Niel machin. well done Niel

[stanfish]

Last week I was down in Cornwall fishing the Preston's innovation torney at white acres for which the top 24 anglers compete for the parkdean final trophy and a cheque for £25,000.
all the anglers have had to qualify so to say there are no mugs [exept one]is not a understatement,Niel machin won the torney with 4 section wins, and then won the final with 65,lbs.
for those who don't know Niel allso won this years fishermania final for £25,000,so 4 pick ups through the week for Niel,lake win at bollingee with 205lbs,peg 22,plus £3,000, plus £1,000 of Preston prizes brought the weeks winnings to nearly £30,000.
I don't know if he had a bet with billy knott,but nice work if you can get it.
I don't think anybody would have hoped to win the 2 biggest matches in fishing so to do it in the same year is a feat i would not expect to be duplicated,this puts Niel in with that Leeds lad J<H<R< BAZLEY,who is still the only man to have won 2 all england titles after all those years,at least i can say i was there when Niel Machin did the double.
if anyones interested i will give a story of my battle to avoid been last. Stan..

[Andy]

Go for it Stan. I take it your winnings were a bit less than £30,000.

[paul57]

Always nice to hear a good fishing tale.

[stanfish]

will do andy start on monday..

[chegers]

Looking forward to reading it. It must have been great. I would rather finish 24th in the final rather than not qualify for it at all ;D

[stanfish]

hi guys, 24th on the final,144th on the torney, out of 180,.
here goes, day one bollingee peg 20 can be a good peg in the section and can win the lake if they are there,round the back of the island,section was p 10 to p20,all to my right,set off 8 mill pellets right over,abb 40 yds,corn down the edge,no carp bites,out with 3,swan pellet wag,3 carp a few bites,2 bumped fish,nearly every one set off on wag,most switch to feeder ,2 hrs into match still wining section,this was the section of death dont forget so many good anglers [not me],dean barlow p 19 starts to get a odd fish at 5 mtrs on the deck ,i have fed this line from the off,i have the far side to myselfnow but spend the next hr with less n less bites n no fish,get a phone call from steve pearson my travling budda x buddy,ive had 2 roach n 1 eel he says nobodys getin owt,same here,micky hughes 2 to my left has started bagin down t,edge [this yorkshire talk confuses the southern lads]still 2nd in section,give up with the wag,stev says lads be hind him have bagged since tstart,cant win lake from this point so do my best for section ,catch a few at 5 m, deans got more,see a swirl at 5 m drop in with shallow rig,10 mins left bite, bite, fish on carp about 6 lbs,nets it roll on rig ,brakes line, 1 min to go drop in down edge on corn burries,strike,missed it ,time. dean says hes got 50 so dose alex ,dean says ive bagged at the end [wot 1 fish] but ive got 40 + says i,no more,ben from t tackle lodge appears at p 10 to weigh our section gets to dean who has 79lb, [some 50 ] i go to pull my fish out,not yet shouts ben they are all looking at the section sheet dean, alex 61lb, 45lbs 3rd,whats goin on i shout , your in the next section stan he says,horror strikes,long pause the one with all the good pegs in,double horror,my scales come the other way, via micky hughes who wins the lake with 156 lbs in my section allso kev williams3rd on the lake with 117lbswho was sat right behind steve on the high nos, i have 48lbs 14 oz for 1 point last in section, must check the section sheets tomorow wich are posted on the wall in the clubhouse every day to check which section i am in they have changed the order of the pegs/sections on some of the lakes, never mind lightening cant strike twice can it..tomorrow pollwyin..

