Todber Manor- Hillview

Peg 61
251lb
1st
26 fished

Another trip to Todber Manor today, in hope to win a match to get into the "King of Manor" final in April.

Drew peg 61, and all the locals say you wanna draw in the wind.  So feared it could be tougher area, as the wind was howling into the other end of the lake.  But I stayed optimistic...... set up three paste rigs, two pellet rigs, three margin rigs and method feeder.  The reason for the many rigs was incase of tangles or breakages as you going to need excess of 200lb to win, even with 26 on the lake.

I love these floats down the edge..

Started on paste at 4 meters and caught small carp really well.  Just fished 0.18 straight through to 0.3 gram Jon Walker paste float.   Ideally feed when playing fish, ideally feed as soon as you pulled the fish gently out of swim, it settles and then hopefully repeat the process..... "bagging" is normally about be smooth and not rushing.

Edges is normally feeding after every fish to regroup them as they waft the bait around and when hooking fish they can spook.  To keep spooking to a minimum, i only use 2.5mm elastic.  0.18 straight through and a bulk that is two inches from hook.  Important. 4 maggots on a 16 B911 extra strong.

Bait used

2 bags Amino Pellets 2mm
1 bag Amino pellets 4mm
1 tin of corn
2 bags of EFG151
1 bag of pellet skruch
A few maggots and old casters.

I'm no expert on the venue.  Only fished it three times, but hope info above helps and its all true.  All weights below, gives real picture on the match.

Brilliant margin float from Jon Walker, especially in extremely shallow water, 9 inches, as the float is going to get caught and dragged around in the landing net.  No bristle to break and the floats unbelievable strong. 

Jon Walker paste float.

See link that explains Jon Walker paste floats

JON WALKER PASTE FLOATS

Gear used

Colmic Thor Pole

2.5mm Mosella Elastic

0.18 Garbolino Fluro line

Jon Walker floats

Results:

1st: Chris Telling 251lb 8oz

2nd: Vic Bush 230lb 14oz 

3rd: Dave Britton 202lb 12oz

4th: Paul Greenwood 183lb 8oz

5th: Darryl Mayers 176lb 0oz 

Section A: Mark Cannings 153lb 6oz

Section B: Jack Stamp 164lb 10oz

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Boundary Pool - Manor Farm Leisure

Peg 17
86lb
5th Overall
20 fished

Boundary Pool again today, got a pass from the mrs.  Drew Peg 17, which i fancied, "pleasure fishing".   Jon Walker had it the day before, and caught a few units from it.

So i hoped to be lucky catch F1's for the first part of the match on the "slap or tap" and maybe catch on the deck....

Started at 5 metets on paste.... errr a little slow. Actually very slow.  Only a couple of F1's.  Therefore went shallow, been feeding it from the start of the match with Marukyu's Animo 4mms and had two quick F1's and lost a couple 😯.  I think I pushed the peg too hard, should of been a little more patient.

I had 86lb for a battering both sides!!!  Frank Donachie,my second best mate, had 109lb and gave me a whopping.

Last 30 mintues was soild.... had 6 fish down the edge all on 0.20 and 4 maggots for about 50lb (picture shows 3 carp and 2 F1's for 40lb).

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Manor Farm Leisure - Boundary Pool

Peg 35
95lb 12oz
3rd overall
18 fished

Peg 35 is a nice steady peg, can't and wouldn't complain about the draw. 

Normal approach, paste short, pellets on long pole and maybe a pellet waggler, as there is a bit of pressure on the lake and my ripple is slightly further out.  So fish maybe in ripple and is out of pole range.

Caught a few on paste before it died, needed to feed a full pot of bait to every second fish, masses of roach, so 4mm pellets and corn is the only feed bait.  Paste has to be a little stiffer and bigger than i would like...

Match didn't go quite as plannned, middle part of match was very tough and saw my match rapidly disappear.  Chris Cameron and George Organ had been catching really well on pole.   Maybe i pushed it too hard.

Still yet to break the ton at Boundary Pool.  I was rewarded with double default section win.

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Todber Manor Farm- Hillview

Peg 58
220lb
2nd overall
15 fished

Another two hour journey to Todber Manor, hoping to win one of the opens so I would qualify for their final.  Drew peg 58, which still means nothing to me, but i had a bit of ripple and hopefully fancied a few?!

Started at 4 metets on paste and after a worrying 7 ish mintues i finally caught a carp.  But things werent quite right, missing a few bites and therefore dropped a method feeder on top on my 4 meter line and you guessed it!!! Not a liner.  Unreal.  Back on paste, feeding 4mm Amino pellets and tiny bit of corn.  This wasn't right, so started feeding balls of mircos, and this transformed the peg.... also big potting groundbait wasn't right after every fish, whereas last Wednesday it was!!!

All rigs are on 0.18 Garbolino Fluro Line straight through, never got broke and caught 180lb on one paste rig.

Unfortunately i got beat again, and had to settle for second place and will have to fish it again.  "I will win a match" 😂

Much bigger stamp of fish today.  Quite surprised

Some serious weights and back up weights too

Carper showed me his 40mm bait!!

Best bite of the day

Top 3

1st: Chris Albiston 225lb 4oz (Peg 43)

2nd: Chris Telling 220lb 12oz (Peg 58)

3rd: Scott Russell 204lb 14oz (Peg 61)

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Alvechurch Fisheries- Mick Telling Memorial Final

Peg 11
125lb
3rd
13 fished

The last couple of years the Mick Telling Memorial Final had been on Bourton on the Water, but unfortunately the fishing has been stopped on the lake.  Which is a shame, a few spoil it for all.......

