WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH

                  Makins Fishery sponsored by Tackle Guru

LAKE TWO

Place         Peg   Angler's Name Sponsor/Club                             
1st     A8     Sam COLLETT   NuFish & Dynamite Baits                292-08
2nd   B22   Andy FINDLAY  Preston Innovations & Sonubaits   189-03
3rd    B17    Shane SAYER      Bennett's Tackle & Bait          150-15
4th    A11    Shaun WEED      Old Works Angling Club                 146-01
5th    A21   Simon FROST                                                               135-12
6th    B1      John ADAMSON Nisa Feeder Products                      115-13
7th    B11    Ricky ARMS        Hinckley                                           99-09
8th    A15   Tony LAMB         Elephant & Castle AC                      96-15 
Paid the top four.

Once again there was a good turn-out and in spite of the forecast of heavy showers, for once the "gods" were lenient and it remained dry, and mainly sunny with just the odd light shower. 

Sam Collett, (right) making his first appearance on a Nisa Open this year, was on peg A8,  and fishing the method feeder (ground bait and maggots) caught carp from the outset and continued to do so until he switched to pole and continued to catch (out and then margin) to end with a magnificent 292-08 to win the match and record the best weight of the year on a Nisa Open.

On peg B22, and also making his debut for the year, Andy Finlay fished his favourite method feeder (pellet on the feeder and pellet bait) to accumulate a weight of 189-03 to take second place, and announce that "Lake Two is back and fishing like the old days".

In contrast to the top two who both caught carp, third-placed Shane Sayer included 62-10 of bream in his 150-15 total.  He caught initially on the method feeder and then switched to the pole to plunder the bream shoal with pellet as bait.

Shaun Weed (A11) fished the entire match on the pole, and by alternating short and margin with an 8 ml pellet bait he caught 146-01 to take fourth place and the final money spot.

On peg A21, Simon Frost (also making his first appearance of the year) started on the method feeder for a few carp before a switch to pole and paste in the margin, which produced several big carp, transformed his match.  He ran out of keepnets and had to return his bream to use his "silvers" net for carp, which probably cost him a higher place.

John Adamson (B1) managed sixth place with 115-13, all caught on the method feeder, mainly in the final 90 minutes of the match, just ahead of Ricky Arms (B11) who had 99-07 and Tony Lamb (A15) who had 96-15. 

Many thanks to Rob Lowe for his excellent scales operation.  NB.  Nisa Opens are held every Wednesday on Lake Two at Makins Fishery (see Facebook "Nisa - midweek open matches" to book a place).