50 yo or older match - wed 4th June

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:18:38 GMT

Now then gentlemen. Fed up with being 'done' by a young whipper snapper off the next peg? Now is your chance to fish a match with your old mates against fellow crotchety anglers suffering from prostrate problems, bad backs and stiff joints.

The match is the Van den Eynde Senior Masters at the Suffolk Water Park just outside Ipswich. The date is Wednesday 4th June and the draw is at 9.45 am fish 11.00 to 4.00. There is a cafe on site and you can park behind each peg.
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Suffolk Water Park - 11th May - Result

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:59:30 GMT

There was a full house of 31 anglers on Match Lake 2 for Sunday's Match
and with the carp and silver fish spawning it was a struggle for some.
Those on the windward bank 43 to 57 seemed to fair best and the top 5
weights came from there. Joe Lari had a lot of fish in the reeds down his
margin into the corner to win the match with mostly carp for 66lb 10oz.
Steve Daniels christening his new Sensas pole caught a couple of early
fish up in the water and then...

Cobbleacre.

feeds@yuku.com (Roo050969) — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:58:12 GMT

Hi all,
Got a match at Cobbleacre this Sunday. Fishing 8 - 2.
Will let you know how i get on. Weather looking good so if I don't catch at least I can work on the tan.

Bob

feeds@yuku.com (BIGBASSS) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:25:09 GMT

I see Bob has gone over to Fox match, good luck to him.

2 Match Results - Suffolk Water Park - Bank Holiday Weekend

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:24:49 GMT

Saturday 3rd May - M2
Every one of the 21 anglers present wanted to draw a favoured end peg ie 43, 57, 58 and 73. In fact 3 of those produced fish, especially 43 where the winner came from but 73 which was also a 'Golden Peg' never had a bite. In general M2 fished fairly poorly and perhaps the surprises were that fish could not be caught up in the water although they could be seen cruising about and that Colin Provins fished a great match from peg 52 to come 2nd overall. Results...

Suffolk Water Park - Sunday 27th April

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:02:56 GMT

As I was away for the weekend, I only have sketchy details of the match but as I understand it, the fish were mostly down the margins and those who fished the pole did better than those on the feeder. Darren Clarke won the match with 65lb odd and all of his fish were caught down the margins to his left off peg 11 (peg 12 wasn't in).

enjoyable match

feeds@yuku.com (sprattcatcher) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:11:13 GMT

Me and the missus fished a club match on sunday ..There were eighteen of us on a thirty peg lake so every one had an empty peg next to them...*and "no" she didnt beat me this time* It was a nice day with just a few showers, but very warm ...Well, warm compared to what it has been ...I had 50 lb and came third..but that is beside the point....The point is ..it was a thoroughly enjoyable days fishing with everybody catching and it was the different methods that caught fish that i...

Colton Lake, Barford

feeds@yuku.com (Roo050969) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:05:19 GMT

My club was designated pegs 21 through to 40.

Fished peg 39.
Wind gusting from right to left causing a ripple on the water and quite a major tow under the surface.
I fished 3 lines. One at 11 meters ranging from dead depth to 1 foot below the surface with maggot and castor.
The others were 6 meters at dead depth just on the bottom of the shelf with paste, pellet and corn and a margin swim.

The undertow was causing a lot of problems even for a heavy olivette...

Lester, please help!!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (DerekF01) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:58:29 GMT

i went pleasure fishing on thursday, following some of your expert advice, i dyed my meat with black food colouring. 2 hours in and i hadn't had a bite while others around me where catching well. i went for a walk around the lake to see what baits others were using. most were using RED meat. returning to my peg i tried to wash the dye off my meat but to no avail. do you know of anything that removes black dye ? or a very strong red dye that would go over the black. cheers mate.

