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Sunday Open Match. 1st August 2010

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A good turnout at the lake today for a rare Sunday open match. 22 anglers turned up. Fishing was from 11.15 till 4.15. With Ginger on peg 8 most people had already set themselves up to win the section they were fishing because all thought he would win the match as he normally does from peg 8.

On the all in I had a fish right away as did a lot of people but after the first hour people were really struggling for a bite. Paul Jay on peg 34 had already been trashed in the lilies.

John Bennett came round the lake to take a picture of Dave Whitemans 22lb’er

Dave with his smashing carp

For the rest of the match the only people really catching well was Simon Enticot on peg 28, Ginger on peg 8 and Malc on peg 13. Pat on peg 4 had a steady run of fish throughout the match as did Kev over on peg 38.

The results tell the rest of the Story. Most people tipped back so the weights on the results are those from the weigh sheets. It was a close match though.

Results

Position Name Peg Weight
1 Ginger 8 191-10
2 Simon Enticot 28 182-4
3 Malc Doyle 13 131-4
4 Pat Pritchard 4 123-4
5 Kev Doulton 38 112-8
6 Simon Mound 6 79-0
7 Pete Archer 32 75-8
8 Mickey 19 72-10
9 Jeff Edwards 2 72-0
10 Mat Edwards 7 69-6
11 Bill Lovelock 16 59-8
12 John Hague 25 47-12
13 Nick Williams 31 46-0
14 Paul Jay 34 34-0
14 Dave Whiteman 10 22-8 (1 Fish)
15 Adam Griffiths 40 16-0
16 Gary Haisman 26 13-8
17 Mick Jones 18 12-8
17 Mark Orchard 9 11-8
18 Aiden Maylson 29 11-0
19 Brian Green 14 10-12
20 Chris Lovelock 20 9-12
21 Marcus Burgess 22 DNW
22 Jack Harness 23 DNW

A superstar at the lake

Rolflake’s 3rd night match 23rd July 2010.

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As Rolfslake entered its 3rd night match of the year, news had got out of the prize on offer to the angler that broke the lake record of 530-00 of a Lamborghini Gallardo or a Vespe / Rolfslake tee shirt and these prizes i am sure helped swell the attendance on tonights match.

Prize to the angler that broke the lake record on tonights match only.

Also tonight we had the rare treat of the Jinx Minx aka Gemma Doyle join the guys for a nights fishing but as the regulars are not part of the Jinx League they are unaware of the term minxing or the significance of her scream when she caught her first fish.

Stupidly i was talking to Simon the day before when he told me that Gemma was going to fish and i muttered the words i will never be minxed at Rolfslake but would these words come back to haunt me ?.

The Minx Gemma Doyle on the prowl for new victims.

Peg 32 the winning peg on the last two night matches had Lee on it tonight and he was hoping to fill his nets as there is a massive head of fish in this area at the moment, and on peg 9 Neil Riddy had drawn the peg for the second night match out of three. With only two pegs left in the bag it was left to me and Paul Jay to draw and when i pulled out peg 26 i was more than happy to see Paul draw very little used peg 35 in the small lake.
The match started with the usual flurry of bites and early fish but my biggest fear happen after 20 minutes when from the motorway bank there was a shreek as Gemma caught her first of many carp so i was already playing catch up, and for the next four hours i watched as Gemma landed fish after fish as it got dark and at one stage i estimated i was 6 fish down so i dont think i have ever concentrated so much in order to put some carp in the net.
Along the motorway bank the usual suspect were catching fish with Dave Whiteman catching steady and next to him Derek Hammond was also catching slow to start with but getting quicker as the match went on. The anglers on the motorway bank were struggling like me with foulhooked fish and from where i could see also pegs 9 and 32 were struggling to line the fish up, and John Hague on peg 8 was finding it frustrating trying to locate where the fish were and what baits they wanted.
In first place today was Rolfslake regular Geoff Edwards who yet again was lucky to have his wife Vicky  bring him good luck and also an end peg. The combination of good angler + good peg normally = match win and today Geoff fished just two lines one at 4 to 5 metres and the other down to the edge to his right at a range of 3 metres just down the first shelf. By fishing paste on the deck Geoff was able to keep the fish coming by feeding constantly which brought a run of big fish { Geoff’s last two fish went 38-08 } which helped him amass his weight of 273-05 and another match win and peg king {well done Geoff.
In second place was Paul Jay who fished a very good match from a poor peg and who fished banded pellet on the deck at 6 metres feeding heavy but suffered a lot of lost fish but still managed to catch plenty of fish to double figures in his weight of 184-04 and also peg king for peg 35.
Completing the frame was Derek Hammond on peg 29 on the car park bank and after a slow start was able to catch fish at 8 metres i think as i could not see that clearly in the dark, and after five hours caught 153-04 for another frame.
After the match and weigh-in the anglers were treated to a lovely barbeque provided by John and the anglers relaxed by the lake recalling their match and telling of lost fish and big battles with Rolfslake’s monsters.

