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.
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Take An Adventure!
Match Fishing takes a look at Colmic’s latest range of feeder rods, designed to handle even the most brutal workouts…When it comes to long-range casting on open lakes or using heavy feeders on rivers such as the tidal Trent, specific gear up for the job is a must. This is where the Colmic Scrape Next Adventure rods come into play. The 90g 13ft, 120g 13ft and 120g 13ft 8in models are serious pieces of kit. These three rods are made to deal with the rigours of heavy feeder work on fast-flowing rivers, fishing and long-range casting, and the strain put on them within these disciplines of the sport.
Blink And You’ll Miss It!
Match Fishing magazine’s chief sub editor David Haynes recounts a tale of loss, and rejoices at the return of a faithful friend.
After doing this fishing stuff for a good many years you think you pretty much know what to do and what not to do, until something comes along and catches you out… In a match at the famous Glebe fishery recently I should have been prepared for the ferocity of some of the carp bites – I’ve seen the tip go round here a few times before, and I know that when they want the bait they take it… and how! I was fishing a bomb and pellet at a gentle lob’s distance, and having cast out and set the rod in the rest I turned round on my seatbox to reach something behind me. I wasn’t clipped up and the clutch on my Team Daiwa 3012D reel was set lightly, so I was a little confused by the splashy gurgling noise coming from where my rod had just been.
Spinning round, I saw it bounce into the lake and motor off away from me.
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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