{"id":4824,"date":"2022-03-28T21:42:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T20:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=4824"},"modified":"2022-03-29T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:46:21","slug":"first-fisho-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=4824","title":{"rendered":"First Fisho Of The Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My first Fishomania qualifier of the year yesterday and was up early to make the 100-mile trip to Weston Pools. I was really looking forward to this one as the fishing is so good over there. I drew peg 17 on Jack\u2019s which is a good peg on a lovely lake, but realistically only an outside chance of qualifying if it was a low-weight day. It\u2019s heaving with quality silvers, however, so always a good day\u2019s sport on the cards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My peg\u2019s also noted for barbel, so I was praying I\u2019d get amongst them. Sadly I never saw a single barbel all day! They chose not to feed as even Adam Richards on the aerator wasn\u2019t catching them. Apparently there\u2019s also a big lily bed in my peg, but that\u2019s clearly not sprung up yet either! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I ended up having a fantastic day catching 86lb to win the lake and get the section prize. Half my weight was quality silvers; mostly big dog roach, a few chub, hybrids, skimmers, two ide and two gudgeon, fishing maggots short and casters long. The rest of the catch was over a dozen F1s and two nice carp. I managed to mug eight or nine of them with a 16m long-line rig flicked towards the willows, plus a couple short and two small F1s down the side. It was sadly too clear and too early in the year to plunder the margins like I hoped. Makes a really nice change seeing so many quality species all in one lake and they look stunning in the clear water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well done Warren Jennings who blitzed the match with over 150lb from Canal. 90lb was needed to frame, so I wasn\u2019t too far off the chasing pack. It was nice to get a bit of petrol money back and I really wish the venue was nearer as the sport is brilliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My 2022 farmer\u2019s tan has already started, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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