Results.
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Paul Pickett | 16 | 190-0 |
| 2 | Edward Western | 9 | 144-0 |
| 3 | Andy Pickett | 27 | 92-0 |
| 4 | Daniel Pickett | 18 | 74-4 |
| 5 | Phil Western | 13 | 53-14 |
| 6 | Martin Avons | 24 | 50-12 |
| 7 | Bill Bryant | 14 | 47-8 |
| 8 | Joe Walsh | 23 | 46-4 |
| 9 | Dave Omar | 19 | 37-10 |
| 10 | Bob Webb | 11 | 25-4 |
| 11 | Dave Williams | 10 | 22-12 |
Results.
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Liam Barry | 16 | 178-8 |
| 2 | John Owen | 30 | 134-4 |
| 3 | Paul Jay | 7 | 128-0 |
| 4 | Simon Mound | 38 | 100-0 |
| 5 | Mick Hughes | 18 | 94-8 |
| 6 | Jeff Edwards | 34 | 92-2 |
| 7 | Kev Doulton | 2 | 82-0 |
| 8 | Mick Jones | 14 | 77-12 |
| 9 | Steve Waters | 32 | 71-12 |
| 10 | Dai Thomas | 8 | 61-4 |
| 11 | Gem Doyle | 39 | 57-12 |
| 12 | Malc Felgate | 6 | 42-4 |
| 13 | Pat Pritchard | 13 | 11-8 |
| 14 | Charlie Shearman | 9 | 10-8 |
| 15 | Dave Whiteman | 4 | DNW |
Geoff Palmer.... MOG
A few of the Jinxsters had camped over after the BBQ so they could have a drink and travel back in the day-time. They woke up to find the car park buzzing with anglers fishing a club match at the lake. The club had turned up with half the number expected so instead of 20 anglers there were 10, they decided to fish in the big lake which left the little lake free 😐
A plan was hatched by Geoff to run a small knock-up match on the little lake with John’s permission. A few of the anglers had to get permission of their other halves 😀 With permission granted 8 angler gathered to discuss plans for the day.
We all decided not to draw pegs but just simply choose a peg that we fancied fishing. We all chose our pegs and then decided to fish from 1pm – 6pm. We paid our peg fee’s and all put £2 in the pot to give two prizes for the day, £11 for most weigh and £5 for the biggest fish.
Everyone was set up and ready but with 15 minutes to go Geoff was summoned to go and have his dinner or miss out 😀
We gave him an extra 15 minutes to come back and then I called the all in. Budgie fishing from peg 6 had decided that he fancied doing some coaching for the day. Liam Doyle was his pupil, Liam had already had a go on my gear on peg 32 last night and caught a nice carp and was eager to continue where he left off last night.
Liam Doyle with a carp from peg 32
Everyone started off fairly well catching fish apart from poor Gem fishing from peg 1. Mat on peg 8 had landed his first carp in 3 days having failed to catch one in the previous two matches. I was having a chat with John Bennett and watching the other fishing and decided to go and have a go, I fed 2 handfuls of pellets on the left hand bush on peg 38 and dropped the rig in. I had a fish on right away too followed by another. I also dropped the feeder under the bush as I fancied a go on the rod and had a few more from both the left and right bushes.
By this time Liam was shouting and had his first fish on and in the net. He was very excited to say the least 😀 Malc on peg 39 had had a few fish but he too was in coaching mode, his wife Julie was on his box and playing a fish 😯 Anyone who knows Julie will know that she does NOT do fishing and hates it…. well used too. After having a few goes over the weekend it seems she was hooked now. Julies run on his box was cut short by yet another Doyle wanting to have a go. Crystal was soon on his box and playing a fish much to the disgust of Gem who was still fishless.
Dai and Mat on pegs 7 and 8 were catching plenty of fish and Geoff was hooking lots of fish on peg 3 but was loosing them as they were foul hooked. Nick on peg 4 was playing the odd fish but seemed to be struggling. Malc had managed to get on his box and catch a few more and also went on Gems peg to catch one off her peg to prove there was some fish in there 😀 Gem did manage one of her own using the feeder rod.
