Jasons Lake Sweepstake 10/5/11

Ten members gathered for an 8.30am draw to fish a sweepstake match on Jasons Lake last Sunday. With the slightly cooler, breezy weather and the conditions not quite so bright as they have been recently everyone was hoping for a good days fishing.... .

Although the Lake didn't fish terribly, sadly, it was not up to the earlier expectations either!

It was the end two pegs that were to dominate the match, with Jason Farmery on peg 4 just edging out Steve Kinch (peg 6) for the top spot. Peg 4 is notorious for lost fish because of the close proximity of the reeds, and the fish's tendency to head for them as soon as they are hooked!! Jason reckoned, though, after the match that most of the fish he hooked in his 34lb 13oz actually swam AWAY from the reeds!!!.....say no more!!!.

Steve Kinch sitting opposite Jason on peg 6, lost more fish than he landed, and just one more fish to add to his 31lb would very likely have snatched the top spot from Jason....but it wasn't to be, so Steve had to settle for the runner up place.

Section 1 winner, Dave Kimber, probably had more fish than anyone else with around 7lb of Silvers...add to that two bruisers, one of 5lb and another of 8lb, Dave's 20lb was enough for the Section and the super pool.

The only money winner from the southern half of Jasons was "The Cormorant" Chris Shore, Chris, on peg 10, took home the Section 2 prize with 19lb 8oz. Sadly for Chris, though, it turned out to be an expensive day as he broke one of the big sections of his Pole, just shipping back after missing a bite......ouch!!!

Smiggies Lake Sweepstake 3/5/11

Fourteen members fished a Sweepstake match on Smiggies Lake, last Sunday, and once again the Matchmen found it very tough going. It has to be said that the windy conditions didn't help much, and with the wind coming from an easterly direction it seemed to push the feeding fish right up to the far end of the Lake.

Phil Sansby pulled out peg 13, and as the number might suggest, not always the best of pegs. But with the wind blowing directly into the peg it made for an uncomfortable days fishing....but a winning days fishing!!! Phil had three good Bream and a few silvers in his winning weight of 14lb 6oz.

Keith Macfarlane loves to fish for the Silvers, so he was quite happy to draw peg 24, an area noted for Silver fish, Keith probably had the best days fishing of all with a good net of 12lb 6oz, and the second place prize money made him even happier! .

Den Porter was not a happy man ... having to sit with the wind in his face he was very concerned about his windswept hair spoiling his film star good looks.... He was walking the bank after a biteless first two hours, spreading words of wisdom to anyone who cared to listen...and biting off the head of anyone who disagreed.... His mood was to change abruptly as when he eventually returned, growling, to his peg; next "put in" he hooked a 4lb Bream! Another of similar size and a big Skimmer of around 2lb carried a now smiling Den to third place with 10lb 6oz

Paul "Cookie" Cooke took Section 1 with 6lb from peg 9 and Cormorant Chris Shore's 4lb 4oz from peg 27 was enough to win Section 2.

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