Suffolk Water Park - 19th April

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:20:38 GMT

Well it was a match that those who had pleasure fished and caught a lot of fish during the week were really looking forward to. However, cold easterly winds put paid to the big weights that were expected and the match became one of the hardest of the winter on M1. Aaron Coleman celebrated yesterday's birthday by winning the match £95 and the Golden Peg (worth £400) from peg 5. The rest of the 16 man field really struggled to catch a few fish. There is still one golden peg of £400...

Suffolk Water Park - 13th April - M2

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:58:04 GMT

A large turnout of 28 anglers meant that the fishing was very hard for
most with the tree end of M2 providing most of the fish. In fact in form
peg 43 produced the winner, Bob Fuller, and peg 73 opposite was third.

1st Bob Fuller, Viscount Tackle, switching between the feeder and the pole
caught mostly carp on corn and maggot from peg 43 with 61lb 4oz 2nd Bob
Wessels, Dynamite Baits, fishing corn on the long pole from peg 70 weighed
in 34lb 2oz 3rd...

haye farm

feeds@yuku.com (123neilp) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:00:50 GMT

hi all, dose anybody know anything about this place, am on curtis pool next week,
i have trawled the net but cannot find tactics & water depths etc, also latest results.

New "How to thread"

feeds@yuku.com (matchman1) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:25:14 GMT

Please check my new thread on "How To" guides re Baits. Thanks.

Suffolk Water Park - 5th April 2008

feeds@yuku.com (WaveneyOne) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:28:10 GMT

Atrocious weather again greeted the 20 anglers who lined the banks.
Strong, gusty northerly winds affected presentation on the pole but those
who coped with it caught most of their fish on the pole. However after a
few warm days last week the water temperature was around the 10 degree
mark even though the air temperature never got above 8.5 degrees it didn't
have too much affect on the fishing.

1st Alex Reynolds, Browning Wickford, on peg 46 fishing red...

CAMO on the pole

feeds@yuku.com (matchman1) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:33:53 GMT

Some pics of the camo stuff I use. I will add more, add yours? I also have my own version of camo leads, paste and meat ;) Watch this space.

new junior matches

feeds@yuku.com (beastmaster 4) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:48:58 GMT

we are in the process of setting up 3 maybe 4 matches for our junior anglers , these are going to run in the summer holidays and will start after 18 july 08 . i will post more dates/ costs /and times when i get them. the matches will be held at bradshaw fishery bolton lancs and is going to run as a annual event for our younger anglers . thanks to lester for some great help in setting this up !!
talk soon with more details

darren / beastmaster

Apols from Bandit!

feeds@yuku.com (matchman1) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:22:46 GMT

Having recieved a warning from the mods today, I apologise to whoever I upset.

For MATCH get SMASH!

feeds@yuku.com (matchman1) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:56:38 GMT

OK.. I probably shouldn't tell you this, but for a new paste this Spring months, try this one!! and it is one being used by lots of anglers that don't tell you about it! But I am BANDIT!! I reveal all. ;)
SMASH!! Ok I will not add anymore until someone asks me about it. ;)
If no replies... no instructions. lol

match info for ya !!!

feeds@yuku.com (beastmaster 4) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:44:30 GMT

Bradshaw hall fishery bolton tel 01204 307 197

Wednesday matches lake no 8 over 55 and disabled !!
commencing 30/4/08 till 1/10/08
£10 all in £4 peg fee and £6 pools
draw at 9.30 and fish 10.30 till 3.30
all rules apply max hook size 14 s ( no swimstim products allowed )

next bradshaw BONANZA !!!

10 QUALIFIERS + FINAL

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MATCH FISHING is a LOTTERY?

feeds@yuku.com (matchman1) — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:11:59 GMT

Another topic open to discussion?. Despite how good you think you are, unless you draw a good peg in a match you are useless at fishing!
OK I have drawn next to Alan Scotthorne on a few matches, and beaten him! He is a 5 times world champion!
All that says to me is that match fishing is a lottery, ( but I am also good..lol)
If you fish matches, you can only catch the fish in front of you? ( so the experts say)
But with feeding techniques, you can pull fish into your peg?...

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