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On Saturday it was the Champion of Champions Silvers Final on Longs at Summerhayes, it’s one I really look forward to and would love to win but so far, fourth is my best finish. There were sixteen anglers fishing so …
I’d really enjoyed my last match on Longs a few weeks previous with lots of bites from small fish along with the odd better skimmer and some crucians so was looking forward to another go. The car park was busy …
On Saturday the ‘Ilminster Massive’ headed down to Todber for another silvers match on Ash. We had breakfast in the Lakeside Diner which wasn’t fully open the last time I was here and I have to say if was really …
After the first leg on the Parrett we were 11 points behind Stoke which put them in a great position and I thought it might be too big a deficit to claw back in the return fixture. The 26 anglers …
On Sunday we were at Thorney Lakes for the next Stoke match and quite a few of us met at The Ranch for breakfast. On arrival we were met by the slightly disturbing sight of a domesticated Grand Wiz in an apron although I have to say he did a great job of serving us! We then headed to the venue where …
Saturday we headed up the M5 to Acorn for another of Chris Fox’s opens, as always it was well attended with 27 anglers booked in. I was hoping for one of the eight bridge pegs or something like 1, 5, 9, 10, 36 or 38 so basically a one in two chance. My drawing arm remains hopelessly broken as I pulled out …
As I haven’t been to Revels for a little while and was beginning to suffer from withdrawal symptoms, I booked a day off work to fish the Tuesday open. After a quick stop for breakfast in Yeovil, I got there in good time as the car park fills up quickly with turnouts of 20 and upwards most weeks. Draw time arrived and …
Now in its sixth year, Bob’s match is one I’d love to win but so far, second is the closest I’ve come. It’s rod only in honour of Bob and I really enjoy fishing the feeder as it’s something I don’t do much of. Due to the date clashing with several other matches, we only had ten booked in and then this …
I’ve been really enjoying the silvers matches on Sellicks so was looking forward to Saturday and Nick was fishing this week as well. Only seven of us and it would be draw and choose, the golden ball was number 2 and when it was my turn to draw it was still in the bucket. Alas my arm is still malfunctioning and I …
The next Stoke match was Dave’s Cup at Stathe Drain, the Ilminster contingent stopped at McD’s for a disappointing breakfast before heading to the venue. A great turnout of 21 anglers with everyone hoping to draw one of the pegs at the car park end (1-6), quite a few of them went early, I delved in and pulled out….. peg 16, so …
Quite a few of us headed to the Viaduct on Saturday for the open match, we went to a burger van in Yeovil for breakfast (big thanks to Part Time Priv for sorting it out) and very nice it was too. 18 anglers fishing today including Nigel Bartlett who has been dominating the silvers with some massive weights of skimmers to 90lb+. …
For my third match in as many days, it was back to Summerhayes on Monday for another open on Sellicks. A bakers dozen fishing today which is a nice number for the lake as it’s basically every other peg so we’d all have lots of room. Pete announced the draw and I was around halfway down the list, as per usual I …
On Sunday, it was that time again when the two piscatorial giants, Ilminster AA and Stoke AC, go head to head in the first leg of the battle for the Isle & Parrett Challenge Shield. It was at Kingsbury again and I must admit it’s a stretch I really struggle to get to grips with so I was hoping to get a …
For the start of a busy Bank Holiday weekend I headed to Summerhayes for the silvers open on Sellicks although there were only six of us fishing so more of a knock up really. After a stop off at Greggs for breakfast, I arrived in good time and Pete said it would be draw and choose, I was last but one to …
