Big Bash Wrinklies Knock up 7 Springvale Saturday 22nd February

[Leo Martin]

Knock up to be arranged on 22nd  February at Springvale if enough interest is shown. Need 6 to be able to book the venue.

Lake tbc when i can gauge numbers interested. .

Please add your name below if interested and I will try locate a venue when I can gauge pegs required. Cut off will be Monday 10th February so I can try locate a suitable venue.



1  Leo
2 Keith Smith
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4
5
6

[Leo Martin]

1  Leo
2 Keith Smith
3 Nigel Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5
6

[john utting]

yes please

[steve]

Yes please

[Leo Martin]

 please note knock up is on 22nd February not 15th as first posted.

Also Lake to be confirmed when i hear back from Sue

names interested
1 Leo
2 Woolfy
3 Nige Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5 John Utting
6 Glen
7 Steve Guy
8 Indian
9 Smiler
10 Tracey
11 Quinny

[Leo Martin]

Big Bash knock-up Springvale Duchess Lake.

11 anglers booked on and 11 pegs now reserved on the 30 peg Duchess lake. Please note for the date of 22nd February Duchess was the only lake available.

Match fee to be paid either to me before, or Saturday and draw to be in the car park / cabin at the entrance to Duchess lake. It is park behind all pegs as the road runs the full way around the lake

£15 pegging and pools to be paid to me ( at a winter league match before) or on the day for 08:15 am.
Please bring correct money to help match admin.
Draw to be at 08:15 prompt.

Fishing 10:00 to 3:30pm

11 Anglers fishing in 2 x sections (1 x 5 and 1 x 6)

1 Leo Martin
2 Andy Woolfall
3 Nigel Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5 John Utting
6 Glen Haynse
7 Steve Guy
8 Kevin Indian Webster
9 Paul Atton
10 Tracey Benson
11 Paul Quinton

Payouts will depend on number of anglers but hoping for match winner, section winners and 2nd in section as to share things around. any now shows and we will still have to pay pegging fees as some other fisheries

Please be aware of Springvale fishery and Big Bash AC rules. Bait, hook and rig checks will take place during the match by fishery staff. Fishery nets to be used so please take your adaptors. silvers to be separated from carp.


Fishery Rules off website

Could we politely ask you to follow the Rules & procedures below to protect the well being of the fish and the Lakes and enable us to create a safe venue.

No boilies
No floating bait

No blood worm or Joker's

No variety of Meat/Hemp/Nuts
No artifical baits to be used

No seafood (i.e.prawns & mussells) and no dairy products

Maximum of 2kg of groundbait per session

Maximum of 4 tins of sweetcorn per session
Springvale Fishing Lakes feed pellets only to be used
Ground bait to be applied with a cup or feeder

Only in-line feeders to be used and free running

Barbless hooks only (maximum size 12)

Maximum pole length - 14.5 Metres

Landing nets to be used on all Fish, please use landing net to put  fish into keep net

Only one rod per person, never leave unattended

No Braid (even as wind beater on the pole)
No floating pole
No Jigga floats
Floats must be used at all times (minimum of 2 inchs ) when fishing with a pole, please use float as indicator not elastic (no tight lining)
Minimum of 12 inches of line between pole tip & float
Minimum 4 inch hook length ( on all rigs)

please note that bait & hook checks will be carried out daily
Anyone found to using a barbed hook will be banned for life and asked to leave immediately.
Please could all anglers have their current Environment Agency fishing rod Licence available

Please take all litter and unused bait home

No wading or swimming

All Fish must be returned to the Lake

Do not weigh fish when pleasure fishing

 
Please do not drive on the grass

Please do not bring any dogs onto the site

Please use toilet facilities provided

Springvale Fishing Lakes will provide nets for each person fishing (please keep silver fish in a separate net from the carp)

Please could we ask that no more than 50lb of Fish is kept in each keep net at any one time on match days
If during match hours you have to leave, please do not tip your  fish back into the lake, please leave secuerly and inform a member of staff that you are leaving
Could all match's carry out their own weigh ins with a provided Springvale weigh bucket.
Radio's to be used with consideration to other anglers, please keep on a low volume
Alcohol to be consumed in a sensible and responsible manner
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
* Springvale Fishing Lakes takes no responsibility for any person's or their tackle when using these premises and vehicles are left in the car parking areas at your own risk. And the management reserve the right to ask anyone to leave if they are intentionally violating the rules and procedures.

