Pairs match at Eyebrook,
Turnout was ok bearing in
mind that Eyebrook is about 100 miles from Iver.
With all the rain that we
have had recently we could have expected a downpour at some stage but on this
day the weather was kind, just a little drizzle at times, and overcast for the
whole day except for the odd minute of sun. With a nice gentle breeze and
ripple the conditions seemed perfect and one could have expected a good catch.
However, all was not was it seemed. For many it was yet another day to forget.
Yet, credit due where it is deserved, several (the few) of us found fish and
had a reasonable bag. One non-Iver pair fished at the
far end of the reservoir and caught 15 fish between them so right place, right
time, right method and you could be in.
Danny had at least a dozen
takes or follows in the first hour but only caught one of them. He thought that
with that number of takes/follows in the first hour then we would have a good
day and make a killing. How wrong!! Once again, as the day progressed it got
harder and you had to take the opportunities when they arose. The number of
takes had diminished
but Danny did catch two more but lost many many
more including one that broke him. His partner, Allen, caught one in the
morning but could not get them to stay on, having lost two that were on for a
while but then came off.
Meanwhile Stan and Ken fished
off a point halfway up the western side, close in. The boat was such that Stan
could cast towards the bank whereas that was difficult for Ken. Using his
intermediate and a razzler he caught six, yes six
fish near to the bank for just over 12lbs to get the highest individual weight
of the day. But his partner Ken, using a similar technique, but not near the
bank, caught nothing. Not his day. Shows how right place, right time, right
technique can have a fine line.
Everybody was using floaters
or intermediates as the fish appeared to be near the top. Guest Barry King did
try a HiDi for a while until his partner was catching
on an Intermediate so he changed. No one else tried near the bottom.
Praise to Ray and John. They
fished steadily during the day and although the number of fish was not high,
with a 4lb fish that Ray caught it was enough. Near the end of the match they
were drifting near the lodge but had to move out because they became more
squeezed between a boat and the bank. How fortunate, with a few minutes to go
John caught his other fish which gave them the Pairs Trophy, just clipping
Stan’s brave effort.. Well done, credit where it is
due.
As for the rest, then it was
frustration as can be seen from the results.
After the match, on the way
home, the heavens opened. We were lucky!
|
NAME |
CAUGHT |
WEIGHT |
BEST R |
PAIR BAG |
|
Ray Simpson |
4 |
10lbs 6ozs |
4lbs 4ozs |
13lbs 14ozs |
|
John Weaver |
2 |
3lbs 8ozs |
|
(best pair) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ron Lusardi |
2 |
3lbs 7ozs |
|
|
|
Jeff Hickson |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roy Palmer |
2 |
3lbs 6ozs |
|
|
|
Bill Johnson |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reg Renn |
2 |
2lbs 9ozs |
|
|
|
Brian Witty |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ken William |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Stan King |
6 |
12lbs 5ozs |
2lbs 12ozs |
Best Individual |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Danny Peet |
3 |
4lbs 9ozs |
|
|
|
Allen Dixon |
1 |
1lb |
|
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|
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|
|
|
GUESTS |
|
|
|
|
|
Bill Nash |
5 |
7lbs |
|
|
|
Barry King |
5 |
10lbs 9ozs |
2lbs 13ozs |
|