acrtic viaduct

just a quick mention on blood and joker, we all know the majority of of it comes from russia and poland so how can it be bought into the country without a health check, every other animal that arrives on our shores has to undergo stringent health checks, obviously polish and russian sewer systems dont have any diseases in them. clubs that allow it on there enclosed waters cant think that there are any problems with it.
thats the moaning over with , now back to viaduct, and more moaning lol, yep frozen over again so out with the new breakers with more rope and stronger chain, and i drew 125 again, even though it had been broken out to 13 mtr the day befor , it had frozen again with the ice about 10 mm thick , but 10 mins with the breaker and the peg was clear again. same rig as last time cos i actually put it on a winder , all i had to do was put a fresh hook on, so the 4x16 impact 6 float was ready , and the mark for the depth was still on the pole.
at the start i cupped in a ball of g bait with a few casters in ,and waited for the skimmers to turn up. first bite after 30 mins resulted in a half ounce roach , at least it was a start, shame tim (64 turns)pallant on 123 had had about 20 blips by now so i was already behind if it turned into a blippy fight , and it did. i kept trying to catch some quality but apart from 2x 3 oz skimmer the peg seemed only to have small roach in it, i was getting plenty of bites and indications but i was missing bites and the fish kept dropping off, i dont think the fish could get the 20 808 hook in there mouths, i think i am going to have to put some proper size 20,s and 22,s in the box and i might even have to go so far as putting some faggot elastic in a top set. any way tim kept catching the bits right to the end so he was looking good for the section at least, the scales arrived and i had 2lb 5oz then tim weighed 5lb 5oz which turned out to enough for first on the day, 2nd spot went to dean malin on 116 wit 3 kimmers for4lb 14oz
3rd mark broomsgrove on94 with 4lb 5oz
4th brian slipper on 112 with 3lb 10 oz , he was admitting to 7lb after the match but he lost several good skimmers from ahole in his net as he lifted it out , and it was agolden peg lol
5tht rixon 2lb 5oz
6th dick bull 2lb 4oz
i,ve had enough of ice breaking now ,so if the big man upstairs is listening can we have 12c with a 10 mph south westerly for the next few weeks ta very much