My ‘long pole to the island week’ that I was looking forward to had a good start, but steadily declined as the week wore on, and by Sunday night I was tearing my hair out, or would have been if I had any! It all started well up at Barlborough on weds, the bad weather forecast had taken it’s toll on the attendance but there were still enough of us to have a decent match. The decision was made...
Right! Let’s get something out of the way before we get onto the fishing! Regular readers (or should that be reader?) will know that I’m not really the biggest fan of our cross-town neighbours who parade themselves in blue and white on Saturdays. I’m even less fond of them now, as they collaborated with a referee who frankly shouldn’t be allowed to preside over an informal kick-about for seven...
My usual midweek outings were somewhat curtailed by hospital visits again, but they old nuts seem to be behaving themselves now, and the lack of action was getting to me by the end of the week. I’d promised to go over to shoot a feature for the paper at Barnburgh, and with Friday having a decent weather forecast, it was all set up for then. Before anyone goes and accuses me of getting soft, what...
Last week I commented on how everything seemed to be moving into winter mode, the fish shoaling up tightly, and becoming a bit harder to catch in any numbers. I felt the full force of this last week, but what a difference seven days can make! It just reinforces my view that so much of this match fishing game depends on the draw, you’ve got to have a few fish in front of you, otherwise you just can’t...
Many weeks ago I stated that when the wheels fall off for me they often do so in quite spectacular style. Maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration on my part to describe this weeks matches, but I’ve certainly come down to earth with something of a bump over the last seven days! Fishing for me has taken on a very wintry feel, despite the nice weather, as each peg I’ve sat on has seemed to be devoid...
Well, after yet another week where my midweek match calendar was decimated by doctors’ visits and other stuff, one good thing to report is that my rancid knacker-bag is fully healed and back to normal! The tablets have worked their magic and I’m back to firing on all cylinders, if you’ll pardon the expression! No matches, but I did sneak off to Barlborough for a couple of teatime sessions, just...
Talk about coming back to earth with a bump! After my Houdini act with the unseasonal biscuit-loving carp last week, and a Sunday spent helping Mandy on her ladies match (which incidentally was a laugh from start to finish, in brilliant company!) I had prepared the gear for a hectic week of matches and practise sessions, culminating in the Angling Star Superleague final, on the Bonsai Lake at Garbolino...
Now then! Back to the grindstone with the blogging! I meant to start on Sunday night, while all the week’s trials and tribulations were fresh in my mind, but a mental block computer-wise was something of a hold up! As I’ve said many times, computers are my nemesis, and two weeks away from them saw me virtually starting from scratch again, so there’s a good chance that this piece will never be...
Only two matches to report on this week due to another round of hospital visits with me mam & dad, who incidentally are both much better and have been given a green light to go on our planned holiday next week. Both matches had quite a few talking points though, so here goes. Saturday, and Ian and me were booked on at Woodlands Farm at Barlborough for the regular Saturday open. While waiting...
The scare with my mam last weekend that saw me break the land speed record on my way home from Bank End was just a taster for the week ahead! It turns out that she’d had a mild stroke, one that she will make an almost complete recovery from, but it just takes time at her age. She’s still on the go as normal but tires a lot quicker than usual, but as the doctors say, it will take time to recover....
Like I said last time, pointing out that I was in the middle of a good run was bound to put the kybosh on it, and I must admit I came pretty close, but the weekend finished with something of a reality check for me, making me realise that there is actually more to life than fishing 24-7. My dad was due to go in for a small operation on his hand on the Wednesday, so I took him up and brought him back...
I signed off last time saying I was making my debut on a couple of new venues, which I was looking forward to, and it’s fair to say I experienced a degree of success over the week! In fact, since I started this blog back in march I’ve realised there hasn’t been a week where I haven’t picked money up, whether it’s been an odd section win or an outright victory. Must be something of a lucky...
Wa-hey! Finally back in the fold folks! I’ve said it before on these pages; computers ain’t my strong point, and when they go wrong I’m totally knackered! In our house it’s become known as ‘the f***ing computer’ now! I was told it had got a virus on it, but my attempts to sort it out with glasses of water and antibiotics didn’t seem to be having the desired effect, so a phone call to...
