Westerleigh, Top Lake, 17 April (10 pegs)

This Sunday last year we were on Campbell and the match was won by Trigger in his flip-flops with 133lbs 4oz and, if I remember rightly, the weather conditions on the day were identical .. warm, bright sunshine and little or no wind.
The fishing, however, couldn't have been more different as many of Westerleigh's resident carp were cruising around just below the surface with no intention of feeding whatsoever and to make matters worse, even the roach and skimmers were playing hard to get.
Stuart Riddle, on peg 31, made the best of it with 23lbs 4oz caught across and down his left margin, although his weight was boosted half an hour before the "all out" by a near double-figure grass carp that had it's afternoon sunbathing spoilt when it was coaxed into breathing in Stuart's hookbait! 
Rich Britton took second place (the best genuinely caught weight on the day) with 15-1 from peg 35 and Stuart Ashton claimed 3rd and the best silvers weight with 11-11 from peg 21.
Mark Britton unfortunately only got as far as the car park and never even managed to draw as he was suffering from "dodgy guts" ..... it was mentioned that he may be pregnant but I won't say where that rumour came from otherwise Bob's wedding invite could be going in the bin!

 

After coaxing out a 10lb grass carp Stuart unfortunately suffered a minor mental breakdown 

Full Result: 

1. Stuart Riddle ..... peg 31 .... 23-4
2. Rich Britton ........ 35 ........ 15-1
3. Stuart Ashton ..... 21 ........ 11-11
4. Chris Gay ........... 23 ........ 10-8
5. Simon Belcham ... 27 ........ 8-14
6. Bob Warren ......... 29 ....... 6-11
7. Darren North ....... 28 ....... 6-5
8. Yan .................... 26 ....... 6-4
9. Derek Lucas ........ 33 ....... dnw
10. Steve Burgess* ............. 32 ........... dnw

Silvers:

1. Stuart Ashton ..... 11-11
2. Rich Britton ........ 9-14
3. Simon Belcham ... 8-14
4. Chris Gay ........... 7-15
5. Bob Warren ........ 6-11
6. Darren North ...... 6-5
7. Yan .................... 5-0
8. Stuart Riddle ....... 4-12

*golden peg

Trinity, 03 April 2011 (11 pegs)

Chris Szakacs was back in winning mode after a poor (by his standards) start to the year and also posted the biggest weight of the year so far of 103lbs 7oz.
I've no idea who is stood behind him in the picture below but it appears that he's a big fan of his!
Mugger Shanks had an off day and could only manage second place with 96-2 and, despite breaking his pole and having to fish at 5m for most of the day, the pheasant beater still managed to claw his way into the payout with 90-9 for third place.



Full Result:

1. Chris Szakacs ........... 103-7
2. Mugger Shanks .......... 96-2
3. The Pheasant Beater ... 90-9
4. Ron Hardiman ........... 64-13
5. Mike the paste Smith .... 63-11
6. Ade creepy Crawley ...... 61-6
7. Eddie Wynne .............. 57-2
8. Darren North .............. 46-6
9. Simon Belcham .......... 39-3
10. Steve Hutchinson ....... 22-10
11. Paul Reed ................... 13-9

Silvers:

1. Steve Hutchinson ... 22-10
2. Simon Belcham ...... 16-5
3. Brian Shanks .......... 11-4
4. Mike Smith ............. 11-1
5. Ade Crawley ............ 11-0
6. Alan Healy ............... 10-4
7. Eddie Wynne ........... 6-1
8. Paul Reed ................. 4-3
9. Ron Hardiman ......... 3-0

no peg numbers (I wasn't there)!

Westerleigh, Top Lake, 26 March (12 pegs)

Despite the decent weather on the day it was unfortunately one of those days where the lake's inhabitants weren't playing ball and, for most, a bite from anything was a premium.
Not so however for that legend of the coffin dodger circuit Bob Warren.
Armed with a fountain of knowledge and a bag full of leftover bait (nothing new there) from Thursday's Kingswod over-55's match, plus an healthy suntan from his recent Caribean cruise, Bob started the match on a roll catching skimmers and good sized silvers on soft pellet at close range from peg 23.
Simon Belcham, tucked around the corner on peg 21 was also catching on maggot while at the opposite end of the match Alan Healy on peg 29 was getting the odd good fish in between catching roach fry as was Mike Smith on peg 27.
Steve Burgess did manage to boost a fairly dismal net with a near 5lb carp that was hooked in the tail but despite trying every area in his swim and everyone else's, he also struggled.

Full Result:

1. Bob Warren ...... peg 23 ... 13-3
2. Simon Belcham ...... 21 ... 12-4
3. Alan Healy .............. 29 ... 11-4
4. Mike Smith ............. 27 ... 9-0
5. Steve Burgess .......... 32 ... 6-10
6. Eddie Wynne .......... 28 .... 6-0

Silvers:

1. Bob Warren ....... 10-5
2. Simon Belcham .. 8-2
3. Mike Smith ......... 7-3
4. Alan Healy .......... 6-8
5. Eddie Wynne ...... 3-9
6. Steve Burgess ..... 1-14

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