Well where do we start on todays match
9 O'clock draw, we all sit and stare at one another thinking we have all gone mad, that thought would indeed be correct
. Finally a few pegs are thrown in a bag and off we go. Big cup and Jim spy the rain and have a brain wave that a staked down brolly facing the wind would be the ideal shelter
hmmmm torrential rain and 100mph wind soon had us wrestling like crappity smack with said brolly and big cup threw the crappity smack towel in, brolly back in van. How was the rest getting on
well Mick comes running past and Big cup wonders what the crappity smack is going on, he's only lent some nets off Andy and the lots gone for a swim to the far bank ::) ::)
, surely that's the end of the miss haps, hold on a minute, what the crappity smack is Statler doing wading out to the waste, does he not know it can not pass your knee
surely it isn't warm enough for hemp and tare
. Finally things quietened down and everyone got set up on what was now a sunny blowy day
All in shouts gobshite Snedster and off we go
Eyes look up and down
lads that fetched maggots and casters and catching one a bung
Lindholme specialists are catching crappity smack all
:fisticuffs hmmmmm, Big cup is off his box an hour and half in with only an F1 and a couple of little roach
tale of the tape after walk was nobody is " catching owt " ( every single one except Alan ) strange that as I was sure I was seeing roach being swung etc
well back ont box and tip goes round, 4 F1s in half hour, get the crappity smack fags out its in bag, nobody is " catching owt "
then comes Statler, appears the Hemp wasn't working
" Give Andy a ring " why what's up?? " His phones in drink "
on that nowt up walks Andy with watter dripping from each sleeve and trouser leg
" I've got mi phone back " is the few words he put together between dithering
" Get mi nets off Mick I'm off home ". Big cup catches 2 more F1s ont tip, quick rub a the hands as " NOBODY IS CATCHING ". Up comes Snedster with only an hour to go, Micks got 10lb, " I'll have 10lb " and Dans got more he says. WTF???? is my reply, I thought NOBODY WAS CATCHING............ Last 15 tip goes round with 2 more F1s a skimmer and a net roach. Got in my head I've 12lb and thought well maybe I can just creep in top 3
So off I toddle with the scales to see what the truth is for the " NOT CATCHING " crew
First up is Waldorf on end peg 23 DNW ..... he really wasn't catching
Next up Statler peg 21 with another DNW .... Hemp hadn't worked
Then comes Alan on 19 with 15lb 04, he did say he had some when I walked but still weighed more than I thought he had
:fisticuffs
Next up Billy liar Snedster on 17, troubles scales to 14lb 10... hmmm nice 10lb
Then " NOT CATCHING DAN " on 15, what would you know 19lb 04 with a couple of big fish and 100+ roach
Andy was next on 13 and obviously DNW as he had gone wet through
Mick was on 11 and chucks 16lb 12 on scales, 3F1s and 100+ silvers
This had by now took the biscuit, not catching my crappity smack wobbly cheeks
Jim was on 9 who also hadn't been " CATCHING ", you guessed it with just 1 F1 and silvers he puts 17lb 06 ont scales, at a guess 150+ silvers but he hadn't been catching " just an odd roach " My mistake it was 151 one then
:fisticuffs
Big cup rocks up on best peg in match with an honest 8 declared f1s and lb of bits to give him 14lb 06 and learnt that even though we was only on a knock up with a few a lads, they are nowt but a lying set a bastards
Ah well lesson learnt and will hopefully be put right for Sunday
Jim and Dan will be going into Sunday's pairs buzzing and full of confidence after todays 1st and 2nd placings