Last week’s long overdue win at Barlborough, together with a fishing-free week, saw me eager to get going Saturday for the regular Saturday open at Woodlands Farm. Once again, the talk in the draw queue was all about who would draw peg 36, and if it could be beaten by any of the others. I’d a sneaking suspicion that the pegs reign was coming to an end, I’d won by the narrowest of margins the...
It’s been a real roller-coaster of a weekend for me folks, finally breaking me duck up at Barlborough, but really copping one in the nuts on Sunday at bank end! So, here goes. Due to a club match, the Saturday open at Barlborough was split over two lakes, the usual Island Lake and a section on Bluebell Lake which sits charmingly placed among the woods that give the venue it’s ‘Woodlands Farm’...
I signed off last time after a dismal showing at KJS, with an early bath after just two fish had been daft enough to find their way into my keepnet. The two mile drive home and a lovely dinner later, and I was raring to go again, at the prospect of a trip to what has become my spiritual home, Bank End Fishery, near Finningley. Two 100lb-plus weights had headed the frame the previous weekend, from adjoining...
Heyup folks, back in the fold after a couple of trips to the caravan with Mandy during the week, catching some ridiculously easy to fool carp from the on site lake! Seriously, they are that easy I often make up different ways to catch them, just to keep it interesting! They sit under your feet (literally!) eating any bait that spills from your pot or catapult, and you just have to lower a baited hook...
One of my favourite techniques, possibly THE favourite, is catching shallow. I’m not fussy about the species, carp obviously build a weight quickly, but canny roach or F1’s keep you thinking all day and make you earn every fish, so both have their attractions. With last weeks successes on the shallow rigs, and the onset of some better weather, there was a spring in my step when I got up for the...
Sorry about the delay folks, it’s just that the matches have been coming thick and fast just of late, with the big one, the Sheffield Star Green ‘Un semi final being the main event and requiring quite a lot of preparation. This has seen me dividing my time between the waterside and the garage, as well as keeping the missus happy! Anyway, I’m back in the fold now, so over my next couple of blogs...
I’ve just returned from a trip to the dentists, where a clean bill of health for another six months was tempered slightly by the ominous warning that there was quite a lot of wear on my front teeth, making some veneers necessary in the not too distant future. “You must have done an awful lot of grinding your teeth over the years,” said the dentist. “Spending too much time watching Sheff United...
Heyup folks, Wraggy here again, with another ‘tale from the commercial bank’. I know it use to be riverbank but times change, unlike the weather at the moment! Just been up to me brothers house & he’s got two or three inches of snow on his garden! Yet last week we were catching shallow over sprayed pellet! Its no wonder the fishing is a bit haphazard to say the least. Every Sunday at Bank...
Only two matches to report this week guys, but plenty of talking points in them, so here goes. Mandy & me had had a full week of stuff to do and places to be, so come the weekend I was chomping at the bit ready for a days fishing. The Frecheville AC lads who run the weekly open matches on KJS Fisheries canal lake occasionally run open matches on other venues in the area, such as Riverside near...
Hmm. The ‘million bites week’ didn’t exactly go to plan! It was more like a ‘what went wrong week’, but there was a silver lining to the cloud that descended over the Wraggy household by Saturday night, so it was a case of alls well that ends well in the end. Right, enough of the clichés, let me tell you about my mixed fortunes for the week. Before I go any further, can I send my apologies...
Heyup folks, Wraggy here reporting for duty fresh from two stunning weeks in Mexico! Best holiday I’ve ever had, hot weather for the missus, good food, and I even managed to sneak a bit of fishing in from some huge sand bags on the beach. Apparently Hurricane Katrina swept through the area last year and the sand bags were used to reinforce the defences, and they provided an ideal spot to fish from! You...
The weather has put paid to a few of the matches I was intending to fish of late, but with a holiday to Mexico looming Mandy gave me the green light to do a bit of last minute ‘cramming’, get as much fishing in as possible while she did the last bits and bobs for the hols. It didn’t quite work out like that though, with postponements and cancellations, again due to the weather, so I thought I’d...
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