Gary Horne’s Annual Match. 2nd September 2011

Hazy Morning at the lake

Gary Horne had his annual match at the lake today. With only 17 fishing it should have made for some good angling as everyone had plenty of room but the carp had other ideas.

Gary's Friends waiting for the draw

Last years Winner Nick Horne (middle)

Olly the Rolfslake Guard dog hard at work inspecting the nets

Quick coffee before the draw

 

Very hot day and no wind

Fishing today was from 12 till 5pm. 2 hours in to the match and most people had not had a carp or even a bite. The sun was blazing down on the lake. When the sun went off the water on the car park bank peg they started having a few.

Hard going on the carpark bank

Paul Horne on peg 32

Pegs 14 and 16 were having a few fish in the big lake but it was a different story in the little lake. Rock hard with everyone struggling and a few people targeting the silvers to try and win the top silvers weight.

I had to wait till the last hour to get my first carp bite from peg 9, Just as the sun went off the water behind the big poplar tree. The fish were lined up and I starting catching one a chuck but foul hookers were causing a few problems.

My first fish went 18lb-4oz. Good start 😀

Gary on peg 38 had not hooked a carp so instead started catching small roach from the end of his keepnet on his topkit. He finished with 100 roach for 11lb-4oz to take the top silvers weight on the day.

Results

     Pos Name Peg Weight
1 Simon Mound 9 118-12
2 Gary Naylor 14 116-12
3 Steve Pomery 16 101-7
4 Steve Williams 24 55-4
5 Darren Simmons 18 43-12
6 Dave Hullcoop 8 40-4
7 John Roberts 7 40-0
8 Nick Horne 40 25-8
9 Dave 26 20-0
10 Arthur Horne 28 19-6
11 Marcus Burgess 2 16-4
12 Gary Horne 38 11-4
13 Paul Horne 32 10-2
14 Malcolm Murray 6 9-0
15 Kevin Cross 13 DNW
16 Colin 34 DNW
17 Simon Stanmore 4 DNW

17 Anglers Fished

1st Place. Simon Mound

2nd. Gary Naylor

Top Silver Weight of the day.Gary Horne. 100 Roach for 11lb-4oz

Its a hard life.....

 

Thanks for the invite Gary. Its was nice to fish with a cracking bunch of lads 🙂

Look forward to next year.

One comment

  • Well done Simon on another victory, it wont be long before you catch JB on amount of victories this year.
    Another report with pictures to keep the visitors happy and well done for gettting the festival results out within a minute of the final weights getting in now that is fast top man Si.

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