I've had enough of ice bergs and boats this weekend Jon...... Roll on next sunday, i'm sure we wont see any on the walsall!
An unusual thing happened to me today at rugeley.... I drew my usual end peg an was relieved to find that my bridge hole peg was free of ice

However by the time i'd got my pole out of my bag and set my legs on my box the canal had got a layer of ice on it

I spent a good 30 mins before the all in shifting all the cat ice so i could fish, this continued during the match right up until 12 o'clock when we had a boat go through and smash the now 1/4 inch thick ice in to ice bergs!
My peg never seen any sun all day. coldest day i've ever fished in.... ended up with 4lb for 3rd.. Scratchard won wit 10lb off the stump peg all caster fish.