Live Match Fishing: Matrix Stillwater Champs, Makins Fishery, Reptile 

Thanks, I won my section and lake on Round 2! :-)

Many thanks Richard. So nice of you to say that :-)

@@JonArthur keep going jon . love fishing matches ,never get to see the masters at work , who i pay my pools to haha so i watch yourself and the like , been to whiteacres about a dozen times , always fish our club matches off the site so its good to see how the likes of pollawyn etc fish just in case we decide one year to enter the weekly rovers , thanks again for the vids and most of all the escapism you get from watching them !!!

I think I got so many of my predictions bang on in the morning! Forgot to add that Lagoon dominated with the top three off there, just one 100lb weight and 70lb framed, so a relatively low weight day considering the space and times we fished.

@@JonArthur Thanks for your reply. Makins not too long ago went through a really bad case of poorly fish and this was across all 3 phases. I have never found out what actually happened but the fishery and sport just totally changed and switched off? I know that it is on the selling market right now too! You didn't say it in this upload but Makins fish do tend to have smaller mouths considering the size of some of the fish. Well like I said trial and error but you sorted it out and that is what makes an angler a great angler! I do agree too that 16 metre pole limits should be a rule in all matches! One more thing, ,,,,,you still haven't gotten around to painting your top kits lol 😂 👍

I think it's just that the fish are old and wise and they venue is very silty so they feed when they want to. I really like the place as catching anything more than 50lb is not easy on a lot of days and 100lb is a mega weight. I mentioned the small mouths near the start and, yes, still not painted my kits! Every chance I get it rains... just like today!

@@JonArthur Let's be honest about most fisheries in the Midlands especially East Midlands you are out and out carp fishing as there are not many F1 dominated venues like you are used to targeting. Lol John, excuses excuses you know painting them gives you a definite edge and fishing at your level you know it makes sense! Tight laggey 👍

Thanks Bill

I thought it showed frustration ha ha!

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Thanks Patrick

Cheers Tommy

Ha ha.... and I drew 'scales'!

Really great angler is Pete!

Shhhhhh! Great tip! ;-)

Yes gotta be my favourite all-round bait and we sometimes get preoccupied with pellets.

Agreed!

Mugging can be a mug's game, ha ha!

Yes, hope so!

Hey Duggee is the best!

The lake has been totally transformed now, desilted and only two little islands, one each end. Id start dobbing bread all over (even down the sides) and then try and catch on expander or corn over micros or maggots.

@@JonArthur thanks John, went last weekend. Had 3 carp and a dustbin lid. All on the method a few metres short of the island from peg 1. Only one other bloke fishing on the lake with me and he caught a similar number. Tough going, nothing on dead reds, corn, or bomb and pellet. First time fishing the lake and very impressed with the fish in there.

I used 14-16 Slik mugging on the day and actually used red 12-14 Core for general fishing on the deck. I'm swapping between Slik and Core a bit at the mo as sometimes Slik stretches further than I need it in summer with a standard long kit. Love 10-12 Slik for F1s etc but when I'm stepping up to 12-14 for carp I use both types. For bagging it's green 16-18 and red 18-20 Slik all the way for me! (for now!)

@@JonArthur thank you for such a comprehensive reply ... top bloke 😀

Ha ha, yes indeed. Fishing = relaxing. Match fishing = stressful! :-)

Yep, some days they do, some days they don't. Can't believe I had 177lb on that lake just a year earlier!

Cheers Gary!

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Think they were Colmics, ha ha! ;-)