Phil's day

Hi to all, the Weds club fished the last of its 4 matches against Saffron Walden at their lake Bordeaux Pits. I drew peg 29 nothing known about this peg it was open water with no features so made up 3 lines on pole and, of course, the feeder. The facts are there are some big carp and good bream so set my sights on the silvers as there was a payout for best weight on these alone. I had two rigs 1 with a 16 hook and the other a 14 fine wire both match hooks. 3rd rig was an outright carp rig able to handle the big carp if they appeared. Started off baiting up with pellet and corn and groundbait at 10 meters and maggots and pellets for my margin. I fished feeder for the first half an hour with no signs so onto my long line getting bites from small stuff but not much else - this was going to be a hard day. Eventually hooked a big skimmer and a half decent perch then back to the small bits again. A change of bait was called for but no difference so maggots were the only bait I could get a bite on. Ended my day with 3lbs 15oz and a thanks for coming.

1st Fred Hunt with 24lbs 8oz, 2nd Rob Calderón with 17lbs 11oz, 3rd Peter Mottram with 14lbs 0oz and 4th Barry Cornel with 10lbs 3oz. Silvers won by Clive Bradford and Brian Newman with same weights 4lbs 10oz. Saffron Walden won the day on points 42 to Bishop's Stortford's 38 close but no coconut. Pic is Fred Hunt with his winning bag