[Andy]

Good read Stan. Shame about the section - dont you just hate it when you're at the bad end of a good section (or the bad end of a bad section for that matter)

[stanfish]

hi guys, day 2 pollawyn,draw p/7 up the first arm the lake is shaped like a giant W,with a cresent underneath,can be a good peg in the section, i am the first peg,its 16m wide geting wider as it goes to my right,will rasin is the last in my section on p/13 its 35m, there are 4 other pegs in my section,2 on each of the next 2 of the w,and 5 on this bit there were fish on these pegs on the first day,68lbs.so set off on meat across,feed in white reflection at 14.5m. to my right,no wind on this bit and no sighns of any fish,feed 5m,infront down gutter both sides,corn to left meat to right, am looking at a bush 11.5m to my left,so i put a big pot full on the end of it .30mins later 2 4oz roach in the net,every ones struggling,terry harrison to my right p9, trys maggots,to catch a few little skimers , steve pearson p11, set off on choppy still no fish,switch to middle for skimmers,a few bites for 2 ,1lb skimmers bump a couple though,then nowt quick look down t,gutter nowt,back accross every where i can reach,1 more roach on meat,as i look down the lake i can see everyone baggin,wills started to get a carp or two now ,stev and the lad above are playing a fouled carp now,terry strikes hes got 1 now,still not a bite for me feeling of doom starts3 1/2 hrs into the match got 3lbs,try off end of bush,float dips missed,first time its moved then ,dip fish on under the tree out the other sidejust keeps going,pole unnderthe water,bottoms laggy out broke,sh*t change rig,to .16,try again float dips fish on ,fish off,left with 1 v/v/large scalebigger than a shot tub ,glad i didnt hook that better or a new rig would have been needed,2 more on,offs,then ..nowt,back across with the meat ,quick bite,thats a carp ,meats still on, lower it in ,pole bends,carp 3lbs trys to climbe the tree,whizz the pole back,nets it ,back across nowt,trys down the edge,float moves sideways a little,then..nowt.back across,quick dip ,lower it in straight under 2 lb carp in the net,back across straight under 4lb carp in the net terry shouts stans baggin, back across,thats sorted em i thought,it had nowt.15mins left trysame ploy down the gutter float moves but dosent go unnder,back across for last 5 mins float dips ,strike roach flies out of the water,time.jammie from the lodge is behind me with the scales,howve you done stan he says last says I.12lb 14oz,I walk down with the scales terry has 4 carp withthe roach n skimmers for 28lbs steve after playing a few carp says he only netted 2,12lb 10oz ,well done steve youve saved me from last place,says I f*** off says he,lad next to steve has 22lb will has 87lbs for a section win,des shipp down one of the other arms has 54lbs for 2nd in my section,so just to rub it in we were wating for tony hewson to come back from mawgan porth ,they went on a knock up,steve walks with the scales I go back to my peg to carry on down the gutter,drops in with the corn float thingys, burries , carp on ,i dont beelieevee it,by the time steve makes it round to me ive had 6 carpfor 30 lbs,and a bite every drop,it cant get any worse can it ,of course it can,rob wooton who beat me at bollingee by 2oz,won the lake with,184lbs,micky hughes who won at bollingee had 9lbs up the far arm last in section,we have a laugh ,lightening cant strike 3 times can it .tomorrow its 9 pegs on 4 lakes, twin oaks peg 2 to 18,crap oaks peg 20 to 36 acorn and nelson. bet you cant guess where I draw.more to folow..stan

[stanfish]