As for me i spent all night foul hooking fish and losing fish in the bush to my left and after spending 4 and a half hours swearing to myself i was very lucky to have four doubles in a row on paste to catch 74-10 and 11th place and only 2-06 in front of Gemma so i saved myself a minxing just, but i will not be stupid again to think that i can’t be beaten by Gem { sorry }.

If you would like to experience an enjoyable match with great company and a great barbeque give John Bennett a call to book on as places are limited due to health and safety of all our visitors.

Geoff and Vicky Edwards looking for cloud 9 on their way home.

Results.

Place Angler Peg Weight  
1st Geoff Edwards 7 273-05 Reading Angling Centre
2nd Paul Jay 35 184-04 Rolfslake
3rd Derek Hammond 29 153-04 Banbury Gunsmiths
4th Dave Moore 22 133-04 Jinx League
5th Dave Whiteman 28 130-12 Hydro 200
6th John Hague 8 123-04 Smithys
7th Aiden 15 100-10 PB Rolfslake
8th Mark Chard 16 92-04 Rolfslake
9th Simon Mound 31 86-00 Jinx League
10th Neil Riddy 9 83-14 Rolfslake
11th Eddie Taylor-Green 26 74-10 Rolfslake / Walker Floats
12th Gemma Doyle 18 72-04 Jinx League
13th Lee 32 58-04 Rolfslake
14th Chris Love 17 24-08 Rolfslake

Early morning fishing.

As i woke up at 6.30 am i was greeted by John Hague and his son Brandon who were happily bagging from peg 33 by the hut and after a short while Brandon’s float dissapeared and he was hanging on to a nice common carp of 14-08 which brought a nice smile on his face and even a bigger one on his dads { well done Brandon }.

John and Brandon Hague working as a team.

One of Brandons double figure commons.

Mark and Billy Chard.

Billy Chard with a common 13-08.

After watching Brandon catching a few carp young Billy was tempted into having a go and again by float fishing using banded pellet Billy was into a carp after a few minutes and with a little help from dad was able to play and land a nice common of 13-08 {well done Billy}.

Until our next report tight lines Eddie and Simon.

Coming to a Lake near you….Open Match, 28th July 2010

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Venue :- Rolfs Lake

Date :- Wednesday 28th July

Another open down at the lake. Today’s turnout was very good with 20 anglers on the carpark. The weather started of very sunny and warm but the wind picked up and it soon became cloudy and cold.

Me and Eddie were having a little match of our own today and I had drew peg 34. Eddie waited till last to draw along with Paul Jay. There were two pegs left in the bag, 8 and 3. Eddie wanted peg 3 to stop anyone taking his Peg King title 😀 He put his hand in the bag and pulled out peg 3  much to Paul’s delight as he wanted peg 8.

Mother moor-hen on peg 34

This was my first day time open match at the lake and I must say it was all very relaxed and not as serious as I thought it would be. I had plenty of time after setting up to take a few pictures round the little lake.

John Bennett on peg 36

Dan Ball on peg 38

Jon Walker on peg 39

Andy (Pelletking) on Peg 1

Eddie on peg 3. Making sure there was no holes in the net 😀

Peg King is safe for another week

Fishing started off slow round the lake. In the little lake not many people were catching early on, I managed 4 fish shallow and John was hooking some big fish but pulling out of them at the net. Dave on peg 7 was getting a steady run of fish and Jon Walker was only catching silvers on peg 39.

In the big lake Chris Telling was having a better time on peg 28 putting a good weight of fish together along with Mick Lane on 13, Martin on peg 18 was also getting a few fish of the left hand bush.

