EDS man wins DemolitionNews.com trophy at IDE fishing day.
On a stunningly beautiful autumnal day, eight demolition-related anglers went head-to-head for their chance to get their hands on the first-ever DemolitionNews.com Tight Lines trophy organised by incumbent IDE President and renowned maggot-drowner John Woodward.
And it was clear from the outset that certain fishermen were operating at a distinct disadvantage. The National Demolition Training Group’s Ian Kirk was required to carry out a full risk assessment before dipping a line into the water and then had to consult his notes on working in confined spaces when he discovered that his peg was tucked into a tight little corner of the Furnace Pond.
John Woodward himself was struck down by an untimely bout of narcolepsy, dozing off in the mid morning sunshine just an hour into the five and a half hour contest.
EDS’s Neville Pantin took full advantage swinging a pole lone enough to require a high reach license and stealing fish after fish from under the sleeping IDE President’s nose.
As the sunshine gave way to rain and then switched back to sunshine again, the contest turned into a three-horse race with Pantin, Craig Wilkinson and a partially-sighted mystery OAP in peg 26 going fish for fish and leaving the others in their wake.
Ultimately, Pantin emerged victorious to claim the coveted trophy with a bag of mainly carp tipping the scales at an impressive 47 pounds and six ounces. Craig Wilkinson bagged 22 pounds and eleven ounces of fish to steal third.
But what of the mystery man in peg 26 I hear you ask? Hampered by poor vision, extreme old age and a 4.30 am start, this angling Methuselah performed manfully to weigh in an impressive 29 pounds exactly to take the number two slot and retain his position as legend to those closest to him.
The name of the heroic mystery man? Mark Anthony Senior, father of DemolitionNews.com Mark Anthony Jnr.
Impartiality be damned!
