thats is alot of fish..how many did he catch for that?.

Thats a cracking weight by a really good Angler and i don’t want to sound negative towards the result but…….

one thing i’m noticing about partridge is how the weights being published differ with the number of anglers in the matches and the number of lakes they’re using….15 anglers today on 2 lakes whic have over 20 pegs…WHY??? – it’s like pleasure fishing, i don’t think it’s a true reflection of the place – look at Saturday and Sundays weights – 17 or 18 anglers per lake and only 1 weight over 80lb on the two days….

Don’t get me wrong, the place is fishing it’s ass off and it’s a brilliant venue which will only get better but if you put 7 anglers on Meadow at HB, 7 Anglers on Suez or Brewsters at Cudmore or 7 anglers on any commercial for that matter, the weights would also be well up on there as well.

As I have said, i’m not knocking the place, it’s up there as one of the best in the North West but in my opinion the pegging to put it bluntly is crap and should be based on teh same format for every match and not just to suit individual anglers on the day….

Tricky are them weights with just 4 pints of bait ?

should be they are the fishery rules…unless not being enforced.

Ive no of a lad who’s doin 100lbplus regular on 3pints of casters…

meatball if u stuck all the anglers on one lake the lake would then become peggy and the out an out flyers or the wind end of the lake then dominates so by spacing them out then there is more of a chance that ppl can do bigger weights and therefore make it a fairer match, there is enough fish in the coveys for everyone to catch a min of 70lb per peg when ppl have space so it then becomes a better match, why would u wanna struggle an put everyone on one lake? doesnt make sense u go fishing to catch fish and u want a fair match so as for u sayin the peggin is rubbish u dont have a clue what ur on about. the same ppl are winning off differant pegs so it shows they are doin sumat right and its not a one peg venue like suez peg 23 or meadow peg 13 etc etc

the peggin is always the same too every other peg unless there is too many then its 2 an miss 1 sumetimes 3 an miss 1 depending on the number of anglers so its unfair u sayin that ppl peg it to suit when it always has been pegged that way, them big weights are still every other peg not gaps of 3 an 4 pegs every other angler

Pelletking, i have seen big gaps on Covey pools in opens at the weekends this year. I was a regular until the matches became a race on Covey pools. I will be back once a little more thought is needed to catch reasonable weights.

It also needs to be said that while anglers go fishing to catch fish generally. Catching 200+ F1s in 5 hours is rather boring after a while and not something that me and many others consider to be fun after a few hours!

I also have a little concern that to catch 200+ F1s in 5 hours might not be good for the fish in the long run. 40 fish per hour on average for 5 hours is speed fishing in the extreme. I have to question if all these fish are being netted correctly? Even fishing at only 3/4 meters is time consuming in just getting a rig in and out of the water. These fish would need to be landed very quickly to catch 200+ fish in 5 hours. That takes some doing with balanced tackle! This suggests that these fish are being bullied to amass such big weights. I wonder what damage these F1 races are doing to the fish?

Even though the pools are fishing there heads off at the moment. The numbers of anglers turning out for the opens suggest that many anglers want something different than these fish races for stupid weights of smallish sized fish. Sensible pegging could give good weights and give most anglers a reasonable chance of competing. You dont need loads of space between pegs to create a good match. Pegging the lake correctly with some thought creates a good match! Lower weights maybe but closer matches overall!

The pools in my opinion need a mix of fish and more thought into the pegging to create better, more competitive matches without them becoming fish races. Putting 7 or 8 anglers on 25 peg lakes is pleasure fishing in my honest opinion. Im not having a go at those putting big weight together but its pleasure fishing in my opinion.

Well done Ian on the new match record and breaking the 200lb mark.

did the winner have 4nets ~sick ~sick did 2nd, 3rd,4th have 3nets. some are keeping to bait limits but a lot aint i seen it twice now walked round on saturday lad next peg had 2x3pt bait boxes full of casters ~think ~sick ~sick

Sumone has a method which they are having a run on and winning from different pegs everytime.Should that person or persons be singled out.Good runs dont last for ever forever for a starter. Then the moaning stops! A class angler will still succeed fish race or pellet thinkin match or whatever. The tackle used to get the fish in is heavier than normal(only slightly),but this means that the fish dont need to be bullied.Its all about being smoothh and efficient. And feeding correctly,Which means not throwing handfulls of casters in without any thought.
Well done to the people who are framing at the moment,make the best of it because winter will soon be here then waters will become peggy then the best angler wont always win.