In the final 2 hours things picked up and this is when most people started catching well. Dan Ball on 38 was putting his ton weight together and so was John Betton on peg 4. Andy on peg 9 was making regular trips to the weigh station also.

John Bennett was having a nightmare, he was fishing the bomb to the aerator. He casting was very accurate, hitting the aerator every cast that was until 20 mins to the end when his managed to get it right through the middle of it before getting snagged on the rope 😀 He pulled for a break and threw his rod up the bank and called it a day 😀

I was catching well on the bomb too, casting over towards the lilies and firing pellets over the top of it. I was using my new Carbon-Active 10ft mini rod and it performed superbly. It stopped the carp getting in the snags easily and the only fish that got anywhere close was a small common about 2-3lb 😀 {picture to follow of the little bugger}

In the last hour me and Eddie were pretty much neck and neck I thought. Jon Walker had sussed a plan out and was catching some big fish on the paste.

Jon Walker

Dave on 7 still catching

Paul Jay on Peg 8

I never had another fish in the final 30 mins and Eddie had one right before the whistle so I thought he had just done me with that final fish. I was first to be weighed and put 78-4 on the scales. Eddie’s fish came to 75-12 so I had just about pipped him much to my surprise. :mrgreen:

Word was it was going to between Mick Lane and Chris Telling for the overall win, Mick put 178-4 on the scales but was beaten by Chris with 230-4. Mick had to settle for second place two weeks running now.

Results…

Position Name Peg Weight
1 Chris Telling 28 230-4
2 Mick Lane 13 178-4
3 Martin 18 150-4
4 Andy S 9 126-4
5 John Betton 4 119-0
6 Jon Walker 39 116-8
7 Kev 10 112-12
8 Pete Arnold 14 112-0
9 Dan Ball 38 103-0
10 Paul Jay 8 100-12
11 Herbie 16 98-4
12 Andy 1 93-0
13 Dave 7 79-0
14 Simon Mound 34 78-4
15 Eddie Taylor-Green 3 75-12
16 Mick Telling 32 44-8
17 Chris Naines 6 40-4
18 John Bennett 36 10-8
19 Chris Lovelock 30 DNW
20 McConnel 26 DNW

I had a good day and enjoyed my first open. I was pleased to beat Eddie and not to break any gear like the previous anglers that have fished peg 34 (Marcus and Dave) 😀

Thanks for reading, Si and Eddie

Jinx Series, Match 4. 24th July 2010

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Today the Jinxsters were back at the lake ready to fish their 4th match of the series. The draw was at 11.30 ish and fishing was from 1-30pm – 6-30pm. With delays both ways on the M40 a few people were late getting to the lake.

Jinxsters gathering for the Draw

Today was a free draw to see which sections everyone would be in for the remaining 2 match. So if you drew in A section this time you would be in B section for the next match and then C section for the final match. With the draw complete there was a worrying thought for everyone today…… Gem was on form peg 9 so there was a real chance of being MINXED today 😯 Fred Parker, fresh from a fine Wednesday Open Match Win and who had recently joined the 200lb club had soon set up having sussed the lake and had time to read the paper while everyone else wondered what to do.

200lb club and a new hat. Cool

Gem on peg 9. Scary stuff for the blokes

Steve Wilson on 17 and Mugger Morton on 18

Mitch on peg 32. Having a lovey dovey moment on the phone

Al Loader on peg 10 and Jon Hatch on 11

With the match underway most people were catching a few but were being plagued with fouler hooker’s, A scream from peg 9 went out across the lake signalling Gem had successfully landed her first carp. If you have never heard this then its a scary sound especially if you have not got anything in the net yourself 😀

Simon fishing on peg 14 was high on Gem’s targets for the day but he had already got 2 fish in the net but was finding it hard to keep the fish coming and was also suffering from loosing a lot of foul hooked fish.

Nick W-P (Monkey) over on peg 26 was having a jolly day and was catching regularly and was well on target for his first ever ton weight. Malc round on peg 5 was catching well and so was Gem on peg 9. Also sneaking a few in was Fred on peg 15 fishing paste out at 6 meters and down the margin to his left.

