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Geoff P
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Posted - 11 December 2005 : 7:32:44 PM

Today saw the fifth and last round of the Fish4Wales Autumn series held on the Old Canallake at White Springs Fishery, Pontardulais near Swansea.

Malc Doyle just needed a section win to guaranteee finishing first.

I was just fishing for pride, having missed the first match and only having second in sections in the next three.

After the draw, I had drawn peg 5, I set up three tops, one with 16-18 elastic to fish to the island at 14 metres, a no 10 elastic to fish at 9 metres and a 12 elastic to fish to one side approx 4 feet from the bank.

At the all in I potted in one small ball of stim groundbait with a few pellets at 9 metres, the same at 14 and in the margin.

I started at 9 metres on a 0.5gm float, with a size 20 to 2lb bottom fishing single maggot. for the first hour I swapped between my three lines without a touch until I finally had a couple of bites at 9 metres which pulled out. I changed hook to a size 18 and immediately hooked my first fish, a small f1 about 2 ounces.

In quick succession I had another couple of fish, so I then put in a large ball of stim groundbait with a full pot of 2mm pellets. I then caught frequently on single red maggot for the next hour. After pulling out of a couple more fish I changed to a size 16 hook and changed bait to sweetcorn.

Putting in a ball of groundbait approx every 45 minutes I caught regualrly until the all out. I was confident of a section win but was delighted with a final net of 14lb 12 oz of F1s giving me a match win on the day. The first time I had ever entered a pool and won.

I finally finished third in the series with 7 points.

Geoff
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whitespringsboy
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Posted - 11 December 2005 : 11:03:38 PM

NICE ONE GEOFF

Hope its the start of good run

lloyds the name fishings the game

visit whitesprings website at www.whitespringsfisheries.bravehost.com

this photo was taken mar 2004, before the two lakes were knocked into one and the new canal lake dug
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