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At Todber on Saturday I went into the bucket of doom with three tickets left, I grabbed one but didn’t open it. As people started writing their names on the sheet, nobody was admitting to 71 although Andy A was on his usual flier (70). I finally summoned the courage to have a look and ... Source
The following day we were back on the river for round two of the Memorial Shield and after scoring 8 points in the first match, I needed a better result today or my campaign would be all but over already. 14 of us fishing today with all the pegs in the first field (with the ... Source
On Saturday it was down to Todber for the silvers match on Ash, draw time arrived and I managed to avoid the pegs at the near end but felt 67 wasn’t quite far enough up the lake. My neighbours for the day were Lee Jan and Nick P while Parker ‘The Pole’ was on 65 ... Source
As I said in the previous post, I had a week off work but hadn’t actually planned on fishing again until the weekend although when some of the Stoke lads mentioned having a knock up in the Cricket Bat Field to see how it was fishing, I couldn’t resist! I drew up there for the ... Source
With a week booked off work, it would be rude not to fit in a bit of fishing so I headed down to Revels for the Tuesday open. There was the usual excellent turnout of 23 fishing today including Baz Morgan who I haven’t seen for ages. We assembled by the shop for the draw ... Source
For the final round we were at Coombe Farm, it’s a cracking silvers venue but for the last few years you’ve needed to catch carp to win and the corner pegs (1, 7 and 10) tend to dominate. In our group we had two contenders for the title, Nick Veale on 4 points and Nick ... Source
I know I say it every year but I really look forward to the Stoke matches on the Parrett, on paper it doesn’t sound particularly inspiring with 3lb being a good weight but I can’t get enough of it. The first match of the new season is always the Evening Cup which means I get ... Source
On Tuesday it was my first trip of the month to Revels and I just wish I could fish every Tuesday (although it wouldn’t help with the backlog!). After meeting ‘The Pole’ for breakfast, we soon arrived and whereas my drawing arm has been somewhat misfiring, Dean was having no such problems on my behalf ... Source
On Sunday we were on Sellicks at Summerhayes, I was near the top of the list and actually managed to avoid my ex-favourite peg 16 but pulling out 2 didn’t fill me with joy either. I must have looked a little glum as Pete decided to serenade me with the world’s smallest violin! It’s one ... Source
Hi Bob, thank you so much for agreeing to do my latest interview; Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, how you first got into fishing and the first fish you caught? I am born and bred Somerset, so very much a country lad really. Presently retired after 35yrs in the print industry ... Source
