With the summer daylight now receding we only just managed an 8:45 finish. For a change I drew an end peg and was straght into the action with a 2lb Tench on the first put-in. Incredibly, I actually caught some small skimmers which, given I was using a 1.5g olivette rig to combat the flow was no mean feat (well I didn't think so anyway). I had another Tench towards the end of the match which must rae as the sickest looking specimen I've encountered on the Sluice. Horrible red belly (especially round the fins) and an angry red mouth. It fought harder than the first one (both females) and was slightly smaller, so it's obviously fit.
The other end of the match was where the winning weights came from though - Dave Hodge going one better than Sunday with Tench and Bream in a winning bag of 7lb 14oz. Melanie Bates was next off the next peg with 6lb 8oz (well done with the Tench, Mel) and Brian Woods was next with 4lb 15oz.
The overcast and rainy conditions didn't really put the fish off, in fact it seemed to fish better than Sunday - just a pity that the light is now against us.
RESULT:
1 - Dave Hodge 7lb 14oz
2 - Melanie Bates 6lb 8oz
3 - Brian Woods 4lb 15oz
Southport & District Angling Association's Summer sweepstake matches are held every Monday from June until August on the Association's Match Length at 1st Plank, Cabin Lane. All Monday night matches are now Opens - all welcome.
Draw: 5:00pm sharp
Pools: £6.00 all-in
The other end of the match was where the winning weights came from though - Dave Hodge going one better than Sunday with Tench and Bream in a winning bag of 7lb 14oz. Melanie Bates was next off the next peg with 6lb 8oz (well done with the Tench, Mel) and Brian Woods was next with 4lb 15oz.
The overcast and rainy conditions didn't really put the fish off, in fact it seemed to fish better than Sunday - just a pity that the light is now against us.
RESULT:
1 - Dave Hodge 7lb 14oz
2 - Melanie Bates 6lb 8oz
3 - Brian Woods 4lb 15oz
Southport & District Angling Association's Summer sweepstake matches are held every Monday from June until August on the Association's Match Length at 1st Plank, Cabin Lane. All Monday night matches are now Opens - all welcome.
Draw: 5:00pm sharp
Fish: 6:00pm - Dusk (Presently 9:15pm, which will fall back to 9:00pm as the light recedes during the summer)
Pools: £6.00 all-in
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