Pole Fishing Editor to donate this month's match winnings to charity. In his latest blog, Pole Fishing’s Editor ponders the importance of money in match fishing. It is a topic hot on the lips of many anglers at the moment, given the current trend towards qualifying matches and big-money finals. He ends the piece by promising to donate all his monthly winnings to Movember - the charity set up to raise money for testicular and prostate cancer causes.
Big turnouts expected in new match series. Hayfield Lakes has long been known for it’s fantastic carp fishing, but it is the quality of the silver fish fishing that is setting tongues wagging in the angling world. Preston ace, Lee Kerry recently shot a feature at the venue, and commented: "The fishing really is unbelievably good, anglers have the option to target carp or silver fish depending on how the venue is fishing. I caught well over 40lb of silverfish on bloodworm and joker the other day, in a catch that included crucians, perch, skimmers and some clonking roach.
Marlow Wins Fourth Soar Championship. They say that consistency is the mark of a good match angler- which must make Roger Marlow the undisputed king of his local River Soar, as he has won no fewer than four Soar Championships, and three in the last three years!He is, in fact believed to be the only person ever to have won three river championships in consecutive years. The England Veteran Star told Angling News Week: “I have always loved the River Soar- it is my local river, and I have been fishing it for years- so to add a fourth Soar Championship title to my CV is an unbelievable feeling. ”Roger’s latest result came after a tough match on the Sutton Bonington stretch of river, when he recorded just 2kg 550g to take the win.
Garbolino ace makes young anglers day. Garbolino and Bait Tech backed match ace, Steve Tucker made one young anglers day at a recent match- by giving him the rod that he had won as a prize in the competition! The young anglers family were so touched by the former Fish O Mania Finalists generosity, that they wrote to Match Fishing Magazine singing his praises. Mum, Trudie Howard explained: “My fiancee and son recently fished a weekend of matches at Revels Fishery in Dorset. The event was to celebrate the venues 25th birthday and was to be my son, thirteen year old Brenden’s first match.
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The latest issue of Angling News Week is now available, and packed full of interesting stories! It has been a very good week for England- with our fly fishing team winning the Bank Challenge Home International, and Tommy Pickering showing the Italians the way home in a match fishing exhibition. We also have the exclusive story of England Veterans star Roger Marlow- who has won the Soar Championship for the third consecutive time. From the specimen world, there is news of a massive 8lb 12oz chub from the River Lee, and two new barbel river records!Carp giant Korda have announced the release of a new Underwater Carp DVD- and we tell you how you could win tickets to attend a premier viewing with the stars at an Essex cinema. We bring news of the latest range of poles from Maver, and a multi million pound tackle business that has just hit the market.
Joe Carass runs the rule over two new seatboxes from Si-Wi Tackle!It is fair to say that seatbox design hasn’t moved on much in the last five years or so. The famous Rive seatbox system has really taken the market by storm and, despite its high price tag, it still surprises me just how many you see on the bank. Understandably, many other manufacturers have followed suit and made seatboxes along similar lines to the Rive system. But I must admit I have been waiting to see something new and different, and the Quad Box might just be it.
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