Monday 23 September 2013

Subscriber Classic 2013.


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.


2 comments:

  1. You kept that quiet!!! Great result, even if you did draw a flyer, when on an alien venue and method you did well. Now just get some glasses so you can see where the end of a pallet is ;-)

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  2. I did hear that you spent most of the time throwing into 115,s margin with the method feeder , but its only a rumour, still well done , it's good to see all those years spent as the Avon angling maggot boys haven't been wasted lol

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