Teal Attends Lymm AC match. Sunday 15th September saw round four of the Lymm AC Juniors Autumn Series taking place on New Pool. The weather forecast was pretty grim with torrential rain and gale-force winds. This week it was bread week and all the competitors were restricted to using bread plus one other hook bait.
The 2013 Midland Angler Of The Year is Graham Beckwith fromCoventry.
Forty anglers contested the event on a tough Barston Lake chilled by the previous day's heavy rain. The contest was split into two three-hour sessions (feeder only in the morning; pole only in the afternoon) with anglers fishing the same peg for each heat. No-one scored a perfect two points so it was a tie for first between Graham and Steve Wilson, both on three points.
New additive sees fish attacking plastic ducks!A
few months ago, the creator of the aromatic new additive Stinky
Stuff added a video to its YouTube channel showing carp attacking
leaves that had been sprayed with the flavouring. The video proved a
real hit, attracting almost 6,000 views. Since that date, several
remarkable results have been achieved with the help of Stinky Stuff,
including two record-breaking catches at high-profile match
fishing venues. The latest promotional video for the bait shows
one of the bait's creators, Steve Williams, spraying rubber ducks with the
additive.
Big-money match at Midlands commercial. Warwickshire
super-water Tunnel Barn Farm has announced a big-money match that is
to run on October 12th. The match, that will boast a
first prize of £500 donated by the venue, will be limited to 60
places with tickets priced at £25. Fishing will take place on
the New, Extension, Club and Canal pools with 15 pegs on each.
Lincoln store to offer massive weekend discounts. Popular Lincoln tackle store Shortferry Angling has announced a 25 per cent discount sale this weekend. The store is celebrating being open since 1988 by offering customers some bumper bargains in a one-off weekend extravaganza. The terms of the sale couldn't be simpler – the owners are simply taking 25 per cent off their entire stock! This is for one weekend only and only available in store.
Gallery of England boys in action. Match
Fishing’s men on the bank have now returned from the World Championship
in Poland. They are armed with hundreds of images of England’s
victorious anglers on their way to being crowned the best team in the
world this year. See the gallery below for an assortment of their best pictures!.
Duo win over £20,000 in prize money. Cathal Hughes and Phillip Jackson have won the World Pairs Angling Championship for the second year running, after a close final-day battle. The Daiwa and MatchCraft-backed duo recorded a combined total weight of 185. 280kg, putting them over 17kg clear of runners-up Steve and Phil Ringer.
Close battle between Poland and England. As the second day of the World Championships moves past its halfway point, England are locked in a very close battle with host nations, Poland. The local experts are performing well in every section, targetting bleak in the difficult areas and roach in the more productive zones. That said, outstanding performances by England's Steve Hemingray, and Alan Scotthorne, who are both winning their sections is thought to be keeping England nudged in front of the home nation.
Big fish boosts England's hopes. With just over an hour to go, England's hopes of a team gold have received a boost - after Des Shipp, who was thought to be last in his section, has banked a skimmer, and several decent roach in the last few minutes. It is thought that this has pushed him up 12 places, to sixth in his section. Things aren't going so well for Will Raison now however, as more and more big fish are being caught in his section.
World Championship battle too close to call. The battle for the World Championship is too close to call, with just a couple of points seperating England and Poland. Going into the closing stages of the match, it is thought that England may be just edging the race, but with bigger fish now feeding throughout the match length, nothing can be taken for granted. Match Fishing's man on the bank, Matt Godfrey explained: "Myself and Callum Dicks have worked out that the most points England could have, including yesterdays score, is 27.
