Simple Match Fishing Forum

2nd round took place yesterday on the Trent and Mersey canal from all the hype this was the venue that would fish ;)rugeley has some great roach fishing and everyone was expecting a few double figured weights but as usual the weather put pay to that yet again with the temperature never warming up all day basic rigs were set as i had drawn another bridge hole ::) ::)not one but two :oand this did look the part [if i can download the picture i will]i had gathered what info i could get and bearing mind this was the first B/J match for several year so it could of been really good or really bad
i set my traps feeding 175ml on one line this was my banker if the roach turned up ,but watching those anglers around me it was quite clear i might of under cooked it but the old saying came to mind "you can always put more in but you can't take any out " ;)i had one more hole in front of me where i put 75ml and thought i'd start at 5 metres this line produced nothing so i moved over and after about one hour and a few phone calls the whole length was fishing rubbish with odd perch and in some sections odd chub i didn't want to go on my positive line too early but i needed to put something in my net .so over it i went straight down the hole a perch 2inches long then another and another where were all the roach after a few more phone calls i decided that the bread punch might be worth ago now i know what you are all thinking ::) ::) ::)if you can't get a bite on bloodworm or joker why do you think bread is going to make a difference i can't explain that but what happened for the last 3 hours feeding very little punch i landed 26 to 30 roach all netters to a pound i didn't stop trying B/j i simply couldn't catch on it apart from very small perch don't get me wrong the bread punch wasn't fast put each roach was worth the wait to wards the end of the match i did introduce some joker with the punch and in the last 15 minutes i put a pound of joker fish in the net by the end of the match i had managed 7lb2oz and it was good enough for a section win and a added bonus 3rd overall and with the lads all catching it was dayshavoo collecting our second victory in the series
dazzala won the match with some lobby caught perch 11lb odd another brilliant result for him and rob parker 2nd with8lb odd
afterwards the discussion was all about if I'd of put my B/J in the same place as my bread punch i would of caught them just as well :-/i'm not convinced as these were quality fish more like caster roach what do you think
and yes i was on a good area ::) ::) ::)and yes i don't think anyone in my section had bread with them
just a few more fish and i'd of run 1st place close

* Burton Winter League, Round Two,
Trent and Mersey Canal, Rugeley, Staffordshire, Sun. 53.
Darran Bickerton (Kamasan Starlets)  11-9-6, perch to lobworm and a few bits on bloodworm and joker, Ash Tree section; Rob Parker (Leicester Sensas) 8-11-0; Joff Woodgett (Leicester Sensas) 7-0-2; Anthony South (Dams and Lock) 4-13-0; Stuart Naylor (Four Artists) 4-5-0; Digger Conway (Misfits) 4-1-4.

Teams: Leicester Sensas B 15; Four Artists 21; Dams and Lock 23; Shakespeare Superteam 24; Mill Tackle 25.

League: Leicester Sensas B 27; Four Artists 39; Shakespeare Superteam 41; Old Goats 48; Dams and Lock 59.

Great result Joff As I said to you when I came and sat with you, I had walked quite a bit of the match length and saw nobody fishing the punch except you (Bill would be proud of you!!) I see Digger Conway made 6th in the match, and I would bet he used the punch at some stage through the match
Despite the number of boats that ran through the match, its a shallow canal, and the colour soon drops back out after a boat, so I am surprised anglers didn't gamble on a punch line, even if it was "an out of the way" line that still allowed them to fish their W & J lines.
There had been a practice session down the Ash Tree end the week before, which had resulted in 7lb + weights, so the fish are there. The problem you lads had was the 2 previous nights hard frosts probably pushed the fish into tighter shoals.
I was surprised to see anglers packing up after 2 hours moaning about "crap venues". Wonder how that went down with their team mates.
Anyway, having seen you on another "flier" yesterday, I think we should rename you DBM (Draw Bag Master)

Dazzla told me what a fair venue it was last night , well done Dazzla and joffy

Well done joff! I think you caught on bread because the roach haven't seen bloodworm for a long time and it can take them a while to "turn" to it. Look at the world club champs qualifier on newark dyke for example, in the practice days leading up to the event most were struggling on bloodworm (with the exception of a few areas), but the more of it that went in the more you caught! Think you probably just tempted a few into having a go on a bait that they would see a bit of now and then from pleasure anglers and the like? Who knows I tried it early on in the match but never had a bite on it! Maybe should have kept topping it up and trying it every so often? Definitely worth considering for next time...

mrv thanks for the info mate nice to meet you as well just after you left i had a run on joker over the top of the bread yet still didn't have a bite over the area i'd put 150ml really got me thinking that perhaps sometimes we are so stereotyped in the way we fish
i'm sure thats one way bicko thinks if he'd of fished a b/j match i might of beaten him as it was he too chose another bait that scored well for him a lot of the time we are like sheep and follow what others do

I used to fish Burton area years ago in angling times league and the bread punch was always a get out line especially in the rat holes when the boats got going. I've always found it a must have on this canal.

it was good enough for a section win and a added bonus 3rd overall

Gud un Joffie

[if i can download the picture i will]

Cummon - lets have a gander at this peg

TK the lads at the shop have sorted my phone out so here is the peg





this is in between the bridges Mrv said its a better peg and to be fair the odd roach did top up there
i naturally put my gear down anywhere where there is a bridge now-er days
as you look at the top picture my peg is just before the flats on the far bank
i must say a lovely cheeky girl lives on the bottom one she kept coming out for a ciggy in a small towel robe with i nice pussy printed on the front of it and she kept curling her hair in her fingers not that i took a lot of notice ::) ::) ::) ::)

lovely quality roach

i must say a lovely cheeky girl lives on the bottom one she kept coming out for a ciggy in a small towel robe with i nice pussy printed on the front of it and she kept curling her hair in her fingers not that i took a lot of notice

Was she Polish or Russian?

yes i bet she was one or the other ,or do you mean the bait

Could have been Diggers mrs, rumour has it she pegged it, leaving that peg out in the middle of the bridges

Cheers Joffie - know where you were

Some nice looking silvers there too as well as the far bank 'entertainment'

know it well..only live 5 mins away...still prefer TK,s cut tho