Monday 30 January 2017

Sunday 29th January - Bob Warden Memorial Match, Kennet and Avon Canal, Bath.

I think this match has only been going a few years and this is the first time I have fished it. Despite my most recent form on the K & A I was looking forward to it especially with a rise in temperatures forecast.
Only 26 booked in (although there were 30 pegs) due to other events clashing with the date.
I drew peg 26 which was the Bathampton bend and not an area I fancied at all. It was a peg you would run to in years gone by but I am not aware of any decent weights from it for some time. Upstream of the school at Bathampton has been generally poor.
I set up a waggler for fishing across into the bay where it was no more that 2 1/2 foot deep. The deepest part of the peg was about 11 meters out in front of me where it was around 4 1/2 foot so set up a 4 x 14 for fishing chop and caster at 10 o'clock and bloodworm at 2 o'clock where it was the same depth. Then just a bread rig at 5 meters in about 4 foot of water.
The bread line did not produce after 30 minutes so went out on the blood worm and had a micro perch straight away, not a good sign. No more bites so tried the waggler over loose fed casters and had a micro roach. After less than an hour anglers were walking the bank. Rich Lacey came up and told me he only had 3 small fish and anglers where blanking not having a bite.
oooohhhh shit I thought another scratch match.
Up toward the end peg 30 Nicola Goodhind was doing the best with a dozen small fish.
As the match progressed Rich was back walking and told me he had 3 decent perch for about 3lbs. That was by far the best at Bathampton. I did get a few bites on the bloodworm in the last half hour but they were very, very, very small fish. My total weight was 2oz. Nicola did take our 5 peg section with 10 1/2 ozs.
Rich won the other 5 peg section.
The report below is from Vince Lunn's Facebook page.
The Bob Warden Memorial match was fished On the Kennet & Avon Canal from Garage pond to Bathampton (26 pegs) in aid of lung research.
We would like to thank everyone who fished the match and all the anglers who donated extra money to the charity, even some who were unable to fish.
Thanks to Lee & Leighton Warden, their mum Yvonne, Veals and Scotts tackle for donating prizes. Thanks to Bathampton for waiving the peg fees. Thanks also to Dean and Tracey for opening the rugby club and doing food.
£239 was raised for lung research!
After the recent cold weather the conditions had turned milder and there were showers during the match. Whilst the framing weights were good, some people really struggled for bites, particularily those fishing at Bathampton.
The winner of the match and collecting the trophy was Mike Goodhind of M&N Electrical. He was pegged on the right hand side of horseshoe pond and he caught about 1 lbs of fish on bread at the start. After a couple of hours he went over his joker at 13 metres fishing red maggot and caught 10 skimmers along with some roach. He finished with 11 lbs 9 ozs. Some pics of him catching skimmers are attached.
2nd was Carl Steffan (Black Horse), who drew peg 1 in Garage pond. He caught 90 roach on bread on the inside before moving out further on a groundbait line to catch another 70 roach on pinkie for 10 lbs 10 ozs
only top 3 paid out for main prizes,
1) M Goodhind M&N Electrical 11 lbs 9 ozs
2) C Steffan Black Horse 10 lbs 12 ozs
3) N Evans Preston Innovations Thatchers 8 lbs 11 ozs
4) T Gilbert Preston Innovations Thatchers 8 lbs 6 ozs
5) J Surmon Stand & Deliver Promotions 8 lbs 2 ozs
I also made a note of the Section Winners (some by default)
1-5 Mike Martin- Davies 4lbs 12oz (Sensas Nomads)
6-10 Tony Gilbert 8lbs 6oz (P I Thatchers)
11-15 Kevin Boltz 5lbs 10oz
16-20 Ben Matthews 10oz
21-25 Rich Lacey 3lbs 8ozs (Mossella Bathampton)
26- 30 Nicola Goodhind 10 1/2 ozs (M&N Electrical)

Photo's below from Vince Lunn and Nicola Goodhind.


Action shot of the winner Mike Goodhind landing a skimmer on Horse Shoe pond


Mike with the winners trophy and Lee and Leighton Warden.

Mike and Nicola do a tremendous amount of work running this match and the Bristol Commercial House League, nice to see them both get a result today especially as it was Nicola's birthday the day before.

Not sure about next week, no match planned and need to get a pole section repaired.


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