Winter League 2010/11 Round 1
Today saw the start of this years winter league. There were supposed to be 8 teams this year but 1 team had to drop out leaving 7 teams of 3 anglers.
Rolfs Team Gold are the current champions and are undefeated in 8 years.
Rolfs Team Gold. John Bennett, Mick Lane and Phil Powell
All the teams lined up for the draw, each team has 3 anglers which in turn draw from a,b and c section. They rotate round through the sections in each match. Last year a section was the place to avoid but no one knew how it would fish so everyone was optimistic.
John handing out the rules
With fishing from 10.30am – 3.30pm we only had about 45 minutes to set up. The person on peg 32 is responsible for starting and stopping the match, that person this week was Steve Wilson. At 10.30 Steve signalled the start of the match with a policemans whistle.
Most people chucked the tip rod out to start off with while other went straight out on the pole. Malc Doyle fishing for Rolfs Rejects was having some success of the tip.
Malc with a fish on the tip
In the net
Jon Walker over on 14 was walking away with the match catching a lot of weighers. Derek Hammond on 13 was also catching alot of fish but his were silver fish. He had caught some monster perch and some nice bream to give him the top silver weigh on the day also.
Derek Hammond's top Silver weight with Steve getting in on the picture
Another picture of Derek
Round on peg 28 Dai Thomas fishing for Rolfs Rejects managed to catch a new personal best carp.
Dai Thomas with his new PB carp. 18lb 14oz. Well done 🙂
Everyone was catching carp except me, I only managed 4 roach for a massive 8oz 😀 luckily everyone was very nice to me and didn’t take the micky too much 😀 😛 YEAH RIGHT !!!!
I could not see down in the little lake but word was that John Bennett had been in every tree/bush with in a 20 meter radius of his peg 😀
Steve Waters was leading the little lake with John very close to him. Will get some pictures of the little lake next time sorry.
A few pictures from round the big lake.
Superstar Jon Walker on peg 14
Geoff Palmer on peg 16
Phil Powell on peg 18
Looking down the car park bank
RESULTS
| A Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Steve Waters | 37 | 62-0 | Walker Floats |
| 2nd | John Bennett | 2 | 49-10 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 3rd | Ernie Maylon | 7 | 43-8 | Spro |
| 4th | Pat Pritchard | 34 | 37-4 | Pats Lot |
| 5th | Clive Pritchard | 4 | 21-4 | Assassins |
| 6th | Marcuss Burgess | 40 | 10-12 | Rolfs Rejects |
| 7th | Frank Hardie | 6 | 5-8 | Wooden Tops |
| B Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Derek Hammond | 13 | 76-8 | Walker Floats |
| 2nd | Mick Lane | 8 | 71-8 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 3rd | Steve Wilson | 32 | 69-4 | Assassins |
| 4th | Steve Palmer | 9 | 45-8 | Spro |
| 5th | Dave Whiteman | 30 | 42-0 | Pats Lot |
| 6th | Paul Jay | 10 | 28-8 | Wooden Tops |
| 7th | Dai Thomas | 28 | 19-8 | Rolfs Rejects |
| C Section | Peg | Weight | Team | |
| 1st | Jon Walker | 14 | 151-0 | Walker Floats |
| 2nd | Gary Haisman | 23 | 78-8 | Wooden Tops |
| 3rd | Phil Powell | 18 | 64-6 | Rolfs Team Gold |
| 4th | Malc Doyle | 24 | 41-12 | Rolfs Rejects |
| 5th | Liam Bough | 21 | 24-0 | Pats Lot |
| 6th | Geoff Palmer | 16 | 13-0 | Spro |
| 7th | Simon Mound | 26 | 0-8 | Assassins |
| DAY TEAM POINTS | POINTS | |
| 1st | Walker Floats | 21 |
| 2nd | Rolfs Team Gold | 17 |
| 3th | Spro | 11 |
| 4th | Pats Lot | 10 |
| 5th= | Assassins | 9 |
| 5th= | Wooden Tops | 9 |
| 7th | Rolfs Rejects | 7 |
With a clean sweep. All 3 section wins, top carp weight and top silver weight Walker floats team {Jon Walker, Derek Hammond and Steve Waters} set the pace leaving current champions Rolfs Team Gold in second place. 5 Matches to go and a lot can change.
Top team of the day. Walker Floats
The next round is on the 21st November, Draw time is 9.30am. There is a Silver fish match on the 20th November too. Please call John to book in.
Thanks for reading, Eddie and Si.
Well done to the Walker Floats team. Cant get better than that can you.
Well done fellers!!!
Well done Jon it shows you were paying attention to Pete Arnold on Saturday and i bet those carp could not escape through the hole at the bottom of the keepnet.
Also well done to Walker Floats a total clean sweep in all the pools, and now the invincibles really do have some competition to keep them on their toes, but a reminder to all they are most dangerous when they have to up their game so to ALL watch for the comeback of the most successful team of 3 ever.
P.s what happened to team Marukyu did they realise it was `too big a challenge ?.
Well done to Si for another great report.
The battle also for the wooden spoon is also hotting up with Rolfs rejects living up to their name but the Assasins would be left starving if Simon had to catch fish for the table as there are more fish in my tin of sardines in the cupboard than there were in Si’s net { only joking Simon }.
Marukyu realised it was to big a challenge and didn’t turn up, neither did they have the manners to inform Jon B that they wouldn’t turn up
Well done to Jon and Derek and a even bigger well done to Steve Waters who won A section from peg 37.
A lot can change between now and the end of the series, roll on B section peg 13 in just under 2 weeks time
welll done john walker and derek and steve on a great team result rolfs team old will have there work cut out if walker floats keep performing like this excellent write up simon and photos but remember its a team event so try and do a bit of fishing next time 🙂
haha Jonny Boy. I’m off for a practice with Eddie down the park pond later 😛 😀
Thats right Simon time to catch supper.
Eddie is a class angler and top bloke to go practicing with and he has been fishing for quite a few years so you should learn plenty 😀 🙂
John being co-owner does have its advantages when reading the comments.
Thanks for your kind comments and i would not expect anything else.
very good eddie next you will be changing your photo to my photo so every one thinks your more handsome than normal . simon is it true gemma is standing in for you at the next team match so clive and steve have got a better chance of winning
I have asked Gem to come as back up but she said its too cold 🙁
Oh, Simon. Surely you can think a way to keep Gemma warm on the bank.
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