Adroit AC

Well another good turnout for with 20 anglers fishing and overall this was a roaring success with good weights for most on the lake.

Pegging was tight due to only 28 pegs on the lake but it didn’t put the fish off too much and some excellent quality fish were landed….

A couple of the anglers were regulars to the water and “End Peg” Roy had had a 2^nd place only 3 weeks prior with 90 odd pound so they were worth watching as to likely tactics on the day…

There was plenty of chirping and banter on the day and some people simply cannot lie straight in bed such was the misinformation from many hehehehehe

Out in front from Peg 5 the armchair pegs Sun out and not a ripple on the private estate lake with fish topping everywhere was Alan “Saddle Sore” Sadler who had some lumps and a tonne plus for 107lb on method and a few on pole I believe. Well done Alan nice weight and his 2^nd win of the clubs season! J Gotta be better than watching BRUM aye!!!

In 2^nd place with 93lb off next peg 6 was the very consistent “Hamper John” Hodson that is doing everything but get that 1^st Adroit AC club win of his career. John also caught from the off casting to the island with feeder but had a few on the pole as well and I am sure the silverware is only a short step away.

3^rd place was from HMP Holloway who gave a mighty performance of 89lb odd on feeder from peg 18 blitzing everyone around him (almost doubling them) from a NO ISLAND chuck

4^th place was the man in form at the venue “End Peg” Roy Ravenhill with 70lb from peg 23 catching on pole mainly but also the tip

The 1^st section was sneaked by myself from peg 12 with 53lb odd with some caught on the tip, and some better fish caught on the pole 2+3 line as that was maximum I could fish in gusting wind.

The 2^nd section was won by mr consistent “Rumbold” Mick from peg 21 with 59lb odd who caught some  on the tip, but later on last few hours caught well on pole with corn etc.

My match started woefully with me putting my micros in bowl and covering em with water, to then get sidetracked to find they were all over wetted like porridge and I had to rapidly try and dry em out last half hour!! What a NUMPTY they just weren’t right for feeder, and despite catching some small carp I was fighting a losing battle.

I kept trying margins but never had a bite all day and only recovered late on with the swap to pole on 2+3 catching better fish, after having to make it work as I could fish no further out etc.

It’s going to be a close run thing my “unofficial” end of year MOST IMPROVED angler of the year? as Ben started very well but Mr consistent “Hamper” John has made a claim plus “Rumbold” Mick and 2 win “Saddle Sore” Sadler are making a late charge for it…

My neighbours for the day were as always Mick “No barrow” on peg 11 and venue regular “Catmeat” Causer so imagine my shock and horror when the feeder was set up both sides and…….

Catmeat was ready spooled up for Island Chuck – oooops hehehehe

Half way through the match I glanced over and some one was getting into mode for RIO 2016!

The new event had already started “HOW FAR CAN A FEEDER ROD WITH REEL BE CHUCKED”

PEG 27 way out in front was English Compatriot GARY “THE SPOD” with an awazing throw including “no foot fault” over his platform, and it was measured as a 15mtrs 27cmtrs throw starting the event J Im crying ere hehehehehehehe

This was enough to progress to the FINALS and its likely to be against the Americans but training is going well and SKEG VEGAS may be his follow up event.

Meanwhile the BIO THERM front in pegs 1-7 meant Worms had come dressed for the occasion at weigh in

Lastly Mick Drew makes a rapid rise to the “HONEST GUV AWARD” with i aint got 40lb and weighed in 50lb which cost him a quid towards a pot noodle for Ben “the Student” who was having none of this waffle and  baloney!

PS As I am Honest I said I had about 45-46Lb and weighed 53lb so % wise I was well in

See you all on the next Adroit AC match at Woodland View, or next week for the 9 anglers 😉

PPS Let me know if anyone wants last remaining place?

 TBF

Hi all

Well today arrived and hopes were high that some good fish would get caught as in practice for some up to 48 carp were caught in a single sitting by “Hamper John” Alf Norgrove had had 5-6 nice carp as well and some smaller stamp, and Semi Retired “Worms” had bagged 14 carp as well last Tuesday all from various pegs.

So with the whole pool today we had a bit of room, but as always the angling pressure meant that this fished harder than any other match this season…..

