Match Fishing/
Pole Fishing Magazine.
The Subscriber
Classic 2013.
Barston Lakes
and Packington Somer Fishery. 20-09-13.
Peg 124 Barston Lakes. Draw 8:30 Fishing 10:30 to 15:30.
Being a subscriber
to both Match Fishing and Pole Fishing Mags I give this year Classic Match a
go. This is a 200-peg match fished over Barston and Packington Somer sponsored
by Dynamite and Shimano.
I phoned Des Shipp
and Andy Power for info. I thought if you need info why not ask a world champ
and the current UK Champ they both said the same thing Barston fish the Method
feeder at range, fire 8mm pellets as far as possible then fish Method over the
top plus pole and pellets for skimmer and F1s.
Packington is F1
Fishing pellet feeder to the Island or pellets
on the pole.
To quote Des Shipp
“I do not know why I’m telling you this as you will draw 124 at Barston it’s a
flyer as you are never on a bad peg.”
One of the last
people to draw and pick out peg 124 at Barston .
Phone Des up who
swears at me for a while then tells me to fish the method down the edge then
the pole in the Margins if not chuck long to the 18th green. Barston
lakes are part of the West Midlands Golf Club. I expect he is still cussing at
my drawing ability now.
The first hour I
manage to put 50lb of Carp in the net followed by 20lb in the second hour.
The third hour was
quiet and the last 2 hours spent in the margin on the pole fishing my favourite
margin baits Chop Worm and Caster.
During the last hour,
a chap on peg 15 opposite started to catch well on the method.
The last half hour
was poor I was busted on the bite on the method and a Skimmer was all and the
chap on 15 had a lump on the whistle.
I was last to
weigh in on my bank with the chap on 15 having 144lb
I knew I did not
have that much so 129lb for second.
To be honest the
peg was worth more than that but you always thinks that plus it the first time
fishing the Method and there always little tricks to catch a few more.
£400 pools plus
Shimano Beast Master Feeder Rod and Reel made up for the disappointment.
Full results in
next months Match Fishing Mag.
peg 124 margin cast to the tree
the prize.