In the last hour of the mini match Liam had been bagging up big time. He let out a very loud “YES” when he landed a fish that he had been playing for 15 minutes, a fish of 18lb 8oz 😯 and a new PB for him. This fish was closely followed by a 17lb 2oz fish 😯 😯 Not bad for a 7 year old.
I shouted the all out at 6-15 and Liam was jumping up and down with excitement having caught a lot of fish. Gem came round and had a go on my peg as the bush was alive with fish and was soon catching a few much needed fish 😀
We all packed up and got the weigh in done.
Weights for the day.
| Name | Peg | Weight |
| Simon Mound | 38 | 177-10 |
| Mat Edwards | 8 | 136-6 |
| Dai Thomas | 7 | 126-8 |
| Geoff Palmer | 3 | 102-4 |
| Liam Doyle (aged 7) | 6 | 90-2 |
| Nick Williams | 4 | 51-0 |
| Malc Doyle | 39 | 46-8 |
| Crystal Doyle | 39 | 36-0 |
| Gem Doyle | 1 | 14-8 |
| Julie Doyle | 39 | 9-4 |
| Peg 39 Total Weight | 91-0 |
The star of the day was Liam who has weighed a massive 90lb 2 oz on his first 5 hour match and had also shattered most people’s PB carp. Well done Liam, I think even Marcus learnt a thing or two 😀
Everyone had a great day and would like to thank John for letting us fish.
A few pictures now …
Liam Doyle, future superstar 😀
Team Doyle
Marcus and Liam
Liam picking up his biggest fish money off Geoff
A very pleased 7 year old
WELL DONE LIAM
Report to follow
Results
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Neil Riddy | 4 | 249-4 PB Match weight |
| 2 | Paul Jay | 6 | 205-0 |
| 2 | John Owen | 9 | 205-0 |
| 4 | Andy G | 32 | 154-0 |
| 5 | Pete Arnold | 8 | 153-8 |
| 6 | Dai Thomas | 28 | 146-12 PB Match weight |
| 7 | Tony (Brum) | 30 | 135-0 |
| 8 | John Bennett | 26 | 132-8 |
| 9 | Pat Pritchard | 7 | 108-0 |
Todays Winner Neil Riddy…11lb short of a peg king too.
200lb club again
13 anglers turned up today to fish the open match along with 9 Pleasure anglers which included some lads all the way from Lancashire 😯
The weather today at the lake started of bright and sunny but soon went overcast with no wind on the lake.
It seems the fish are on the move round the little lake again with pegs 4,6,7 and 8 all doing well today. Derek Hammond on peg 6 was fishing short on the corn to put together and amazing 273lb which was also good enough to take the Peg King title off Mick Jones.
Also in the frame was Pat Pritchard fishing from peg 4, he managed to put 230lb on the scales and put his last match behind him 😀 Completing the frame was Kevin Arathoom fishing from peg 8 who put 166lb on the scales.
For the rest of the anglers fishing the match the fishing was very patchy and bites were hard to come by.
The pleasure anglers were having a good time and John hopes you made it home ok and enjoyed your time at the lake.
On to the results….
Top 9.
| Position | Name | Peg | Weight |
| 1 | Derek Hammond | 6 | 273-0 |
| 2 | Pat Pritchard | 4 | 230-4 |
| 3 | Kevin Arathoom | 8 | 166-4 |
| 4 | Pete Arnold | 7 | 149-12 |
| 5 | John Bennett | 24 | 130-0 |
| 6 | Mick Jones | 28 | 110-12 |
| 7 | Steve Rich | 13 | 101-0 |
| 8 | Pete Archer | 32 | 100-0 |
| 9 | Paul Jay | 14 | 81-4 |
Todays winner, Derek Hammond. Picture was taken in the winter not today
Thanks for reading, Si and Eddie.
