i fished the first club match today. ok, it wasnt a disaster, i caught a few fish so you know, but its the result that got me. 4th by 1oz! i fished the pole in extremely windy and cold conditions, and had a roach first put in. next put in,a tench of about 3lb. bonus. then, nothing for 2 hours. then a few roach to 4oz. near the end of the match, my neighbour called that he had a "skimmer". weigh in. 1st place 15lb odd, 2nd place 6lb5oz(including my neighbours 6lb skimmer!",3rd place 6lb4oz. 4th place me with 6lb3oz. gutted! i missed the net with 2 roach too, i couldnt feel my hands! oh well, theres always next time.

6lb skimmer........id hate to have a slab from there

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probably the biggest wind up artist in Birmingham

there are only 6 or 7 large bream in the whole pond, and dont get caught that often. he said as a last resort, he put on a ringers 8mm hook pellet and and the float sailed under! lucky git.