Sell out match

The event was, as expected, a sell out even on a cold November day.

The fishing proved to be hard due to clear water conditions but it did not deter from the usual camaraderie and good natured banter, as anglers paid their respects to a true character and good friend.

John Oldfield claimed the honors on peg 1 weighing 34lb 10oz of mainly carp tempted on pole and maggot, with Shane Hodgkiss in the runners positition on peg 4 with 28lb 9oz.

Colin Bacon made up the frame with 24lb 10oz off peg 10.

The main business was to raise funds for the chosen charity of Blue’s family, the Macmillan Nurses Fund.

Mick Shaw and plenty of others went the extra mile in their efforts and a grand total of £1100 was collected on the day with Bev, Dave’s widow, giving a big thank you to Lynda and Steve and the team at Lakeside for donating all the pegging fees and cafe takings on the day, Ken Ward and everyone who contributed to the collection in the shop, Shaws for Sheds of Rotherham, and all the competitors who turned up on the day and dug deep.

The final part of the day was the highlight when Bev and Lynda presented the Dave’s Dipper trophy to the winner to round off a memorable occasion,

CLUB RESULTS

THERE are two matches to report on from the Tuesday Club.

The first was competed at Bank End Fishery where they elected to fish the match lake: 1st Sid Whitehouse 86lb 14oz peg 22 the feeder or the bubble float; 2nd Brod Perkins 66lb 13oz peg 16 bomb and meat; 3rd Keith Walters 63lb peg 24 pole fished meat.

The second competition was on the two strip ponds at Lakeside: 1st John Moore 18lb 7oz peg 4 first strip pole fished meat or pellet; 2nd Billy Richardson peg 8 second strip pole fished pellet or maggot; 3rd Brod Perkins 18lb 1oz peg 1 second strip bomb and meat.

Hodthorpe WMC made the short journey to Lakeside where they fished the second strip pond: 1st Roy Butterfield 34 lb 8oz peg 5 pole fished maggot; 2nd Lee Godley 32lb 10oz peg 10; 3rd John Bleakley 28lb 2oz peg 6.

The members of Grafton AA fished their latest contest at Candy Corner on the main lake: 1st Simon Short 15lb 8oz peg 8 pole and maggot; 2nd Bill Corbett 7lb 4oz maggot feeder; 3rd Ian Scott 7lb 2oz peg 9.

COMMERCIAL ROUND UP

STARTING at Lodge Farm, Tuesday’s open was held on long island: 1st Mick Hall 91lb 14oz peg 88 pole and pellet; 2nd Brian Sullivan 68lb 10 peg 84.

Wednesday’s over 50s was contested on the field pond: 1st Lenny Squires 91lb 6oz peg 3 method feeder; 2nd Steve Nemass 85lb 9oz peg 4.

Thursdays event was on the signal pond: 1st Andy favell 119lb 8oz peg 15 method feeder and pole and corn; 2nd Andy Lakey 69lb 15oz peg 9.

Saturday’s match was on the long island: 1st Nigel wheatcroft 80lb 11oz peg 92 wag and mag; 2nd Garry Needham 69lb 13oz peg 89.

At Lakeside Fishery, Wednesday’s open saw Les Richmond put together a winning net of 30lb 7oz on the maggot feeder from peg 1, with Alan Topham claiming second from peg 10 with 25lb 12oz.

On the carp lake Garry Watson landed three specimens from peg 5 including a common of 20lb 6oz using boilies whilst over on the trout lake Pete Spencer slipped his net under 11 fish to 8lb casting his cats whisker or black buzzer on a floating line.