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Saturday everything was set i managed to take a look at the canal and check the boats.the canal looked good and the weather as nice but changeable as you can see from this photo



come the morning i sat in mcdonalds checking i'd brought everything and done everything then made my way to the boat pub at this stage it was only raining so i thought this would keep the k#obheads off the towpaths
as i entered the pub there stood lee wright and Jason scrivener both had long faces and just looking at the weather :-/plus they wanted to pay there debt as if they draw rubbish they could go home the normal stuff you get from boy's living in a mans world
the final round had 19 pairs so the draw was done there was plenty of ::) ::) and plenty of the draws couldn't of been better matched
but one draw set stuck out a mile and guess who had drawn them ::) ::)and no it wasn't bicko and steve it happened to be lee on peg one at staples and jason on end peg on the boats well it was like giving candy to kids lee said something like bang bang bang on and everyone else thought its all over yet lee and jay were 20 points adrift could they turn over mr Godfrey and scotty scotty looked a bit shaken ,yet Godfrey had draw a flier himself and put Pete on a peg that had done well the match before so they left going bang bang bang on most of the chasing pack had had ups and downs Stan piecha and Aaron only needed single figures to hold on the last to draw rob wootton and tom pringle both looked a little shocked at there draw as did league leaders bicko had draw my peg from the previous round and Steve was on the boats could there be a big shock in store
i had drawn 213 glebe street its had form but on arrival the wind and rain had started and the wind was freezing


the big question would the silverfish feed or not
while i was setting up i did think a G/B line might be worth it being end peg and then the rest of my rigs were based on chopped worm and casters


i was going to put a bread line in but though better of it when the wind started really blowing


to my left i had tom pringle then a spare peg and it was taff on 207 first time on the canal and taff had to draw it ;)i did say to taff if the silvers feed he could in for a good day i pointed him in the right direction and went back to finish setting up


well the day didn't get any better as the rain and wind lashed down all day
as it turned out my perch rigs had been the best option but most of my fish fell to caster on the hook after watching taff land a pound perch i managed to pip him for the section taffs perch went 3lb 2oz and mine ended up 3lb8oz and that was with taff on the scales
part 2 coming up

part 2 coming up

Looking forward to it Joffie - nice opening chapter with plenty of good pickies

well that was our match over and it was back to pub ,phones ringing everywhere who's caught what how many points did you get :Dit was all going on
roger and myself sat down at the back of the pub where anglers had gathered to see what points had anglers got a nightmare was unfolding we just couldn't think
anyway we took our time and doubled checked ::) ::) ::)
lee and Jason had walked the match with a perfect score of 2 which is outstanding on the day it just shows how good pegs are still good no matter of the conditions
well as you can imagine with a perfect score would it be enough to pull them into the top 4 by this time even godfrey and scotty were hanging over my shoulder



as it happened lots of results had changed
1st lee wright -jason scrivener 2pts
2nd tony barker-andy beezley 12pts
3rd toby bunting-gary adams 13 pts
4th joff woodgett-mark eustace 14 pts
darren bickerton-steve woolard
6th alan wright-pete allwood 15pts
7th pete scott-mark godfrey 16 pts
8th bob greenbury- mr ace 18pts
9th tom pringle-rob wootton 20 pts
barrie jones- nick moss
11th stan piecha-Aaron wells 21 pts
gary smith-rob jones
13th lee morley-rob parker 23pts
mark parker-darren crosby
15th dave petch-adey reynolds 25 pts
16th roger marlow-pete marlow 26pts
17th stu naylor-andy taff 28pts
18th mark russel-perry hubbard 36pts
19th steve gardener-steve hurst 36pts

as you can see some wounded pairs by this final result
but would it make any difference to the overall


little meetings were going on all over the pub scotty and godfrey winding everyone up



one thing is for sure darren and steve woolard were very confident on holding the title


