Author: Eddie

A few pictures from the day.

 

 

 

Results.

20 fished.

Place	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Martin Greene	7	203-14	Diawa Sports
2nd	Steve Mayo	2	177-06	Maver
3rd	Steve	16	117-00	Chinnor Garden Centre
4th	Paul Jay	26	108-00	Rolfslake
5th	Lee	5	98-04	Chinnor Garden Centre
6th	John Cowling	10	69-00	Isis
7th	Hillary	13	52-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
8th	Dangerous Dave	8	52-04	Chinnor Garden Centre
9th	Dave W	19	47-12	Chinnor Garden Centre
10th	Martin Rodwell	4	47-05	Tring A.C
11th	Anthony	9	45-12	Chinnor Garden Centre
12th	Fred	40	40-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
13th	John	38	37-12	Chinnor Garden Centre
14th	Dave	21	33-06	Chinnor Garden Centre
15th	Graham	6	31-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
16th	Jeoff	28	25-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
17th	Derek	32	23-12	Chinnor Garden Centre
18th	Carl	34	10-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
19th	Bill	30	5-08	Chinnor Garden Centre
20th	Martin	36	DNW	Chinnor Garden Centre

 

 

In the last 3 hours the fishing picked up but it was not mad by Rolfslake standards but what it did was keep it close as nobody was really pulling away so kept it close for about 6 anglers till the end.

 

The fishing in the first couple of hours was nothing special but as the lights turned on the fishing picked up as the anglers could see their floats better with the 1000 watt bulbs on display, and a funny story John told me of an angler who asked him when he was going to turn the lights on as he could not see his float only to realise later he was still wearing his sun glasses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In first place and continuing his good form of drawing good pegs { sorry i mean framing } was Rolfslake Cartel member Paul Jay who tonight had draw peg 34 in the corner of the small lake. Paul was fresh from his win in the Monday match and tonight he employed his favoured method of fishing a line at about 8 metres straight out in front and down the edge to his right. Paul today fished on the deck using 8mm hard banded pellet feeding pellet and was rewarded with big fish to 19-08 in his weight of 167-08 and only one fish away from the chasing pack { well done Paul }.

 

 

 

 

 

In second place and on a big skimmer off a win was Meat man Mick Jones who only just made the draw due the M25 bieng chock a block and arrived very smartly dressed. Mick was also on a run of form as he framed in the midweek match and when he pulled out peg 6 he knew he would be in for a few bites tonight and after5 hours had a board weight of 132-00 to be added to his net weight. Mick was fishing his celebrity meat at short range fished on the deck and again caught big fish which can be a challenge when it gets dark but these fish kept Mick fit as he had to keep going to the scales. At the end of the match Micks board weight and net fish when added together went 165-12 and was only one fish off that match win.

 

 

 

Completing the frame was my old adversary Rolfslake’s owner John Bennett who was fishing the only peg that did not have its own light but that did not bother him at all. John managed to catch his first fish after his bait had reached the bottom of his first put in of the match which went 13lb so i was playing catch up all night and as the match went on Johns catch rate increased. John started on the top kit plus one but after getting broken on a fish ,John switched to the left hand margin at a range of 4 metres and by using paste John managed to keep the big fish coming and after 5 hours he also fell one fish behind Paul with his weight of 160-12 but did manage a triple wammy of framing in tonights match, claiming the peg king of Richard Doolan and best of all claiming another victory against me in our seasons battle.

Another point to raise to our visiting anglers please all read the rules prior to fishing as again two rules were infringed on in tonights match and that was big fish being retained in keepnets WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED. These fish are very expensive and it is the welfare of the fish that come first and that is why the rule was put in place to start with. John has already increased the weight limit to 10lb max but to see fish of 11-08 in nets is disapointing but unfair to the anglers that get off their box to weigh theirs so all anglers co-operation is appreciated on this rule.

 

Results.

 

 

17 fished.

