Shiplate Farm fishing latest (From This is The West Country)
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Shiplate Farm fishing latest
12:00pm Saturday 8th September 2012 in Somerset Sport
Johnny Page
WEATHER being typical of Bank Holiday Monday was very wet and windy making conditions hard for the 20 anglers in the match on the Main Lake.First place went to Julian Pinkett peg 3. 60lb 8oz, second to Roy Ede peg 15. 54lb 4oz and third went to Lewis Jones peg 13a. 51lb 12oz.
Silvers went to Andy Page peg 5, 32lb.The three section winners were Lewis Jones peg 13a, 51lb 12oz, John Hawkins peg 1. 34lb 4oz and Tim Lewis peg 6, 25lb 4oz.On Sunday, there were overcast, warmer and drier weather helped Johnny Page win his third match at Shiplate.
Fishing maggot on the pole, he bagged up the carp to win the match. First place went to Johnny Page peg 3, 87lb 6oz, second place to Rich Hawkins peg 7, 82lb 7oz and third to Steve Howell peg 13, 61lb 14ozSilvers went to Dave Cocaine with 6lb 12oz (total bag 28lb 9oz).Section winners were Steve Howell and Simon Ryall peg 5, 59lb 9oz.