Lastly dont speculate as to how someone is fishing if your not sure go and ask em!!

@pelletking wrote:

meatball if u stuck all the anglers on one lake the lake would then become peggy and the out an out flyers or the wind end of the lake then dominates so by spacing them out then there is more of a chance that ppl can do bigger weights and therefore make it a fairer match, there is enough fish in the coveys for everyone to catch a min of 70lb per peg when ppl have space so it then becomes a better match, why would u wanna struggle an put everyone on one lake? doesnt make sense u go fishing to catch fish and u want a fair match so as for u sayin the peggin is rubbish u dont have a clue what ur on about. the same ppl are winning off differant pegs so it shows they are doin sumat right and its not a one peg venue like suez peg 23 or meadow peg 13 etc etc

Pelletking – I totally disagree to what you have said…For a start, Meatball obviously does know what he is talking about as Tricky and myslef both echo his opinion.

if your theory is correct, why not have an angler on each of the 13 lakes on the complex and one in the stock pond?? Or spread them across all 4 Coveys???
they could all then do 200lb on all the coveys, Holbars, Willow, Gold etc and have a great days fishing!!! If you had all 21 pegs on Pool 1 – do you think Ian or Gary or Andy Bennet wouldn’t frame – it just makes things a litle more difficult than if they had 3 empty pegs either side of them.

Admittidly, we would all prefer a bit of space but 14 anglers on 2 lakes is a bit excessive!!

With regards to you saying it isn’t a fair match if you put them on one lake, how is that any different from putting them on 2 or 3 or 4 lakes – if everyone is evenly spaced and the draw is random, it cannot be any fairer

14 anglers on over 20 pegs could quite easily do 70-80lb each…they would have plenty of space (peg 2 miss one)and the whole match would be a lot better as the fish have “nowhere to hide” which was what was happening earlier in the year…doug was pegging lakes based on the previous weeks match results and leaving whole stretches of the lake out – Andy Moores won a match with the nearest anglers 5 pegs in one direction and 4 pegs in the other!! He had 10 pegs to himself! (not that he needs it).

Rant Over…i’m off to close the gates at Partridge so I can have the complex to myself and have a good days fishing.

dave d the point is this the best anglers are winning an so they should be thats whats sport is all about does wayne rooney get a suspension if he scores a hat trick no he gets a pat on the back just like these anglers should not for them to be called cheats or lucky (not sayin u did call them that) but thats the point, some ppl will say its unfair coz the lesser anglers cant catch them weights but i say tough they need to either get better or step down to club level if they wanna compete, there was 13 tons yeserday an 11 of them never won anything but they had a cracking days fishing. if they dont like it some ppl then dont go but dont sit an slag ppl or pegging off either they deserve credit not a slating an i agree with molehill he speaks sense when he says it dont last forever and when winter is here u can come take ur chance at the draw but by then the better anglers will be lookin for a fairer venue to compete anyway coz thats what most anglers want

where inthe match rules does it state that you need 3 keepnets?..only says that you need a minimum of 2 in the rules. Im going on thursday and only have 2, do partridge supply a 3rd net?. If not can someone lend me one for the day? ~think

cheers

It says 50lb per net youngy which is very low in today’s net in only fills the bottom ring ffs ………I know what Rich is saying about the cost of the Bait… Because if you want to fish tues/thur sat /sun. Then your gonna need 12 pints of casters, and if your not framing its costing too much…but you have to go and listen to the moaning about the pegging it goes on and on…..some dont use casters or maggotts, but use sloppy swimstim up in the water with pellet on the hook. But this too can be expensive to do a good weight….I think they should put 15 on each lake every time that way you would get to know the mood of the water

tubestation said: It says 50lb per net youngy which is very low in today’s net in only fills the bottom ring ffs …….
Im just looking at the rules on the webby, and i saw 2 nights minimum. Now i cant get a spare net in time for tommorrows match, can anyone borrow me one?..ta la.

you must be minted tricky to afford Gold lol 🙂

tricky i know all of the anglers bar a few that go partridge and they all say the same its you that is moaning coz u cant compete fact is you need to get better or drop to club level without being disrespectful, partridge is now a premier fishery and will only get better if u dont like it dont go, if u tighten up the pegging u will only catch 20lb rather than 60 70 80 an still win nothing so why you moaning. enjoy the fishing while it lasts. the way ur talkin ur making it sound like all u care about is winning so where is the difference in that?

