The plan was to get back on the Syndicate the following weekend to get my revenge on the inhabitants of the crystal clear water, and I did just that....nearly!
I arrived early and was met by my good friend Paul in the "Car Park Swim" and with a couple of stockies under his belt already and a lot of fish showing in front of him it looked promising. Martin was due down to do a guesty with me so he dropped in next to Paul in the "Social" and I went the other side in the "Boards".
It didn't take long to get sorted and before I knew it I had 3 baits out and the kettle was on.......lets be having you then!
The day passed quickly and darkness soon descended so we took this as a cue to get on the blower to the local Chinese and get some food delivered, Pete arrived at the vital point and offered to fetch it from the gate, Good Man!
We all sat in the social devouring our dinner and having a good chinwag when Martin pointed to his mat, it was white and frozen solid and it was only 18:45pm! It's going to be a long cold night I thought! As the night wore on we all started suffering from eating far too much and the freezing fog didn't make it anymore comfortable so by 21:00pm we called it a night and returned to our bivvies.
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| Looking out from the Boards, Magic! |
By 10am I had the barrow loaded and was heading back to the van, I was getting used to the walk of shame so another blank really didn't bother me!
When I arrived home I was just figuring out how to tell the wife that I would be spending the following weekend on the bank when I noticed a unusual silence in the house, she knew what was coming and I could tell she didn't approve! So doing my best to avoid a divorce I bit my lip and said "Fancy a night away next weekend darling? Nice Hotel, Dinner.....The Works!" Her face lit up, 'Well Played Smithy' I thought, a few brownie points in the bag there!
So the following Saturday morning I was flying round the M25 heading to Deepest Darkest Kent, we had a great night and met up with Paul and his wife Tina for a lovely meal and before we knew it, Sunday morning arrived and we had to get back to reality.
So that brings us pretty much up to date, so with a few brownie points on my side I shall be heading down to the Syndicate for some more therapy straight from work on Saturday for a quick overnighter......It will be nice to be back on the bank, it's only been 8 days and I look like someone who has gone cold turkey!
As I sit here writing this I am like a kid at Christmas, being the tart that I am and liking shiny new things I am awaiting the arrival of my new Aqua Luggage (Thanks go to my Sister!) so hopefully that shall be accompanying me on Saturday too!
Time to stop boring you now and get the dinner on the go, hopefully I shall report back on Sunday with some good news!
Until then,
Smithy