the big question who would be taking the rest of the money well dispite lee and jasons late run they had pulled the 20 differents down to just one point and had to settle for 1st and 2nd in the match and not a white envolope :-/but what a effert
but they still lost there side bet to pete and mark something that mark and pete said it might be a point but this series has been a marathan and not a last minute sprint

my camera was that cold i think its condensation on the lense
any way the top four
with darren and steve taking the title with 35 pts what a pair drawbags 
but well deserved great company
2nd touch and go for stan and aaron  stan was in my section and must of had ants in his pants or frost bite  up and down he came checking on who had caught what stan finally put 1lb 10oz on the scales which on the day kept them in touch and with aaron having the season of his life managed a single figured score to make sure of 2nd place with 64 pts
now third well a count back was needed as i'd made a mistake  ::) ::)checked and double checked it was a tie yes mark godfrey and scotty had took third spot with rob wootton and tom pringle on 73 points

            

who said match fishing is dying this bunch of anglers have been a right good laugh and all being well we will do it all again next season   
           

final result
1st darren bickerton-steve woohard 35
2nd stan piecha-aaron wells 64
3rd mark godfrey-pete scott
tom pringle-rob wootton 73
5th lee wright-jason scrivener 74
6th tony barker-andy beezsely 77
7th joff woodgett-mark eustace 79
8th mark parker-darren crosby
barrie jones-nick moss
lee morley-rob parker all 80
11th rob jones-gary smith 84
12 stu naylor-usual suspects 85
alan wright-pete allwood
14th pete marlow-roger marlow 89
15th bob green bury and partners 90
16th dave petch-adey reynolds 105
17th mark russel perry hubbard 113
18th toby bunting gary adams117
19th steve gardener-steve hurst

individauls on the day
1st lee wright trentmen 12lb 2oz
2nd jason scrivener trentmen 10lb 2oz
3rd mark godfrey ????????mill tackle 7lb8oz mark would like to point out that pike should count after he returned two for around 9lb
4th tony barker shakespeare 4lb 7oz
5th nick moss leicester sensas 4lb
6th bob greenbury leicester sensas 3lb 15oz
but the day belonged to lee and jason

i should also say the series belongs to darren and steve woolard

Nice one joff A well presented and funny read!! League has been a great laugh, especially yesterday, godfrey and scotty were on form! Like to thank you for running the league, i know it must be hard at times! A job well done none the less Just guess you will just have to try a bit harder next year fishing wise

cheers pal it has been suggested this morning if this B/J shortages happen on a regular bases perhaps we should put one of the pair on the river and the other on the canal
again some great interest in the september league should be good 
i must thank roger marlow for helping me with the results running the match is easy but doing the results when all around you are drinking and laughing about there day is hard to swollow

Cracking day.Really enjoyed it despite the weather. Saw some old faces I haven't seen for ages and the craic after was brilliant.

I had what I was told was a good draw if the silvers fed ( which they didn't ) but it still looked good.
Darren said fish a punch line, a lobby line and a caster line across, which I did.
had nowt on the punch line after 20mins,so I put a pinkie on and it buried and had a few small perch on it. in hindsight I wish i'd fished a gbait and pinkie line there.
Went across on caster hoping for some of the big roach they said I might catch but could only catch perch.
Had one big perch on lobby and missed another bite, but I haven't done any lobby fishing before so I probably did it wrong .

I know i made mistakes and I get the impression I fed too much, I had one bite in the last half of the match.
All in all though I really enjoyed it and I will definitely be fishing again. If you're having it again next year put me down.
It's years since I fished canals and it's whetted my appetite( despite Bicko telling me he brings a 6 foot bank stick cos of all the nesbits walking the bank!!!!!)

