
SUTTLE STRIKES SILVER
Posted By: Andy on Wednesday 10th March '10OUR FIRST SILVER FESTIVAL OF 010 WAS WON BY TIM SUTTLE OF FROME SOMERSET, TIM FISHED REALLY WELL OVER THE FOUR DAYS WEIGHING OVER A 100LBS OF ROACH AND SKIMS TO WIN THE EVENT SPONSORED BY CHRIS HAINES OF FROME ANGLING CENTRE , TIM MANAGED TO WIN HIS SECTION 4 TIMES FOR THE ULTIMATE FOUR POINTS. THE FISHING WAS AWESOME CONSIDERING THAT ON A COUPLE OF THE DAYS WE HAD TO BREAK THE ICE TO FISH, AN INCREDIBLE 2000LB OF ROACH AND SKIMS WERE TAKEN TO THE SCALES. JOHN BAILY OF BARNSTAPLE WON OUR 2ND SO SIMPLE OPEN THIS SUNDAY WITH A MAGIC 120LBS OF CARP OFF PEG 27 ON TANNERS ON THE STRAIGHT LEAD ,JOHN LANDED 23 CARP TO 8LBS ON HUGE 11MM COARSE PELLETS , AMAZING. BRIAN FORD AND A MATE FISHED 24HRS ON JOES AND LANDED 39 CARP TO 17LBS PLUS A MAGNIFICENT 22.8 LB CATFISH , A GREAT SESH IN THE WINTER. WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST DAY OF THE SO SIMPLE SILVER FISH FESTIVAL HELD ON WOODY AND TANNERS DESPITE BREAKING ICE AGAIN!!! THE LAKES FISHED EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, WITH FOUR 40LB PLUS WEIGHTS OF QUALITY SILVERS. JOHN BAILY FROM UP NORTH WON WOODY WITH A MAGNIFICENT 46.11LBS FROM PEG 19 ON WOODY, MAINLY SKIMMERS TO 4LBS. PETE RANDELL CAME SECOND IN SECTION WITH A SUPERB WORM CATCH OF ROACH AND SKIMS 46.5LBS ON PEG 22. DOWN ON TANNERS WAYNE MITCHELL OF EXETER PUT HIS RECENT PRACTICE TO GOOD USE AND BALLED IT IN ON PEG 16 AT 14M , HE LANDED BREAM AND SKIMMERS FOR A TERRIFIC 41LBS TO WIN HIS SECTION. ROLY MCCENEY DREW FAV PEG 11 AND DID IT REAL GOOD JUSTICE AGAIN WITH 40LBS OF SKIMMERS ON WORM OVER G.B. HOPEFULLY IT WILL WARM UP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OF THIS EXITING SILVER BONANZA.