 

Place	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Paul Jay	34	167-08	Rolfslake
2nd	Mick Jones	6	165-12	Rolfslake
3rd	John Bennett	13	160-12	Rolfslake
4th	Simon Mound	4	143-12	Jinx League
5th	Chris Telling	23	142-00	Vespe / Miracle Baits
6th	Earnie Malyon	10	139-08	Spro
7th	Colin Horwood	18	123-02	Rolfslake
8th	Dave Howe	14	117-04	Browning Crowsports
9th	Dave Whiteman	26	98-12	Hydro 2000
10th	Justin Watkins	7	98-00	Browning Crowsports
10th	Mick Chappell	30	98-00	Rolfslake
12th	Lee Jackson	16	87-08	Rolfslake
13th	John Hagues	28	76-04	Smithy’s
14th	Kev Dalton	8	67-08	Rolfslake
15th	Eddie Taylor-Green	32	63-08	Rolfslake /Walker Floats
16th	Russ	38	53-12	Rolfslake
17th	Russ Salwood	9	DNW	Rolfslake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolfslake silver fish match record broken.

With Rolfslake currently fishing very oddly you did not know whether it would fish great or very hard and with last Wednesdays match still very vivid in my memory i was hoping for a good afternoons fishing. With the anglers eager at the draw it was nice to see returning angler Chris Telling at the lake as we had not seen him for a while as he had been trying very hard to qualify for the Fishomania final again.

As the draw was called the same thing happened as it normally does and that is the good anglers draw the flyers and the average pegs are left for the rest. Today my main target as usual was to beat John and when he drew peg 40 i knew i was in trouble as the bottom of the small lake was black with fish as the wind had been blowing into the corners for the last two days, and he must of been cured of his bad back because he was at his peg faster than Usain Bolt with a big smile. For me it was my favourite peg 6 but with the wind blowing across my peg and the sun in my eyes it made for a very frustrating and difficult match.

Elsewhere around the lake Mick Lane’s never ending drawing of good pegs with peg 34, Chris Telling was on carp form peg 32 ,Paul Jay was on peg 4 and newcomer Neil Richards was on peg 8 in the gap between the big and small lake.

The story of todays match was one frustration as the carp were very difficult to catch in any numbers with i think a total of 20 carp caught by all the anglers with many switching to try and catch a few silvers for a bit of sport and when Kev Doulton weighed in he must of had about 150 roach for 26lb and still did not frame.

Todays winner was Vespe /Miracle Baits sponsored Chris Telling who started off fishing the 6 metre line fishing paste with very little success but a change of tactics to fishing the long 13 metre + line made a little Rolfslake history. Chris fished the long line on the deck mainly for carp which he had a few to double figures but it was the bream which took his attention as by fishing with a big dendrabena fished over depth he managed to keep them coming in fact i have never seen an angler that had 1 carp net and 2 silver fish nets. Chris in total had 30 bream for a fantastic total of 75-08 and a NEW Rolfslake silver fish record and when added to his carp totalled 128-00 { very well done Chris }.

 

 

 

In second place was Rolfslake’s Mick Lane who was fishing peg 34 in the small lake and he also struggled for the fish three hours but in the last two he caught small carp long down the edge towards the tree to his right. By fishing meat and pellet on the hook feeding pellet Mick kept the carp coming for another frame with his weight of 80-08 but still a low weight by his standards.

 

Completing the frame was newcomer Neil Richards on peg 8 who had carp and 25lb of silvers for his weight of 38-08.

 

Results.

Place	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Chris Telling	32	128-00	Vespe / Miracle Baits
2nd	Mick Lane	34	80-08	Rolfslake Cartel
3rd	Neil Richards	8	38-08	Rolfslake
4th	Paul Jay	4	35-08	Rolfslake Cartel
5th	Ernie Malyon	2	34-08	Rolfslake
6th	Kev Doulton	9	34-04	Rolfslake
7th	Butch	10	33-12	Rolfslake
8th	Eddie Taylor-Green	6	22-00	Rolfslake/ Walker Floats
9th	Russ	38	DNW	Rolfslake
9th	John Bennett	40	DNW	Rolfslake

 

Rolfslake 2 the Pirate stikes back.

There is not to say about our match today as with the sun in my eyes and the wind i could not see the bites but every now and then i would get a sharp pull on the pole tip from the carp whilst i was fishing paste but a change to corn got me out of jail with two carp for 19lb and 4 skimmers for 3lb for a total of 22-00.

That was in contrast to John who was on peg 40 and as soon as the match started the carp disappeared and John then struggled for the next 5 hours with a couple of lost carp and about 2lb of skimmers which he put back of in disgust.