[Leo Martin]

1 Leo Martin
2 Andy Woolfall
3 Nigel Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5 John Utting
6 Glen Haynse
7 Steve Guy
8 Kevin Indian Webster
9 Paul Atton
10 Tracey Benson
11 Paul Quinton
12 Ryan "Little Indian" **
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[Leo Martin]

Update list
1 Leo Martin
2 Andy Woolfall
3 Nigel Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5 John Utting
6 Steve Guy
7 Kevin Indian Webster
8 Paul Atton
9 Tracey Benson
10 Paul Quinton
11 Ryan "Little Indian"

[Leo Martin]

Updated list.

Hopefully slightly warmer for this one and maybe a sneaky little sunshine. There I've said it now.....

1 Leo Martin
2 Nigel Cooke
3 Mark Radford
4 John Utting
5 Steve Guy
6 Kevin Indian Webster
7 Paul Atton
8 Tracey Benson
9 Paul Quinton
10 Ryan "Little Indian" Webster

[Leo Martin]

Big Bash knock-up Springvale Duchess Lake.

10 anglers booked on and 10 pegs now reserved on the 30 peg Duchess lake. Please note for the date of 22nd February Duchess was the only lake available.

Meet in car park to right of lake entry for paying on and draw. please allow time for the queue at entry to fishery where you buy your pellets.

It is park behind all pegs as the road runs the full way around the lake

£15 pegging and pools to be paid to on the day for 08:00 am.
Please bring correct money to help match admin.
Draw to be at 08:15 prompt.

Fishing 10:00 to 3:30pm

10 Anglers fishing in 2 x sections of 5

There is another match on the lake which are pegs 1 to 11
our pegs are 14 to 29. Looking at Google maps I have chose pegs 15,16,19.20.22 // 23.25.26.28.29 so everyone has room and its not too tight around the corner pegs. Having to use Google maps as cant remember best pegging for lake, sorry.

1 Leo Martin
2 Ryan Webster
3 Nigel Cooke
4 Mark Radford
5 John Utting
6 Steve Guy
7 Kevin Indian Webster
8 Paul Atton
9 Tracey Benson
10 Paul Quinton

Payouts will depend on number of anglers but hoping for match winner, section winners and 2nd in section as to share things around. any now shows and we will still have to pay pegging fees as some other fisheries

Please be aware of Springvale fishery and Big Bash AC rules. Bait, hook and rig checks will take place during the match by fishery staff. Fishery nets to be used so please take your adaptors. silvers to be separated from carp.


Fishery Rules off website

Could we politely ask you to follow the Rules & procedures below to protect the well being of the fish and the Lakes and enable us to create a safe venue.

No boilies
No floating bait

No blood worm or Joker's

No variety of Meat/Hemp/Nuts
No artifical baits to be used

No seafood (i.e.prawns & mussells) and no dairy products

Maximum of 2kg of groundbait per session

Maximum of 4 tins of sweetcorn per session
Springvale Fishing Lakes feed pellets only to be used
Ground bait to be applied with a cup or feeder

Only in-line feeders to be used and free running

Barbless hooks only (maximum size 12)

Maximum pole length - 14.5 Metres

Landing nets to be used on all Fish, please use landing net to put  fish into keep net

Only one rod per person, never leave unattended

No Braid (even as wind beater on the pole)
No floating pole
No Jigga floats
Floats must be used at all times (minimum of 2 inchs ) when fishing with a pole, please use float as indicator not elastic (no tight lining)
Minimum of 12 inches of line between pole tip & float
Minimum 4 inch hook length ( on all rigs)

please note that bait & hook checks will be carried out daily
Anyone found to using a barbed hook will be banned for life and asked to leave immediately.
Please could all anglers have their current Environment Agency fishing rod Licence available

Please take all litter and unused bait home

No wading or swimming

All Fish must be returned to the Lake

Do not weigh fish when pleasure fishing

 
Please do not drive on the grass

Please do not bring any dogs onto the site

Please use toilet facilities provided

Springvale Fishing Lakes will provide nets for each person fishing (please keep silver fish in a separate net from the carp)

Please could we ask that no more than 50lb of Fish is kept in each keep net at any one time on match days
If during match hours you have to leave, please do not tip your  fish back into the lake, please leave secuerly and inform a member of staff that you are leaving
Could all match's carry out their own weigh ins with a provided Springvale weigh bucket.
Radio's to be used with consideration to other anglers, please keep on a low volume
Alcohol to be consumed in a sensible and responsible manner
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
* Springvale Fishing Lakes takes no responsibility for any person's or their tackle when using these premises and vehicles are left in the car parking areas at your own risk. And the management reserve the right to ask anyone to leave if they are intentionally violating the rules and procedures.

