Unbelievable Value!
Tom Scholey gets on the bank with the Maver Oculus 999, a pole he believes sets a new standard in mid-range pole performance.
To say that I was extremely impressed with this pole would be the king of all understatements. Value for money-wise, it is among the very best I have tested. Why? Because it is probably the only pole that I have tested in its price point that performs exceptionally well at its full length.
Bradley Gibbons fished the Preston Pole Pairs qualifier at Hampshire’s Gold Valley Lakes in an effort to get into the £11,000 Grand Final. He and partner Mark Goddard have managed to book their place in March’s final with a combined effort of just over 15lb. The pair, will now compete for their chance to win the £4,000 first place prize at Woodland View on March 4th along with twenty nine other pairs.
“Saturday just gone saw me venture to Gold valley lakes in Aldershot attempting to qualify for the Pole Pairs final.
Royal Bargains!Match Fishing takes a close look at Browning’s classy but affordable range of commercial rods, which are shockingly good value for money!
While most tackle manufacturers are itching to put their flagship rod range in front of us, it was very refreshing indeed to get our hands on a very affordable collection from Browning in the way of the Commercial King rod range. This set of tools has been in the Browning stable since 2010, when Browning was one of the first companies to introduce short rods for commercial fisheries. Since then, the company has worked closely with its consultants to present the latest range of Commercial King rods, which hit our office this month!
Magic Wands!
The first rods on the feeder front are the Commercial King Wands, all being two-piece tools, with 0. 5oz, 1oz and 1.
The beast of the bank!Jake Fowles looks at the Four-Wheel Barrow Platform XXL from Penrose, a really manly piece of kit!
Long walks, uneven banks and shallow margins are commonplace at many natural venues. But what do we do when we are presented with no designated man-made stage, no obvious flat spot to lay down our seatbox, or a swim that only starts getting deep enough to catch fish well past the length of our pole?
This is where barrow platforms come into play. Not only do they allow you to load copious amounts of tackle on to them, but by removing the handles and wheels on arrival at the peg and adding four legs we are able to forge our own platform, whether that is in shallow water, on uneven rocky surfaces or among waterside foliage.
Finding a stable platform that gives you the utmost confidence to do everything you usually would on a standard man-made peg is integral and with the added risk of potentially dangerous swims where they best come into play, they are a necessity in certain situations.
Match/Event Name:*
SAMC OPEN SHREWSBURY
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
10/12/16
Location of Match:*
Shrewsbury
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
29
Report:
Saturday saw the open match record broke twice and over seven hundred pound of fish tipped on the scales. Leading the way and setting a new open match venue record off priory wall peg 42 was ABC/FRENZEE star Ian Speedy Ward,alternating between six and seven metre whip he amassed 355 roach and dace for 52-11-0. Three ounce behind was tricast weston rod Clive Wyn, Clive used bolo and whip tactics on peg 55 to tip 52-8-0 of dace on the scales for second spot, In third place was Preston star Scott genes who also fished whip tactics for a great 47-15-0 of bunker peg 46, last frame place was taken by midland rod Steve Maher, drawn on boathouse peg 60 he caught on bolo and whip for 46-15-0 of dace.
Top 3 Anglers & Weights:
Winner:
IAN WARD
Lbs
52
Oz
11
Sponsor:
ABC /FRENZEE
Runner Up:
CLIVE WYN
Lbs
52
Oz
8
Sponsor:
Tricast weston
Third Place:
SCOTT GENES
Lbs
47
Oz
15
Sponsor:
Preston innovations
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