Sorted

At brekky I was presented with not 1 x dummy but 2 x dummys one of which was a sweet one – so here I was on the river bank ready for the start of the match! The pool is a lovely looking lake and you cant see many other anglers from many pegs, the saving grace this week was i never had to look at

Mick “No Barrows “ Fizz so for a start it was looking good

I could only see “The Chimp” Denny, and Rumbold and down the bank Gaz the Spod and just about Poncey the other side of him

As stated it fished very very hard but out in front with peg 20 with 26Lb odd was Denny “The Chimp” who caught 3-4 carp on mini boilie across on tip and then came shorter on 2+3 pole

I think fishing corn over pellet for another 4-5 carp and a few skimmers. This was a well fought win and has started getting his club season back on track!  In 2nd place was our resident “TONTO” Alf Norgrove who caught 3-4 fish from peg 3 short walk including one right old lump for 19Lb 3ozs and a very welcome payout Well Done!

In 3rd Place was HMP Holloway peg 14 who caught most of his fish late (4 in last half hour) at about 10mtrs on the pole on meat with 18lb 9ozs 4th place was John Hodson Peg 35 who hooked a fish before the whistle, and I watched him land the right lump 7-8lb+ after “Fergie time” giving him  a frame and 16lb 8ozs

The sections were interesting with 1st section last peg in it was none other than Gaz “The Spod” on Peg 18 who weighed in 16lb 1.5!!! He caught on the waggler shallow and the tip and I am sat here shaking my head truly amazed as how someone caught when every time I looked down bank he was stood 10 yards back from his peg just sorting this lot out on his reel and top of his rod , Not only this but he caught another carp and promptly lobbed it back in the drink!!! Proper Environmentalist our Gazza!!!

Well Done Gaz a Top Result as he does gets some stick from us all hehehehee

The 2nd section was won by the other form angler Brian Dennehay on peg 23 other side of the tree to me with just half ounce behind Gazza and 16lb 1ozs

Brian caught 6 carp and lost a few carp as well on a very tricky weedbed that the fish do more laps round than Lewis Hamilton…… Well Done Brian!!!

For those that dont know Brian fished a match last week and Dennehay style drew the Golden peg and caught 10lb odd and walked off with £150 winnings

So at 15Lb a 1lb that aint a bad days graft for anyone hehehehehe

TBF Match

So that brings me onto my day which went downhill after the first rashers of bacon….

I caught one first chuck on tip and meat I thought we are gonna catch a few today, queue 2 hours then of not a bite then another small carp.

I tried mugging some of the fish and they never looked like taking a bait so i came down edge and caught a foul hooked decent one and just two more bites

yielding another carp about  4lb hardly edge munters…..  weighed 12lb 8ozs

They werent taking pellet and I was too lazy to knock up another groundbait mix as I knew damn well my pellet based one was wrong, 7th was not a disaster considering but I know damn well I left fish in the peg as I always evaluate what I could have done different.

Overall I got out what I deserved which was NOTHING LOL and to top it all I got chippied by the next best thing to the Kray Twins in the “Dennehays Six Finger Clan”

My new Sponsor is youngs – battered both sides!

However some people really struggled including a certain person that won both the opening matches of 2016 Ben “The Student” so this must be his new catchphrase,

Lastly I also have it on good Authority that after 2 hours in of the match, regular expletives were being uttered by someone- however due to litigation I cannot say who……

So they shall remain nameless but they may well have been other side of “The Spod” and not quite as far as HMP Holloway and he has ingrowing hairs on his head , Rumour has it I should have took one of my dummy’s back for this aforementioned person that was given to me this morning – wooohoooo  If at a loss for what to do7 items here, can you do 8?

Rumbold said he was going to the pub this week, but I think he must of meant in Brum as unless he went a different one close by I never saw him

Lastly next Sunday 10th July I am looking to sort a knock up somewhere?

Please let me know if your coming by Monday Night ideally, so I can try and sort a venue out: Woodlands or Daisys or Arden Lakes maybe?

