ryan Jordan ...... peg 8 ........ 67-13
2. Steve Burgess ..... peg 7 ........ 44-14
3. Mark Britton ...... peg 2 ........ 40-10
4. Alan Healy ......... peg 4 ........ 37-13
5. Darren North ..... peg 10 ...... 30-14
6. Mark Radford** . peg 3 ........ 29-11
7. Derek Lucas ........ peg 9 ....... 23-3
8. Adam Caswell* .... peg 6 ....... 17-11
9. Simon Belcham ... peg 5 ....... 13-11
10. Paul Reed ............ peg 1 ....... DNW

*golden peg
**silver peg

Pairs Results:

1. Alan Healy / Mark Radford ....... 26 pts ....... 67-8
2. Darren North / Adam Caswell ... 23 pts ...... 48-9
3. Simon Belcham / Derek Lucas... 20 pts ....... 36-14
4. Paul Reed / Steve Burgess.......... 17 pts ........ 44-14
5. Mark Britton / Dave Tippet ....... 15 pts ........ 40-10

Summer Series & Year Totals

Summer Series

1. Craig Edmunds ........ 149 pts ...... 882-11
2. Mark Radford ......... 144 pts ...... 708-11
3. Bob Warren ............. 135 pts ...... 560-9
4. Steve Burgess ........ 130 pts ...... 635-5
5. Adam Caswell ........... 123 pts ..... 602-10
6. Simon Belcham ........ 123 pts ..... 449-6
7. Alan Healy ................ 113 pts ...... 592-1
8. Paul Elmes ................ 106 pts ..... 557-5
9. Darren North ............ 98 pts ....... 396-3
10. Steve Wynne ............. 76 pts ....... 308-7
11. Ryan Jordan ............. 61 pts ........ 411-6
12. Adam Woodland ....... 60 pts ....... 276-11
13. Derek Lucas ............... 58 pts ....... 220-11
14. Paul Reed ................... 52 pts ....... 197-14
15. Dave Tippet ................ 46 pts ....... 158-7
16. Ryan Radford ............. 36pts ........ 83-14
17. Eddie Wynne .............. 26 pts ....... 59-8
18. Rich Jones .................. 24 pts ....... 164-9
19. Jan / Yan / Colin ........ 24 pts ....... 71-12
20. Eddie Perkins ............. 22 pts ........ 58-5
21. Brian (mugger) Shanks.. 17 pts ........ 85-12
22. Mark Britton ............... 15 pts ........ 37-10
23. Tony Rixon .................. 13 pts ........ 55-2

Year to Date

1. Mark Radford ............ 254 pts ... 1031-11
2. Steve Burgess .......... 229 ......... 912-8
3. Bob Warren ................ 213 .......... 804-10
4. Alan Healy .................. 202 ......... 809-3
5. Simon Belcham ........... 197 ......... 607-8
6. Craig Edmunds ........... 193 ........ 1016-2
7. Adam Caswell .............. 183 ........ 825-6
8. Darren North ............... 170 ........ 571-6
9. Adam Woodland .......... 139 ........ 531-10
10. Paul Elmes .................... 134 ....... 677-2
11. Dave Tippet ................... 113 ....... 349-3
12. Derek Lucas .................. 111 ........ 343-13
13. Ryan Jordan ................. 105 ....... 532-7
14. Paul Reed ...................... 102 ....... 336-7
15. Steve Wynne ................. 87 ........ 340-9
16. Eddie Perkins ................ 78 ........ 160-6
17. Jan / Yan / Colin ........... 45 ........ 144-10
18. Mark Britton ................. 43 ........ 107-0
19. Ryan Radford ................ 42 ........ 91-8
20. Rich Jones .................... 30 ........ 185-5
21. Tony Rixon ................... 28 ........ 124-10
22. Eddie Wynne ................ 26 ........ 59-8
23. Mike Wilson ................. 24 ........ 59-12
24. Brian (mugger) Shanks ... 17 ........ 85-12
25. Dean Malin .................... 17 ........ 78-2
    

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