Telling's Times

Sunday, 12 August 2018

Glebe - Mallory Park. Maver Match This

Peg 80
Won section
103lb
120 fished?

Early start chasing the dream..... Glebe fishery today on the Maver Match This, this is my last "golden ticket" of 2018......

Drew peg 80, which was next peg to where I was last year, so at least I knew where I was going.... decided to fish paste at 5 meters, 13 meters on the "pinging line", which become a paste line, feeder (didn't pick it up) and down the edge line with EFG150 and maggots, which failed to produce.

Like almost everyone on the complex, the first 40 mintues was really good, caught 6 carp in this period and then like a light switch, it turned off. So went long on the "pinging line" which resulted in a couple of missed bites, so out came the BIG pot and cupped in some pellets and corn and fished the paste long, caught 6 carp on this.... one decent one, that took me all over the lake and mainly into Josh's swim (sorry)...... it was only about 9lb. With roughly 90 mintues left, i decided to fish 5 meters and pray it would come good!!!??? It didn't and I had 8 carp on the 5 meter line.... just enough to keep me intrested, but knew I was going to be way off the pace for the frame. Margins were unproductive.

Oh well, thats my campaign over of chasing big money matches. The Glede was by far the best match for me. The others i was honestly beat at the draw bag. I hate to blamme the pegs.... normally poor acuses, but Larford Lakes saw me not leave the "car park" on grass bank on match lake.... Heronbrook was a little rough, last year I couldn't of asked for better pegs.

I must say, without name dropping (does my head in... nothing worse than a brown nose). Some of these lads fish these matches every weekend throughout the summer and it takes a lot dedication and termination!!! Travelling up and down the country and drawing pegs that have no chance of winning. I do take my hat off to them.

Pleased to win section..... but way off the pace to qualify.

Peg 80 at Glede. Moved 10 yards from last year.

Top 3

256lb Matt Higgins

208lb Ben Bell

185lb 15oz Jason Collins

Gear used

Garbolino UK2

0.18 straight through

0.3 Jon Walker paste

2.5mm hollow Ozone elastic

Marukyu Animo Pellets 4mm and 6mm

Corn

EFG150

Dead reds

Thursday, 9 August 2018

Alvechurch Fisheries- Horseshoe

Peg 4
125lb
Won match
17 on the lake

I fished Alvechurch tonight, on my favourite lake Horseshoe. With over night rain and with 17 anglers on the lake, it was going to slow things down a little.

I fished out and out paste, with one line at 14.5 meters and another at 4 meters on the slope. Feeding fishery pellets and corn. The paste is made out of EFG150 and ground up fishery pellets.

Started short, at 4 meters to hope to catch a few quick fish, which unfortunately was unproductive. So went long and big potted corn, with a bit of paste and fishery pellets all mixed in and fished it out. I found this most productive way of fishing, so loose feeding via a catapult, as you tend to miss lots of line bite, foul hook and loose fish. Also feeding corn is a heavy and stable bait, which isn't quite so badly wrafted around by the carp when they are feeding.

I was pleased to win the match with 125lb, which was all caught on paste.

Sunday, 5 August 2018

Ivy House lakes- Open

Peg 44 kingfisher
142lb
Won lake
Second overall
Won silvers

Haven't been to Ivy House Lakes for ages!! I think i fished it three times last year....... and the draw bag was kind to me again today. I was hoping to get on the lake, as i do love catching big carp. But my second best mate, Frank Donachie, said the canals are soild and he wasn't wrong!

Fished worms long (15 meters), paste at 5 meters and maggots and EFG 151 down the edge.

I fished worms long, on my worm stodge mix. Which is worms, corn, casters, EFG150 and had about 80lb on this. Fished 0.5 gram rig and a 4 inch hooklength and 16 B911.

See video that on done on Liam for the mix

Fished paste at 5 meters. With potting in 2mms Animo pellets and corn. I had about 40lb on this.

I had 20lb down the edge on maggots. Spent too long chasing ghosts. Rigs were too heavy. Should of fished lighter floats, lighter lines and a 18 hook. I think my Todber Manor rigs were a bit too manly.

Gear used

Garbolino UK2 pole
0.5 Gram Jon Walker float
0.16 to 0.14 Garbolino fluro line
16 B911

0.3 Jon Walker paste float
0.18 straight through
14 Guru SLWG

Jon Walker margin 0.3
0.18 Garbolino Fluro straight through
This rig was wrong on the day

Saturday, 4 August 2018

Clainfield. River Fest.

Peg 19... permant peg 35. 6 perch, 1 dace and around 100 bleak......
4lb 3oz to win my five peg section
60 fished

My first ever River Fest ticket, and I hoped for a "bung hole billy peg" at my old haut at Clainfield. I used to fish this as a boy with my dad and Uncle John years ago.

I spent hours getting my gear ready, as I haven't fished a river since the winter league last year and I didn't wanna embarrass myself......

It was good to see some old friends at the draw and of course my team mates. I'm very lucky, as Paz is our team and is arguly the best "Upper Thames and Middle Thames" angler in the country. Results say it all!!! Anyway, got the permant pegs off him on the morning and drew peg 19, which was peg 35. Paz screwed his face up and said "don't wanna be there"

Peg 35 is on inside of bend, all flow at feet and super shallow on far bank. Not ideal. But as i say, take the rough with the smooth.

On arrival to peg, I had a feature to my left, but Andy Bruton was sat right on it.... so this was going to slow things down. Not a good roach peg either. So four whips come out, three up in the water for mainly bleak and one deck rig. Then the chop rigs and a couple of hopeful roach rigs.

I won't bore you with unnecessary text, and be concise. I caught 6 perch in first hour and 15 mintues and that was the end, despite feeding and having quick looks throughout the whole match. The hemp line, caught nothing and the bleak were super hard to catch and to chase them up and down, hence the four whips..... was pleased to win the 5 peg section but disappointed not to catch any roach and no more late perch....

Saturday, 28 July 2018

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

Sunday, 22 July 2018

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).

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.