hi guys day 3 on yes youve guessed , crap oaks, peg 32,andy geldart was on it yesterday, so i go find him,peg 30 yesterday broke the lake record,tim rowe with 122lbs,i culdnt catch owt [40lbs] nearly last in the section,lightening strikes for the 3rd time,go back to see where steves drawn,bumps into steve saunders (section of death remember]hes on twin oaks 12,peg 32 are you ,next to des [ship]and deans on the end peg 36,[both ends are flyers]more lightening,so got to try and beat des off the peg that just broke the lake record, suuuper.
so off to the lakes for a ass kicking i go ,starts on the wag across , nowt,into the middle at 14.5m bite ,off, bite, off,5 fouled on the trot then i get on fouled of course,dump another big pot in come in to 5m, foul2 on the trot then gets one in the gob,about 3lbs comes up to the top and comes off, des has had 5 on the feeder then nowt so he switches to the wag,gets one straight away,back on the wag,nowt ,back to the middle ,gets a couple of pasties couple of skimmers then ..nowt,back on the meat at 5m, gets a couple then ..nowt,des is catching steady right accross,6 inch from the grass,try the wag again take the line clip off ,every time i get close its stuck untill i lose the float ,des loses his as well,so its not just me ,lad to my left has even less than me ,deaN ON THE END HAD A FEW ON THE WAG THEN CHANGED TO THE LONG POLE DOWN THE END,then nowt everyones moaning exept me im used to it to cap it all the lad on the left gets 3 in the last 10 mins and beats me by 2 lb,last again with 13lbs,end peg 20 wins the section with 102lbs des 2nd with 69lbs dean barlow 3rd with 55lbs,you would have thought they had less than me to here them moan,when we were all sat after the match i went across to get my wag back des says get mine please while your there,so i get to opp my peg its like a jungle sedge grass then weed under the water 1.5 to 2 m, from the bank gets back out walks down to opp des,s peg whats this a path over the bank and down to the water someone had cut it all out not fresh but cleared right up to the bank thats why he could catch,still a great performance from him,and in the world champs,and will and the rest of the lads allso ,at least we can win gold at some sports,well done lads.befor the match we were all sat talking,i told dean a story about his dad boris,he was up at roundhay park for a big match [do you remember when]i was sat talking to him and the balifs arived at the car park ,can you get me a yorkshire licence he says ok i said ill give clarkey a ring and pick it up,[no mobs then]i walked away to find a phone box ,he celled out behind me ,i havent got any money with me can you pay ill give it you back when i see you on the trent.dean quirps up i hope you dont expect me to pay , i heard it was like father like son, says i,but it would have made a nice jesture,every one together says not a .f.in chance and rolled about laughing...stan

[Andy]

Hi Stan,

Bet your fingers are aching after typing that lot. Looks like you had some seriously bad luck!. Never mind there's always tomorrow. I'll see you at The Willows (If you're going)

[stanfish]

hi guys,yknow when you think it cant get worse ,well 4th day on guinneer peg 30 on the island did,in the section with all the good pegs,bridge peg 28 wins the lake well done terry harison,with 96lbs i have steve saunders to my left p,31 can be a flyer ,he has 66lbs for 4th on the lake ,des shipp on p,53 2nd on the lake with 71lbs,all in my section,i have 24lbs,6th in section but with a hr to go the carp start to have a go over 14.5 mtrs,so i switch to a shalow rig gets one on about 12lbs plays it for 15 mins,it comes off at the net,back out gets another one on just a foot of 12 lagy out,ships the pole back through the trees just get to the top set and it turns into a dog shoots off to my right i try franticly to un ship crack no4 breaks,manage to get hold of the top set crack line breaks,gets up to get another no4 ,new rig on stronger line ,out ,bite fish on crack top set and half a nember4 vanish into the lake ,gets a nother no4 out 15mins left ,new rig on .18 line ,new top set and no4 gets another on plays it for 10mins it comes off at the net also,thats 40lbs plus ,plus 300quids worth of pole who said lightening couldnt strike 4 times,least im off the bottom of the leader board.
day 5 porth a days roach fishing ,peg 23 one off pixes point,fish maggot up in the water ,177fish for 9lbs 12oz, 2nd in section peg 15 wins section for the 5th day on the trot [end peg]8 points ,144th out off 180 ,but a great weeks fishing,some tremendus results,207 lbs from steve ringer and lake record for twinoaks ,205 lbs on bollingee for niel machin 126lbs on crapoaks for tim rowe and lake record,steve ringer had highest on polly with 203lbs,ste ve had 529lbs for his highest 4 points ,thats some weight..stan

[frim]

stan i told you not to read [ FISHING WITH FRANK SPENCER]