Red Leader, Match organiser and Maggotdrowing.com owner. Dave Webster
The weekend had arrived for the annual maggotdrowing.com pairs match. Forum members from the site do battle for bragging rights and a nice trophy for the cabinet. Trophies for this years match were organised by Peter Morton as Dave was having problems getting hold of them.
The Trophies for the lucky winners
Some of the anglers were already at the lake having fished the match yesterday but it wasn’t long before everyone arrived for the draw. Fishing today was from 2pm-7pm
People arriving for the Draw
Saturday
While people were setting up Crystal and Liam Doyle went round and collected people’s guesses on ‘Guess the Weight’ competition.
Liam and Crystal
The fishing today was quite patchy with people catching fish but certain pegs were doing better than others. Malc Doyle in the big lake on peg 25 was catching plenty of fish and making regular trips to the weight station fishing short. I was having regular fish fishing the feeder and short pole lines from peg 17. Steve Wilson on peg 29 was putting a few fish together also. Steve Akal fishing peg 20 was doing a fine job of taking the peg king title.
Down in the little lake only 2 pegs were heading towards a ton weight today. Tony Roberts on peg 3 was blasting past Eddies peg king weight and heading towards a double ton and Jon Hatch on peg 39 was nearing the ton but it was to be some silver fish that made it possible 😀
Nearly a Double but still a new Peg King. Tony Roberts
Jon Hatch on peg 39, praise to the silvers
Clive Pritchard looks to be camped on peg 32 😀
Two club angler appeared at the lake in preparation of their match to have a look round. They arrived just as Steve Wilson was weighing in a 21lb carp. They went over to have a look and were astounded with the size of the fish. They went back over to John and said..
“That bloke just had a 21lb’er and never even smiled or blinked” 😯 😮
“Do many poles get broke here then with fish that big ?”
“Not really” John replied.
Just then a thunderous “CRACK, BANG” went out round the lake. Mitch Auger fishing on peg 34 had broke a top kit. This was followed by Clive on peg 32 breaking a section trying to get a fish from behind the bush and to top it off Malc also broke a topkit too.
The blokes then went to the tackle table and promptly brought some stronger elastic 😀
A special mention now to Dave Webster who’s new method that had taken the the lake apart yesterday found out that it only works on peg 24 😀 He was on peg 11 today and the ‘Feederless Feeder’ had failed to produce for him. Fine tuning needed some might say 😀 😆
Dave Webster. Pioneer of the 'feederless feeder' 😀
With the match over it was clear that Malc had won with a cracking performance from peg 25. Tony was admitting to a large ton but secretly hoping for the double. On to the weigh in and the results for Saturday.
Saturday Results
| Position | Peg | Angler (forum name) | Weight |
| 1st | 25 | Malc(The Jinx)Doyle | 211lbs 00ozs |
| 2nd | 3 | Tony(Spamwham)Roberts | 197lbs 08ozs |
| 3rd | 17 | Simon(SimpleSimon)Mound | 155lbs 12ozs |
| 4th | 29 | Steve Wilson | 113lbs 12ozs |
| 5th | 39 | Jon(Hatchye)Hatch | 100lbs 12ozs |
| 6th | 5 | Geoff(GeoffP)Palmer | 93lbs 08ozs |
| 7th | 8 | AlexMalman | 85lbs 00ozs |
| 8th | 31 | Marcus(Budgie65)Burgess | 84lbs 04ozs |
| 9th | 30 | Ant(Antwood)Haywood | 82lbs 08ozs |
| 10th | 20 | Steve(Steak)Akal | 77lbs 12ozs |
| 11th | 23 | Terry(Wily Coyote)Goff | 75lbs 08ozs |
| 12th | 32 | Clive Pritchard | 74lbs 12ozs |
| 13th= | 4 | Paul(Nomorelongwalks)East | 65lbs 08ozs |
| 13th= | 15 | Richard(tricky)East | 65lbs 08ozs |
| 15th | 13 | Peter(Mugger)Morton | 64lbs 08ozs |
| 16th | 9 | Mick(The Chippy)Pearson | 63lbs 12ozs |
| 17th | 18 | Colin(The Pike)Sharrard | 62lbs 12ozs |