How much bait do you actually need to compete? I’ve heard 3 pints then 12 pints… Is caster doing the damage?

4pints is plenty, if someone is using 12 then there breakin the rules and also helping to raise the water level after the lack of rain lol….

Cheers mate

im only sayin what iv been told from a very good source tricky, all im tryin to get at is these guys put a lot of time into there fishing and certain ppl wanna take it away from them. i understand u might enjoy it but what has changed from 3 month ago until now? why r ppl moaning now the coveys where pegged the same last year during the weeks so why are ppl churrping up now all of a sudden just because certain ppl are dominating. every venue has its experts ppl have too accept that, they just understand the place better than everyone else thats all, when the methods change then they might come unstuck u dont know only time will tell

Sorry to wee on some ppls bomb fires a little. Those who know my record on the Covey pools will know that its rare that i dont pick up at least a section win in the open matches on Covey pools. I,ve also picked up more than my fair share of top 3 placings and so can suggest that im able to compete against the very best anglers who fish the weekend opens. I,ve fished against most of these better anglers for years and i,ve always held my own on a number of venues! My thoughts are that If i have these better anglers next to me or at least in my closely pegged section. I can have some effect on those anglers and the way in which they fish. I can also respond to the anglers around me who are doing well and play catch up if needed. In this way i,ve always been able to compete against and often beat the very best angles on the venues i fish. The basic principle of all match angling is to beat the anglers on either side of you. Then those either side of them and so on to win your section, lake and hopefully the match! If anglers are spread out over several lakes with loads of empty pegs between each angler. How can i effect anybody but myself? How can i adapt to anglers that i cannot see or work off? The chances are that i cannot even see what the other anglers are catching. No chance of me effecting them or responding to those anglers who are doing very well. These matches are fish races and nothing more. How can they be anything more. When the only option open to you is put your head down and hope that your catching fast enough! Not only these points but in a tightly pegged match. You cannot afford to make many mistakes with over feeding, losing any fish or having badly constructed heavy rigs. Those are basic issues for most match fishing situations on most match waters in the country. However, given the amount of space given between anglers in these matches. Speed is needed in landing hooked fish as quickly as possible to increase the final weights. That means a few extra fish will be lost because of more aggressive playing and netting of fish. These anglers are feeding close to the fishery limit. When was the last time 3 pints of bait was needed on Covey pools in a normal weekend open? Not many have won with those types of feeding tactics with normal pegging. Heavier rigs than normal are being used. These rigs would be next to useless in a normal pegged match! In effect these mid week opens are fish catching races and nothing more. There is very little resemblance between one of these opens and a match were the use of water craft and a mixture of angling skills are needed to be able to compete!

@pelletking wrote:

im only sayin what iv been told from a very good source tricky, all im tryin to get at is these guys put a lot of time into there fishing and certain ppl wanna take it away from them. i understand u might enjoy it but what has changed from 3 month ago until now? why r ppl moaning now the coveys where pegged the same last year during the weeks so why are ppl churrping up now all of a sudden just because certain ppl are dominating. every venue has its experts ppl have too accept that, they just understand the place better than everyone else thats all, when the methods change then they might come unstuck u dont know only time will tell

Pelletking – whoever you may be….. if you know so much about the place and have such a valid opinion, surely you would not need to quote from a source…

I think you have missed the whole point of the “debate” here…

NOBODY HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME ANGLERS WINNING WEEK IN WEEK OUT – IT’S THE PEGGING THAT’S THE ISSUE!!

we are not trying to take away the plaudits for the success these anglers are having..they are in the same boat as everybody else at the end of the day and are still winning week in week out…if the pegging was changed, the same anglers would probably still win or frame, but in my opinion, & Richards & Pauls, and probably many others that don’t even use this site, they would have to work a little harder for that win and the average joe, would be in a better position to affect the overall outcome.

If you’re saying that the average joe shouldn’t fish the opens and drop down to club level that would only leave a handful of anglers on the opens and then the place would fall on its arse completely and the money on offer would not be worth competing for….

