Saturday 17th October
Todays match was the annual Harrisons vs Talk Angling Match. This consists of two teams doing battle on a canal in the Midlands. This years venue was to be Pelsall common and wood lane.
The draw was at the Finger Post pub who had kindly agreed to open early to make us breakfasts and have somewhere nice to do the draw. Thanks for the lovely food and hospitality.
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The Draw in the pub
While I was still eating my sausage, bacon and cheese sarnie the draw got under way. TK’s crew were to be on even number and TA were on the odds (cock pegs) hehe. Larry from TA drew pegs for us and visa versa. I ended up with peg 18 on the common. For company from my crew I had Sprucey on 16 and Budgie on 14. Lee Woodhouse had drawn peg 13, the peg everyone wanted.
Lee on another good peg
Walking down to Peg 18
I got to my peg and realised is was one peg away from where I had a drynet from on one of the gruller matches earlier in the year, I drynetted along with eveyone else (except 3 people) I liked the look of the peg and thought it would be good for a few fish.
I went out to a comfy 13m for my punch line and found I had 1 ½ foot of water. I didn’t have a inside shelf as such because it was more like a gentle slope from 1 foot down to 4-5 foot of water. I settled at the deepest for a caster line.
Me Plumbing up at 13m
I only had punch and caster with a few pinkies for today and word was the TA cracks were going to be using bloodworm and joker. I stuck to what I knew and had been working down here on practice sessions. With everything set up I had 20 mins to kill and walked down to see Sprucey, Budgie and Mouse.
Sprucey on peg 16
Budgie on 14
Lee Woodlouse on fancied Peg 13
With the match about to start Lee announced he had forgotten his drink and asked Gem to go and fetch him some water. So off she went to the pub only to find that a farty little bottle cost £1.70. Tight arse Woodhouse was never going to pay that so she went to find the local shops instead. She took a few pics on the way. Gem was not the only Lady there offering support either.
Tea brought to your peg, cant be bad
View back to the Fingerpost Pub
Pegs on Pelsall Common
The Fingerpost Pub
On the all in I cupped in a pot of punch on the 13m line and a pot of punch with a few casters and hemp on the track line. I shipped out to 13m with some bread and only had to wait 20 seconds for a bite, a small roach. I had avoided a drynet so I was happy. Shipping out again I had another right away and was thinking I was in for a nice days fishing. With in 5 minutes I had 3 fish in the net and then the bloodworm and joker cracks either side of me started catching and left me struggling for a bite.
So after the first hour I had started well and found myself struggling to compete with the guys either side of me. I tried my track line and did not have one single bite from it in the whole match. For the rest of the match I switched lines and tried coming further down the far shelf and closer to the far side snaring the odd fish here and there but could not get the fish feeding properly.
I cupped in some more punch in an attempt to get some fish back in my peg but before I could get back out a swan came by and hoovered the lot up lol.
Naughty Swan liked my bread.
The guys either side of me on the B & J were slaughtering me and were regularly catching. The only chance I had was to catch a beastie from the track but the Tench and Bream were being very shy today, not one was caught although there were reports from Henizer who was bank running that people were being broke by some big fish.
With the whistle signalling the all out I knew I would probably be last in my section and thought I had about 8oz and I wasn’t far off with my guess. Sprucey reckoned he had about a lb and Budgie said he would be lucky to have 6oz. Woodhouse on the other hand was like a cheshire cat so we knew he had done well.
Silverfish to my left. 4lb
My few fish
The Guy to my right's fish
Sprucey's Fish
On to today’s overall winner of the match and as much as it pains me to type this….. Lee Woodhouse. Well done mate.
Lee's Fish
Overall Match Winner Lee Woodhouse
Full Results…
Talk Angling odd numbers……Harrisons Even.
Section 1
Jimbo……………. 0…7…0…………………..3pts
Ha Ha…………….. 0…5….12………………..4pts
Budgie……………..5…8…0……………… …..1pt
mick The fish……..1…13..4…………………..2pts
Section 2
ed pole……………3…9…12………………… ..1pt
OB1……………….0…10…6……………… ……4pts
Larry Teepot…….1…8…5……………………..2p ts
Goughy……………0…10…6………………. ….3pts
Section 3
Jay 411…………..3..15..14…………………… .1pt
Mick Garbet………1…7…3…………………….. .4pts
Blue4ever…………2..14..2………………… …..3pts
Mark O……………3..13..2…………………….. .2pts
Section 4
Chockie Munster..7…10..0………………………1pt
budgie……………0…10..13………………. …….4pts
PK………………..3…7…2………………. ……….2pts
Sprucey…………1…5..14…………………. …….3pts
Section 5
Bonanza…………6…11..0…………………. …….1pt
Simps……………0…11..4………………… ………4pts
lippy……………..4…0…0………………. …………2pts
Tricast 62………2…4…0………………………… .3pts
Section 6
Markco MBC……2…11…0………………………..2p ts
Big Baz…………2…15..8…………………….. …..1pt
Brian G…………2…0..0……………………….. ….3pts
Phil b…………..0…0…0…………………….. …….4pts
Section 7
Smiley Miley…….0…3…13………………………. ..4pts
Cotti…………….0…7…11………………. …………2pts
Le Mo…………..4…15…0…………………… ……1pt
Cheslyn Boy……0…4…9………………………….. 3pts
Section 8
Cockney Blanker.0…10..5…………………………2pt s
Mark V…………..0…4…10……………………. ….4pts
Blue Zulu……….0…11..10…………………….. ..1pt
TK……………….0…9…0……………….. …………3pts
Section 9 harrisons spare anglers
Zoro…………….1…8…8………………… ……..
Yamo……………2…5…10………………… …..
Millie……………..0…5…3……………… ………
Tinca Ted……..0…1…7………………………
The Shark……..0…1…0……………………..
I would like to thank both TK and Larry for arranging this superb well run match. I have had a right laugh on the day even if the fishing for me was hard going. I will be fishing this again for sure.