| 18th | 14 | Dave(The Fish)Collier | 56lbs 00ozs |
| 19th | 16 | Gaz Malman | 54lbs 08ozs |
| 20th | 34 | Mitch(mitch-fish)Auger | 51lbs 08ozs |
| 21st | 28 | Keith(Keith74)Powell | 49lbs 04ozs |
| 22nd | 36 | Dave Moore | 48lbs 12ozs |
| 23rd | 7 | Scott(methodgob)Weston | 47lbs 12ozs |
| 24th | 1 | Gemma(Jammy1)Doyle | 45lbs 04ozs |
| 25th | 22 | Dai(Dai Fish)Thomas | 36lbs 08ozs |
| 26th= | 38 | Jonathan(jonny_b1989)Broadbent | 33lbs 08ozs |
| 26th= | 19 | Tom(tommodiesel)Little | 33lbs 08ozs |
| 28th | 26 | Chris(cybermanc)Ellis | 23lbs 08ozs |
| 29th | 11 | Dave(Webbo)Webster | 22lbs 08ozs |
| 30th | 10 | Paul(tommyturtle001)Thompson | 13lbs 12ozs |
The top weights for the day were quite spread out but the lower weights were quite close. Poor Tony was just one fish away from the magical double ton but had taken the peg king title from fellow blogger Eddie Taylor-Green 😀
With most people staying at the lake everyone settled in for the night with a BBQ and beer.
Match tactics talk
Not everyone liked the camera
Dave missing his £1 coin
Almost the whole Doyle Clan
Lakeside Entertainment
Are you pleased with your 20lb plus Steve ??
Sunday
Today the draw was going to be a lot earlier to allow people that have travelled a long way to get home. Fishing today was from 11am-4pm, not normally a very productive time to fish at the lake.
After the first hour of the match it was clear that the fishing today was going to very hard indeed. The sun was blazing and the carp were cruising around the top layers of the lake not much interested in getting their heads down and feeding.
The only person heading towards a ton weight today was Chris on peg 7 fishing the feeder to the back of the lilies. Tony fishing peg 26 today was also catching quite well. Another 20lb plus carp from peg 25 today too, this time caught by Keith fishing the same lines that Malc had fished the day before.
4pm came round very quickly and people were saying their swims had just started to produce some fish. Chris had indeed caught a ton weight and was the only one today to do so.
Sunday Results
| Position | Peg | Angler (forum name) | Weight |
| 1st | 7 | Chris(cybermanc)Ellis | 111lbs 00ozs |
| 2nd | 26 | Tony(Spamwham)Roberts | 90lbs 04ozs |
| 3rd | 14 | Clive Pritchard | 60lbs 00ozs |
| 4th | 39 | Gaz Malman | 56lbs 04ozs |
| 5th | 5 | AlexMalman | 55lbs 08ozs |
| 6th | 8 | Gemma(Jammy1)Doyle | 50lbs 08ozs |
| 7th | 3 | Geoff(GeoffP)Palmer | 49lbs 08ozs |
| 8th | 18 | Colin(The Pike)Sharrard | 49lbs 04ozs |
| 9th | 36 | Jonathan(jonny_b1989)Broadbent | 49lbs 00ozs |
| 10th | 4 | Dave(Webbo)Webster | 42lbs 08ozs |
| 11th= | 20 | Steve Wilson | 42lbs 04ozs |
| 11th= | 32 | Jon(Hatchye)Hatch | 42lbs 04ozs |
| 11th= | 17 | Paul(tommyturtle001)Thompson | 42lbs 04ozs |
| 14th | 9 | Dave(The Fish)Collier | 39lbs 12ozs |
| 15th | 38 | Ant(Antwood)Haywood | 38lbs 08ozs |
| 16th | 25 | Keith(Keith74)Powell | 38lbs 00ozs |
| 17th | 34 | Malc(The Jinx)Doyle | 37lbs 04ozs |
| 18th | 16 | Simon(SimpleSimon)Mound | 34lbs 08ozs |
| 19th | 29 | Terry(Wily Coyote)Goff | 30lbs 08ozs |
| 20th | 23 | Steve(Steak)Akal | 29lbs 00ozs |
| 21st | 30 | Paul(Nomorelongwalks)East | 20lbs 00ozs |
| 22nd | 10 | Dave Moore | 18lbs 12ozs |
| 23rd | 19 | Richard(tricky)East | 18lbs 08ozs |
| 24th | 1 | Peter(Mugger)Morton | 13lbs 04ozs |
| 25th | 13 | Scott(methodgob)Weston | 10lbs 00ozs |
| 26th | 11 | Mitch(mitch-fish)Auger | 8lbs 12ozs |
| 27th | 30 | Tom(tommodiesel)Little | 8lbs 08ozs |
| 28th | 28 | Mick(The Chippy)Pearson | 6lbs 08ozs |
| 29th= | 22 | Marcus(Budgie65)Burgess | DNW |
| 29th= | 15 | Dai(Dai Fish)Thomas | DNW |
With the match over and the weigh in complete Dave went off to sort out the final positions for the pairs results, what this weekend is all about.