This “argument” revolves around the intermittent pegging being used on a weekly basis and the fact that this, as Trueblue has said, does not enable a neighbouring angler to adapt or influence the outcome of the match in any way… the way it is being pegged means that you might not even be able to see the angler next to you – your feeding pattern cannot “Pinch” a few fish from your neighbour etc etc.

On the Fisho on Saturday Tommy Pickering was feeding meat down the middle to try to stop the fish passing him to the next peg as he was fishing the method / lead to the far bank…if the next pegs to him had been on the opposite side of the lake, as is the norm on Covey how would he have done that…it’s exactly the same principal.

At the end of the day, the match organisers should have a fixed pegging system week in week out and all the arguments, unnecessary comments to richard etc could be avoided and everybody would know where they stand without being able to peg it based on how they feel on the day.

Fished the open today on Covey 2 and 3. Most pegs had a spare peg either side and it was a good days fishing. I had 66lb (85 fish) on peg 40 and used about 2 pints. Now i know i should have used at least 3-4 pints to get more fish. But some of the good anglers still did 100lb+!. Dont see what the problem is. MY ONLY gripe would be if people were using more than 4 pints of bait, Im not saying they are either.
good fishery , good days fishing.

PS what were the final weights, i had to bugger off as the start was delayed.

true blue have u ever even been on a midweek match? errr no u dont even go on the midweek matches so what u on about with all this space stuff, anglers have 1 spare peg either side that is not a massive amount of room considering the place is only 8m wide in parts and as far as u winning all the time on there i dont think so m8 no one has ever heard of you, what have u ever won b4 u start telin ppl how great u are. an i know its not about the same anglers winning its about pegging but even if the pegging changed they would still win in my opinion. true blue really thou dont big urself up when u have only ever won a section here an there m8 makes u look silly

dave d do u even fish the matches coz if u do u will know that its every other peg too what do u wanna do share the same peg or sumat, u can obviously draw fish from ppl or the same ppl wouldnt do big weights week in week out, cmon lets not make it sound as if these matches have 2 or 3 on each lake its pegged no differant from any other fishery would be pegged

I am starting to agree with pelletking.Hes making a lot of sense.Its not like its 4 people to a lake.Its every other peg you dont need a set of bins to see what the angler next door is catchin!! Its just silly making it sound like theres one person on each side of the lake and nobody can see what the nex bloke is up to.There isnt exactly a 20ft weeping willow between each peg is there.Come on lads lots of words but not much sense being spoken!!!

pelletking said – true blue have u ever even been on a midweek match? errr no u dont even go on the midweek matches so what u on about with all this space stuff, anglers have 1 spare peg either side that is not a massive amount of room considering the place is only 8m wide in parts and as far as u winning all the time on there i dont think so m8 no one has ever heard of you, what have u ever won b4 u start telin ppl how great u are. an i know its not about the same anglers winning its about pegging but even if the pegging changed they would still win in my opinion. true blue really thou dont big urself up when u have only ever won a section here an there m8 makes u look silly

Have i ever ever been on a midweek match? Errr, Yes!

15 pegs over 2 of Covey,s pools is 7 or 8 anglers to a lake or 15 anglers over 50 pegs. Do the maths. It does not work if you peg every other peg!

There are no pegs which are only 8 meters wide on Covey pools.

No one has ever heard of me. Cool, i can live with that. You cannot even put your name in your profile. No one knows you either. Deal with it!

What have i won? As no one knows who i am according to you. Maybe you should try doing some research.

I might not be great, pelletking. However, i said that i am able to compete and more than hold my own in the open matches on Partridge and the other open match venues that i fish. Thats not bigging myself up. Thats just a simple fact! Hang on. You seem to think that i have won a few sections. Make your mind up, pelletking. Who is looking silly, now?

There is one thing that your correct about pelleking. The better anglers do win more of the matches but not all the time. The main thing that stops this is the way a venue is pegged. It also depends on how peggy the venue is. You cannot catch what is not there to catch. However, if you put more anglers in better areas and less anglers in more difficult areas of a lake. Then you can often create a better and in my opinion better match with reasonable sport for more. Pegging venues is difficult and lots of things need to be taken in to account. However, it is possible with a little thought and experience. What it creates is fairer, tighter matches where more anglers feel that they are in with a chance of winning until late on in the match. Giving anglers extra space usually gives slightly bigger overall match wights for most of the anglers but much bigger gaps between the top few anglers and the rest of the field. That is in my opinion not a great match!

