It's common place poleman1. They are the 'small club mafia', even the payouts differ from match to match depending who makes the top the three. I don't think there is any premeditated malice in it as it's only usually a couple of quid one way or the other but they're so far up their own ars... I mean rear ends that nothing will change. It doesn't matter that you all paid the same to join the club, it seems that only the talented few are allowed to have a say.
As I don't make the payouts anyway I intend to fish the opens next year, I can pick the wkends I want to fish & I'm not wasting/losing any club membership money for matches that I miss.
I've fished two at Hallcroft already this past month, cost me a few quid extra but hey it's only money, the match angler must have a minimum of two grands worth of kit on the bank so what's another fiver.
I've said it before & I mean it, if fished against & beat the same anglers every match I would want to step my game up a bit & fish against better anglers than me - I must like the chase..... don't think the small club mafia's do like the chase, they prefer their comfort zone
