Hot rod Ivor Eborall had a ‘never to forget’ day at Bishops Bowl – catching so well that his intended 24-hour stint stretched into a 48!
Try telling that to YOUR other half and see how much empathy you get...
But whatever music he may have faced when he got home, Ivor was walking on air when leaving BB’s Greenhill lake, having had one of the best sessions of his life.
Fishing boilies on a snowman rig he landed 13 carp – smallest 17lb, eight over 20 and the best 27-8 – five bream, three of them over 11lb, and several tench to 7-11.
When Osprey fished Arran’s lake, Essex, they must have begun the long journey home feeling as though they’d put in a really hard day’s graft.
The 21 of them landed more than 4,960lb of carp – well over two tons – as Mark Newbold won with 428lb, Chris Lovelock had 411, Keiron Chavder 384-10...and unlucky Ian Millin 384-2.
Castle’s Canons top pond has a new match record.
Nick Antonacci netted 15 carp in the County vets’ midweek do for 178lb.
Alf Gillard had 100-8 and Paul Lafflin 81-12. One man had a 19-4 on the pole and still didn’t come near the frame.
Towcester, recovered from last week’s wasp attack, headed for Stockton reservoir’s big crucians and roach – but had to settle for ordinary carp.
Dave Martin had 98-13 as George Cooke landed 74-3 and John ‘the vicar’ Broughton 71lb.
Stanwick’s best of week was Don McInnes’ 24-3 – part of a 13 carp catch from Mallard.
COTTON Club, Holmes Farm: Dave Haddon 121-9, Kevin MacIlhinney 61-6, Andy Whiting 57lb.
WHITE Hart Flore, Spring Pool: Glen Tilson 86-8, Garry Muddiman 79lb, Ryan Harris 63-12.
BISHOPS Bowl, Thursday vets: Bert Eyles 77-10, Howard West 42-8, Dave Smith 42-1.
CASTLE, Canons: Alf Gillard 81-4, Jeff Rice 76-8, Fred Prior 40-12.
CASTLE Ashby opens: Wednesday, Brickyard, Alan West 44-8, Frank Pizmenti 36-4, Courtney Hewlett 34-8; Saturday, Brickyard, Dick Rogers 87lb (all bream), C Hewlett 44-2, Keith Garrett 24-8; Sunday, Grendon, Mick Hewlett 87lb (8 carp), Kevin Follwell 35-8 (434 small roach...), Richard Dunkley 29-4; Monday, Brickyard, C Hewlett 60-8, Pete Miller 48-4, Alan West 44-8.
DAVENTRY, Tofts: 78-14, Carl Hulley 68-8, Paul Knapman 66-2.
NENE, Bishops Bowl: John Balhatchett 35-4, Bob Eales 33-8, Gerald Greene 32-11.
FLORE & Brockhall, Barby Mill: Ray Ayres 20-4, Terry Smith 16-12, David Ayres 16-4.
NEWPORT Pagnell, Abbey pits: Paul Abbott 9-7 (and £90 golden peg), Dave Tebbutt 9-3, Steve Glidewell 6-8.
OLNEY juniors, Ouse: Chris Mynard 3-9-8, Dylan Bull 1-14, Sam Brooks 0-14.
FIXTURES: Saturday Sept 7, charity ladies open on Furzton and next day, mixed pairs on Tear Drops MK – 01234 320007.
September 22, Olney Ouse 60 peg open – GUARANTEED £500 top prize plus others, 07795 124165 or ronbull444@hotmail.com