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Ray123 · 21st April 2008, 05:55 AM

thank you for coming.......if you or the others fish any opens anywhere could you please let me know where they are before so that me and lewis can come along and fish.
cheers

stevelockett · 21st April 2008, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by chavey

Thanks for organizing todays match Ray, It was a pleasure to fish, I don't think I have fished that part of the canal for about 15years and it was pleasing to see the quality of the fish in there now. I had been watching the match results from the winter league's on the venue over the last couple of seasons and have been meaning to get down there. I could fish it every week, despite the boats,bike and walkers/joggers such is the quality of the fishing. Rich

Nice words from Chavey. What he meant to say was:
"I could fish it every every week, despite the boats and bikes so I could ogle the walkers and joggers."

If I could echo Rich's sentiment and thank Ray for allowing us to take part in what was effectively a match for his club. They seem a great bunch of lads and I certainly took the time to encourage the lads either side of me to look at how I was catching.
As I said to Ray in private: If you help anglers to catch and allow them to develop so that they start to compete, they will stay involved in fishing, hopefully in a match fishing environment.

Good luck in your future events Ray...

gman · 21st April 2008, 10:44 PM

Thanks Ray, nice to fish the canal again even though I got the peg I most dreaded! No excuses though cos Rich got the other one and won it. Well done Rich, I was far too bold on my feeding from the start after the previous week's 'Skimmer bonanza' at Claverton. The colder weather suited your cautious 'little n often' liquidised feeding.
On a different note I'd like to pick up on a chat I had with Rich on a series of 'specialist' canal matches for the future. I really don't think Bathampton realise what a gem of a venue they have at the moment. When Will Raison comes down and fishes three matches in a row and proclaims it's the best canal venue he's fished I think we should feel proud, but also take note in the interest from across the country. I spoke to the Starlets and Shakespeare guys at the AT semi's this year and all of them had noted the results on the venue as Rich say's he had.
I've been thinking about our conversation Rich, and I think it could be quite plausible to have a series on the canal for 'specialist' canal anglers. Rumour has it Dorking wanted to field a team in our Comercial House league next year which will be opposed because teams have to be local and have two members working for the company represented. But this shows the interest. Bathampton would be well represented by anglers who all fancy their chances on the venue and the Thatchers boys all did well in the winter/Commercial leagues so I imagine they would be up for an individual league. The Blackmore Vale crew have shown in the AT semi's that they know the canal well and Diddy and co have framed at our end as well. A few of the Thyers crew are seasoned 'punch' anglers who would be well up for the challenge, Tony Goodland framed in every Winter/commercial league match on the canal last season.
It's just an idea after our conversation at the end of last week's match but I think a series featuring a couple of matches on our end, Pewsey,Whadon and maybe one on the Bridgwater/Taunton to attract the Somerset boys might be a realistic propostition for those of us who don't adhere to the 'peg number blah blah' will win it today Commercial scene monotany. I'll speak to my Bathampton team mates and chat to you again at the AT finals in Peterborough or the Huntspill opens this year but I really think the potential is there to get a serious canal based league going while The K & A is showing such great form at the moment.
Well done again, I was battered on my own patch, but such is the elusive behaviour of those 1lb+ skimmers down our end at present!!

stevelockett · 22nd April 2008, 07:57 AM

Sounds like an interesting concept Gman, I wonder if I could drum up a Devonian team?...

Ray123 · 22nd April 2008, 03:28 PM

I can try and get a team too.

nick t · 23rd April 2008, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gman

Thanks Ray, nice to fish the canal again even though I got the peg I most dreaded! No excuses though cos Rich got the other one and won it. Well done Rich, I was far too bold on my feeding from the start after the previous week's 'Skimmer bonanza' at Claverton. The colder weather suited your cautious 'little n often' liquidised feeding.
On a different note I'd like to pick up on a chat I had with Rich on a series of 'specialist' canal matches for the future. I really don't think Bathampton realise what a gem of a venue they have at the moment. When Will Raison comes down and fishes three matches in a row and proclaims it's the best canal venue he's fished I think we should feel proud, but also take note in the interest from across the country. I spoke to the Starlets and Shakespeare guys at the AT semi's this year and all of them had noted the results on the venue as Rich say's he had.
I've been thinking about our conversation Rich, and I think it could be quite plausible to have a series on the canal for 'specialist' canal anglers. Rumour has it Dorking wanted to field a team in our Comercial House league next year which will be opposed because teams have to be local and have two members working for the company represented. But this shows the interest. Bathampton would be well represented by anglers who all fancy their chances on the venue and the Thatchers boys all did well in the winter/Commercial leagues so I imagine they would be up for an individual league. The Blackmore Vale crew have shown in the AT semi's that they know the canal well and Diddy and co have framed at our end as well. A few of the Thyers crew are seasoned 'punch' anglers who would be well up for the challenge, Tony Goodland framed in every Winter/commercial league match on the canal last season.
It's just an idea after our conversation at the end of last week's match but I think a series featuring a couple of matches on our end, Pewsey,Whadon and maybe one on the Bridgwater/Taunton to attract the Somerset boys might be a realistic propostition for those of us who don't adhere to the 'peg number blah blah' will win it today Commercial scene monotany. I'll speak to my Bathampton team mates and chat to you again at the AT finals in Peterborough or the Huntspill opens this year but I really think the potential is there to get a serious canal based league going while The K & A is showing such great form at the moment.
Well done again, I was battered on my own patch, but such is the elusive behaviour of those 1lb+ skimmers down our end at present!!

Hi G Man

I'd be up for this, either on an individual or team basis. It's a cracking idea.

I agree with you that the canal is a much overlooked and under rated venue.

Kev Dicks ran a few evening knock ups a few years ago at Bathampton. Only three hour matches but you needed 7lbs for last place!!!!

I haven't got too much on matchwise this summer and will probably pleasure fish the canal a few times. If you fancy a partner for a day let me know. We can compare notes on our 401's and why we should not have got rid of my old Matchbox.

Ray123 · 23rd April 2008, 03:35 PM

If a league of some sort does get going could you please let me know.Hey Chavey I found an article you did in pole fishing monthly.....well bi monthly in 1998 when you did a head 2 head lol I wonder if you would of caught more fish if it wasn,t a canal with all those distractions back then lol

stevelockett · 23rd April 2008, 04:31 PM

Next time we fish the same match, I'll bring all my old copies of Match Fishing so you can see what he looked like 15 years ago!

chavey · 23rd April 2008, 07:50 PM

I had more hair on my head than on my ass in those days.... now its the other way round.lol
I'd be up for some matches or a league on the south west canals, I'd help you run it if need be graham?

firstpeg · 23rd April 2008, 09:29 PM

i think most of the devizes lot would come down and fish.