Everyone gathering for the results
Pairs Results
| Position | Pairs | Saturday | Sunday | Total |
| 1st | Geoff(GeoffP)Palmer & Tony(Spamwham)Roberts | 25/29=54 | 24/29=53 | 107 |
| 2nd | Ant(Antwood)Haywood & Steve Wilson | 22/27=49 | 16/20=36 | 85 |
| 3rd | Malc(The Jinx)Doyle & Gaz Malman | 30/12=42 | 14/27= 41 | 83 |
| 4th | Gemma(Jammy1)Doyle & Clive Pritchard | 7/19=26 | 25/28=53 | 79 |
| 5th | Jonathan(jonny_b1989)Broadbent & Jon(Hatchye)Hatch | 5/26=31 | 22/20= 42 | 73 |
| 6th | Marcus(Budgie65)Burgess & Colin(The Pike)Sharrard | 23/14=37 | 1/23=24 | 61 |
| 7th= | Simon(SimpleSimon)Mound & Dave Moore | 28/ 9=37 | 13/ 9 =22 | 59 |
| 7th= | AlexMalman & Tom(tommodiesel)Little | 24/ 5=29 | 26/ 4= 30 | 59 |
| 9th | Keith(Keith74)Powell & Chris(cybermanc)Ellis | 10/ 3=13 | 15/30=45 | 58 |
| 10th= | Paul(Nomorelongwalks)East & Dave(Webbo)Webster | 18/ 2=20 | 10/21= 31 | 51 |
| 10th= | Dave(The Fish)Collier & Paul(tommyturtle001)Thompson | 13/ 1=14 | 17/20=37 | 51 |
| 12th | Terry(Wily Coyote)Goff & Mick(The Chippy)Pearson | 20/15=35 | 12/ 3= 15 | 50 |
| 13th | Richard(tricky)East & Peter(Mugger)Morton | 18/16=34 | 8/ 7=15 | 49 |
| 14th | Steve(Steak)Akal & Dai(Dai Fish)Thomas | 21/ 6=27 | 11/ 1=12 | 39 |
| 15th | Mitch(mitch-fish)Auger & Scott(methodgob)Weston | 11/ 8=19 | 5/ 6=11 | 30 |
Tony and Geoff had managed a fine win with Tony finishing second overall on both days. Well done Gents 🙂
Tony Roberts and Geoff Palmer, 2010 Pairs Champions.
Day one Winner, Malc Doyle
Day Two Winner, Chris Ellis. Also his first ever Match Win. Well done
Tony Roberts, Second on both days.
Tubertini had kindly donated goody bags for all the anglers fishing the weekend.
Dave handing out the Tubertini goody bags
Big thanks to Dave for arranging the weekend. It was good fun again. Also thanks to everyone for keeping the place clean and tidy.
Thanks to Peter Morton for sorting out the results also 😉
Thanks for reading, Si and Eddie.