Match ace gives pupil a lesson to remember. When Simon Price drew next to Middy and Bait-Tech-backed match ace Lee Werrett on a recent competition, he knew that he would have his work cut out to beat the Welsh commercial fishing maestro. As expected, all Simon could do was watch as Lee put together a match-winning 225lb net of carp, fishing paste on the short pole, while he struggled. Simon explained: “I approached Lee after the match to see if he would be able to pass on any tips regarding paste fishing, as it is certainly not one of my strongest methods.
Big-money event planned at top Irish venue. One of Ireland’s best-known match fishing venues, Lough Muckno is to host a big-money festival, starting at the end of the month. Taking place between September 30th and October 4th, the festival has been sponsored by the Irish tourist board to the tune of €10,000!The five-day event is set to offer top-quality match angling for roach, hybrids and bream. Muckno has a reputation as being among Ireland’s most accessible venue with parking behind 220 pegs, and all sections are within two miles of the town, so no long drives.
Tom Scholey recalls a match when things didn't quite go according to plan!Picture the scene. It was the first day of my first festival of the year, and I was itching for a good result. Rigs were tied, fresh elastics were threaded and tensioned to perfection, and I was ready to take on the world. The draw put me on Peg 35 at Porth Reservoir.
Top team win Match This team champs. Daiwa Dorking have won the second Mega 'Match This' Team Championship final. The match was contested by 22 of the country's best clubs, including national squads from England, Scotland and Wales. Teams battled for top spot across both Match and Specimen lakes on a cumulative points score system, with cumulative weight coming into play in the event of a points tie.
Zac Brown wins Maver Match This Final. Zac Brown has become the third Maver Match This Champion, banking the £50,000 winner's cheque following a close match at Larford on Saturday. The Preston Innovations Delcac team man weighed in with 52. 460kg to clinch victory from former champ Andy Powers by just 960g.
I have no problem telling you that I was initially sceptical about Old Ghost. It was a range of products that I saw last October at the Tackle & Guns Trade Show. But, up until the end of June this year, I’d not seen any of it in the flesh!The fact that you couldn’t get hold of the product after such hype, and the uncertainty over how yet more ‘foreign’ baits would be received, were the sources of my scepticism. I didn’t even think it would make it to UK soil, but it’s here!As with any new firm there is, no doubt, a battle lying ahead of the China-based bait giant if it’s to make an impact.
The date for the Frank Barlow & Steve Toone Memorial Match has been announced.
The popular event that remembers two angling greats is on the River Trent at Long Higgin on Saturday, September 21st. The draw is at the Stratford Heaven pub at 9am, with fishing from 12pm to 5pm. Tickets are just £25 a head.
Andy Power has just added the prestigious UK Championship to his already bulging trophy cabinet!After a tense fourth and final round at an out-of-sorts Barston Lakes, all Andy needed was a fourth in section to take the coveted trophy. That was narrowly enough for the Preston Innovations hot prospect to pip Garbolino-backed Richie Hull, thanks to his superior weight advantage of a whopping 241. 423kg over four heats!Richie managed a section third on the final day and was left cursing his luck as just another two ounces would have seen him finish a point higher and the 2013 champion. Alas, it wasn't to be and he had to settle for an almost as impressive runners-up spot, ahead of a string of top names.