@pelletking wrote:

dave d do u even fish the matches coz if u do u will know that its every other peg too what do u wanna do share the same peg or sumat, u can obviously draw fish from ppl or the same ppl wouldnt do big weights week in week out, cmon lets not make it sound as if these matches have 2 or 3 on each lake its pegged no differant from any other fishery would be pegged

Read the original post by Meatball pelletking and you will notice that he, along with others have said that if it was every other peg consistantly, it would be a fairer venue.

Do some research, speak with your sources (mr anonymous tabloid journalist) and you will notice that the recent venue records have all been set when there have been less than 10 anglers on each lake. Look at the weekend results when it is every other peg…Apart form the brilliant week Andy Bennet had, how many times have the midweek winners won at the weekend….??? They will still have finished well up the list, but that sorts of answers the whole debate really..

FYI…i haven’t fished a match on Covey for a few months now BUT i will be fishing it tomorrow (hope i get Covey 4 to myslef!!)and would love to have a chat with you – you’ll obviously be there as your knowledge & comments suggest you fish every match.

As i haven’t fished Covey for a while, maybe you would be willing to share some vital tips & information from your wealth of knowledge and match experience on the venue. I won’t hide behind a screen name, i’ll have a black Daiwa cap on, my name is Dave Darlington and i’ll be there from 8am. Just ask Doug or Paul and they’ll point me out.

hold on a mintute dave mr bennett went the other sat an won with 126lb next best weight was 70lb on that lake, ok he drew a flyer 85 but mr whalley was next to him an had 51 lb off 86 and every peg was in around there and he went last sunday an was 4th with mr burly also winning his section, these anglers dont go every weekend so that point u made is rubbish. also true blue yes there was 8 on pool 1 when ian had his big weight but it was still every other peg with the bottom bank left out coz off the wind so ian still had ppl around him so its not like u think tryin to make out he was on his own

true blue also pool 2 has some pegs that are 6 an a half sections wide too i know coz i drew one last week so get ur facts right before u start to put your point forward. the fact is this you an dave aint been goin so why u even tryin to have a debate when u both dont know the facts ur just speculating coz u got nothing better to do FACT. until u know the facts or have been urself to find out id keep stump coz ur clueless in what ur both sayin and its irrelevant anyway coz u dont go

dont forget your rubber casters and ye 8pts of casters lads and u wont go far wrong ~sick ~sick

First post so i am going to dive in here.

PK – Whats wrong with clubbies, were you born on the banks of the coveys with your arm in a draw bag lol. That comment alone about drop to clubby level is arrogant and ill informed. Also according to you, if you or anybody in your circle dosent know who you are, your a nobody who cannot be that good at fishing, get a grip and grow up.

By the way, fishing the same water week in week out is only like being in a club in reality. The same group of people winning week in week out is nothing strange either, as every commy open/club has them, venue specialists or of course the few could just be anglers with a better ability full stop who choose to stick to one venue because that what your supposed to do isnt it, pick your matches which suit your style and if the moneys easy then why go somewhere else? Similarly, every club/commy open has anglers that lose week in week out, they are known as pools fodder. Are they better than clubbies? They dont mind losing they may just like being a part of it. What category do you sit in m8?

We all fish for different reasons and saying club level is beneith the standard displayed at Partridge week in week out as a whole when only a hand full, as you say, are fishing and wining is total rubbish. What did the posts above say, 18-20 turn out, thats not many is it.

there is nothing wrong wit clubbies nez i never said there was what i was sayin was if ppl wanna compete then maybe they should drop down a level where they can compete, if they enjoy the crack and dont mind not winning far enough thats fine too but dont moan about the pegging when in my opinion there is nothing wrong with it, ian does his best an trys to put everyone on a few fish so the catch, he knows the venue as well as anyone so why is he gettin grief by tryin to keep everyone happy its unfair on ian. there is only one or two moaning 95 per cent of the anglers are happy how it is, u cant keep everyone happy. an i sit in the catergory of pools fodder m8

pelletking if u fish there every week or most weeks u will know that there is a lot of cheating going on (bait limits)and before u get on ye high horse or soap box this aint aimed at the people that are winning week in and out.
i had a walk round there the other week there was anglers wiv 2x3pt bait boxes full of casters a pint of micros and maggots aswell and these were locals/regulars the dont win much but there still rules breaking why have a bait limits if no ones gonna police the thing.

