Pleasureless Lake and a Snake .....

After much calender planning with the EPO's fully briefed & the weather even looking to play ball. it was off to Lakeview after a glowing reports from Cecil the Electrician and his son Clive on their last outing. " chub galore to 2lb, Carp to 3, and nets in...."

Peg selection was all about where your pole wouldnt be snapped by God rather than features and reluctantly we settled on 12& 13....Guess which i had.

The wind was circling lakeview in a mini rage but with the Sun touching us we set about the mornings work.

On the way down there this ( not so) little fella was enjoying a bit of the morning sun and didnt seem at all adverse to foul language, heavy feet, or aimless banter. Fair play

First put in Derek secured what was to be his only Carp with Nicholson getting silvers a chuck on pellet and very little at all on corn.

After an hour it was clear itd be a grueller with both anglers struggling to put anything of note on the net. Pellet of any kind produced Rudd and tiny roach and Corn produced a Carp for Nico but then nothing for a long time.....It got to the stage where it was a search for bites in the margins.....awful.....

Very little else to say. Pellet and Corn were the baits, 18 hook, Small floats and 7 metre out due to wind....left hand margin didnt produce at all.

Nico struggled to put more together and finally hooked a third carp of around 1lb or so....it was to prove the decider. Scales went Nico 8.95 Del 6.25

First ' win' at Lakeview for Nico for a while ( it didnt feel like it). ......