Initial thoughts from the pub

• TBF – Yes!
• The Chimp – Yes!
• Mick No Barrow – Yes!
• Hamper John – Yes!
• Alf Norgrove – Yes!
• HMP Holloway – Most probably!
• Worms – Checking his calendar?
• Alan Sadler – checking his saddle sore cheeks….
• Roy Ravenhill – Looking into it?
• Mick the Fish?
• Neil Lurpak?

If we can get 10 we got more flexibility, if 7-8 we will still find somewhere anyways

TBF

The match in the end it was on Arles Lake and it fished ok and which TBF ended up winning from peg 10 with a pellet feeder and 83-09, it was a very slow start and after 1 hour 40mins only got 2 carp and a skimmer to Hamper John battering him early doors with about 9-10 carp. The bigger fish were cruising around near top in warm water but wouldn’t come for me to pellet waggler 😦

The most frustrating thing though is the large wary margin fish that will happily wave at you after the match once the baits been chucked in the side, but replicate it in the match and you sit there biteless, and these are fish 8-10Lb+  that you only need half a dozen over 5 hours to put a good weight together.

In 2nd place from peg 8 was “Hamper John Hodson” who’s really great start went quiet 4th hour but he finished strong and put 61.45 on the scales for comfortable 2nd place.

3rd place was Gavin Young peg 33 having a decent year putting a good weight on the scales of 49-05, but as he was opposite side and never made the pub I don’t know how he caught?

4th place was Denny “The Chimp” who caught on tip after a slow start for 32-15

The 1st section was won by Mick “the Fish” Horton on Peg 14 who lost a few fish against the rusty pole in water with 29-10

The 2nd section was won by Mark “Catmeat” Causer on Peg 35 who had 2 x lumps 8-9lb each down edge (the tail wavers) plus a few others for 26-04

My neighbour for the day was yet again Mick “No Barrow” on peg 11 and we had yet more banter, and the good news was some of the stories were heard on the other side LOL

Pairs Knock Out Results

• Mick “Rumbold” Edwards & Gavin Young BEAT Mick “No Barrow” Drew & Neil “Lurpak” Butterworth
• Craig Williams & Carl “Forest” Harper BEAT Alan “The Don” Sadler and Neil “Lurpak” Butterworth
• John Hodson & Robin Ivison BEAT Darren Mills and Gaz “The SPOD” Sadler
• Ben “The Student” Taylor & Mark “Catmeat” Causer BEAT Pete “Alf” Norgrove

So the next match should be the singles knock out I believe!

Note: The next match is at Holly Farm on Saturday 2nd July on Trotters Lake where we have the whole pool details to follow

Darren Mills can’t make this one I believe as he is on holiday!

TBF

Hi all another match gone out the Adroit AC calendar fished in glorious sunshine at Manor Farm. Prior to the week there had been a festival on and weights had been excellent up until the Friday with plenty of tonne up weights from all over the lake but bear in mind there had only ever been 11 on the lake so this gives a better chance at the trophy weights.

The writing had been on the wall when just 60lb won the Saturday match with only 8 fishing it!

A superb turnout of 23 fished this match and only the jester from Essex AKA “Forest” Harper even though released from his Bird on day release could not turn down a Beano in Brum or rely on his self preservation “STOP BOOZING” staring at the porcelain bug switch……..

At the start prior to the draw the club voted to remember our friend “John Lester” RIP by naming a trophy after him for our 10^th Club Match that is then awarded each year.

This can be called the John Lester Memorial Cup and we will get it all engraved up and this years match will be fished at Tunnel Barn Farm Extension Pool. Mick if you have her telephone number it might be worth just letting his wife know this is what we are planning to do so she can take comfort that John is still very much in our thoughts.

It was the singles knock out this match yesterday and the aim to get 16 anglers down to 8 anglers.

The draw was duly done and right smack bang on the 1^st rope was Drawbag Denny with a big beaming smile as he had seen the results in the week and pegs 2-6 had produced plenty of tonnes.

12 down one side and 11 pegs down the other side with the ends completely taken out to avoid crossed lines, with anglers here being restricted to only fishing shorter poles and very short chucks.

To say it started off slowly was an understatement but gradually a few fish were being caught especially from The Don Saddle sore Sadler catching on the Pellet Wag and End Peg Roy (1 peg out) nicking one shallow on the pole.

