WHAT a way to prove a new bait – a magnificent common just two ounces shy of 40lb while trialling a secret new mix still under development!
That was Gavin Pittams’ achievement in banking a 39-14 from Hope lake on Grendon complex.
Catching the whacker over spodded offerings 70 yards out, he was just putting his rod back in its rest when the other one signalled a take from a 25 pounder.
He’s been working on the concoction – a variation on the boilie theme provisionally dubbed ‘The Cube’ – with Carpin Capers’ Dougie. Expected on sale before autumn, its secret is apparently “all in the cooking.”
There were no secret baits in MKAA bailiff Heidi Arnold’s capture of an 11-8 PB bream from Bradwell lake – she just put the hours in with boilies until the biggie got its head down.
And in what has to be a good omen for the up-coming Furzton Festival, that lake has been producing 30 and 40lb bream nets of late.
Way over t’other side of town, Stanwick has been producing another clutch of good carp, at least eight 20s this week, as Mick Panther led the way with commons of 36-1 and 28lb – two new PBs in one trip.
On Olney’s Ouse Ray Todhunter used pellet on the tip to bag a 7-8 bream, a 7-12 carp and a 4-2 chub.
Daventry v White Hart Flore on Barby Banks was always going to be a local derby. This time the visitors totalled 572lb to Harts’ 626lb and had first and third with Mike Painter 76-8 and Carl Hully 59-8 WHF’s Mark Griffiths caught 74lb and Drew Adams 52-8. The return leg is on Tofts.
RESULTS
MEADOWLANDS midweeker: Wayne Sharman 98-12, Rich Watts 67-10, Max Higgott 60-4.
COTTON Club, Holmes farm: Dave Haddon 66-14, Kelvin MacIlhinney 65-15, Martin Shawl 51-8.
CASTLE Ashby: Wednesday, Grendon, Gary Millward 60-8, Paul Hardman 49-12, Alan West 29-8; Saturday, Brickyard, Bob Reed 44lb, Frank Pizamenti 37-8, Mick Hewlett 34-8; Sunday, Grendon, Chris Garrett 52-14, Rob de Groot (over from Holland to visit mate Geoff Ringer, who didn’t make the frame) 44-12, Mick Wheeler 38-6.
TOWCESTER vets, Wappenham: John Balhatchett 34-10, Graham Martin 24lb, George Cooke 8-7.
LITTLE Harrowden, Waterloo: Jim Broadbent 33-6, Stan Atter 31-2 Mick Dudley 24-12.
NENE, Heyford fishery: Bob Eales 14-2, Brian Beard 13-5, Dave Gibbins 11-4.
OLNEY, Ouse: Paul Caton 12-1 (roach), Nigel Bass 6-12-8, Barry Glidewell 4-15.
FLORE & Brockhall v Towcester, F&B canal: Visitors 14-10-12 to F&B’s 8-7-4 and filled the frame with Mick Goodridge 4-10, Kevin Nightingale 3-3, Wayne Robinson 2-4-8. “They got lucky with the draw,” said Rob Rawlins.
OLNEY juniors, Ouse: Heather Price 3-13, Sam Brooks 2-1, Charlie Mynard 1-10-12.
FIXTURES: Furzton festival, Aug 22, Vets open 01908 565446 (last week’s was the wrong number; Disabled, Aug 24, 01908 608944; bank holiday open 01908 506678.
September 23: county championship, Yelvertoft cut, 01604 755382; also Olney’s 60 peg Ouse cup open – £1,200 in cash prizes – 01234 711393.