james get some work done your not earning out on here lol

i believe the pegging situation for the midweek matches is being wrongly criticised. ian burley knows the place better than anyone and he pegs it as fair as possible to give everyone a decent days fishing from which all anglers go fishing to enjoy. there will always be a complaint about pegging that place as you can go on a saturday and hear people complaining about being in a row of 4 anglers and having no space then it seems like people are moaning for the sake of moaning the situation at the moment is that up in the water is working due to the temperatures of being within the summer months so larger weights are coming out due to the increase in size of the fish however this will not last forever. i understand peoples concerns regarding being able to compete with the quality anglers however it is an open match on a venue that now hosts main qualifyers such as fish o and maver pairs etc so the quality of anglers on the place will be of a good standard and it is for the others to raise there games to compete with these anglers. and if its not about the winning then i certainly would rather enjoy a day of catching 100 plus f1’s then struggling to get a run of bites all day

well said baggin1

PK – Drop down a level to compete ok but dont assume all clubby anglers are numptys because they certainly are not. I have been fishing 30 years and i know some guys who only fish club matches now on natural waters because its what they do and it suits their style, some of them have fished in team events at national level. You cannot book on some club matches run by the bigger local clubs because they are booked up and the pools are good. Most will never enter the gate at partridge, FACT, but they aint lower level. The reason i started on commis was due to travel with work, i missed club matches and doing so somtimes meant I lost my slot and i ended up on the reserve list not knowing if i had a match or not. No good to me. I do ok on commis now but i would still not be able to lace the boots of some of the clubbys i know.

and on what commi venues do you do ok neil?

@pelletking wrote:

and on what commi venues do you do ok neil?

Why do you know me?

anyway nez apart from what commis u do well on what has that got to do wit anythin on here? i never said clubbys were rubbish anglers or out like that but as a general rule the standard is lower an thats a fact. the best 5 club anglers u know wouldnt beat the best 5 anglers at most top fisherys so just coz u cant beat them dont mean there great either. u cant beat 80 per cent of the open anglers either on commis but thats not the point here so u need to join a differant debate me thinks

what does it matter if i do, im askin where u do well thats all coz u said u do well on commis so where are these commis?

cmon nez where do you do well? gone quite all of a sudden now

@chosser wrote:

james get some work done your not earning out on here lol

r u the gareth drury?

r u the andy quarmby chuckle chuckle

what r ur views on this gareth u have a good valid opioin in my books? and who is andy quarmby? im called steve

I think partridge should be method feeder only.Fishing shallow is for little boys……..;)

sorry andy quarmby i now know its not you

its an open match you pay your money you take your chance ,you will never ever please open match anglers full stop so if you dont like shallow fishing or buying 4 pints of casters then dont go,if it takes shallow/4 pints to win then thats what you have to do or come up with a better method than shallow to compete,as for pegging ive been 4 times and think in general it works ok ,
i took a thursday of work and came 4th with 100lb 4oz and won nowt and went home happy cos i had a proper days fishing for my days holiday ,but was not moaning cos andy bennett/gary whalley was on a flier i just thought how i could improve and catch more next time and try to work things out a bit better,why not ask these lads to show you how they are doing it i had too when i first went to the oaks i fished for 18months and never won a bean then i started to ask questions and chappy /calvert/pimmy said no probs cock leave your gear on ya pag and we will come round after 2 weeks later i won me section ,
i certainly would not of been happy on me days holiday to have been sat all in a row when 3 ponds were available that does not make sense.
please remember it is an open match and anything goes to win these anglers who are doing the said weights are just very good at what they do .
ask that man in the street who hands you them tickets about jesus and god he always says you do have a choice so its up to you like or dislike ,
you could always just wait for winter lol

ill just have 86 every week thanks tricky wink wink or 100 theres a tenner in it for you,
you see lads win at any cost even bribery

Hi Tricky, I’m thinking of fishing the open Tuesday, I’ve not been for a while. Do you need to book on or just turn up?
Cheers

Cheers Rich 🙂

a little thought thou tricky like 84 in an 92 out or sumat you know what i meant. gotta think of wind etc i wasnt havin a go just sayin, thats all ian does yet ppl think he does it to suit him an he dont he does it to put ppl on fish. (not sayin u accused him either b4 u spit ur dummy out lol)

who are you pellet queen you must be a woman cos you always have the last word

ok fair play i dont even go there anyway just making this debate interesting. u dont have a debate if there is only one side

@tricky wrote:

Just looked through the results for July and peg 84 has featured once 3rd on 11/7/10 and peg 85 also once 6th 3/7/10 and the lake has been fished in 10 matches, so they are not really absolute flyers it seems.

