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As from the 1st January 2008, the existing Veterans Card System will cease and a Veteran "Life Permit" will be issued for a one off fee of £10.00.

Veterans Match at Tockenham Lake on the 14th August 2008
28 fished, the weather was good but there was a westerly breeze. Results were not as good as expected possibly due to a recent influx of a lot of cold water, the results were:-

Fish caught mostly Bream/Roach/Perch
The Veterans thoroughly enjoyed their days fishing and also had the benefit of an Air Show (Families Open Day at Lyneham).
It can be said perhaps the only fishing match to receive a display by the Red Arrows.
We all returned to The White Hart pub at Lyneham for the prize giving and a really superb buffet.

Blind Pairs Match - Tockenham 3rd August 2008 - report Nicky Goodhind
The match went off well there were15 pairs entered, the result was decided on by points in sections. A section which was on the left hand leg of the lake in the narrower water fished very hard and there were 5 blanks. Only two carp showed in the whole match. Steve Saunders (Stretch) had one of them and the other was caught by Paul Barnfield. (Barney) Barney’s carp was about 13lbs, it was a lovely specimen. B section which was in the wider water opposite the point and up towards the dam, plus the first part of the dam wall, it fished much better in this section with 7 double figure weights of skimmers and bream.

Results on the day were:-

1st pair Neil Mercer (Amalgamated Fisheries) & Paul Elmes (Amalgamated Fisheries) with a total of 28 points and a combined weight of 52lb 10oz

2nd pair Bill Milton (Frys) and Vincent Lunn (Amalgamated Fisheries) with a total of 25 points and a combined weight of 30lb 5oz.

3rd pair Kevin Dicks (Bathampton Avon Aquatics) and Richard Lacey (Amalgamated Fisheries) with a total of 22 points and a combined weight of 19lb 08oz.

Individually Neil Mercer had a fantastic match; he won the match fishing a ground bait feeder with maggot on the hook. He had over 20 skimmers and bream from the end peg on the dam wall. He weighed in 41lb 13oz. Bill Milton finished 2nd he was near the top of the left hand bank and he also fished a ground bait feeder with maggot and worm. He weighed in 22lb 11oz. Craig Edmunds (Trigger) (Amalgamated Fisheries) finished 3rd he was also near the top of the left hand bank and was fishing ground bait feeder and maggot. He weighed in 22lb 10oz. All of the above anglers came from B section. Paul Barnfield (Amalgamated Fisheries) won A section with 17lb 12oz one carp and skimmers which he caught using a ground bait feeder and mini boilies.

1st photo: Individual winner Neil Mercer with a nice skimmer his winning weight was 41lb 13ozs
2nd photo: Paul Barnfield with carp a of 13lb be came 4th in the individuals with 17lb 12oz - Report by Nicky Goodhind.

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