Return to Funtley
The Ancient Mariner, tired of getting thrashed on the Wally Brook, declared that he wanted a return to Funtley......forgetting the blank he had endured earlier in the season. Talk about short term memory loss compounded by being a complete idiot.
A shortage of pies meant that Friday would give Fatty time to cook a few for a day out. The time was arranged for a 1230hrs shootout....last Mole standing.
Parking, often a drama with the AM was all good; Happy Days!
He was still moaning about the traffic though, as pie number one found itself consumed by Fatty; a good slurp of tea and the walk to the Brick Pit could be undetaken.
Sherpa Mole was carrying his Alcock's Benny Ashurst float rod, a converted to quivertip Rod Hutchinson Floater Rod and a self made Glass Waggler rod, a bag of wagglers, a very large tea flask and tin of pies, accompanied by various tackle sundries, whilst escorting a senile old Gimp and his dog to a secure swim.
Setting up took very little time as the floats are all set up at home on winders......Parkinson's has pretty much put paid to setting up floats and tackle in general on the bank and as for knots just forget it,evreything is now loop to loop
First cast.......
Nice.
Forty of his mates came too throughout the day, all on pellet.
Disbursed amongst the shoal of roach was this chap and a few of his chums:
At nearly 7lbs was very pleased to see him.
This Lass came ashore eventually putting a good curve in the Benny; as did this lump:
The carp boys in their Acme Little Giant Palace Bivvies nearby stood to watch the frolics caused by this Chap:
Not sure the Benny Ashurst Trent rod was designed with this sort of fish in mind.....
But it coped as did Fatty, who needed a restorative pie and slurp of tea followed by a lie down after this chap. However, the Bivvy Boys seemed interested, with one or two popping round for a chat etc. Not believing an old match rod and Daiwa 125m could land such a monster.....they've not met Fatty before.
The AM caught some roach so was relatively happy until shown the pics above but given a small pie seemed a lot happier at the end.
Knackered the drive home passed in a blur with Matron
sending her fish slime covered spouse up for a bath double quick time.....they say true genius is never recognised in his own life time
As ever,.....
Moley