Out in front come the final whistle was Alan Sadler peg 19 with an excellent weight of 72lb for 23 anglers fishing on the lake all on Pellet Waggler and 6mm banded pellet chucking a decent chuck.

That’s £50 winnings towards a new gel seat…….

In 2^nd place was myself on peg 12 and I had 2 skimbobs on tip for 1lb in first hour and then I tried the Pellet Waggler and couldn’t buy a bite of any description. Out to 14.5mtrs and started on the deck and eventually had my first 2Lb carp 1 hour 40mins into match and then 1 other carp on deck but then started catching a few shallow carp (decent fish) on 6mm pellet last few hours for 63.2lbs.

At one point I worried “The Don” but he snared about 6 carp last hour for a well deserved win!

In 3^rd place was the consistent Neil “Lurpak” on peg 13 with 35.4lbs he fished 13mtr pole on Worm for a start catching some skimbobs and odd carp but a change to pellet caught him the bulk of his fish later on. Neil is up near the top of the table and is pretty consistent after 3 rounds.

In 4^th place on Peg 7 was “Rumbold” Mick Edwards again Mr Consistent with 5-6 carp on pole long for 32.5lbs fish and another frame to go with his first two matches. I couldn’t see what he had on the hook and as he’s scared of his faggots getting cold and shoots straight off on a Sunday and don’t go to the pub to divulge his tactics J

The 1^st section was won by the other half of the Gruesome Twosome 😉  Mick “The Fish” Horton from peg 10 with 22.75Lbs  and he caught on the deck on the pole and had some carp one which was a good un.

The 2^nd section was edged by Roy peg 20 fishing Pole shallow with 29.1lbs from quite a few other 20Lb+ weights off that side, with a few lost fish costing him the chance of a place in the frame.

The banter was a bit subdued as for one I had a headache that kicked in about 11-1pm and everyone I think was concentrating hard….

Ben “The Student” Taylor came crashing down after his 2 x 1^st places in the previous matches and not only did his DAD batter him into submission (Rob did a Jig) but he also fell just 1Lb short of knocking Denny out the singles as well………..OUUUUUUUUCH!

Mick “No Barrow” Drew rumour has it I also hear was fishing not 1 x Pole Roller, not 2 x Pole Rollers, But 3 x Pole Rollers!!! and it looked like a Jaguar plant line by all accounts with all the hardware and technology around for his new shiny Daiwa Tournament pole that was rolling like a fiddlers elbow.

This brings me onto “The Chimp” who fully deserves a mention having come down to me prior to the match with a great smile on his fizz smug as you need gloating as in previous years the central area of the lake has performed best or in particular the pegs around the first rope for some reason?

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To top it all off he was also on the scales committee and returned a 16^th in match with Catmeat Causer duffing him up off the next peg and only a late carp for Denny making it look more respectable hehehehe

The drive home was in silence I hear on the grapevine….

SINGLES KNOCK OUT RESULTS

• “End Peg” Roy Ravenhill beat “Poncey” Paul Slater
• Denny “The Chimp” beat “Student” Ben Taylor
• “TBF” beat “Worms” Ivison
• Darren “Semi Pro”Mills beat “Taff” Tony Bearcroft
• Alan “The Don” Sadler beat “Rumbold” Mick Edwards
• “Lurpak” Neil Butterworth beat Gavin Young
• Mick “No Barrow” Drew beat “Alf” Norgrove
• Brian Dennahay beat Hamper John Hodson

The Don for some reason made the pub this week it CANNOT be linked to his mighty performance and praise being slung around? or it maybe linked to his new gel seat !

PS there is a knock up this Sunday 22^nd May on a venue to be confirmed and so far there are:-

TBF/Denny/Pete N/Mick Drew/John Hodson/Robin Ivison/Mick Horton/Neil Buterworth – 8

Anyone else wants to come along let me know by Tuesday night please so I can get it booked up!

TBF

The 2^nd match on our calendar started off as relatively quiet affair, as we all were signing the remembrance card for John Lester who recently passed away

23 anglers were in attendance which for a match in April is a cracking number and long may it continue with only Gaz “The Spod” off skipping and holding hands.

Expensive Breakfast and the coffee and tea was too small, but my the sausages were very very good and a few commented

The other 2 x Muppets from Team HOPWAS arrived late as per usual having took it easier the night before retiring early to bed at 4.30am in readiness for the 6.30am alarm call for the days fishing.

