Phil's day

Hi all, the Weds club fished its match at Hall Farm large lake, on such a hot day we had a good turn out. I drew peg 26 and, if I had to choose a peg with long steps to the peg, this would be the one I wanted. I made up a feeder and only one pole line with 3 different power kits for different baits. I made one line down the margin and fished in and around that area in the first 2 hours. I lost 4 big carp and wondered what to change to stop it happening but by 12 ish landed my first carp on soft 6mm pellet then went on to catch 3 more before they got tired of that bait so onto bread. Had some success with that but long waits between bites so back on 6mm pellets and they finally come back on it for another 5 carp. Ended up with 48lbs 14oz for a bank 1st and highest weight over all on the lake.

High bank 1st Phil Whitmill with 48lbs 14oz and 2nd Tony Cruci with 39lbs 15oz and on the Low bank Ray Gibson with 39lbs 4oz and 2nd Bill Beeston with 38lbs 0oz. My thanks to Gary Pickard for help in getting all weighed in, pic is my peg 26 looking up the lake.