Like i said i had a great welcome at the draw and yet again a sellout .the day before it had fished its head off with over 40 hundred pound weights. with 210lb winning day 1 Jason Le Bosquet finishing off a great week after winning the UK. who's who of the commercial anglers were there plus all the regulars from the Glebe
and me who hadn't been up for a couple of years along with a few old faces that always support the weekend . The draw was in the track so a good breakfast is always on the cards 
and plenty of time to talk friends old and new .i had been on the phone trying to pick out my attack and what i thought would a easy choice caster shallow turned out a massive mistake 
These experts are so clue up on reading a water its frightening i drew a peg that Adam Wakalin had had 195lb off the day before yes some shallow and some dobbing and nothing down the margins.well at least i thought i had choosen the right method
Yes i was back on the Foundation lake but this time it it was the one to draw ::) ::) maybe the day before
the above picture is too my right where Jason had won the day before but just look at my margin peg .Adam had folded the grass back lovely yet hadn't caught there
Rigs set up shallow shallow shallow and a margin rig and i was ready
bait tray pellets, casters and worm simple might of been under gunned with a solid 10 on a puller .walking around i could see some anglers with elephant laggy and number 2 sections cut back
At this point i remembered a old saying that Graham Barry had told me and it was his mother that said it to him .NEVER TRY AND STEP OUT OF YOUR CLASS !!! and i must say i was surrounded by top class locals and top class commercial experts
It was quite clear as i walked around the lake the fish had only one thing on there minds .darting through the water in pairs even when playing a fish one or two would follow it in
well at the all in i started pinging in casters think how long will it take to catch my first fish
i had it all to myself as everyone had started in the margins and thinking what Adam had said i could be needing 3 nets 
needless to say 3 skimmers and a small carp in the first hour and half by which time everyone had loads down the margin. should i carry on or should i try the margin 
same old me 
i tried the margin 3 carp in 10 minutes then nothing so i fed again i then foul hooked 2 or 3 and from that point lost my way yet again i managed 40lb 93lb to my left not much better the other side as he didn't weigh in another had packed up 150lb won the lake 141lb 2nd loads of 50,60,70 boy did i feel out of my depth 
Rob Wootton won the event for the 4th time what a display of commercial angling 242lb rob had caught it must be in your bloodwhen i got home i put my commercial kit away kicked myself and said its not for me unless you go 100% commercial fishing and three times a week you're never going to be in the same class
next year i will be up there watching and learning rather than fishing but what a fishery it must be the best in the country.
Thank you all for a great day
