World Pairs champions join forces with Bait-Tech! Bait-Tech confirms its plans to continue on its upward trend of expansion as it turns its attention to Ireland.
Two new signings for the 2014 season are the popular Irish duo of Cathal Hughes and Philip Jackson. These two anglers have long been considered to be some of the very best matchmen in Ireland, and during 2013 these thoughts were confirmed as they won their second world pairs event in as many years. Together with world individual medals and countless other festival and team wins, the pair rightly get the respect they deserve.
Here is the entry form for the eagerly anticipated 2014 Garbolino Club Angler of the Year event. You can apply via the magazine, but if you don't have a copy you can use this form, click here to download. Simply print it out and send in the completed slip, along with a cheque for £20, to the given address – simple. There are three exciting changes to this year’s event, the first of which sees each club able to nominate TWO anglers to fish a qualifying round rather than just one! Not only will this help to grow the event further, but will allow two anglers from each club to fly the flag in the most prestigious event in the match fishing club calendar.
Raison's Tackle & Guns ready for opening One of the UK’s premier fisheries, Gold Valley Lakes, is all set to open its brand-new angling superstore. The project has been ongoing for quite some time but it is now ready and looking in fine shape! The shop is a 3,000 sq ft megastore where anglers can see all of the latest tackle on display. There will be a pole alley, along with a rod rack and a huge range of reels so anglers can get hands-on with all the gear, plus a mass of terminal tackle and bait for both the match and carp angler.
Raison’s Tackle & Guns will be the go-to shop in the Aldershot area, with unlimited free parking, plus the clubhouse and lakes.
Exciting new three-day festival for Tunnel Barn!
Midlands bagging water Tunnel Barn Farm is pleased to announce a May Bank Holiday three-day festival which will see the winner take home £1,000!
The festival will see each angler, fish a different lake each day with the overall outcome to be decided on weight. The lakes to be used are Jenny’s, Extension and New, which is sure to see prolific sport for everyone!
Entry for the festival is £50, with an additional £22 pools each day. The dates for the festival are May 24th, 25th and 26th.
For more information on the festival, contact Tunnel Barn on 01926 842975.
Alex Bones takes a look at the mid-price-range Xitan model that’s already receiving rave reviews!Having tested Browning’s fantastic Xitan Z8 pole earlier in 2013 I expected great things of the less-expensive Z6 model. It boasts many of the same features as the more expensive Z8, Z10 and flagship Z12 models, but comes in at just £999 for the standard 14. 5m pole and package and £1,199 for the 16m setup!It’s a pole based around strength, but without the usual unwieldy stigmas attached – by employing nanocarbon technology Browning has made this pole crisp and manageable. Boy, what a powerful punch it packs!It’s always little details that make all the difference to the overall product and among many other features are the 2.
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They are PVA friendly and come in two flavours – Krill and Mussel. These are food-grade baits and are top quality. Most importantly, though, they absolutely stink! These additives are sure to give any bait a boost.
Infectious fish diseases such as Koi Herpesvirus (KHV) and Spring Viraemia of Carp (SVC) have long been suspected of wiping out carp stocks if allowed to take hold in a water. Introducing live fish originating from unproven safe stock into a fishery is known to pose the greatest risk of disease transmission. But other causes, such as contaminated angling equipment, have also been thought to pose a risk.
Cefas has commissioned a survey that we hope will shed light on the level of risk posed by anglers' wet nets.
Excellent repair service offered by Esselle!From time to time everybody breaks a pole section, but thankfully there are people on hand to repair the sections. Esselle Pole Repairs offers a professional service and can repair virtually any breakage. Based at Hugglescote in Leicestershire, Esselle prides itself on extremely quick turnaround times with broken sections. Most are repaired and ready for collection within a week during the summer months, and just three days during the winter.