Peg 52 is probably one of the most consitant and I have also missed this off.

It was only ever an example to see how many pegs you can get on the place comfortably!!

85 did win on the 10/07 thou just to let ya know lol

do u two need to get a room..lol

i used to go every match

you on tomorrow rich (sunday) ??

yep ill be there m8 bit of pools fodder lol

Is there any good club matchs in the near future!!!
Every sunday.Dont want to spend more than a £1 on bait…

Is it worth goin meadowview? Ive heard they have club matchs satday and sunday… and the peggin is spot on..

@molehill wrote:

Is it worth goin meadowview? Ive heard they have club matchs satday and sunday… and the peggin is spot on..

yes thats correct molehill they have them weds sats an sundays, but if u sneeze u will get banned as its classed as feedin sloppy groundbait, if u wanna spend a quid on bait then get to partridge there catchin on corn now an u only need 2 tins 50p a tin thats value for money i think. we have club matches every sat on partridge too what we do is just book one of the coveys an have them between ourselves now. u can come along but dont tell no one else

I hope your going to invite me, pelletking. Nothing to worry about as im an unknown no-body who never wins anything on Partridge or any other venues! I dont fish Covey pools very often. So, it should be easy pickings for you!

@TrueBlue wrote:

I hope your going to invite me, pelletking. Nothing to worry about as im an unknown no-body who never wins anything on Partridge or any other venues! I dont fish Covey pools very often. So, it should be easy pickings for you!

u can come if u want cant see u taking our money the match was won with 42lb today brilliant weight if u think u can beat that then come along m8 but there is some stiff competion from the likes of dean rodgers and tony smith very good anglers on there both 1st an 2nd today

dont be bringing dirt kuyt and joe cole with you thou not got room for them like to leave at least 5 spare pegs between each angler. draws at 4pm see ya there

42lb is a realistic target weight on any of those pools when most pegs are used. Im not an angler who worries to much about who im fishing against. I,ve fished against the very best fo years. As long as im able to effect those around me. Then im always up for the challenge. Much more interesting fishing when you have to work things out than be in fish races where i cannot effect others because the other anglers are to fare way. Also, no issues about being on the wrong lake on the day. So, im interested in your knock ups, pelletking.

Missed your last post, Pelletking. 42lb winning weight with that type of pegging and times! is it a one hour long match. Count me out!

@TrueBlue wrote:

Missed your last post, Pelletking. 42lb winning weight with that type of pegging and times! is it a one hour long match. Count me out!

thought them names would scare you off, 42lb is a bit of a race ur right it is proper baggin on there but these guys can do it unlike us. never mind

@TrueBlue wrote:

42lb is a realistic target weight on any of those pools when most pegs are used. Im not an angler who worries to much about who im fishing against. I,ve fished against the very best fo years. As long as im able to effect those around me. Then im always up for the challenge. Much more interesting fishing when you have to work things out than be in fish races where i cannot effect others because the other anglers are to fare way. Also, no issues about being on the wrong lake on the day. So, im interested in your knock ups, pelletking.

what ur sayin is u like to spoil other ppls pegs if ur not catchin i get ya now

pelletking said – what ur sayin is u like to spoil other ppls pegs if ur not catchin i get ya now

No, but its the main difference between pleasure fishing and match fishing, pelletking.

how do you affect other anglers around you i am baffled do you big pot on your limits out of spite when someone else is catching ,thats got to be wrong.
last week on coveys craigs dad was next to me and he fished to his right down the side and i put my line in to my right cos i had a spare he did not have any spare ,i never had a bite on mine but he was catching well ,true blue would you of started a new line up to your left to stop him catching and ruin any chance he might of had .
this is taking into account how close 64 and 65 pegs are i would never dream of doing this to someone ?

