Classy Performance… In Four Sizes! Match Fishing puts Browning’s latest reel under the knife.
When buying a reel, the focus of many modern match anglers is to have something lightweight.
Whether you’re casting a Method feeder to an island on your local commercial, or running a stick float down a river, the weight factor of a reel is very important. On picking up the Sphere MgTi from Browning, the first thing that you notice is just how lightweight this piece of kit is.
Callum Dicks came out on top in the inaugural Hobgoblin Individual Championship. This is how he did it…
England International, and Maver backed star Callum Dicks has won the inaugural Hobgoblin Individual Championship on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham, with a 10-12-0 net of perch.
He told Match Fishing: “An end peg is often an advantage in this kind of match, so I was really pleased to draw Peg 73, which was the downstream end of the match length. On inspection it soon became clear that most of the flow here is over the far side of the river, so I felt fishing 14.
Alan Scotthorne bags his third Wychavon title, from the same peg he won the match from in 2012!
Five Times World Champion Alan Scotthorne has won his fourth Wychavon Championship from the same peg he last won the event from back in 2012.
He told Match Fishing: “When I stuck my hand in the draw bag, and came out with Peg 46 I couldn’t quite believe it. I actually drew this very same peg in this very same match back in 2012, when I won the Wycvhavon Championship with 23-7-0 of skimmers – which actually set a new festival record at the time. This record only lasted 24 hours, as it happened, as Martyn Howard set another festival record with 39-12-0 of barbel the following day!
“For me, that Wychavon Final two years ago was all about catching skimmers, and I managed a lovely run of quality fish by running a bloodworm and a pinkie over a bed of groundbait and joker.
Daiwa Dorking have added the 2016 Match Fishing Team Championship to their extensive list of achievements…
Daiwa Dorking have won the Match Fishing Team Championship on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham in emphatic style.
Team stalwart, and England International Will Raison explained: “Young Bradley Gibbons did us a grand job at the draw this morning, and pulled us out a great set of pegs – which is always a big help in a match like this!
“Fortunately, we have a brilliant set of anglers too, and although we talked things through in some detail it was very much a case of leaving our anglers to fish their pegs as they saw fit.
“In the first two sections, Simon Willsmore put together a cracking net of roach from Peg 6 and Michael Buchwalder did well to scratch very good points from Peg 20. I had a lovely day’s waggler fishing on Peg 35 and managed a nice net of chub, and Lee Edwards and Darren Davies did really well in the bottom two sections – so fortunately what we did paid off.
The RSPCA is appealing for people who may have seen a dog which was later found dead being walked by a canal inMiltonKeynes.
We are particularly asking any people who may have been fishing by the canal in March and may have seen something to call us.
The animal welfare charity is investigating the death of the dog - a tan Staffordshire bull terrier - who died in March this year. The dog was found hanging from a tree in Stanton Low Park.
Middy has joined forces with Match Fishing to offer you the chance to win two of it's new poles from the Middy Xtreme 'M' rage, answer this easy question:
What You Can WinTwo new poles from the Middy Xtreme 'M' range:Question:What elastic is the Middy 'M' range of poles rated to?A: 20B: 30C: 40Terms And ConditionsThe competition runs from midday on Friday, Agust 26th. This is an online-only competition. Winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received by midday on Thursday, September 29th. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Match Fishing takes a look at Maver's new signature Venue Seabox system, before offering you the chance to win one!:
What You Can WinMaver's new Signature Venue SeatboxSystem:Question:What size legs does the maverSignature Venue seatboxhave?A: 36mmB:35mmC:30mmTerms And ConditionsThe competition runs from midday on Friday, Agust 26th. This is an online-only competition. Winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received by midday on Thursday, September 29th. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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Stopwatch… When Things Don't Go TO Plan
After winning an open match at Hallcroft Fishery with 289lb carp, Match Fishing chose to follow Colmicstar Jamie Wilde through an afternoon match at the same venue. But would the fish play ball again?
Jamie draws Peg 11 on the island of Moat Pool. It’s opposite the peg where he had 289lb to win the open match at the weekend – a favourable area. “I quite fancy it here, but I’m concerned as I’ve seen a lot of fish in the bottom corner of the lake as we drove on.
Here's your chance to get your hands on a Browning CC Competition Seatbox, worth £399!:
What You Can WinBrowning CC Competition Seatbox:Question:How many individual gold world championship medal has Browning superstar Bob Nudd won?A: 2B:4C:6Terms And ConditionsThe competition runs from midday on Friday, Agust 26th. This is an online-only competition. Winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received by midday on Thursday, September 29th. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.