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I’ve fished quite a few Fish South qualifiers at various venues and although I’ve not disgraced myself (even managing to frame a few times), you need to win the match to qualify which is a lot easier said then done …
Going into the final round I was actually leading the series but with Derek only two points behind and Dave and Danny also in close proximity, anything could happen and after drawing number 10 last week I was praying for …
On Saturday it was back up to Acorn and I drew number 25, which is a decent silvers peg on the far side by the concrete bridge. Nick was virtually opposite on 31 while next door I had Shaun F …
I hadn’t necessarily intended to fish all three of these matches but after doing well and really enjoying the first one (catching a few fish also really helps!), I decided to fish the other two. We had a fair bit …
As promised here’s Part 2 of my Birthday blogs ‘Hit Parade’ but can it live up to the previous five years? 5 – Midweeker I took the day off work for my birthday and decided to fish a match at Summerhayes http://www.againstmenandfish.com/2012/05/summerhayes-open-9th-may-2012.html/ 4 – Unlucky 13! Round four of the Spring League and I drew peg 13 but would my luck be …
Looking through old posts for my last ‘Hit Parade’ I noticed one of my wins came two days after my birthday and it got me wondering what my results were like on or near my birthday over the years. 10 – Standing in at Sadborow Going back to 2007 and the first ‘Birthday blog’ since starting Against Men and Fish saw me …
Something a little different this week as when I phoned Pete to book in, he said the match would be a rover on all ponds. I picked Janders up and then we met Harry who also wanted to fish today. As we pulled into the car park at the venue there were already a fair few vehicles there and it was nice to see …
I haven’t done a ‘Hit Parade’ for a fair old while (May 2014 to be exact!) and on the back of my last rather downbeat post I had a look back at some match wins out the pond to remind me of times when I could actually catch fish! 5 – A win from peg 24! Regular readers of the blog will …
I got to the pub quite early and it was already really busy, Rob said we had 19 booked in for today which I think is the biggest turnout so far and shows how well the pond is fishing. On the down side, I couldn’t have my usual sausage sandwich as they’d run out of bread! Along with most of the regulars, …
It was back to Summerhayes this week but the day didn’t get off to the best of starts when I received a text from the Torquay Tart saying ‘It’s whooping time!’ which put me on a downer as I thought he’d taken up golf or left the country or something! He went on the say that he’s on fire now, a big …
We were meeting out the pond today so I got up early for a change and stopped off at Burger King to get a coffee and a sausage and egg muffin thingy which I have to say wasn’t great! There were sixteen anglers booked in for today as the pond’s popularity continues to grow, even the Langport Invader, Baz Morgan, had joined …
After the junior match the other week where the winning weight was over 100lb in three hours, everybody was well up for this one and all the talk was of 200lb weights and needing five keepnets. I wasn’t so sure and still thought 100lb would be a good weight in six hours as there were only five juniors fishing that day and we had …
The latest angler in the hot seat is none other than the recently crowned Fish ‘O’ Mania champion, Andy May. Against Men and Fish – Hi Andy, firstly, massive congratulations on your richly deserved Fish ‘O’ Mania win and thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview as I know this must be a very hectic time for you! Can …
Now a towel isn’t the most exciting bit of kit I’ve ever reviewed and it certainly won’t catch you any more fish but it is one of those things that you don’t miss until you haven’t got one!From wiping your hands after mixing your Pro Natural groundbait to keeping them dry and slime free before eating your sandwiches, it’s always useful to have a towel in your …