The score between me and John now stands at:

 

John 5

 

 

Eddie 4 

 

Thanks for reading Simon, Eddie and John

 

 

 Tough day down the lake except for Jon Walker.

Today the anglers were hoping that the big weights from the Friday night match cotinued but as usual Rolfslake had other ideas.

The story of the match was there were plenty of fish cruising around but proving to be very difficult to catch and on a few pegs the fish were blowing but again they were not feeding in any numbers.

 

In first place and making it 4 WINS IN FOUR MATCHES was master float maker and lake king Jon Walker who today was on peg 6 on the motorway bank and in the small lake. Jon tells me he opted to fish two lines a long 13 metre line and a short 6 metre line fishing on the deck on both these lines and using a variety of baits corn,pellet and meat Jon was able to keep the fish coming. Jon today also had fish to double figures in his net and at the end of 5 hours put a very hard earned 138-08 on the scales for the win {well done Jon} but he even realised that this was a low weight for this time of year

 

 

In second place and an angler i had not seen for a while was fellow Cartel member Mick Lane, who was moaning about his lack of drawing good pegs recently but as we all know about Mick he would give Picasso a run for his money and went he took his hand out of the draw bag and saw peg 8 he got a few good luck comments i dont think.

Anyway Mick fished a variety of methods ,long across down the gap and to the bush to his left and by fishing meat and pellet Mick also caught fish to double figures in his final weight of 98-00 and a skimmer short of another ton weight.

 

Completing the frame was form angler Mark Newbold who was fishing on peg 14 in the big lake and he also struggled to catch but by rotating his fishing lines he managed to catch on shallow and full depth rigs using pellet and paste to catch his weight of 82-00 and continue his framing sequence.

Simon, John, Paul and I are currently working on the photo and feature board down the lake which we hope all our visiting anglers will find enjoyable and informative. If any of our visiting anglers take any pictures that they would like for us to consider putting in the board please send it to the the website and Simon ,John and I and we will have a look.

Also for all our visiting anglers please read the rules for the lake when you arrive as there are checks in place during the match and at the weigh-in to ensure none of the rules are broken . The rules are for the well being of the fish first and for for the fairness of all the anglers second as we do not want any of the big fish damaged by being put in keepnets for any period of time, and i know all anglers will support us in this subject.

Results 15 fished.

Place	Angler	Peg	Weight
1st	Jon Walker	6	138-08	Walker Floats
2nd	Mick Lane	8	98-00	Rolfslake Cartel
3rd	Mark Newbold	14	82-00	Rolfslake
4th	Gary	28	51-04	Rolfslake
5th	Phil Powell	18	43-04	Rolfslake Cartel
6th	Andy Raymond	24	40-02	Rolfslake
7th	John Bennett	10	36-12	Rolfslake Cartel
8th	Paul Jay	16	34-00	Rolfslake Cartel
9th	Wez	13	29-00	Rolfslake
10th	Eddie Taylor-Green	22	24-04	Rolfslake/ Walker Floats
11th	Neil Riddy	32	17-00	Osprey A.C
12th	Lee Rose	26	8-00	Rolfslake
13th	Ernie Malyon	30	DNW	Rolfslake
14th	Paul Newbury	7	DNW	Rolfslake
15th	Butch	9	DNW	Rolfslake

 

The Pirate was lost at sea as the Bennett storm sunk the the pirate ship to gain another point.

With John on peg 10 and me on peg 22 we were both going to struggle today on a normal match and today it was going to be really hard.

I was only one peg away from where i caught nearly 250lb on Friday but it felt like i was fishing the M40 as the peg was devoid of fish and bites as peg 22 is a bit of hit and miss and today i am sure my paste approach which has served me well was to inflexible to catch anything other than carp and my reward for 5 hours fishing was 3 carp one tiny carp of a pound and a small skimmer for 24-04 so i got what i deserved today NOTHING.

John should of battered me today but again he struggled and opted to catch silvers whilst he could not catch carp so at least he was putting fish in to the net, and towards the end of the match he also caught 4 carp but they went 28lb and he even lost a couple so i think he deserved his point today but don’t tell him i said this it will be our secret.

The score between me and John stands at.

 

John 5

 

 

Eddie 3

Thanks for reading Simon, Eddie and John.