Hawthorne AC club match.
Having survived yet another Little Chef “Early Starter” we arrived at the car-park for a 9am draw, to be greeted by Betty the Bailiff .
Now anyone that listens to Keith Arthur’s program “Fishermans Blues” on TALK SPORT (1053/1089AM) on Saturday & Sunday mornings will have heard Betty, and her weekly chats to Keith, and perhaps the story of her Cormorant Hound .
Betty assured us that a draw on the bottom half of the lake was what was needed, as the fish tend to follow the wind and it had been blowing in that direction for the past 4 days, and that the fish were being caught up in the water.
Now anyone that listens to Keith Arthur’s program “Fishermans Blues” on TALK SPORT (1053/1089AM) on Saturday & Sunday mornings will have heard Betty, and her weekly chats to Keith, and perhaps the story of her Cormorant Hound .
Betty assured us that a draw on the bottom half of the lake was what was needed, as the fish tend to follow the wind and it had been blowing in that direction for the past 4 days, and that the fish were being caught up in the water.
Brookhall Lake (looking from the car-park)
Need I say more, into the hat and out comes peg 28 (just about the longest walk, and the furthest away from the desired pegs) The ironic thing is that had the wind been blowing in the opposite direction, this peg would have been an absolute flyer.
While setting up ominous black clouds were gathering and the odd clap of thunder could be heard. Now call me a coward but the idea of being attached to 14½ mtrs of one of the finest lightning conductors known to man wasn’t on (especialy when I saw some fork lightning in the distance). So I decided to go with a feeder and waggler (and Norm’s “Secret” bait).
While setting up ominous black clouds were gathering and the odd clap of thunder could be heard. Now call me a coward but the idea of being attached to 14½ mtrs of one of the finest lightning conductors known to man wasn’t on (especialy when I saw some fork lightning in the distance). So I decided to go with a feeder and waggler (and Norm’s “Secret” bait).
The swim really looked a picture
but apart from a few little Rudd worrying the bait nothing was forthcoming, and all the time the sky was getting blacker, so out with the brolly and out with the feeder as the heavens opened transforming the scene into something akin to “Carry on Noah”
In amongst all this I managed to connect with 4 Carp and 3 Tench (Nice One Norm)
The most savage take of all coming from a male Tench which weighed 3lb 14ozs. People have said to me that Tench don’t fare well when they have to compete with Carp, and this fish was long enough to be 5lbs+, but was one of the thinnest Tench that I’ve ever caught (food for thought)
The most savage take of all coming from a male Tench which weighed 3lb 14ozs. People have said to me that Tench don’t fare well when they have to compete with Carp, and this fish was long enough to be 5lbs+, but was one of the thinnest Tench that I’ve ever caught (food for thought)
That Tench…..
Thankfully the rain stopped about an hour before the end of the match, but then again so did my bites so when the scales arrived I recorded a weight of 24lbs 2ozs, which was good enough for 5th on the day, which to be honest was better than I had expected .
Now all I need to do is spend the rest of the week drying my kit out!!!!!!!!
What was Norm’s secret bait?………. Mussels.
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