I fished the final yesterday and firstly congrats to JOE for his first place with a cracking 7 fish total. Great credit must go also to HOWOOD FISHERY for the food and quality of fish were outstanding. Although it was hard it was the same for everyone and i think the practice days took its toll on the fishery on the day. I finished with 2 for 7lbs 4 ozs and dropped 3 but im sure everyone has a hard luck story to tell

No one has this story though

After a thunderous downpour i was fishing at the dam wall and cast out my buzzers when WHAM the rod got pulled straight out my hands,by the time i got my other rod unhinged i could only see the BUTT end of my rod poking out of the water? With one chance only i cast my CATS WHISKER over it and lasooed the reel. Unbelievably when i got sorted out the fish of around 4 lbs was still on

A great day and a wonderful occasion,full praise for JIM KYLE and FRASER RENWICK for the organisation and ofcourse to the other anglers for such a sporting comp. I omit the guy next to me from EBERDEEN in that who said i didnt deserve the fish off the dam wall

wot you talkin about m8 that was the best piece of angling all day



BEST WISHES TO THE SCOTLAND TEAM DOWN SOUTH ,roll on next year