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This year the Championship was held at Rutland
water on 24th June. The weather for the week was very
exciting, with thunder and lightning a contributing factor. At the
beginning of the week, the fishing was hard and getting harder. Was
it to do with the air pressure, water temperature, competition
overload, and stocking? Who knows. The debates were long and
interesting with lots of theories. A few ladies were out during the
week and we met up to chat and socialise. That is the nice
thing about fishing; you can make friends all over the country and
have a great time. I have not fished Rutland as much as I
would have liked and made it my mission to spend a week getting to
know the water before the national. I was also there to organize the
event; it would be my forth national getting the venue and officials
together, making sure, the presentation and boatmen were arranged.
However, most of all getting the event advertised and competitors to
the event. The day loomed and we had nineteen entries, not a
good entry, but I looked at the names and realised it would be a
tough event.
A few people gave me advice, but most of all they
wished us all good luck, as we would all need it!
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