{"id":4724,"date":"2022-01-10T08:52:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=4724"},"modified":"2022-01-10T08:52:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T08:52:25","slug":"another-envelope-on-a-grueller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=4724","title":{"rendered":"Another Envelope On A Grueller!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yet another rock-hard match yesterday where I still came away with a \u00a350 section prize! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were 73 of us hardy souls at Packington for the Solihull Angling Centre Xmas Match (yes, a Christmas match in January). I\u2019ve ended up with a double default section win and 7th overall from Crescent 1 with just 15lb 12oz! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was one 2lb carp on pellet and the rest roach and skimmers on maggots. I wasted half the match trying to find a carp (fishing up to 20 metres of pole al over the peg) when I maybe should have just got my head down on the silvers, but could only catch a couple of them before they spooked each time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very well done Pete Murray winning the match with five nice carp for 38lb from peg 4, which is the left-hand corner. Also on our lake, Lee Cosgrove was 4th overall with two fish for 24lb from peg 7 up the narrow channel! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I definitely don\u2019t think anyone expected it to fish so hard, but ice was still on some of the lakes when I drove off. Please please please let\u2019s have some warmer weather!<\/p>\n\n\n\n