Life at the Bottom

By Paul Law (Justin Case)

So the time has finally come all my kit is in place the bits that are missing can wait for now, and are not that important,

Its been nearly 9 years since I last fished any UK water other than grabbing a rod from a freind whilst watching him pleasure fishing,

Im kinda nervous right now things have changed, its a whole new chapter and a whole new learning curve for me, many questions had to be asked and lots were answered, would it be shot or styles then Im told about stotz, why do people usie catapult elastic in their poles, and hair rigs in matches, "no way your kidding me", what happened to Fly floats, where did future and Image go, whats a power top, and how do I get these pro wheels on my Milo Box?.

so much has changed in 9 years its unreal, you realy need to be out of the game that long to aprechiate the differences,

All my tackle is brand new with the exception of some old pole floats I managed to salvage from my old rig making box, Im going to look like a mobile tackle shop.
wheels fit on Im going to drag the box around the lake if I have to.

To kick off I'am going to base my fishing around a half a dozen Venues, try to master this new style of fishing with supermarket baits.

The First Venue I have chosen is Lake John http://www.lakejohnfishery.co.uk/ not a large complex maybe 60 pegs spread across two lakes but tidy, nice surroundings and very local Its stuffed to the brim with silvers and its bites im going to be looking for to get back into the swing of things,

The second is Colemans Fishery Essex
4 very interesting looking lakes all with individual features.

TBC.....

My first Fishomania, decisions cost !!! Posted 17th April 2009 at 02:32 AM by justin case Updated 17th April 2009 at 07:30 PM by justin case Having applied for 12 fisho tickets I was very happy to receive 5 and to find Viaduct was in that list of 5, I have never fished the place but I can honestly say I have never heard a bad word said about it. My intentions were to spend a few days down there so I got up at 4am on the wednesday and loaded the van and off I went I didnt hit the sack untill about 1.30am so I was very tired and its about 140 miles from me. The Wednesday open I arrived at... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Colemans Cottage 31st Jan Posted 13th February 2009 at 08:41 AM by justin case Updated 28th December 2009 at 10:31 AM by justin case Having framed in the last four matches here I was quietly confident of doing well from anywhere on Wood lake, the fact its fishing quite hard kind of suits me right now as its a great leveller, and if your prepared to work at it, it can be rewarding. I say anywhere but there is always a little doubt when you draw a peg that hasnt framed for ages as I did today, The was a good turn out today and I drew peg 12, not a known peg really 10,12,and 14 seem to be the area the... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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First envelope of the year, Colemans fishery New years day Posted 8th January 2009 at 09:28 AM by justin case With the family off out hunting for the day with the horses, I was due to be sitting on my rear in front of the box, or pottering about the house / workshop, Im not into all this horse riding stuff, I was told about the New Years day open on my previous visit but decided to leave it open as it depended heavily on the previous nights festivities. Well the previous might was a good takeaway a couple of bottles of the fizzy stuff and a few bers so it wasnt too heavy I decided to get... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Colemans Cottage tuesday 30th Dec Posted 2nd January 2009 at 09:57 AM by justin case Updated 2nd January 2009 at 10:36 AM by justin case After the previous Saturday here the poor fishing and the poor turnout I wake up with my stupid head on and load the van to go and sit there like a garden gnome again. Despite all the poors Colemans does a cracking brekkie and I drive to Witham thinking at least the food will be good I get to the car park and there are cars everywhere a complete transformation to the saturday previous there is even a queue for the brekkie, the only bad thing is the lake is frozen... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Essex, Siberia or a scene from The day after Tomorrow Posted 29th December 2008 at 04:50 AM by justin case Updated 29th December 2008 at 04:59 AM by justin case 27th Dec Colemans cottage Saturday Morning Im due to go to Colemans cottage I say due as its a funny set up down there you call to book leave a message and if there is a problem they call you back, Im always a little unsure with this method as in the past I have called and not been included in the entrants, although Gerry has always included me when I point this out. Anyway... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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8 months has past, Hows it gone so far. Posted 26th December 2008 at 09:02 AM by justin case Updated 2nd January 2009 at 09:04 AM by justin case Its been a while since I wrote on this blog, time has been limited and I had hoped it would be the opposite, So 8 months has past since I took angling back up, Its that time of year when you can look back and reflect on what you have done, have you enjoyed it and what are you going to do to change things if any. This last 8 months has bought me 4 wins 9 seconds and 14 third places with countless 4ths and 5ths and a whole host of sections, its been a real pleasure... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Am I trying too hard, Truly back at the bottom Posted 22nd August 2008 at 10:55 AM by justin case Updated 23rd August 2008 at 12:19 AM by justin case After the weekend at Wassels I was looking forward to being back on home territory, It was great as always meeting up with you guys but the fishing was dismal the drive was long and my wallet was emptied but all in all it was a good weekend apart from arriving home long after midnight and then driving to Norwich at 6am Still life goes on Saturday 16th August I picked Colemans farm Cottage for my Saturday venture and High Flier Lake,... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Barston Lakes, A Day out with Tony Keeling & Lee Woodhouse Posted 5th July 2008 at 11:05 PM by justin case Updated 7th July 2008 at 12:04 AM by justin case I joined Talk Angling about a month prior to getting back into the UK Match scene, I needed to find out what had changed after such a long break from the sport and I needed to be sure I wanted to go through all the trials and tribulations again. I was listening to Talk Sport the day Wendy (Barbelqueen) was on there and up pops Lee Woodhouse talking to Keith about his charity auctions, I had a look through the forum and came across this auction Little did I know I was really bidding... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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High Flier Open 22nd June Posted 29th June 2008 at 01:26 AM by justin case Updated 29th June 2008 at 01:29 AM by justin case Sunday is here again It seems to come around quicker and quicker Today Im off to one of my regulars High Flier and hopefully a bag up session. We always stop off at the little chef for this one in Ely, its a tad expensive biut close to the venue so all is good. On arrival we are greated by the same old faces and all the London cracks come out Im sure they love us really after all we have been providing some of the winnings for the last few months, ... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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Rolfs Lake 21st June Talk Angling Match Posted 25th June 2008 at 11:11 PM by justin case Updated 27th June 2008 at 07:05 PM by justin case Innitially I didnt think I stood a chance of getting on this one, as the waiting list looked longer than the actual list of participants, so I was pleasently suprised to see a pm from Ian H saying I was in. Rolfs is a close one for me just 55 minutes with the wind behind me, I was one of the first at the lake with Steve DNW, being the only other there, we had a good chat while others arrived. The lake looked nice a very small breeze on the morning... Continue reading... justin case Tony Walsh's fav topic

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