Pepsi Cola Spring Veterans Festival 2018

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Welcome to the Pepsi Cola Spring Veterans Festival 2018

This week we are holding our Spring Veterans festival 2018. Spring might not be the best description for the start of the week, with the snow and ice. But the first day fished extremely well and by the end of the day the sun did appear.

Day One

First on the lake today was Mike O’Gorman with 44lb 8oz from peg 22, Mike caught with a small cage feeder using double dead red maggot. Second on the day was Tony Burt from peg 25 with 38lb 9oz who caught carp with popped up bread and third on the day was Ken Russell from peg 24 weighing 38lb 2oz, Ken caught carp and F1’s on the pole with expander.

First on day one was Joe Roberts from peg 14, Joe fished the short pole using corn over pellet catching 84lb 8oz, Second on the day was Andy Read from peg 4 with 44lb 5oz catching on the short pole with micro pellets and expander. Third was John Pantry from peg 8 with 44lb 2oz.

First overall today was Stewart Lister with 50lb from peg 21, Stewart caught on the caster. Second was Mick Wilkinson with 47lb 8oz from peg 8, Mick caught most of his fish using bomb and corn and third on the lake was Robert Ellis from peg 9 with 32lb 9oz.

First on the day Neil Edwards from peg 25 with 85lb 14oz, Neil fished the pellet feeder and bomb and meat. Second on the day was Vince O’Connor from peg 16 with 72lb 8oz, Vince fished the pellet feeder and third was Nick King from peg 35 with 62lb 10oz, Nick fished the method feeder with maggot.

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Day Two

Day two was a much improved day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures rising!

First on the lake today was David Cleaver with 33lb 12oz from peg 4, David caught on the pole at 13 metres down the edge using pellet. Second on the day was Paul Clegg from peg 10 with 26lb 5oz and third on the day was Ken Russell from peg 21 weighing 25lb 10oz, Ken caught on the pole at 14 metres using pellet and also on the short pole with caster.

First on day one was Joe Roberts from peg 8, Joe fished the waggler using corn catching 48lb 8oz, Second on the day was John Pantry from peg 4 with 43lb 6oz catching on the long pole with corn. Third was Peter Byrne from peg 16 with 40lb 4oz.

First overall today was Terry Harrison with 71lb 2oz from peg 21, Terry caught down the edge using maggot. Second was Mick Powell with 55lb 12oz from peg 13, and third on the lake was Eric Searle from peg 9 with 51lb 10oz, Eric caught using double worm on the pole and the pellet feeder.

First on the day Ivan Lord from peg 33 with 68lb 12oz, Ivan fished the long pole with soft pellet and used the bomb and corn. Second on the day was Noel Wright from peg 20 with 60lb, Noel fished the pole at five metres with maggot over worm and third was Dave Gibbs from peg 22 with 59lb 12oz, Dave fished the top five with caster over ground bait.

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Day Three

Welcome to day three of the spring veteran’s festival, even though the weather has not been particularly warm the guys have been catching lots of fish and spirits are high.

First on the lake today was Mick Gibbs with 47lb 14oz from peg 2, Mick caught on the pole using corn, maggot and worm. Second on the day was Geoff Long from peg 14 with 45lb, Geoff caught with corn and meat over micro pellet, and third on the day was Mike O’Gorman from peg 8 weighing 29lb 1oz, Mike caught on the pole using corn.

First on the day was Martin Austin from peg 23, Martin fished the pellet feeder with meat 105lb 12oz, Second on the day was Joe Roberts from peg 5 with 57lb 12oz catching with the pellet feeder and pole at 11 ½ metres with chopped worm. Third was Andy Read from peg 31 with 38lb 2oz using the pellet feeder and six metre pole with maggot.

First overall today was Mick Wilkinson with 40lb 8oz from peg 33, Mick caught with the long pole using maggot. Second was Graham Stokes with 34lb 13oz from peg 19, Graham caught on the tip with wafter and third on the lake was Stephen Samme from peg 15 with 34lb, Stephen caught on the 8 metre pole with worm.

First on the day was Dave Gibbs from peg 27 with 59lb 15oz, Dave fished the shovel feeder with dead red maggots and used micro pellets. Second on the day was Ivan Lord from peg 10 with 43lb 14oz, Ivan fished the pole at four metres with soft pellet and third was Bob Dac from peg 18 with 35lb 13oz, Bob fished the long pole with corn and also down the edge with corn.

Day Four – Final Results

Welcome to day fourth and final day of the spring veteran’s festival, yet again the weather was cold, but the fishing has been ben better than expected. Even with temperatures below zero there has been plenty of fish around.

First on the lake today was Paul Jones with 95lb 2oz from peg 21, Paul caught on the short pole using corn, and on the pellet feeder. Second on the day was Tony Burt from peg 23 with 89lb and third on the day was Tony Butler from peg 31 weighing 56oz 5oz, Tony caught on the five metre pole with meat and caster down the edge.

First on the day was Mick Lees from peg 33, Mick fished using bomb and bread with a weight of 97lb 2oz, Second on the day was Martin Austin from peg 19 with 52lb 9oz catching on the pole with the corn over micros. Third was Joe Roberts from peg 24 with 47lb 4oz fishing seven metre pole with maggot.

First overall today was Malcolm Jolley with 58lb 14oz from peg 14, Malcolm caught with the pellet feeder and top two corn. Second was Ken Blower with 47lb 4oz from peg 10, Ken caught on the pole at eight metres with meat and third on the lake was Stewart Lister from peg 30 with 34lb 14oz, Stewart caught on the sixteen metre pole with corn down the edge.

First on the day was Malcolm Johnson from peg 8 with 59lb 9oz, Malcolm fished with pellet on tip. Second on the day was Nick King from peg 7 with 37lb 6oz, and third was Neil Edwards from peg 2 with 35lb 10oz, Neil fished the long pole with worm.

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