Stick was flying from the hut today, John and Eddie were watching the match and cheering Gem on hoping she would get her first match win at the lake. Eddie had set rumours flying about that if Gem won a match at Rolfslake Simon would get down on one knee and propose to her. So John and Eddie were measuring each other up for suits and ringing the bell in the style of church bells trying to put Simon off his fishing and doing a very good job of it too 😀

Luckily for Simon Fred Parker was doing a fine job of catching so Simon thought he would not have to get any grass stains on his knee’s

Simon trying to avoid a MINXING on peg 14

Action from peg 9. Gem Doyle

Fish On..

Gem's biggest of the day 16lb 4oz

Mitch on peg 32

With the match over banter started… Had Gem won the match… Had Fred managed to save Simon from getting his knee dirty 😀 Had Monkey done his Ton ???

Before the weigh in started Paul Roberts had dropped his keepnet adaptor in the lake and needed it for a match on Sunday so there was only one thing for it……

Now where is it.......

That's not it ......

Ahhh here it is....

In all the excitment his flip flop escapes 😀

Now where's my towel

On to the weigh in and it seems Simon was safe after all as Malc fishing peg 5 saved his bacon with a fine weight of 176lb and to rub salt in to the wound he also took Gem’s peg king off her too 🙁 Gem had managed a fine 126lb from peg 9 but it was only good enough for 4th place today and Fred Parker on peg 15 had 173lb and Peter Morton on peg 18 had 133lb and was only saved from been Minxed by 3 skimmers 😀

The next but of excitement was when the scales rolled up on peg 26. Would he or wouldn’t he ….

Has Nick done his first ever Ton ??

Yes, easily. 126lb 😀 Well done Nick.

All round the weigh in people were telling him he had done it but he wouldn’t believe them and said….

“If I have done a ton I will jump in the lake”

True to his word 😀

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Results.

Position Name Peg Weight
1 Malc Doyle 5 176-4
2 Fred Parker 15 173-0
3 Peter Morton 18 133-12
4 Gem Doyle 9 126-12
5 Nick Williams 38 123-0
6 Nick W-P, Monkey 26 109-12 PB
7 Clive Pritchard 4 97-12
8 Marcus Burgess 13 92-8
9 Simon Mound 14 90-12
10 Steve Wilson 17 88-8
11 Dave Webster 34 81-0
12 Mitch Auger 32 79-0
13 Paul Dolby 2 68-4
14 Terry Goff 31 66-4
14 Ant Haywood 25 66-4
16 Al Loader 10 57-12
17 Dave Moore 23 57-0
18 Tony Roberts 22 47-12
19 Geoff Palmer 8 47-12
20 John Hatch 11 36-0
21 Mat Edwards 20 35-4
22 Dave Collier 7 30-0
23 Steak 19 27-13
24 Paul Roberts 28 24-0
25 Dai Thomas 36 15-8
26 Kevin Loveland 40 3-12

Overall Winner and A Section Winner, Malc Doyle

A Section Second place, Nick Williams

B Section Winner. Gem Doyle

B Section Second place,. Nick W-P

C Section Winner. Fred Parker

C Section Second place, Peter Morton

Liam Doyle won the 'Guess the weight' competition

One last issue need to be sorted before everyone left the lake. Who would be wearing the dreaded MINX hat for the next match. Gem certainly had enough to choose from….

Now who shall it be ...

Plenty to choose from ...

And the winner is .....

Clive Pritchard 😀

The next time the Jinxsters are at the lake is next Friday(30th July) when Malc holds his annual night match at the lake to get everyone warmed up for match 5 on the Saturday after. The night match is not part of the Jinx series so there are just 2 match remaining to go.

Thanks for reading, Si and Eddie

Wednesday Open Match. 21st July 2010

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Fred Parker won today’s open match with his first double ton weight. Fred was fishing from peg 8 and caught fishing the feeder across on meat and down to the bush on his left. Well done Fred.

Position Name Peg Weight
1 Fred Parker 8 212-12
2 Mick Lane 32 194-12
3 Chris Telling 30 183-8
4 Steve Rich 28 153-8
5 Trevor Stanley 9 135-12
6 Paul Jay 4 119-8
7 Pete Archer 39 110-4
8 Justin Watkins 6 97-4
9 Gary Kelsey 38 90-12
10 Shaun 7 79-8

Dont forget also that there is a night match this coming Friday (23rd July) If you would like to fish please call John to book in. His number can be found by clicking on the ‘Contact’ Button above.

Fishing is from 7-30pm to 12-30am. The draw will take place at 6-30pm.

Todays winner, Fred Parker

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