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exit from archiveSunday 21st May 2006
Graham and Roy
Behind the scenes there was a lot of friction developing in the second annual Ivan Marks memorial match. Event organiser’s bait boy, Graham Barry, drew a flier on Sunday, peg 7 on Glebe 1. Tony Morton drew it on Saturday and had 108lbs. After briefing Graham it sounded like a chimp could catch a ton on Sunday. To make matters worse John Corpse Wright from Enderby drew next to him on peg 6. The Corpse’s record, and I am not trying to be unkind, is not good. In fact for most of the events he fishes he is not there at the weigh in. With that in mind Graham should have been confident.
However serious pressure from Marlow was raising the stakes and the blood pressure. In reality the memorial event was not important for Graham regardless of what he will say. John was raising the stakes even more with coin being mentioned. It was publicly stated that if Graham did not batter the Corpse he would be disowned and banned from the fishery. Further more Marlow would not speak to him again and would only deal with his partner Helen. Possible final end of friendship photographs were taken and a shotgun cartridge was left with Graham in case the worst happened.
With only 30 minutes of the match remaining it did not look good. The chimp that has been mentioned was required on Graham’s peg and it was going to be a close thing with both John and Graham claiming so.
Then the fishy gods must have smiled on Graham. The Corpse, who had claimed at the start that he did not need a brolley because he had the best waterproofs in the world, including a new style of waterproof shoes that imitated white trainers, cracked. That was his back not his clothes. John now did look like a corpse, in fact a very wet cold one. The wet weather had no respect for his latest waterproofs and his white fully waterproofed trainers. A broken man was forced to pack up, with the help of his wife, and had to be bundled into a waiting car to prevent hyperthermia setting in.
Graham was now chirpier, the gun was not required, and a not so stunning performance (the chimp would have fished better) resulted in a second in the section.
