Rolling Mill street 2007.

#1

What a nice day for our first match. Weather was warm, sunny and calm. No wind. Hooooray

After the hello's and pi$$ taking the draw got underway and I drew peg 19. Got to my peg and it looked nice about 13 meters wide.
Started down the track on the caster and had a bite right away and missed it :-[ Put it straight back and had another bite, was a 8 oz roach and I thought I was in for a good match. Shame because after that I struggled to get a bite down the track. Had another few smaller roach and decided to try the far side.
First put in on the caster I had a nice 10 oz Perch and then nothing

This was all in the first 2 hours.
I went back down the track on the punch and had some more roach but news had spread that no one was catching. The canal had switched off :-?
For the last 3 hours I had about 4 blade roach, so I just enjoyed the sunshine instead.

Sunshine also brings out bikers, walkers and clowns on motorbike along the canal towpath unfortunately. It was very busy and poor Roley Conway had some tit ride over the end of his pole and break it >:(
Kevin Buxton got so bored he decided to do some acrobatics on his box, not sure how but he managed to fall of his box and snap his number 4 section, He still got the fish on that he was playing at the time.
Was good to get out on the bank again. Looking forward to the next match on Coven Canal.

Match results and pictures can be found HERE
Will add some more pictures later when Conna sends me his.

Pictures for Today

Conna · #2

Well what can I say about my peg????? I drew peg 9 on the nursing home side which everyone despises, it was double banked which makes it worse and I couldn't fish a lot of the time due to surface weed that kept flowing in. I started on the punch at 5m and fed caster at 13m to my left and pellet and corn at 13m to my right expecting the Tench and bream to show. 1st put in on the punch I had a 12oz skimmer and thought I was in for a good day too but it was short lived as all I had after on the punch line was 1/2 oz Roach, the caster line was not productive only taking 2 Roach approx 2oz apiece. I spent the rest of the match on Red maggott as that's all I could get a bite on with small Roach. I weighed in 1-05-summat to finish a dismal 10th place. As I always say, there's always next week. I also had a stonking headache all match which hindered me all day.

Roll on Coven on 6th May.

#3

I had a bad headache too mate, thats why I didn't stick around at the end of the match. It was well noisy there

I'm dissapointed I never got a nice Tench like the other around me but hey thats fishing

The Coven match should be good, loads of chub hopefully

I was 9th and got spanked from either side of me lol. ahhh well

Conna · #4

I had a big fish on for about 2 seconds before it slipped the hook. I can't believ jammy Mark was drawn next to me again, it's so uncanny how many times he draws next to me or me him, he also managed to catch a Tench the jammy so n so lol, good luck to him thou he's a nice chap.

If you find out exactly where the Coven stretch is let me know ok, I might go n give it a go next Sunday.

#5

Its Shawhall Lane mate Click HERE for a map.
Well close to me. I will deffo come if I ain't working too mate

Not sure where we are parking yet though, will have a word with Tinky.

#6

Added your pictures now dude. Some good ones there lol. Love the descriptions. The one about dry net was good

Conna · #7

lol, cheers dude. Ask Tinky what way were peggin too from where we park, I'd hate to go n fish a different stretch. I bet Lee might know a bit about this stretch. Over to you Lee pls

#8

lol, cheers dude. Ask Tinky what way were peggin too from where we park, I'd hate to go n fish a different stretch. I bet Lee might know a bit about this stretch. Over to you Lee pls :)

Never fished it mate...

I know that the matches used to be won with a carp but i wouldn't have a clue now...sorry John.

Simple
it you want to catch some canal tench come on the Sportsman sunday , they are run by Ernie Thomasopen (only £7) on the B'ham mainline, the last two matches have been won with over 20lb of tench and skimmers on pellet.

#9

Its Shawhall Lane mate Click HERE for a map.
Well close to me. I will deffo come if I ain't working too mate
Not sure where we are parking yet though, will have a word with Tinky.

Presume you'll park in Ball Lane Si - looking at your map.
The section 'north' of Ball Lane used to be run by Telford Anglers.
The section 'south' runs at the back of a Water Treatment station - cock pegs used to be right behind the station where it pumps in, hits the far bank and then runs pretty pacey right to left.......you need a 7bb stick float on those few cock pegs

#10

Presume you'll park in Ball Lane Si - looking at your map.
The section 'north' of Ball Lane used to be run by Telford Anglers.
The section 'south' runs at the back of a Water Treatment station - cock pegs used to be right behind the station where it pumps in, hits the far bank and then runs pretty pacey right to left.......you need a 7bb stick float on those few cock pegs

Cheers for the info TK. I think we do park in Ball Lane.

Simple
it you want to catch some canal tench come on the Sportsman sunday , they are run by Ernie Thomasopen (only £7) on the B'ham mainline, the last two matches have been won with over 20lb of tench and skimmers on pellet.

Damn I had some pellets with me and forgot they were in my bloody bag

#11

I think you may have a new profile picture in the making Conna

Mr Porno Star

#12

If you want it, change the link in "Avatars" in your profile to this ...

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Conna · #13

Cheers Dude.

#14

You just need a moustache now

#15

Added the Averages to the website now Gary has sent to me, Thanks Gary

Click below....

2007 Averages

Not much to see yet lol but they are there anyhoo.

Conna · #16

Hey Dude, your beating me by 1 point

#17

Hey Dude, your beating me by 1 point :'(

And Mark is beating me by 1 point