Stylish And Quality -Match Fishing looks at the Cresta Blackthorne luggage range from Spro.
This is attractive, hard-wearing luggage at a price that doesn’t break the bank. And the other great thing about the Cresta Blackthorne luggage?
It looks pretty sexy on the bank too! Manufactured from hard-wearing and waterproof material, the Cresta Blackthorne luggage features ultra-strong zips, and reinforced straps and seams. In a break from convention, the ready-rod bags do not come with fixed rod ties, but instead are supplied with a separate complement of neoprene versions.
Match/Event Name:*
Spion Kop winter league
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
22/01/2017
Location of Match:*
Spion Kop
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
9 anglers
Report:
Spion Kop winter league week 6 Matchday results It was a very hard day for all with the weather affecting the fishing from the off, ice on most pegs but with a little persuation it moved on. Marcus Leek making the most of a good draw from peg 26 catching skimmers on maggots to get the best weight of the day. 2nd went to Jim Elder using wag and mag tactics to catch 8lb 140z of silvers and 3rd was Andy Stockdale with 5lb 10oz of bits.
Top 3 Anglers & Weights:
Winner:
Marcus Leek
Lbs
12
Oz
3
Sponsor:
Runner Up:
Jim Elder
Lbs
8
Oz
14
Sponsor:
Third Place:
Andy Stockdale
Lbs
5
Oz
10
Sponsor:
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Mark Pollard reflects on a very successful trip to the Emerald Isle, and recounts his lessons learnt…
The Irish festival scene has seen a huge rise in popularity in the past few years and in turn winning over on the Emerald Isle is becoming increasingly difficult. Well, that’s the case for most, although if you’re a certain Mark Pollard it seems that winning in Ireland is about as easy as getting your hands on a pint of Guinness!
We joined him on his return from another successful visit to Ireland, where he managed to frame in five out of five festivals!
Fish To Win
A festival-winning fish? Redworms and maggot was a great hook bait for skimmers!
I would say the most important nugget of advice I could give to anyone visiting Ireland and who wants to do well is be positive. The fishing in Ireland when I was last there (for a full five weeks in September), was the best I’ve ever known it and with such good fishing on offer you have to make the most of it.
Fishing for skimmers and roach in the UK may be about fine lines and small hooks but for feeder fishing the past few weeks I’ve been using 0.
Mick Owen has won the latest round of the Lindholme Natural Baits League, with an impressive 26-12-0 net of F1s, on what turned out to be a very tough day for competitors due to horrendous mid-week weather.
The Garbolino Lindholme ace drew peg 43 on Bonsai, and caught his fish on maggots fished on the long pole.
Second placed Lee Kerry owned Laurels Lake, with his 21-5-8 net almost doubling second place on the pool. Lee caught mainly on maggots at 1m, banking most of his lake winning catch in the first couple of hours of the match.
Mick Owen has won the latest round of the Lindholme Natural Baits League, with an impressive 26-12-0 net of F1s, on what turned out to be a very tough day for competitors due to horrendous mid-week weather.
The Garbolino Lindholme ace drew peg 43 on Bonsai, and caught his fish on maggots fished on the long pole.
Second placed Lee Kerry owned Laurels Lake, with his 21-5-8 net almost doubling second place on the pool. Lee caught mainly on maggots at 1m, banking most of his lake winning catch in the first couple of hours of the match.
Garbolino Lindholme’s Alex Docherty reflects on the differing approaches that top anglers take to winning matches. .
Working at Lindholme Lakes places me in the fortunate position that I get to see Aaron Grantham every weekend… not to mention many top match anglers. This has really helped me in my own fishing and I’ve learnt loads through the years by watching and speaking to them (the anglers, not Aaron).
Match/Event Name:*
Spion Kop winter league
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
15/01/17
Location of Match:*
Spion Kop
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
10
Report:
Spion Kop winter league week 5 Match day results 1st Marc Lilliman 6lb 8oz S1 Jeff Leivers 1lb 7oz S2 Paul Wells 2lb 5oz It was a hard day for all down at the kop with the winner catching all silvers on double maggots for the winning weight of 6lb 8oz. second overall was Paul Wells fishing pellet for 2lb 5oz and third went to Jeff Leivers catching a nice perch for 1lb 7oz. League standings after 5 weeks top 3 Marc Lilliman 6pts Jeff Leivers 9pts Andy Stockdale 15pts
Top 3 Anglers & Weights:
Winner:
Marc Lilliman
Lbs
6
Oz
8
Runner Up:
Paul Wells
Lbs
2
Oz
5
Third Place:
Jeff Leivers
Lbs
1
Oz
7
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Matt Godfrey is to leave his current role as features editor of Match Fishing magazine, to take up a new role at Tackle Guru.
Having worked for David Hall Publishing for over four years on the titles of Pole Fishing and Match Fishing magazines, the England international is very excited about the move, and a buzzing Matt said: “I’m absolutely ready for a new challenge, and I think the move to Guru will be exactly that.
“Guru is a brand that shows powerful leadership on the media front, and I’m hungry to be a part of its continued push forward, learning and developing my own skills with the company in the process. Of course, I’m hoping to keep my own fishing up too, and if anything I can only see the move giving me more focus with this.
Matrix sponsored angler, and former Junior Fish 'O' Maniachampion Cameron Cross ponders one of the biggest questions in modern matchfishing. . .
Whether it’s political votes, the fight against terrorism or Leicester City winning the Premier League, no subject has caught my attention of late more than anglers and the matches they choose to fish.
Sean steals the win in Round Two Of Lindhome Natural Baits League.
Dynamite ace Sean Cameron has won the second round of the Lindholme Lakes Natural Baits League, with a 43-14-0 net. Drawn on peg 63 on Laurels Lake, Sean found quality F1s on maggot tactics, feeding small balls of Swim Stim to keep fish coming.
In second place was Matrix rod Craig Butterfield, who put a 41-14-0 net together, again on maggots.
