Second visit of this season to Kingsland Lakes and it was the Small Lake for the 8 Anglers who were prepared to risk the weather. Rain was forecast again during the day but at least the temperature had dropped to a more normal level.
Lots up for grabs today with this being the third round of the Fenland cup with points at stake. The committee in full attendance would compete for the Committee Cup. Whilst the Newman Cup would be fishable for everyone.
Ray Torrington was the man to beat today landing an impressive 218lb 7oz in a 5 net haul. Should have been slightly higher, but a few pounds and ounces over in a couple of nets saw them rounded down. Ray stuck with 6mm hard pellets on the top 2.
Second place with a fantastic first match away from our club lake was junior member and work party stalwart Dylan Baxter. Fishing from the start with some “special 11mm oily black pellets”, he was freelining using an 8 foot rod into an area of feeding fish all day. Dylan was consistent with his 5 nets, just a few pounds short in each, but finished with 155lb 7 oz. Dylan was even happy to share his technique and bait with other anglers !!
Third place was Dave Marzell with 118lb 14oz. An impressive display of accurate clicking saw Dave just 1oz and 6oz below the 50lb limit in a couple of nets. Dave’s tactics of avoiding the extremely large number of small carp that the lake is infested with, was to fish paste on the top kit.
Full Result
1st Ray Torrington 218 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 2
2nd Dylan Baxter 155 lbs 7 oz – Peg No. 5
3rd David Marzell 118 lbs 14 oz – Peg No. 1
4th Andy Wilson (chairman) 108 lbs 6 oz – Peg No. 6
5th Neil Footitt 98 lbs 11 oz – Peg No. 4
6th Phil Price 96 lbs 9 oz – Peg No. 3
7th Stuart Baxter 73 lbs 13 oz – Peg No. 8
8th Jason Chatham 59 lbs 1 oz – Peg No. 7