One person just about looked half normal “The Don” but my doubles partner “Forest” his usual ¾ part cut resembling “OLLY REED” after sniffing the fumes off the beer towels again.

Forrest in the pub the night before

However he may have been lovesick? as it’s the first time in several months he hasn’t been holding hands with his new bird for longer than an hour!

Taff Tony was there EARLY NOWT NEW THERE then 😉 Rumour was he got there Sunday 3^rd and was surprised no-one else from Adroit AC was there!

A sharp severe frost put any chance of good weights down and the previous 2 x days match results from the “Open” standard of anglers proved pretty accurate as to what we could expect in such conditions.

Most people were hoping for an early draw in pegs 14-22 as there had at least been a few carp showing in this area, with the advantage of a shorter walk being the major benefit hehehehe

A lot of very good “Open” and even “International” standard anglers had struggled in previous days so when anglers of the calibre of Darren Cox

has just 6lb of fish and our pegging in places was tighter people have to take it into context and remember it’s a big big water with differing fish stock in pegs.

As it was such a long trek I had decided it was only fair to offer a 10.30am start instead of 10am and as per normal “Rumbold” was moaning some gibberish or foreign language that may or may not have been something about Yorky Puds on a boat don’t taste the same just half an hour late…..

Anyway I just smiled at him thought of community spirit and how its nice people are released into society occasionally, plus they can even learn a language etc.

The match positions were as follows:-

1^st place was Ben “Shiny Pole” Taylor who made it 2 x Adroit AC match wins on the bounce shading it with 17- 08 with a good net of skimmers and a small carp.

Ben has come on in leaps and bounds last year or so and it is certainly no fluke that in the early stages he’s running away with the overall Trophy and a perfect 2pts score.

I’m going to be getting some drawing arm tips from him, as rumour has it his drawing arm’s better than “Walt Disney’s 🙂

Ben has a new MAP 801 pole now so can really give it a go for this years title to recoup his pole cost outlay and I’m sure this will be his best season. £50 start Nice!

2nd place was “Catmeat” Causer on peg 52 who fished method and white chocolate boilie early doors for a few F1s and then late on a few bream for 17Lb dead, however he lost a few Bream closer in at the death – yikes..

It was a “death row” trek for Catmeat back to the early pegs as he had seen everyone off! and MUST have thought here comes the Trophy as in last few years he’s had a number of close 2^nd places.  I’m sure another win is only just around the corner 😉

Special thanks go to Poncey Paul who gave Catmeat Causer’s Barrow a push all the way round to peg 52 which is a good old trek.

3^rd place was none other than “Rumbold”  AKA Mick on Peg 18 who fished pole and winkled out 13lb dead of Skimbobs for another frame weight after our last match. (2 from2)

4^th Place was myself on Peg 42 with 12lbs 7ozs just edging out 4 other weights with 12lbs+ I had 4-5 skimmers on the tip and cage feeder at 30 yards + 1 Skimbob on pole 1^st section was won by “Lurpak” Neil Peg 19 and that’s second time he’s been in money recently with 12lb 6ozs

2^nd section was Gavin Young who drew shallowest peg on the pegs we fished Peg 34 to left of island and had a few skimmers for 12.45Lbs

My match I had Mick “No Barrow” on my left hand peg with “Hamper” John on my right hand side and basically I don’t know how they have time to fish? as they are both always loose feeding cobs just under their nose line from what I could see and discussing the latest relishes, bread and apple slices………

I had a bit of banter with Mick and managed to sneak a few in without him seeing me (his are bigger fish) but for once I did feel I fished a “half tidy” match, I did bump a small skimmer but that was my only failure and I connected and landed a high percentage bite ratio on the day. (I could have got 3rd maybe, but not top 2)

Doubles wise I haven’t got the full results sheet of pairings but this will be on the report Tony does in a few weeks time to clarify who’s still in pairs.

This brings me nicely onto the Team Hopwas V “Chimp” and TBF battle

After a right royal battering on the day they were last seen ignoring the social and pub aspect, and speeding off in their newly adapted silent electric car up the A50 back to the comforts of a dribble tray and long sleeves that do up round the back – THE SIGNS ARE LOOKING OMINOUS…………….