@tricky wrote:

Started as a decent debate but now its getting a little bit juvenile and very personal.

For the record as this is going to be my last post on this subject.

At no stage did I ever slag off Ian Burley (I class Ian as a friend and hope we still are, he probably has more knowledge of the whole complex than any other angler and IMO he is in the man to beat on Partridge, he can get 100lb in an empty bath), my main critisism was the fact that the Luck of the draw had been taken out of the midweek matches and I also stated that I doff my cap to these very very good anglers… lol Tricky

i dont think anyone ever did say u slagged anyone off tricky as far as im concerned ur gripe was about the peggin but not aimed at ian just the way it has turned out to be pegged.

an tricky lighten up a bit ppl have to be able to take it if they tell ppl how good they r on a venue yet iv never seen his name in the angling press hes a footballer aint he

I dont think any of the anglers or those concerned in organising these matches have been attacked or slagged off in anyway, Tricky. I know quite a few of the lads who have been fishing in mid week and they are all good lads and good anglers. For me and a few others. Its not really match fishing in the way we want or enjoy.

Chosser, heavy feeding is not the only way to effect other anglers and the way that they fish. There is also a lot of info to be had from keeping an eye on the way the anglers either side of you are catching and then being able to respond to up your own catch rate if needed. Those around us also respond to what we are doing. This can work as a positive or a negative in peg to peg races!

I would have probably fed to the left from the start but within my own water. The space to the right would have just been a bonus!

Border match lake for me tomorrow. No, the result will not be in the angling press. As i have already suggested Pelletking. Do a little research if your concerned about my lack of angling ability or the lack of published match results. Seek an you will find! 🙂

Thanks Rich. The £10 is in the post, lol

i watched him in the world cup not that good well he was for 4 mins on the first match lol

no such thing as a good evertonian!…i’ve yet to meet one.

@youngy wrote:

no such thing as a good evertonian!…i’ve yet to meet one.

Or a good liverpudlian

You scousers are all the same

Great weights in a real match, Rich. Andy ad Simon in particular are on fire at the moment on those pools. Any idea of the pegs the top 6 where on today?

Dave, you should know better but i understand. Its difficult now that the Spanish waiter has left for a big club!

The pegss are in brackets there steve

Oops, missed those peg numbers. Thanks! Is it me or do those results suggest that the fish are shoaled up in two smallish areas at the moment. Im not taking anything away from the weights and the quality of the anglers. Still very close at the top with a large field of anglers.

PK – Didnt answer because i turned my computer off, Friday night mate, match preparation then drinking took priority, sorry m8. Had a match Saturday, keeping the trouble and strife sweet on Sunday for browny points etc, you know the score (or may not).

I aint hiding mate.

Let them see if their mates have heard of you theres a good lad, your avoiding that one~shh

I will answer your question when you have answered theirs.

What time’s the draw on Tuesday??

And…How strict is the 50lb per net rule?

I only needed two net’s,lol. 90lb and came nowhere…It’s fishin it’s head off 🙂

Where did you draw and how did you catch, Johnny? How did those around you get on? I might have to have a play next week as i now have transport mid week for the next 5 weeks. =)

I was on 32, my mate was on 30, he had 104lb. peg 26 and 28 didn’t do much. John Turner was on the spit, he had 103lb. Bezza won it from peg 3 with 145lb, Andy B was on 24, he was 2nd with 138lb.
I’ll pm you mate.

Thanks Johnny. Time to hatch a plan, im thinking!

PM sent

how much bait did you use?, if you watch andyb etc then they are using about 30-40 casters per fish almost!..2 loads are going in every put out. I realised that you need to use at least 3 pints of caster and maybe 1 pint of 4mms for the inside swim. Or just 4 pints and go all out shallow!. I didnt really use that many and caught quite a few Ide, which are smaller.
The inside swim was the best weight wise in the last hour, 2lb carp coming to 4mm pellet.
Im going a week on tuesday for another go.

Fancy trying a couple of the mid week matches when the missus is away, can anyone help me out with baits and methods ??

Thanks in advance for any help.

Anyone know todays weights??

120lb peg 53 ish 99lb 2oz peg 99 97lb peg 74 then there was an 86lb then 3x70s

Cheers Jay