Part Time Match Fishing.: Maver Classic Qualifier.

Monday, 5 December 2011

Maver Classic Qualifier.

Maver Classic Qualifier.

Larford Specimen Lake 4-12-11.

Peg 82.

Draw 9.00. Fish 10.15 to 15.15.

http://www.larfordlakes.co.uk/index.php

Back up to Larford Lakes to try to put right the last visit to the venue where I was woeful. Talking to Neil McKinnon before the match about the small turn out only 28 the same time last year you had 60 pegs sell out with a waiting list this was down to the level being down about 3 foot and the Peggy nature. Angler are spoilt for choice with lots of commercial fishing venue in a 20 mile radius so with 14 pegs on each bank into the draw bag pick out the end peg on the bungalow bank talking to a few locals it good summer peg for Carp with no Skimmer form.

I wont bore you with the Match it was desperate no bite on the method cast in various spots and just 1 x 1lb+ Skimmer 2 x 6oz Roach 1 x 8oz Perch on caster down into the margin in about 4 foot of water.

Again I was on my way home before the results where read. The angler next door pack up with 2 hours to go the angler on peg 78 had 3 carp in the first hour and some Skimmers for a section winning 29lb and Neil McKinnon would have been 2^nd in the section with 28lb. the winner probably came from the 60’s.

I will go again to Larford but not this side of Christmas because the next weekend I am fishing will be at Avalon Christmas Match.

Peg 82.

Bit of a blow on.

Lasted 2 1/2 hours.

right hand margin where all my 4 fish came from.

1st	Adam Mitchell (Tricast)	16	Pole and pellet	31-10-00
2nd	Ray Lamb (Maver)	78	Method feeder	29-06-00
3rd	Martin Cook (Maver)	18	Pole	29-00-00
4th	Peter Golding (Fox)	76	Method feeder	28-15-00

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Maver Classic Qualifier.

Maver Qualifier.

Larford Lakes Specimen Lake. 23-10-11.

Peg 16 (mid way down the Burr Bank).

http://www.larfordlakes.co.uk/index.php?option=static&id=6

The specimen lake at Larford is massive with over 120 pegs being over 200 yards wide and 15 foot deep on some pegs, it is not your normal commercial venue.

Today’s match is a qualifier for the Maver Classic the final held over 2 days on the May bank holiday that ends up being the who’s who of match fishing. Therefore, I have set my self a challenge to qualify for this year event so any spare Sunday I have I will be travel to Larford to fish in attempt to qualify and after this week end performance I will need a miracle but if you do not push your self, you will never improve.

One of the last to draw today with only 5 tickets left I pick peg 16 have way down the Burr bank called this as it where the once big lake was divide into 3 lakes Match, Specimen and Arena. (See link). The lakes need some rain as the platforms are 3 feet above the water and most anglers got into the margin with platforms but I fished from the wooden staging. first mistake this made holding the pole in the strong cross wind impossible beyond 7 metres the next mistake was trying to fish the pole at all with the trip and the wind going the same way presentation was a nightmare the method feeder drop onto the pole line or the lead would have been better.

The next mistake trying to chuck as far as Darren Cox who was on the next peg and was putting his method feeder 70 + yards with ease. Then fishing the pole at 11 metres catching skimmers then dropping the bomb on his 5-metre meat line to catch two carp in the last 10 minutes the reason why this man fishes for

England

a class act and good bloke.

Lots of lessons learn today I need to practice long-range feeder fishing so a practice session before the next qualifier is needed and what I caught was D.N.W. 3 Skimmers 2 Perch for 6lb and totally smacked ass.

I will print the results when Larford publish them but Roger Young aka The Purple Prince won my bank with 74lb on the lead and pellet lose feeding 8mm.when the results where read I was half way home.