[Leo Martin]

Big Bash Wrinkly knock up 7 Springvale Duchess Lake 22.2.25
Following requests from fellow Wrinklies I was able to arrange a match on Duchess Lake with help from Sue Bloom and the lake was shared with a winter league on the lower pegs. We were given 14 to 29 so lots of room which was appreciated and pegs at lower end spaced to avoid any casting issues to the end island.  Thursday saw Duchess give the highest weight on the comp-lex with 75lb from peg 27. Following weeks of cold temperatures, cloudy skies and rain, this week we had an appearance from the sun and slightly warmer temperatures. This in mind all Bash Wrinklies cast aside their thermals, battery heated socks, waistcoats and the likes to sit in the sun with hoodies on, or at least for a time until the wind got up.

Everyone at the car park meeting place on time, some early birds catching up and Mr Guy kindly loaned his car boot for our office table. Then kindly assisted by Steve and his side kick Paul with the pegging numbers and draw bag we progressed to the draw. I in the meantime waited for something to go wrong knowing how these two operate.
Wrong numbers, missing peg tally, oh what could go wrong with our resident jokers in charge of the pegs........ all went seamlessly, relax Leo.

Anyhow with Indian in charge of timekeeping the shout went up and everyone completed their match.

Peg 15 Paul Quinton on end peg with wind blowing in completed 8-12 made up of a decent carp and numerous silvers.

Peg 16 Paul "Smiler" Atton 3 or 4 carp I think and silvers to give him 19-12 and match win and combined with his lovely solo photo on the Springvale face book page this will take some beating from his good friend Steve Guy. Facing the wind Paul  caught on bread and maggots, well done sir.

Peg 19 Mark Radford came 2nd in section with 12-1

Peg 20 Tracey Benson 1st in section with 3 carp and silvers off his pole using pellets then maggots

Peg  22 Kev Indian Webster took 6-7 to the scales. Kev fished maggot feeder, bomb and pole for  a small carp and silvers.
 
Peg 23 Leo weighed in 6-12 and
 thanks for coming. The honeymoon period of January match wins is well and truly over and normal service is resumed. Day started badly as setting up and clipping my maggot feeder rig I managed to hook a pellet waggler line with fish still attached on it. Indian came to help land it but it managed to snap me so I lost all terminal tackle. Next plumbing up my pole line the plummet dropped off  my hook, rolled down a hole in my foot plate and plopped in the  lake of the end of the slab. Grrrr.
Anyhow maggot feeder was the method allegedly what was working, so first chuck and tip moved and small roach was in the net. Continued with this method for about an hour resulting in a couple more small roach and a decent skimmer. Lots of small indications, flat maggots but not many bites to strike into and catch fish. Very frustrating. Tried bomb but nothing. Pole line set at 10m however the wind had moved to blowing across  the peg right to left so it was hard work in presenting a stationary bait. Small roach and a couple of Ide in net. 12 o'clock the bites and indications stopped altogether. The rest of the match was about swapping and changing lines baits etc to try for a carp or anything that swam. Hard work made harder with the cross wind . A few small roach were caught a 8 ounce F1 and a pound and half Tench ( which was nice) .

Peg 25 was Ryan Webster (completing me in the middle of an Indian sandwich) Ryan also fished maggot feeder and pole and similar to me and his dad struggled for bites. He did manage to register 11-8 on the scales for a 2nd in section. Well done Ryan
Peg 26 Steve Guy took 5-8 to the scales and suffered frustrations like the rest of us.

Peg 28 Nige Cooke also on the frustration bus and chucked back a small net.

Peg 29 John Utting weighed in 11-8. John had some small silvers and 2 carp which came as he tried a new line fishing his pole head on into  the wind. It was enough for a 1st in section.

Most anglers tried the maggot feeder. Bomb and  long pole lines with maggot as this was what was reported to  be the way they were catching earlier in the week. Strange thing was it didn't work for us today. The Ide were missing and carp also not playing. The carp caught were of a decent stamp so hopefully a few more warm days and they will start feeding.
 
The other knock up match on numbers 1 to 11 also suffered a similar fate as our group. It sounded like they fished the venue fairly regular so we should take comfort in our match results.

As per usual the fishery presented itself looking lovely and clean. Nice pot hole free roads and park behind your peg. Efficient car handling on entry to the fishery with 3 people selling bait or taking money. New NuFish keepnets and landing nets out on Duchess lake and these will soon be added to other lakes replacing the old stock. All included in your pegging fee. Bait, hook and set up checks also completed  by fishery staff who also offer advice during the process on recent lake or peg advice.

Many thanks to Steve and Paul for the assistance at match start. Also t Mark and Kev for weighing in help.
Next wrinkly match is 1st March and this is now full. There are pegs available for Osprey knock up on 15th March, please be in touch.