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Darren Cox in Fish 'O' Mania Final!Garbolino-backed ace, Darren Cox has qualified for the Fish ‘O’ Mania final, after winning the 130-peg qualifying match at Shropshire’s Octoplus Boldings Fishery. Remarkably, this is the fourth time in his career that Darren has qualified for the big-money final – which this year carries a prize fund of £30,000. It is also the third time that he has qualified on his first attempt of a season!He commented: “I am over the moon to be in the final for a fourth time, and qualifying so early in the year will give me plenty of time to focus on practicing and preparing for it. "I was one of the last to draw on the day, and because I am not familiar with the pegs at Boldings, I picked the brains of a couple of local anglers after I had drawn.

Tony Curd to offer coaching days. After a number of requests from interested groups and individuals, commercial fishing ace Tony Curd has announced that he is to offer coaching days. The service is offered to both groups and individuals, with bookings through his state of the art website, www. tonycurdanglingcoach.

We recruit the help of one of the sport’s finest all-rounders and true gent, Darren Cox, for a masterclass in approaching rivers in flood conditions. Flooded, raging rivers, often seen with half a tree floating down, can be a daunting proposition on the pole, but they needn’t be. You need to think carefully about your baits and rigs, but above all else being confident in your approach is as important as anything else. Darren Cox has encountered many a river like this in match conditions, both when fishing for crucial team points and in individual-based events.

Reporting to the Digital Commercial Manager, the Web Content Specialist will be primarily responsible for implementing and optimising world class web content on DHP’s consumer and trade websites in line with the content strategy and serving the web content needs of DHP. You will also be responsible for measurement and insight, continuously optimising content to drive on-site engagement and producing insightful reports. In addition, you’ll be expected to build strong relationships with editors, marketing and sales teams across the business providing insight and sharing best practice with the teams to help them meet their campaign objectives. Responsibilities: Maintaining and updating web content across all DHP websites Help deliver projects by auditing, migrating testing and building web content Supporting and executing web content requirements from editorial, sales and marketing teams Adhere to and be an ambassador for process and workflows within the digital team Research and suggest tests to improve on-site engagement across DHP websites Produce regular reports to the management Assist and advise managers on best practices around digital content strategy and execution Qualifications: Good understanding of digital content strategy Good understanding of web content management Good understanding of CMS platforms Analytical with a good understanding of success metrics Ability to turn data into meaningful insight and recommendations Ability to write good quality web content Knowledge of web design principles including HTML Knowledge of basic user experience principles (including mobile) Ability to multi-task and manage workload/time effectively Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to work individually or as part of a team Ability and appetite to keep up with the latest trends in digital marketing Willingness to adapt and acquire additional skills as may be required to fulfil the needs of the role Support and assist social media when necessary Support and assist the E-commerce manager when necessary Good understanding of angling across its different disciplines is an advantage This position could be based from home or from our office in Daventry .

We are sad to announce the passing of David Hall – founder and chairman of David Hall Publishing. David died peacefully in his sleep this morning after a short spell in hospital. He was diagnosed with cancer almost two years ago and had spent the past 12 months at home being cared for by his wife, Cherry. Throughout that period, David continued to take an active role in the running of DHP and asserted that the only thing keeping him from the office was an arthritic ankle!Considered a maverick when he entered the angling trade as the private publisher of Coarse Fisherman magazine more than 30 years ago, David went on to publish several leading angling publications including Match Fishing, Pole Fishing, Coarse Fishing Answers, Total Carp, Advanced Carp Fishing, Total Sea Fishing and Total FlyFisher.

Same peg gives angler festival win, and place in £50k final. When James Dent drew the noted Peg 16 on Twin Oaks on the final day of last week’s Dynamite Baits festival at White Acres, many people predicted it was a ticket to victory. So it proved – the Teesside ace bagged 170lb of carp, which built on his good results for the rest of the week to give him a perfect 36-point score – and victory in the 180-angler event. Unbelievably, the next day saw the MAP and Marukyu-backed rod draw the very same peg in the qualifier for the £50,000 Maver 'Match This' final.

MAP rod takes big canal win. MAP and Sensas-backed ace James Dent has won the third round of the Thorne Teams Of Three league on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal. The 22-year-old from Yarm, Cleveland, beat a field of 71 anglers to win the day with 21-3-0. James enjoyed a good early run of fish on bloodworm and joker, before turning his attention to casters, fished at 16 metres.