With winter approaching, temperatures dropping, and venues becoming increasingly difficult it was off to the Midlands Match Fishing Mecca for a few decent Carp and a decent late autumn session. Papa had chosen capitalism and realism over the delights of an 80 mile drive to meet with the two amigos......fair play and a winner it turned out to be.
With early M1 debris navigated and derek taking the m6 ( saved £6 on the Sat Nav by avoiding Tom Tom...spent £1400 in petrol correcting the routes...you live and learn.)
Derek clearly had his heart on the ' match lake' with 165lb winning the match earlier in the month. Fog and a temp of 4.5 degrees didnt bode well but with feeders, and a promise of Tesco 'butchers best' sausages it was a swift trip to our pegs with 14 &15 being chosen. As we walked past the ' catch everything' lake with fish topping everywhere we were in for a quality late autumn session.
The lake was very still and a heavy layer of mist hung in the air like Speckled Hen flatulence in a tent.....Nico was set on small method feeder with either pellet / boilie the bait, realising his baiting needle was in the Butterley kit didnt start the session well.
Derek set up a similar rig but had the bomb / feeder in mind from the off.....with a swift method feeder aimed at peg 15 it was the all in......
Banter exchanged and pegs comfy but with surfaces like ice rinks we sat and talked sausage, chief, carp, winter, sausage, music, utd, feeder rods, and baits.....this was only until the rods were wrenched from our hands all day....get the banter in early.....this is makins!!
2.5 hours later and with Derek producing a spiffing breaky we stilled awaited the first wrench.....still tips all round....
The sun came over the trees and a warmth descended on the lake.....sadly it didnt aid the wrenching and with time ticking all the usual post mortems began....' weather' ' rain last night' ' match last may' ' wrong baits'........you know the drill.....
It finished Derek 2 Nico 1 - with a Carp lost at the net......God help me it was poor.....
We were lost for words.....one of the worst......
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