So, we had to get a final venue for 12 anglers with a few months notice, not ideal.  Lucky enough Mark Olds from Alvechurch stepped up and gave us a date.  So happy days and i decided to increase the final to 14 anglers, especially as this lake has more room.

Craig Curtis drew me the best peg on the lake, peg 11 and drew hinself peg 3.  Craig, your doing my Fish O Mania draw (if i ever get there again).  I had a brilliant two and a bit hours and put a honest 90lb in the net.  This was a fanastic start, fished worms long to the island.  Then decided to go for it on paste.... first put an 8lb common carp and the next 40 mintues i could of hung myself from the tree (be trees behind).  Caught nothing, missed bites and spooking fish.  My match from there was lost.

Jon Walker caught on groundbait and maggots to the pallet, to weigh 177lb.  Steve Partington had a lovely bag of fish.  150lb, brilliant bag of skimmers!!!

1st Jon Walker 177lb 15oz
2nd Stephen Partington 150lb 3oz
3rd myself 125lb
4th Jamie Read 117lb 2oz

We raised
£125
£600
£45 today.

£770 in total for Cancer Research.  Thanks guys

Thanks to Howard Kaye from Marukyu for his support.

Dates for 2019

Wickwater TBA
Kennet and Avon Canal - Marlborough 30th June
Final.  ALVECHURCH AUGUST 10th

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Heronbrook - Golden Reel

Peg 33 Canal
102lb
Last
65 ish fished

Alvechurch Fishery- Horseshoe lake

• Peg 3
• 212lb 6oz
• 1st place
• 16 fished

A slow start to the match, which ses to be "the norm" and save yourself for the last hour bagging.... hopefully.

Paste and corn seems to work really well.

Finally won a match!!! 212lb at Alvechurch, new lake 5 hour record.

Paste at 4 meters in last 2.5 hours

Beautiful and fighting fit these carp at Alvechurch Fishery

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Todber Manor Fishery- Hillview

• Peg 49
• 199lb
• 12 fished.

Set off early to Todber Manor today, aint been here for about 12 years?! 

A beautiful venue, changed loads since I was last here.  A put out a Facebook message on the morning, and a few lads helped me.  Thanks, especially to Chris Perry and Stuart Eaton.

Arrived at the venue early, and walked around Hillview, and really fancied drawing in the late thirties, as the wind was blowing into it. However drew peg 49.  Told it was really good.

I only set up paste short, a couple of margin rigs and two shallow rigs "just in case".

I got battered off next peg!!  Chris, the guy on peg 51, fished meat and groundbait on a top kit all day.

I made quite a few mistakes, i didnt feed enough on the paste line. Must take more pellets next time.  Also my paste was too soft.  Stiffer and smaller pieces was LOADS better

Maggots down the edge.  Needed pot to every fish.... ducks were a nightmare.  Went on it too early.... messed my rythm up on my paste line.

Looking forward to going back VERY soon.

Loads of carp in Hillview around 1lb 8oz ish

Got home to dinner and see us 1 - 0 up

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Manor Farm Leisure- Boundary and Windmill Pools

Peg 35 Boundary Pool
111lb 8oz
Won lake
Second overall.
16 anglers fished

Haven't fished Boundary Pool for months.... or Manor Farm Leisure for while.  I hoped to draw on Windmill to be honest, pegs 34, 26, 24, 4 or 15.  All island pegs.  But got peg 35 Boundary, no complaints, thought it was going to be hard, but fished quite well.

I fished paste at 5 meters to begin and caught big F1's and skimmers.  This was made out over wetted Marukyu Sweet Fishmeal 2mm pellets.  So quick and easy to make.  Feed two tins of corn and 2 pints of 4mm Animo Pellets.  Big potting after 2 fish was best.  I wae suprised how long this line lasted.  This gave me plenty of time to build up my pellet line.... hoping it will be solid.

Then went shallow and caught well, on the tappin rig (mong)..... had 6 F1's in ten mintues.  Then caught in spells with 4mm or 6mm Animo Pellet at 18 inches deep and on the drop rig.

I was lucky to beat Gary Watts by 6oz, especially as I had 8lber at the death.

Gear Used

Garbolino UK1
0.18 Garbolino Fluro Line straight through
12 Guru SWLG
0.2 GRAM Jon Walker paste float

0.2 Gram slapper....

0.4 Jon Walker diamond.

The "mong".  0.18. And 18 inches of line.  😴

Some beautiful fish in Boundary Pool

Board weights - I thought it fished really well, especially Boundary Pool.

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Alvechurch Fisheries - Horseshoe Lake

• Peg 30
• 2nd Place
• 119lb
• 11 Fished

Bigger than average stamp on paste.

I always look forward to fishing Horseshoe Lake, as I always feel your in the race, as there is some units or get out of jail fish.  Last couple of matches I have found corn and paste is been a great method, especailly as you have a 2kg limit of paste/ pellets/groundbait limit.   And corn doesnt come into your allowance. So 4 tins of corn from Lidi's is a good shout.  Nothing added to the corn, straight from the tin!

11 anglers fished todays fishing match, so we had pegs 11 to 36.  So would of really fancied pegs 11 or 36 as you had a lot of room, but peg 30 was my home today.  Didn't draw it, as i was well late, bad crash on the M5. 😯

Well done to Gary Donachie for winning the match in worms.  This is the mix....

With all my reports, blogs, whatever you wish to call them, they are always honest in content and numbers of anglers (i.e people fishing).  It would be nice to see more board weights on anglers reports as this gives a honest report on how it has fished and whete the consistent pegs are.   I'm not one to brag on 3 pegger, theres nothing wrong with small matches, i fish a lot of them myself. 

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