Thanks Joff, and all the lads for putting me right in the morning.

glad you enjoyed it taff on its day the canal can fish a lot better and its a real shame as your peg has some form and from where i sat you were doing nothing wrong

one thing if bicko's told you to fish bread ,lobby and caster over remember you only have two hands

Thank you for runninng the league Joff , the whole series ran very smoothly despite the bait problems and having to rearrange one match. But that's nothing more than I would expect from Leicestershires premier match organiser
The fishing on the Loughborough canal can be challenging and unpredictable and that's why I've enjoyed it so much !
I was going to fish the Stainy pairs but that gets a bit boring swinging in a Roach every chuck
Even though the conditions were bad yesterday I never saw anyone pack up early which is respectful for all the pairs hoping to do well in the league !
Well done to Scriv and MrWright yesterday and to everyone who entered the league

Another big thank you Joff for running a good league from the Long Eaton lads.Its always good for us mere club anglers to pit your wits against the likes of dazzla , scotty ,godfrey ,tony barker and many other class anglers in the league. I  have enjoyed it apart from missing out in the pairs yesterday.But at least we were in with a chance right up to the last match.  :( Could have done with Lee and Scrivs draw,
I just hope that people realise what goes on behind the scenes in running a league and the effort that has gone in on your part  .It has been quite testing because of the weather and lack of bait ,but everyone got on with it and it turned out to be an exciting finish to the last day. Roll on next year 
             

joff many thanks pal great league and great company,some things dont change  and fishing up your way is one its always entertaining and the fishing and pint after is second to none.joff if us anglers put half the effort back in to the sport as you do pal it would be in a lot better state.up the east mids, keep it up angling needs people like you and tell chopworm *%$# to keep is nose out of the winter league as he dosnt fish it any more.

Pete, many thanks for the kind words.

scotty choppy and others have every right to say what they think and i take all on board .choppy is a good mate and has made lots of good points
this is why i think the September series will be even better with 3 anglers on the river and three on the canal its at the best time for both canal and river
i will state most of the anglers that want to take part don't want the natural parts of the river in ie brinks,osiers bonsers and abbey times a good healer and i think the chub stocks need a couple of seasons to re-established
i'm glad everyone has enjoyed the competition good draws bad draws its the taking part that counts and as for the company there is none better when we all get together
i hope everyone will come again next year and have booked the same dates so we can return the favour and fish the burton league as well i can't remember a season where i've fished a 40 or 50+ match every weekend since christmas i'm sure not many areas can boast that 
and adding the new league in the autumn we should have 50+ before christmas as well

who said team fishing is dead up the east midlands  just make the teams smaller

thats o.k. riche

i also think this part is good as many anglers done buy weekly papers anymore yet numbers have grown on websites especially this one, I've yet to to see any words of anger placed on this site. which says a lot about the anglers that use it 

i will approach sensas for some prizes next year its one thing i didn't think about and i'm sure they would of

Great league Joff even without the red men

Always worth going back to the pub afterwards to see the "comedy act"

Tremendous result for Scriv/Lee-i thought at one stage they were going to sneak into the main money

This web site helps a lot and it must cut out a few "nuisance" phone calls

i think you hit the nail on the head Pete,it's great to compete against some of the best anglers in the area and i appreciate what Darren,tony barker and a few others have given up to fish this league and the points of view of use club anglers that have fished against them .i know for a fact with Darren its not the money that drives him its the competing, that's  the key to running matches get the balance and venues right whether its pairs or teams they then look after themselves.on the venues we use club and top match anglers can mix and compete ,the money side i always want to see the club angler pick up some sort of envelope whether a section win by default or the main money so spreading the money can only be good for match fishing it also keeps the money oriented angler away
with rising fuel prices this coming season will hit most of us so if we can stick together i can't see why 40 to 50+ matches can't be a regular thing .ive left the summer free this year so anglers can do there own thing evesham is one place i'l be going and perhaps if i can get on bucko's matches  then after the evesham festival its all steam a head   

Pete,
Thank you for the kiss, I will look forward to giving you one back when we meet again.