Spring League 2010. Round 3.
7th March
Sunny but cold day at the Lake.
The sunshine made an appearance today at the lake but Friday night had seen a frost. The lake was ice free but the ground was solid and most of the platforms had a layer of ice on them.
Would the carp show again like last week, it was looking possible as John Bennett had managed 90lb from peg 18 on the Saturdays open at the lake. So were the carp still down the far end of the big lake ? Those fishing C section were all hoping to draw peg 22 or 18 but who would be the lucky two ?
Phil Powell was one, he was hoping for 22 but pulled peg 18 out and Mike Stimpson drew peg 22.
Those fishing on the motorway bank were to have the sun on them all day whilst those on the car park bank were in arctic conditions with the wind picking up and blowing a chill down the lake towards pegs 19 and 21.
No one on the Little lake today.
Mick Lane, Simon Mound and Paul Jay were all catching silvers in A section. Gary Haisman was the only person to catch carp from B Section and John Colwing also in B section was on the way to building up a nice silver bag again like in the last round. C section it seemed had all the carp again with all 4 anglers catching carp. But this time it was Phil Powell on peg 18 taking the lead over Mike Stimpson on peg 22. Big Ron on 24 and Steve Williams on 16 we equal on 4 carp each but whose would be bigger.
Off to do the weigh in
Results
SPRING LEAGUE, ROUND 3. 7th March
A SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Mick Lane | 32 | 25-4 | Mafia |
| 2 | Paul Jay | 10 | 15-12 | Wood Tops |
| 3 | Simon Mound | 9 | 11-12 | Pikeys |
| 4 | Maurice Woodley | 30 | 1-8 | DNW’s |
B SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Gary Haisman | 14 | 27-8 | Pikeys |
| 2 | John Cowling | 28 | 13-8 | DNW’s |
| 3 | Derek Hammond | 26 | 7-12 | Wood Tops |
| 4 | John Bennett | 13 | 7-4 | Mafia |
C SECTION
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight | Team |
| 1 | Phil Powell | 18 | 89-0 | Mafia |
| 2 | Mike Stimpson | 22 | 67-0 | Wood Tops |
| 3 | Steve Williams | 16 | 42-8 | DNW’s |
| 4 | Big Ron | 24 | 37-12 | Pikeys |
DAY POINTS
| Swindon Mafia | 9 pts |
| Wooden Tops | 8 pts |
| Pikeys | 7 pts |
| DNW’s | 6 pts |
OVERALL LEADERBOARD
| Wooden Tops | 25 pts |
| Swindon Mafia | 25 pts |
| Pikeys | 23 pts |
| DNW’s | 17 pts |
A Section Winner. Mick Lane.
Mick Lanes All Silver Bag
B Section Winner, Gary Haisman.
C Section Winner, Phil Powell.
Part of Phil's Match Winning 89lb bag.
Swindon Mafia are not letting Wooden tops get too far ahead and make a good comeback.
The next Spring league match is on Sunday the 21st March in 2 weeks time. John is running an open match on the Saturday before. If you want to fish please call John on 07774 618688.
John Bennett setting up on peg 13
Simon’s Report for this match can be found HERE
