April 23, 2006

• Rolfs Lake, Holton, Oxfordshire.

  Rolf’s Teams of 3. Spring League.

  

  Well Sunday morning found me loading the kit into the car for a 70 mile trip to Rolf’s Lake in Oxfordshire where I was taking part in the Spring Teams of 3 League with Malc and Nick as part of the Fish4Wales Team .

  It was dull and overcast with the threat of rain and a fine drizzle would come and go all day leaving everything soaked by the end .

  Waiting in the car park for the draw Malc decided to sort out a couple of rigs for the match ahead. Reaching into his seat box he produced this…………

  

  ……….never been the tidiest has our Malc.

  Draw time and peg14 in B section is mine and on arriving I find GaryH (milomadness) on peg 15 to keep me company, while Nick is opposite me on peg 25.
  I had watched Gary Thorpe (The World Record Holder) fish this peg last year, shallow and long, so decided to try the same.
   3 hours in and with just 2 bites and 2 bumped carp to show for my efforts I was looking at the dreaded blank and decide on a change of attack. 3 big pots of hemp & pellet go in on the 10mtr line, and I went in with a rig at dead depth, alternating between pellet and bread on the hook.

  That got me out of jail and I manage 6 carp at the death to pip GaryH on the next peg with 47lbs 10ozs .

  Matt Nutt had the pleasure of being pegged next to Malc (complete with pink baseball cap) but still managed to bag a few, though not as many as he’s used to on this venue.

  

  Team wise we had all struggled but with top weight between the three of us I at least relieved Malc & Nick of £1 each. As a team we managed 6th= on the day so at least we aren’t last. Just got to try and improve next Sunday .

  

  

   

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