Friday, August 12, 2011

Hoots Mon............



Rob finally meets Tommy............

IFI Junior Team Ireland are settled in and had a days practise on the match venue today. Pleasantries were exchanged with the locals in the club house and then it was down to business.
IFI Junior Team Ireland, Magiscroft Scotland Aug 2011

A mountain of gear was transported to the far side of the lake and once they were set up, each of the team members was given specific tasks to carry out so that a team plan could be formulated before Sunday.

Gavin Walsh, Team Manager / Groundbait Guru
Each angler was supplied with various baits and whilst that task was carried out Gavin was busy putting groundbait together by the bucket load. We were a bit slow getting started and a fair bit of fine tuning had to  be done before the lads could eventually get fishing.
Despite some nasty weather it was smiles allround as fish started to come and everyone relaxed a little.
The smallest member of the team was given an end peg to help him along and boy did he need it !!!
Young Paul, how he blagged his way on to the junior team I'll never know..













The swims were deep and top 5's were having to be used in most swims, this was taking a bit of getting used to but full credit to the lads they adapted quite quickly and floats were starting to dip on a regular basis.
F1's were appearing and perch that to be honest may have come from an Enfield Canal stretch were coming to often.










Thats an average stamp F1, going about 3 to the pound so quite a few will be needed on Sunday.
We called it a day at 17.30 hrs and weighed in the bags so as to get an idea of what the day's tests
had yielded.


37 fish for 4.860 kgs, 2nd best weight of the day

Weigh Sheet for Day 1


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  1. Gary KearneyAugust 13, 2011 at 1:41 AM

    Way to go Rob. Focus focus focus.
    Back fishing again thank God.
    Wallslough with FTI and Enda and the paste, filling his boots, again.His mad mixes.
    Me, ask your Dad on this song.
    I am turning Japanese, Muroku or whatever way they spell in.
    Have a great time and I will see you both soon in Tolka, let us not lose the run of ourselves.
    The Real Reds are going up and we have to be there.
    Tight lines Rob, you are a good angler in your own right so as I said focus oh and kick ass Shels Style and your friends from FRI are thinking of you and pissed, how you catch more than they do.

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