Day One ResultsThe results are in for the first day of the five day Lake and Inland Waterways World Pairs Competition. Carrying a prize fund in excess of £130K, the event is the biggest of its kind that has ever been staged. The first day brought good weights across the counties Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim and Fermanagh. County ResultsCavan - Nick Seddon & Ken Seddon 28.
Woodland View Fishery, 60 Fished. The below results are for the 2012 Royal Mail National, which took place at Woodland View Fishery on Sunday 9th September. A total of 15 teams fished, with four anglers in each team. The match took place on Back Deans, Front Deans, pegs 1 to 25 on Arles and half of High.
Bristol Avon, Swinford to the Swing Bridge, 60 pegsThe river had dropped a fair bit from midweek but was still pushing through with a lot of colour. Odd bream and chub were caught throughout the match giving decent weights as 18 double figure catches were recorded. Nigel Evans of Preston Innovations Thatchers B won the match from the new fence area, peg 64. He lightly balled in groundbait down the middle at the start and then fished a feeder over the top of this.
The Annual NSWCARC “Champs $1000 winner take all” match was held in Sydney recently here is the match report. . . Location of match: Sydney, AustraliaDate of match: 18/8/12 19/8/12Number of anglers: 16The Australian weather once again sent the 16 anglers in this year’s final a chilly reminder that winter had not left just yet despite the temps being well up all the previous week to the match.
Trial League Off To Blazing Start. The first round of the Sensas River/Canal league got off to a cracking start, with plenty of fish being caught on both the River Soar, and the Loughbrough Canal. This years event is being run as a trial, meaning teams are welcome to join at any time, as there is no cash prizes being paid out to winning teams. Three anglers fish on each of the two venues, with the cumulative result being decided on section points.
Big Trent bags prove fitting memorial to Nottinghamshire angler. Keith Fretwell was remembered in style last weekend, as his beloved River Trent threw up several big weights of fish. Coming out on top was Clowne rod Phil Turner, who weighed in a 52-9-0 net of bream to take victory. He fished a groundbait feeder with maggot and worm on the hook, casting one third of the way across the river.
Dynamite Baits Makins FisheryPhase One, Lake Two, 19 Fished. Kobra Wednesday Open1 Sam Brown (Dynamite Makins) 176-062 John Adamson (Kobra Feeders) 130-043 Charlie Shaw (Derby Fishermania) 65-084 John Oldham (Makins) 60-045 Terry Phillips (Attleborough Sports) 40-8-0On a day of strong winds, sunny periods and showers, most of the 19 anglers fishing the Wednesday KOBRA Open on Lake Two (Dynamite Makins) struggled to put a weight together, the top two being exceptions. Sam Brown (Dynamite Makins) on peg A20 started on pellet waggler and caught smallish carp steadily from the start. In the latter stages he switched to pole along the margins with corn on the hook and landed several bigger samples to lift his weight to a winning 176-06.
Perch and eels dominate in Shakespeare Veterans Championship. Nick Cowling seized victory in this years Shakespeare Veterans Championship, after he capitalised on a great first hour. The Alcester Sports backed rod started his match fishing just five metres from the bank, where he fed three small balls of groundbait laced with pinkies. A procession of chunky perch came to the net through the early stages of the match, before bites subsided and he decided to have a look on the feeder.
Innovation is hard to come by these days with so many companies hotly competing for the same goal. So, here’s why Matrix’s latest feeders impressed Alex Bones. So, picture the scene; you’ve been responsible for one of the most influential products of modern fishing – the push-button Method mould. You’ve patented the design to the hilt so it can’t be copied by anyone! Then you move to another tackle company where you’re presented with a blank drawing board.
This month Joe Carass takes the new mid-priced pole offerings from Sensas out for a little jaunt!Over the years I have used and owned poles from just about all the different manufacturers out there but, I must admit, I have never owned a Sensas model. I have held most of them throughout my time, though, and have always been impressed with what I have seen. My esteemed editor, Alex Bones, and I went tackle testing a few months ago and he put the top-of-the-range Power Match 874 through its paces. It was a lovely bit of kit that is perfect for the UK angler.
