Telling's Times

Sunday, 31 January 2016

Manor Farm Leisure

Peg 20 Island

DNW

19 fished

I had one carp first chuck and that was that... So went to watch Mark Malin.

Mark done well

Liam Dennick come second overall with 70lb

Saturday, 30 January 2016

Manor Farm Leisure - Island Pool and Middle Pools

Peg 21 middle pool

103lb

1st place

22 fished

Nice day, had plenty of bites. I had 5 carp on bread and lead to start with and then caught on the pole for the rest of the match. Chris Cameron was a bit unlucky as the last hour and 30 mins was really tough for him and I caught 6 carp in that period to just beat him.

I have been using Colmic F1 Spider Line for way over a year now and it is incredible. I am honestly convinced that the Fluro Tec system makes it harder for fish to see it and therefore has increased my catch rate. The line only retails for £5.99. You need to take your time when making your knots, but wet them good and proper and ensure you get the figure of eight when using loops to loops. Otherwise the knots may slip.

Colmic F1 Spider has a protected coating, which makes it one of the hardest wearing lines on the planet!! Some of the catches on this line have been immense, catching fish up to 30kg (65lb carp and catfish on Colmic poles too). This is massive fish that test fishing equipment to the maximum. Spider F1 line is now getting used by some good UK carp specimen anglers, as it's so adrasive against snags. I know line is hard to change, as we ALL get set in our ways, as you have your favourites, but I would strongly encourage you to look at this line. For me, personally I've caught fish big fish on it, and have loads of 100lb plus weights on it, like today. I used 0.09 today and caught 8lb carp with no problems.

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Manor Farm Leisure

Peg 26 Middle Pool
60lb
Won section
4th overall
13 fished

Had been a busy week, so really pleased to get out fishing. The Thursday affordable match at Manor Farm Leisure is only £12 to enter (£5 optional super pool as well), and as always Dave (the owner) spreads you out as best as he can, so we have all the best pegs. So even if you don't draw a "bung hole billy" peg you should get some bites.

I drew peg 26 Middle Pool, which I don't believe I have drawn since doing the venue record (353lb mainly f1's). However, at the moment the carp are down the shallows and peg 12 has been the form peg.... so I could be up against it. But there is loads of f1s, so potentially a lot of bites....

The match started a little slow and once I got my head down I had a fish a chuck, they were averaging 6oz, also had a few skimmers and a tench. So all in all, great day. Mark Malin came second overall and Big Frank won the match!!! Good lad, 115lb!!

Another brilliant day at Manor Farm Leisure.

Frank Donachie Showed his class again, with a comfortable win of 115lb

Mark Malin

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Manor Farm Leisure - winter league

Peg 35 Island Pool
72lb 8oz
Won lake
Third overall
36 anglers fished the match

I had a great day yesterday, so the law of averages I would draw poor today? So when I drew peg 35 Island Pool, I was little disappointed if I'm honest. In my 6 peg sub section I have 5 end pegs, 18 island (4 empty pegs) 23 Island (3 empty pegs). 27 Island (5 empty pegs), 33 Island (1 empty peg) peg 35 Island ( 1 empty peg) and peg 37 ( 5 empty pegs)........ Great when it works in your favour! I felt I was boxed in and would really struggle. However, venue expert, Stephen Partington, advise me he won a match off this peg a few weeks ago on the pole. So fingers crossed?! A bit of strange pegging in my opinion....

Slow start, a real struggle, not bread fish!! This can be a bad sign, as they way not be a head of feeding fish in your peg. I chucked the bread around a few times and different areas. No bites on anything, and had a small run on the pole that had been feed very negatively from the beginning of the match. I felt I was going no where, so chucked pellet feeder tight against the far bank with pellet and caught a welcome 8lb carp!!! So yellow meat went on and lucky enough I didn't look back.

I was so pleased to weigh 72lb to win the lake and come third overall. So a welcome pick up and a meal out with the Mrs.

Gear used

Colmic Next Adventure 60 (rod)

Zartan 400 (reel)

0.20 Feeder pro
0.185 X5000
14 Guru hook
Prototype Colmic 30 gram feeder
Yellow meat
Oil pellet

Teams of 3 Winter League Round 4 supported by MAP Fishing Tackle – Boundary, Island and Middle Pools – 12 teams, 36 anglers

Individual
1ST RONNIE PHAROAH 139-14-0
Harescombe Fishery Peg 12 Middle

2ND IAN GIDDINS 83-4-0
Winter Wonders Peg 20 Middle

3RD CHRIS TELLING 72-4-0
Harescombe Fishery Peg 35 Island

4TH DAVE SIMPKINS 68-10-0
Swindon Enterprise Angling Peg 19 Boundary

5TH CARL MULFORD 57-5-0
C-Class Peg 4 Island

6TH JASON MORRIS 51-8-0
Stratford Fishing & Outdoors Peg 37 Island

Teams on the day
Joint 1ST WINTER WONDERS & HARESCOMBE FISHERY – 9 points
3RD SWINDON ENTERPRISE ANGLING – 10 points

League position following Round 4
1ST WINTER WONDERS – 44 points
2ND STRATFORD FISHING AND OUTDOORS – 45 points
3RD HARESCOMBE FISHERY – 64 points

Saturday, 23 January 2016

Manor Farm Leisure - Middle Pool and Windmill

Peg 27 Middle Pool
81lb
2nd overall
13 anglers fished the match.

This was the best days fishing I've had for a while. Caught really well on the pole, wasted 20 mintues on the bread, but had a few liners, so knew there fish moving around despite nothing topping. The pole line was solid, caught loads of F1's on pellets. Nice simple day, feed 10 pellets to each fish, no magic tricks. Caught over 100 F1's