Well it’s the last match of the calendar year and what a grueller it was for most anglers on the lake.

Upon arrival we found out there were only two lakes with ice on, but the bad news is we were on House pool and this was one of them and we never had ice breakers

Thanks go to Les at Tunnel Barn Farm for lending us ice  breakers and the manual labour within the club Mick the Fish, and others plus including one guest that helped Irn Bru Lurpaks Bro!

Rumour has it Irn Bru was after another shift!

Meanwhile peg 24 there was sunbeds out and “with box on his back” Bri “The Teeth” Dennehay was strolling to his ICE FREE peg and cracking out the Ambre Solaire

However another angler after drawing his peg, who shall remain nameless “Rumbold” cough cough!

Decided we had all taken leave of our senses and shot off home for an early bath however his wife managed to catch him scrubbing up and trying out his new deodorant.  Divine Intervention or some would say one of the 3 wise men maybe?

Everybody was trying to get a fish in the net a settler as it were! and none more so than Gaz “The Spod” who decided to do his prep slightly different…..he managed to get set up and ready for about 10.20am and then realised that his peg was icy and unfishable so started chucking his net in and scraping ice with Mick No Barra asking him if he had any other tricks 😉

Not t be outdone he thought about it and went on the tip, and chucked his bomb onto the ice barnes wallis would have been proud 4 skips and bounces and it nearly had Dennys eye out……I was crying that much the icicles were busting on me platform. Here he is

Tunnel Barn Cod Fishing!

Anyway onto the match and Denny “The Chimps” practice of going fishing in all weathers and fishing for F1s in particular it has become a bit of a forte for him.

You get out of life what you put in and drawn over the bridge on peg 30 he fished pole and pellet to finish with just over 20lb, and was way out on front of 2^nd place to win not only the match but also the Individual aggregate Trophy again. J Well Done Denny!

Madness! Hehehehe- FUN?? J

In 2^nd place on peg 32 with 6lb 3ozs was the very consistent “Semi Pro” Daz who was watching the winner sail off into the sunset but had enough for the frame by also fishing pole but I couldn’t see what on the hook – possibly maggot?

In 3^rd place with 5lb 4ozs on peg 10 and smashing me up off next peg on maggot with a munter Perch and 2 x F1s was the new kid on the block fishing as a guest on the day “Mark “Irn Bru” who fished very tidy!

I was watching him and I think F1s could well be his favoured species as he makes Denny look like Bill Gates with his feeding.  “Irn Bru” was feeding his tosspot and dropped a 2mm micro on the floor and he was scrabbling around trying to find it. I asked after the match how much feed he used and over 5 hours he’s fed 5 to 6 maggots top —- WHAAAAAT?? so at that rate his ¼ pint of maggots will last to about 2024.

In 4^th place on peg 20 was another good framing performance from “Worms” Ivison who had 4lb 5ozs just edging out Gavin Young off peg 22 into the 2^nd section win place.

The 1^st section of 10 was won off peg 1 by Mick “The Fish” who had 3 x f1s for 3lb -13 ½

My Match

I thought overall I fished ok and I thought I was having a blank myself at one point having gone over 2 hours without a bite and when I got a ½ ounce roach I very nearly netted it LOL

At end I had winkled out 4-5 small roach, a small F1 with an hour to go and a skimmer about 9ozs on whistle for 2lb 4ozs with all fish on single red maggot but a Pinkie or any multiples mag was biteless?

I missed one definite bite on pellet, and a corn skin I was sure I had an indication on as well but I missed it and think it was just a silver blade nibbling the end of the skin.

I fed not a lot at all but not like Irn Bru on peg 10 that must save his hair for his mattress fillings??

End of Match

So come the finale I fair skipped over 4 x top kits, my pole roller, my landing net but I was at “Saddle Sore” Sadlers peg in seconds with my marker to dish out the “Bindis”  to the Kray Twins

Bri “ The Teeth” caught sunstroke but nowt else and there were another few blanks as well and those that have done the Skeg vegas trip know what a BLANKO means its Flouro Bindi Time….. hehehehe

Worn Loud and Proud in the pub!

In summary

We had a large trophy that was donated by Trevor Rowley last season and at the start we agreed that this 10^th match would be called The “LESTER CUP” in memory of a real gent from within us who sadly passed away earlier in the year. Paul is going to get it all engraved up for the AGM with the other cups.

The other trophies were handed back from last years AGM

The Fur and Feather prizes were all handed out and we were one short at one point?

Only 4 prizes were in the van and with 5 anglers to draw, the inquisition was on and Irn Bru was talking his frame through and must have thought you simply brought a prize to the party left it in your car and then went home with enough whisky to buy your next 5 years bait bill hehehe J

Rumbold has a £10er Fosters voucher to be given to him from me at AGM

The AGM is likely to be in February next year rather than January, as the new Chairman is away on holiday most of January 2017.

XMAS BASH – The Curry that NEVER was!

Fridays night was a good bash and was well attended in Boldmere at the Weatherspoon Vesey  but the curry was an experience.

Highlights included

Mick “the Fish’s” sing song + mouth organ

Adam Tallington’s  New Language – A cross between Swahili  with a stunted dialect               I was on Bitter, I think he may have been on Turps? Hehehe only joking 😉

Mick “Boris Johnsons” Drew – Your local resident Foreign envoy for Curry houses.              Kofi Annan your job is safe 🙂

The next match is March 2017 at Tunnel Barn Farm and I welcome the new Adroit AC Chairman Alan “Bindi” Sadler who is taking on the running of your club from the AGM

Good luck in your new appointment

Lastly I will continue to do these reports for the next 12 months as it stands

TBF