3rd Place at Walters Lake

New Blacksilver Baits angler Lewis Barrington came a respectable 3rd at Walters Lake in the South West today.

Fishing at 14.5m to an island paid off. Fishing in just 12" of water, Lewis started at dead depth but after foul hooking a few fish he shallowed up to 6" where he started to catch the carp. Pinging a few 6mm pellets into his swim and fishing pellet on the hook was working well.

As bites were becoming sporadic at 14.5m and after a few more foul hooked fish, Lewis switched his attention to the margin swim that he had been feeding. Dropping in some free offerings of meat regularly from the start of the match, he dropped his rig in and was straight away into fish. He concentrated the last couple of hours of the match in plundering this margin swim, resulting in a 3rd place with 91lb.

Lewis had lost or bumped off about 15 other fish, which inevitably cost him the match. First place caught 120lb only 29lb ahead if him. If they had been landed it could have been a close run for 1st place.

A good start to the season none the less, and Lewis is determined to improve. With our help we are sure he'll hit that 1st place regularly.

Welcome to the team Lewis!