John Bennett with common of 15-00Another day another Rolfslake Wednesday Open and with me being unable to continue my framing run due to work commitments, it was left to my fellow Cartel members {Bennett, Powell and Lane} to get a result today. After last Sundays match where the fish were not playing ball and only fed for brief spells, the anglers were unsure of what to expect but they all wanted form peg 8.
With the weather a combination of light drizzle and very humid conditions the anglers were very eager to get on with the draw and set up before it got any warmer. As the draw took place the anglers were very quick to get their hands into the bag hoping to draw either pegs 8 or 16, as these had been the pegs with the most consistent form and the chance of a big weight. One by one the look of disapointment on the anglers faces as they drew their pegs and not having peg 8 until John Bennett opened his hand and there it was much to the disgust of the rest of the guys.
Peg 8 was always going to be a waste for John as with his bad back he could not fish long {16 metres} and after losing the number 4 section of his margin pole on peg 9 last week, it was going to be one thing only today 4 metres or bust. Today also saw the return of Trevor Stanley who had been missing for a couple of weeks but who had drawn peg 32 for the fourth time in a row ,so his rigs were already set and ready to go.
As the match started it was apparent that it was going to be a slow start as only a few fish were caught to start with but they were being caught by John B Mick Lane on 22 and Trevor on 32 ,so the rest of the guys were going to have their work cut out.
In first place today was John Bennett who was fishing as exciting as it gets, as to only fish with the top 3 and not be able to add sections on and with the size of fish on this peg John was going to be hanging on. John today was fishing on the deck using his super soft paste which has served him well in recent weeks, and coupled with heavy feeding had the fish lined up. John was able to feed heavy enough to stop the fish getting to Trevor on peg 32 and was rewarded with big fish {he had 111lb of weighers on the board} which helped boost his final weight to 232-12 for another win and return to form. In second place and 6 fish short of a win was Trevor Stanley on peg 32 who was competing with John for the same fish but just came up short. Trevor was fishing a short line 5-6 metres but spent most of the match fishing just down the first shelf in front of the bush to his left, and later in the match fished over the bush close to peg 33. Trevor fished both lines on the deck and again used paste feeding heavy to end up with 190-04 a one fish short of a double ton.
Completing the frame was the Swindon bandit Mick Lane on peg 22, fresh from his match win at Alders farm. Mick fished on the deck along the the bush to his right and used meat and pellet as his hook bait again feeding very positively to draw the fish out. After 5 hours Mick had put 170-12 on the scales for one of the top weights of this peg this year {well done Mick}.
John well done for winning on your 3 metre pole line, only you would do this.
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