Tom Noton tells us about his brilliant first match at Messingham Sands –
Brilliant day on the bank again today!
My first time visiting the incredible Messingham Sands Fishery; and what a place it is! I have seen some awesome silverfish weights over the last few seasons and fancied a dabble myself.
I booked on to the open match on Islands Lake. Twenty people fishing, with me drawing peg 37 on the end of the arm – a nice peg with plenty of open water to go at. James Hall and Kyle Hartley supplied me with some great information. Thanks men.
I fed my usual Sonubaits F1 and Thatchers grounbait mix on two lines.
Starting on a little groundbait feeder, I had a couple of nice skimmers early, and a rogue tench.
I dropped in on the pole and it was immediately good. Loose feeding plenty of bait kept me catching quality fish for a really enjoyable day.
It slowed up in the last hour, but I managed to nick a few nice stamp fish short.
I finished up with a cracking net of breams, skimmers, roach, hybrids, crucians, and tench for 54lb 11oz and a match win.
What a great introduction to a new venue. Well done to Steve Wright who was second and Jamie Wilde who was 3rd.
I can’t wait to go back to this phenomenal venue.
Slide on!
Tom Noton
