Rolfslake not a bad place to hold a business team day.
Today Rolfslake welcomed Peter Drennan, Gary Barclay, 5 times World Champion Alan Scotthorne and the Drennan designers, sales team, and their photographer to take pictures of the launch of the the new Drennan ACOLYTE 16 metre pole.
Alan and Gary came down early to set up and start fishing and the rest of the team would be down later to see the pole in action and also have a chance to fish with it which is a great idea to be able to feel what the pole feels like with a fish pulling on the end. Also with the regulars turning up early the lake was busy with people and reminded me of the old days when you just were able to park in the car park.
Alan getting a Rolfslake welcome from Ollie.
Alan was fishing peg 34 in the small lake as there were plenty of carp to be seen and Gary was further down the bank on peg 38 and between them they caught all species of fish, carp of course with bream big roach and also a 15lb pike giving the pole a good workout on what was a pretty cold morning down the lake. The ACOLYTE is Drennan’s new flagship pole at about £2,800 and comes with a great spares package which was very impressive. John and I had an opportunity to talk to the Drennan guys who were very informative on all things fishing and we also had a look at the new Acolyte 13ft waggler rod which caught the attention of the regulars which was again a lovely piece of kit.
Alan’s first carp of the day.
Alan caught carp to double figures and bream to 3lb and could of caught a lot more if he fished closer to the rope but that would of been to easy and he decided to fish 16 metres out in front both on the deck and up in the water fishing 8mm banded pellet feeding 6mm feed pellet and Gary also caught carp but more bream and carp.
The Drennan guys watching the pole in action.
The morning seemed to go very well and was a nice place to have a team meeting and it was a pleasure to talk to Peter, Gary and Alan and all the Drennan team who went off with a great review of their new pole. { now i had better start saving some money }
Part of Alan’s catch.
The new Drennan ACOLYTE.
The crocodile makes an appearance.
Also caught on the Drennan ACOLYTE.
For more information of this pole visit www.drennantackle.com
Big weight Pete wins todays Wednesdays Open match.
After the mornings visit by Drennan International it was back to nornality for todays match with 16 anglers hoping for the sun to come out and catch alot of carp and again Rolfslake did not disapoint . The anglers were drawn in both the big and small lake with both of the mornings fished pegs 34 and 38 both in so it would not be a bad draw today with the pleasure anglers on the carp park bank pegs 25 to 22.
The match started at 2.30 and by 2.40 anglers were into fish with the small lake being the more consistent place to be and with Paul Jay and Pete Arnold would you believe it pegs 34 and 38 catching good fish early and Malc Doyle on 32 was also into fish early so the signs were good for a big weight. The anglers at the bottom of the big lake were struggling to get the fish to line up so it was get your head down and try to win your section first.
In first place today was Pete Arnold on peg 38 and Pete started off on the pellet feeder fishing i believe pellet hookbait and every time the feeder was cast into the corner around peg 39 ish he was into fish and big fish as well as one of them went 19lb plus and today they were going to wear Pete out as it is a fair walk to the scales and he did alot of walking. A late change to the pole increased his catch rate as he fished both edges and the fish just kept coming and after 5 hours put a fantastic 312-01 to not only win but claim the peg king for peg 38.
Todays winner Pete Arnold.
Along way back was a close battle for 2nd with Gary Kelsey {Blakes Baits } just edging out me Eddie with his weight of 176-03 from peg 9. Gary fished peg 9 in the big lake towards the bush to his right and there he managed to catch two 20lb carp fishing on the deck using pellet and meat hookbaits feeding pellet and when added to his board weight Gary had caught 176-03 and only 11lb in front of me.
Completing the frame was me Eddie who was well pleased to draw peg 5 and after a frustraing 2 hours as the fish were not happy to feed with the sun on the water and when the shade came over it was a case of how fast i could catch them. I used paste at 8 metres and the top two to catch carp to 15lb but it was also a case of how many i lost that stopped me weighing over 200lb but i was still happy with 165-04.
16 Fished.
Section A.
| Place |
Angler |
Peg |
Weight |
|
| 1st |
Pete Arnold |
38 |
312-01 |
Rolfslake |
| 2nd |
Gary Kelsey |
9 |
176-03 |
Blakes Baits |
| 3rd |
Eddie Taylor-Green |
5 |
165-04 |
Rolfslake |
| 4th |
Paul Jay |
34 |
147-04 |
Rolfslake |
| 5th |
Malc Doyle |
32 |
114-13 |
Jinx League |
| 6th |
Nick Williams |
8 |
110-02 |
Jinx League |
| 7th |
Sue Collins |
7 |
106-04 |
Blakes Baits |
| 8th |
John Draper |
4 |
96-05 |
Rolfslake |
Section B.
| Place |
Angler |
Peg |
Weight |
|
| 1st |
Derek Hammond |
26 |
163-12 |
Banbury Gunsmiths |
| 2nd |
Micheal Corsini |
30 |
147-03 |
Rolfslake |
| 3rd |
Andy Quarmby |
18 |
91-09 |
Middy |
| 4th |
Mick Jones |
13 |
65-02 |
Rolfslake |
| 5th |
Mick Chappell |
16 |
22-02 |
Rolfslake |
| 6th |
John Bennett |
14 |
13-04 |
Rolfslake |
| 7th |
Justin |
28 |
DNW |
Rolfslake |
| 8th |
John Emmerson |
11 |
DNW |
Rolfslake |
The Pirate reluctantly gains another point off John.
With all the visitors down the lake today John’s attention was off his fishing and more on customer service but he had drawn form peg 14 to my lucky draw of peg 5 in the small lake and i did my best to mess up this good peg.
John caught one carp of 13-04 to my 165-04 but he did not fish for most of the match and spent it talking to the visitors.
The score now stands at
John 8
Eddie 6
A reminder to all our visiting anglers to please read the rules relating to permitted baits allowed down the lake ,but for now i will remind you, only one tin of corn is allowed to be used both for hookbait and feeding .
Only one tin of meat is allowed BUT it can only be used for the hook and definitley not for feeding .
Only fishery pellets can be used for feeding.
If in any doubt please ask John or one of the match stewards before fishing thankyou.
Breaking of any of the lake rules could result in the angler being disqualified.
Thanks for reading John , Simon and Eddie.
