Jinx Series

Jinx Series Match 3 Gils lake Holly Farm



Well I had been looking forward to this match for ages
I had a nice simple drive up (stopped for breakfast on the way just in case) weather was looking good the draw was on time and I pulled out peg 14 which looked to be an ok peg


So what could go wrong ?







I decided on 3 lines of attack today


The first swim at 6m in front








Next at 11.5m tight to the reeds





And the last tight into the margin to my left

On the whistle I fed all 3 swims with pellets and started off on the 6m line with pellet on the deck and that was it for the next 5 hours not a single bite no indication naf all
I tried pellet on the deck, up in the water, at 6m at 11.5m in the margin every where but no joy
Corn and meat had the same result as did paste the only time my float moved was when I brought it in to try something else
TBH I would have had a better day fishing in the net dip at Rolfs than I did here today
In contrast Ant on the peg to my left caught fish all day on caster as did Brian to my right who was by the look of it using cat meat
Thankfully Malc blew the whistle and put me out of my misery and that was it my first DNW in the Jinx Series
All I can think is I must have gotten too close to Malc at the draw and got zapped by the Jinx
Or maybe I should have taken some casters as they seemed to be the bait today and most people that caught fish either fished them on the hook or fed them
Still never mind there's always next time

Full Result

1st…… Nick Williams……………………... 52lb 5oz……..…. Peg 29

2nd….…Simon Mound (guest)………… 43lb 15oz…..….. Peg 21

3rd…… Antony Haywood………………… 41lb 5oz…..…… Peg 15

4th…… Roy Ravenhill……………………… 37lb 5oz..……… Peg 3

5th... Dave Moore........................ 28lb 12oz...... Peg 26

6th…… Matt Nutt…………………………… 24lb 3oz……..… Peg 19

7th…… Eric Robathan……………………… 23lb 14oz……… Peg 1

8th…… Brian Bevan………………………… 15lb 13oz……… Peg 12

9th…… Paul Roberts……………………….. 12lb 15oz………. Peg 17

10th…… Mark Causer……………………….. 11lb 9oz……….. Peg 2

11th….. Nick Jones………………………….. 10lb 7oz……….. Peg 23

12th….. Keith Ashby………………………… 8lb 9oz………… Peg 22

13th….. Malc Doyle…………………………. 6lb 12oz………. Peg 20

14th….. Peter Morton……………………… 6lb 6oz……….. Peg 7

15th….. Kev Lake…………………………… 5lb 10oz……….. Peg 24

16th….. Mark Lake…………………………. 4lb 2oz…..…….Peg 10

16th….. Geoff Eggison……………………. 4lb 2oz……….. Peg 6

18th….. Steve Wilson……………………… 3lb 15oz…….. Peg 18

19th….. Dave Ashby………………………… 1lb 12oz………. Peg 5

20th….. Gemma Doyle……………………….. 4oz…………… Peg 30

21st….. Simon Rowley……………………….. 1oz…………… Peg 16

Nick- Watkins-Price………………………… DNW…………Peg 8

Clive Pritchard……………………………… DNW…………. Peg 14

Still if nothing else it was nice to meet up with the Jinxers again even thought the fishing was pants