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Having arrived back from holiday earlier in the week, being full of the man flu, aware of the likely weather the day of the match and the impact it was likely to have on this rearranged cut match, this was one that I wasn’t looking forward to. That was also probably reflected in my preparation, which was virtually nil.  :-[

Got up on the morning. Hurrah – it wasn’t raining. On the second cup of tea it started again.  :( This delayed me a little loading the car up and I arrived 15 mins later than intended.

There was a depleted line up for this, expected as MGB and TK had rung around to advise of the fixture change and learnt of the comings and goings of the members. The depleted line up deserves qualification following a derogatory comment and quip or two made by one of the members………..

5 members were on hol – BB, RC,DM,JR & PH
4 members would miss because of injury/ill health – TC, MK, RP & LW
3 members usually don’t turn up – RD,MK & DP
Additionally whilst not sure what happened to GF as I expected him to attend, Cotti had booked himself into a Fri night poker game as an alternative to fishing the river. In fact on that theme two of the members in attendance on the day only fished it because it was switched from the river to the cut, and one of our guests obviously fancied another crack at it……………so numbers for the original match could have been far worse!!!!

Anyway, lone soldier KOD dropped in 16 pegs running from the back of the Kennels heading up to Grove Bridge. The colour of the cut near the low nos was a thick manky chocolate colour which didn’t bode well for this normally realtively ‘clear’ cut, but worsened into that slatey grey colour further up. A quick change of plan and pegs 7-16 were gathered up and re pegged the other side of peg 1 heading to the ‘new’ bridge. In fact, pegs 13-16 were the other side of the bridge which looked a different cut with just a touch of colour with inside weed cover and moored boats across. These would certainly be the pegs to beat today.

Back for the draw, TK reported you wanted a ‘high un’ today. Golden pegs 8 & 13 came out of the bag and pegs 5&6 removed from the draw. GP13 would be a danger today………..

An early dip into the bag and TK drew GP8, the ‘wrung un’ whilst Zorro was on the other.

Peg 8 wasn’t a bad looking peg under normal conditions, decent features and depth across, however……….

….to the left of it was an outfall pipe from the road which was gently pumping dirty water into the cut at the off. This worsened when it hammered down during the match resulting in water shooting ¾ way across the cut, similar to the pumping station at Ball Lane.

Anyway, less of the sob story.

Managed to avoid the dreaded DNW with a first fish, an ounce skimmer (if that big) at 11.40am. This was quickly followed by a transparent dreaded tommy ruffe, an equally see through stripey and ½ oz roach.  

However action all seemingly over by 12.10pm  :'(

Word drifted down the bank that the 4 the other side where ‘having a bite a chuck’  

Went for a walk and scabbed a few pinkies – told you I wasn’t prepared – ps also thanks to Tigerbay who gave me half of his lickie before the off, although I knew in my heart of hearts it was gunna be too chocolate for that to work on that part of the cut.  

Anyway, snared a couple of small skimmer later on thanks to those pinkie to bump up the weight from 1.5 oz to approaching the pound mark………..  :D

All in all, knew I’d done crap, but was relatively pleased at how unproductively tidy I’d fished………..

Anyway, lets cut the waffle and get on with the results.

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4 KOD DNW
3 DAYLEWLIA 01.05.00
2 PHIL B 00.15.13
1 VESTE 04.02.05
7 BALL IT IN DNW
8 TK 00.14.09
9 YAMO 01.03.05
10 MILLIE DNW
11 TIGERBAY DNW
12 BIG GEOF 02.10.14
13 ZORRO 06.00.02
14 HAHA 01.11.03
15 MGB 02.04.11
16 GERRY L 03.04.06

So the GP was won. Other tales from the day was one of woe from KOD who played a beastie for 5 mins before he parted company with it, plus Gerry who got smashed up first put in on the punch.  

Welcome back to the Gruellers for Millie who had a baptism of fire after being out of the game for a decade or so.  

Also pleasing to hear after the match a member who’d visited the cut for the first comment that they hadn’t realised what a picturesque and nice looking bit of cut it was.  

Shame he hadn’t seen it at its best – we tend to fish it in the worse conditions,  particularly when it’s a change venue cuss of the conditions – but at least he’d had a few tugs on the way to winning nearly 100 sovs from the golden peg and is now aware of the potential.

No pickies this week – never charged the camera as part of my preparations………..
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Nice report TK as always sounds like a bit of a

Great read TK
I will have to come next time to stop you drawing these golden pegs

Well done to Zorro

I will have to come next time to stop you drawing these golden pegs

I wait two seasons to draw one and when I do..........

















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I'd have fancied it a couple of weeks or so ago  :'(

What did zorro catch for his 6lb TK.

Nice report TK.
Obviously a proper   Job.
It's reports like yours that make me realise that what I think of as a bad day isn't.

nice report tk. I was only working down the road and know exactly what the weather was like so i think any of you that sat it out deserve medals. That werent rain it was worse than a firemans hose being let off on full power.

What did zorro catch for his 6lb TK.

Aint quite sure Drynet cuss he was 1st peg onto the boats section and out of sight.
I heard he had a tench of a couple of lbs then decent silvers on the worm - debra I mean.  ;)
Veste included a tench plus decent roach for second .
Gerry had a net of small silvers on squatt after being seen off on the punch

On the presumption that it aint gunna stop raining until next April, our last match of the series, plus that against Larry Teepots gang may probably see us all pegged on the boats section as it doesnt carry the colour of the flood water that runs off the roads and nearby tip into that middle section.

On the presumption that it aint gunna stop raining until next April, our last match of the series, plus that against Larry Teepots gang may probablyl see us all pegged on the boats section as it doesnt carry the colour of the flood water that runs off the roads and nearby tip into that middle section.

Looking forward to those Tk.

Mugger .. "It's reports like yours that make me realise that what I think of as a bad day isn't."

Talk about a bad day. I bombed and had a dry 'un, on a cut, in summer. Just one bite on the caster that was missed.

Feeling better now but the samaritans were engaged sat pm  >:(    

TKsorry for not turning up the misses had a rare day off so it started with a bang know wot i mean nudge nudge

So did that mag bloke turn up

Oooops forgot about him ::)

Baptism of fire more like ordeal by water

See you on next match if guest places available

TKsorry for not turning up the misses had a rare day off so it started with a bang

Who needs the Cern Accelerator? Methinks Mr France should tell us all what happened immediately after the big bang!!!
MGB

Baptism of fire more like ordeal by water  :'(

See you on next match if guest places available

Spare peg booked for you Millie

BAZ the world collapsed ended wiht a bang
went shoppinnnnnnzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

well is it river or cut saturday

river i assume, the level will have dropped now and should be cock on- looking forward to it.

Still on the River guys - earlier level reports on MD suggested it might be 'sock on' downstream by Thursday.........

And with no rain forecast between now and Sat



Just hope some silvers show