Alex Bones gets an exclusive first look at three of the short feeder rods on offer from a new brand set to take match fishing by storm!Matrix is the all-new brand with all-new ideas, and was shown to me in its entirety by the man responsible for it… Mr Ricky Teale. Most of you will know or know of Ricky, but for those who don’t he’s been a formidable name in the trade for many, many years. And, he’s responsible for a great deal of the developments that present themselves before your very eyes when you visit your local tackle shop. So, what’s new about these rods and what makes them different from those sitting in your holdall already? I wanted to find out.
Bag'em Matchbaits Silver League for Pairs results. . .
Dog Lane Fishery | 20/11/11 Number of pegs/anglers: 36 anglersTop three pairs 1st Carl Baker (Stourbridge) & Kevin Folwell (Rugby) 5pts 2nd Daryl Parry (Rugby Tackle) & Paul Malin (Rugby Tackle) 7pts 3rd Keith Finch (Rugby Tackle) & Paul Knapman (Daventry AC) 10pts Sections A1 Paul Malin Peg 14 13lb 8oz Orfe A2 Carl Baker Peg 5 12lb 20z 12dr Perch & Roach B1 Gil Corns Peg 31 12lb 4dr Roach B2 Keith Finch Peg 30 7lb 3oz 12dr Roach The day was overcast but with an air of great expectations as 36 anglers settled down to round one of the Bag'em Matchbaits Silver League for pairs at Dog Lane Fishery this week.
Feeder fishing for carp is one of the most popular approaches these days, so when a clever new feeder turned up at Match Fishing HQ, Joe Carass couldn’t wait to give it the once-over. Since the inception of commercial fisheries there has been one man who has arguably come up with more fish-catching devices than any other… Andy Findlay!Andy has revolutionised feeder fishing and his previous three creations – the flat Method feeder, pellet feeder and pellet cone – are responsible for taking some huge weights of carp every year. But, Fin being Fin, he couldn’t stop there, hence his latest creation: the banjo feeder. The banjo came about a couple of years ago when many of the fishery pellets were of a spongy consistency.
Round two of the Fossdyke League fished Saturday November 18. Harrisons Tackle Fossdyke LeagueRound Two, 39 fished. Good roach weights were the order of the day on the Fossdyke, with the whole of the match length fishing well despite heavy boat traffic. Coming out on a top with an all roach net of 16-4-0 was Maver Bait Tech rod Barry Wiggington.
Open competitions results for week ending November 18. Sherwood LakeTuesday 15/11/1114 fished Ian was the only angler to connect with any carp landing 8 – 4lb on the pellet feeder and pellet cast to the weed beds at peg 40 adding 9lb of silvers to his carp weight he finished with 37lb 15oz. 2nd place went to Dave Hiley fishing the pole and caster he landed a mixed net of roach, ide and skimmers for 21lb 14oz. 1st Ian Boyd Rivendell AC peg 40, 37-15-02nd Dave Hiley Peg One Angling Centre peg 57, 21-14-03rd Dave Round Mansfield Busman AC peg 47, 18-5-04th John Holmes Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 53, 16-9-05th Fred Bispham Peg One Angling Centre peg 52, 13-11-06th John Wooff Sherwood Forest Fishery peg 61, 12-6-0Holmedale Lake Wednesday 16/11/1124 fished A very cold day with a cold east wind the only place to draw is on the bore hole peg 31 were the warmer water comes into the lake, and that’s were Nigel Shipman drew fishing the pole out at 14m on the deck and up in the water with pellet feeding very little he caught carp all day landing fish – 4lb finishing with 88lb 7oz way in front of second placed Geoff Bennett he had 10 carp – 7lb on the pole and pellet for 34lb 7oz at peg 37.
Open competitions results for week ending November 18. Sunday Nov 20 open LookoutConditions. Heavy overnight frost, sunny then thick fog, ambient temp 8 deg, wind S 6 mph, barometer 1015. 9 mb, moon phase waning crescent, water temp 6.
Social networking and new media has been high on my to do list this month with us trying to find new ways of keeping in touch with our readers. We strive to produce the best mag that we can but without feedback we can only guess as to what our readers like in terms of features. Facebook is perhaps the biggest and best way of being in touch with our readers but Twitter is what’s got me most excited!I’ve never wanted to get involved with Twitter or Facebook on a personal level as I quite like my privacy, however I have recently set a Twitter account up to give my followers regular updates on what is going on at Match Fishing HQ. And what I have found is fantastic! Lots of anglers have bought into using Twitter and give regular updates on their fishing Steve Ringer is on there as well as lots of other top name anglers.
A round-up of the latest AT Upper Thames winter league practice match. . . Kennet and Avon Canal at Great Bedwyn20/11/11 | Number of pegs: 45Due to a broken lock at Crofton there have been no boat movements on the Kennet and Avon Canal around Great Bedwyn and consequently the Canal was still and clear, which put the normally prolific roach off the feed.
Report from the Sunderland FAC winter league Round 3 match at Silksworth Lake, Sunderland. Silksworth Lake, Sunderland | 30/10/2011 | Number of pegs/anglers: 12Ian Foster went from zero to hero, putting last weeks blank firmly behind him to win the match and erase the bad memories. Fishing groundbait feeder at 30 metres towards the post he caught roach ranging from a half ounce to 12 ounces before switching to the waggler to catch more of the same plus small perch, all fish taken on maggot. Andy McNeil using the same tactics kept up his good form coming second from the next peg to Ian, he also had the same fish but of a smaller stamp, plus a lucky carp of 7lb (counts as 1lb in Winter series rules).
Report from the Sunderland FAC winter league Round 4 match at Silksworth Lake, Sunderland. Silksworth Lake, Sunderland | 06/11/2011 | Number of pegs/anglers: 12The first frost of the year arrived but never put the fish off the feed, all anglers were pegged around the top island using both banks. Ian Foster won for the second week running, this time pegged on the opposite bank and with an island chuck. Using maggot as hookbait and starting on the groundbait feeder he caught a few small roach and gudgeon before switching to the waggler.