Last reminder Thursday 14th 4pm at Sandwell Crematorium (details forwarded) is John Lesters funeral and good luck to those that are attending from the club.

Apologies I cannot be there I am all over this week but thoughts are with you….

RIP JOHN

TBF

Well 2016 quickly came around and our 1^st match of the season and what a cracking turnout for a cold sunny spring morning with 22 turning up. Very Pleasing in conditions only Carl “Forest” Harper happily skipping round Bluewater, and Gaz the Spod still has an 1/8^th of an inch clearance  to the ceiling from his beak so his mattress still needs firming up with another base layer of £50 notes. 🙂

Welcome to our new members Mick “the Fish” and as people know I’m a fan of nicknames this time it’s an easy one for our other new member Neil Butterworth AKA “Lurpak” LOL 🙂

It was also good to see Gary Hampshire back in the club after illness with his father in 2015.

It was good to see everyone again prior to the draw in readiness for this years battle and a bit of banter had started in earnest at draw Worms Ivison presenting a hand cut ¾ pint measuring mug  to Poncey Paul who cant do half pints of maggots and 1 pint is just to MASSSSEEEEEVE LOL.

A 20p coin was seen falling to the ground but fear not it hit the back of his head, well before it had time to reach terra firma.

Overall I expected it to fish a bit better than it did but the influx of cold water that had gone in in the week before had really took its toll and it’s fair to say bites were generally very hard to come by…. Even Jennys lake there were 2 x 50lb winning weights but they have fish to 7-9lb each but the backing weights dropped off and some were down as low as 8lb so peggy at best.

Ben Taylor says he is going for it a bit more this season on his fishing and he duly did the business from peg 15 finishing just in front with 23lb dead on the pole. However ¾ through the match he came to realise that aluminium legs and carbon are not natural ying and yang……….

The photo is NOT a revolutionary new method yet to be discovered for F1 the POLE SWINGTIP!

So a healthy £46 first place payout means he’s now looking at replacing and upgrading his pole

In JOINT second place was a tie with “End Peg” Roy Ravenhill Peg 16 dobbing corn around his swim and Neil “LURPAK” Butterworth on peg 18 with 22.25lbs for his debut as a joined up member – WELL DONE Lurpakl!!

Grinners are Winners

4^th place Mick “Rumbold” Edwards on corner peg 22 with 20lb dead and this it has to be said was a bit of a sickener as every time I shipped back he’s there either gurning at me or blowing me a kiss……

It also blew my timings out the water as usually I know when it’s about 1.30-2pm as a silent electric MERC driven by Mick is usually rushing off home for some Yorky Puds after another barren draw 🙂 However he slid Denny out the frame by ounces so my KARMA was good

The 1^st section of 11 by quadruple default (hows yer luck) was myself with 13lb hehehehe I couldn’t catch a carrot down the track and the fish were obviously tight across in upper levels but I had 4-5 x F1s plus 5-6 x barbel and some blades/roach for a not very good match.

I’ve no idea what I would do differently if I fished in same conditions as I couldn’t find shallower than 3.25 feet even against reeds, but I think the fish were in even shallower water due to my barbel etc

The 2^nd section of 11 was won by Denny “THE CHIMP” 19lb catching tight across in 2 feet of water and nearly all his fish were F1s but it’s also worth noting he lost at least 2 x fish OUCH for 4^th place 😉 Don’t think I didn’t see em off the hook either……

The latter half of the match there were strange groans going on and I looked up and Daz “Semi Pro” Mills was into a right good fish looking at his pole and the amount of elastic streaming out! I looked around another 5 minutes later and hes still playing it must be a good un…..

It was it had 368 BHP and some fair weight behind it a TBF Merc, luckily Rumbold in between catching two fish a chuck all day helped unhook it. I don’t know whether it was deep hooked?

Lastly it has to be said Alan “THE DON” of Team Hopwas was lost and never went to the pub without his henchmen scared of the onslaught he was walking into, so he was last seen skulking home with tail between his saddle sore cheeks hehehehehehe 🙂

Onwards and upwards to the next match at Barston Lakes on Sunday 10^th April