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Month: February 2010
Rolfslake open match Sunday 21st February 2010
Today saw another Sunday open on an improving Rolfslake, and with a low attendance the anglers were grouped together in the big lake between pegs 14 and 28.
On John Bennetts arrival at the lake before the match he was greeted with the lake frozen again as the temperature the night before in Oxford had dropped to -4 degrees but a good blast with the areators saw the ice melt very quickly and as the draw took place the ice had all but gone.
The ice melter.
The report from John about the match saw anglers hooking and losing carp on both the bomb and the pole, which is good news considering a few weeks back there were no signs of carp moving at all so with warmer weather the carp will switch back on properly. The winner today was lake owner John who was fishing peg 14 on the motorway bank and after a quick two carp on the bomb then switched on to the pole and that was when his frustration began. John was fishing long towards peg 15 and by fishing with his rig just touching bottom using corn as hook bait started to foul hook carp as his rig was dropping through the water, and during the match John managed to lose 8 carp and catch 3 more for his final weight of 51-02 {well done John}. John also told me that he had to feed micro pellet and feed and then drop his rig in on top to get bites and even then the bites were the tinyest of dips so it was pretty hard to spot and even harder to hook the carp properly.
The back up weights also included carp but the carp at the moment are still grouped in the middle of the lake so the waggler and the bomb are good options at the moment.
Results.
1st peg 14 John Bennett 51-02
2nd peg 16 Lee Giles 29-00
3rd peg 26 Dave Wightman 25-12
4th peg 18 Paul Jay 18-08
5th peg 23 Steve Williams 18-00
6th peg 22 John Cowling 9-08
Spring league 2010. Round 1.
14th February 2010
Rolfslake throught the round window
Today saw the delayed start to the spring league teams of three round one , and missing from this series were Rolfs Team Gold but who were replaced in the series by a new team called the Swindon Bandits.
The reason the league was delayed was to give the lake a proper chance to recover from the extreme cold weather that had been with us since before Christmas. With only 4 teams entered it was decided to fish only the big lake as so keep the anglers together and if they did not catch at least they would have someone to talk to. The weather was sunny with a cold northerly wind which was not going to help the anglers catch a carp but the silvers should respond so at least there should be a few bites for everyone.
At the end of five hours John Bennett told me that most of the fish were down the bottom of the lake ,towards peg 19 and 20 so Derek Hammond who was on peg 22 was always in with a chance of having a few and after losing a few Derek had 5 carp for a winning 45-07 {well done Derek}. The top silver weight on the day was a fantastic 21-04 from the Swindon Mafia’s Phil Powell who was kept busy with plenty of bite.
The next round is on Sunday the 28th so the anglers are hopeful the carp will continue to bite but if not there are lots of silver fish to be caught.
RESULTS
A SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Phil Powell | 10 | 21-4 | Swindon Mafia |
| 2 | Dave | 30 | 8-12 | Pikey’s |
| 3 | Fred Parker | 32 | 6-8 | Woodentops |
| 4 | Steve Williams | 9 | 4-10 | DNW’s |
B SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Mick Lane | 14 | 18-8 | Swindon Mafia |
| 2 | Paul | 26 | 16-4 | Pikey’s |
| 3 | Paul Jay | 13 | 4-4 | Woodentops |
| 4 | Morris Woodly | 28 | 0-4 | DNW’s |
C SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Derek Hammond | 22 | 45-7 | Woodentops |
| 2 | John Cowling | 16 | 27-8 | DNW’s |
| 3 | John Bennett | 24 | 14-9 | Swindon Mafia |
| 4 | Herbie | 18 | 8-0 | Pikey’s |
DAY POINTS
| Swindon Mafia | 10 pts |
| Wooden Tops | 8 pts |
| Pikey’s | 7 pts |
| DNW’s | 5 pts |
Daniel Blackwells new Videos at Rolfs Lake
Daniel Visited the lake on Wednesday for a pleasure session. He made 2 excellent videos whilst fishing from peg 16.
Thanks for sharing them Dan.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAk9STz55f8
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewBxOMKRSi0
Open match Sunday 21st February 2010
John has informed me that there will be an open next Sunday the 21st of February with a draw at 10.00 fishing 11.00 – 4.00 so if you would like to fish on an improving Rolfslake give John Bennett a call.
Open Match 7th February.
Today saw the lake free of ice. 9 Anglers turned up to see how the lake would fish after the frosty Winter League.
Todays Winner. Fred Parker
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Fred Parker | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | John Bennett | 18 | 32-12 |
| 3 | Mick Lane | 13 | 26-8 |
| 4 | Morris Woodly | 26 | 25-4 |
| 5 | Phil Powell | 14 | 18 |
| 6 | Paul Jay | 28 | 11-12 |
| 7 | Steve | 32 | 8-4 |
| 8 | John Cowley | 10 | 6-4 |
| 9 | Daniel Blackwell | 30 | 5-8 |
Fred got his revenge on Phil for the pee taking on the last Winter League match 😆
Mick Lane had an all Silver catch and Little Daniel Blackwell managed to catch a 2.5lb perch too, well done.
Also John Bennett is still short of Teams for the Spring League, if you are interested please give him a call on 07774 618688. Dates are to the right in the match Calendar.