Avalon open

Off to Avalon fishery today for another open organised by Tony Rixon. A stop off at Landsend first to fill my belly with one of Di' s fab cooked breakfast set me up for the day. 14 fishing to day all pegged on the right hand bank as you look down the lake from the carpark. Peg 37 comes out for me which is about halfway down. A nice looking peg as most are at this fishery with a gap between two islands opposite me. Two rods and three rigs were set up. A bomb rod and waggler to fish pellet as tight as possible to the island at about 35 meters. A paste rig to fish 12 meters. A .5 pencil to fish soft or hard pellet at 2+2. As it's the same depth right out this would do to fish the paste line if I wanted a change. Plus a margin rig, but that never got used apart from plumbing up. Started on the paste rig and did ok for the first 40 minutes with three carp netted and one lost, but loads of missed bites was a bit frustrating. I tried hard pellet and expanders over that line but the float was motionless so it was back on the paste for another round of missed bites. I then tried the 2+2 line but got no indications there, even though it was fizzing. After a couple of hours I tried the bomb. I had a couple of savage pull rounds but the .017 hook link was smashed before I got my hand on the rod. I chucked the waggler out but just missed a couple of bites. So it was another go on the paste but all I got was one more carp and a lost fouler. The short line was tried again but still nothing. So it was back on the waggler and I started to catch as long as I could get it tight to the island. The rest of the match was spent over to the island putting a dozen or more carp in the net. At the end I had clicked 65 pound and was very close as the scales went to 64 dead for third on the day. The match was won by Craig Trigger Edmonds, as many are these days, with 124-12. He's unstoppable at the moment. Second was Martin Lanaghan with 77-5. Top silvers went to Tony Rixon who managed  33-12 of quality skimmers. Gotta admit I thoroughly enjoyed catching on the wag today. Should have gone on it a bit earlier. Ah well, Ce'st la vie.

1st. Trigger 124-12, peg 30
2nd Martin Lanaghan 77-5, peg 26
3rd Me 64lb, peg 37

Top silvers Tony Rixon 33-12, peg 32.
Second Ziggy 26-8, peg 27