{"id":7973,"date":"2026-02-08T21:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2026-02-08T21:21:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T21:21:47","slug":"hero-to-zero-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/?p=7973","title":{"rendered":"Hero To Zero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Just as I feared and half-expected today, hero to zero! I\u2019ve only had one decent result on the Packington Winter League all season and was dreading being back on Siblings. I drew 2A and it was the clearest I\u2019ve ever seen it. In fact I could see big dollops of white goose poo on the bottom a top kit out!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still thought I might catch a few fish, though, but alas it was even harder than I feared. I had one F1 on bread, a foul-hooked mirror carp and a few silvers for a whopping 3lb 15oz!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I cannot say there were no fish in front of me, though, as I\u2019ve seen at least 50 carp swim by throughout the day! Even saw a dozen fish opposite me with their backs tickling the surface at one point. I got five metres away from them with a long-line mugging\/dobbing rig and the surface erupted! Once the rain came down with two hours to go I never saw another fish swim by though\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile I had the pleasure of watching the master Lee Richards on 5A catching carp by fishing towards peg 6\u2019s direction, catching a few on the bomb and a few on the pole. He won the lake easily with 40lb. Martin Wood won Sibs B with 30lb. I was a big-fat last on the lake, but only 14lb was 3rd, so I\u2019m still scratching my head as to what I should have tried\u2026 maybe some goose poo paste?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d2976dd3f66&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d2976dd3f66\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibs-2a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibs-2a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jonarthur.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sibs-2a-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as I feared and half-expected today, hero to zero! 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