New E-Booking system for UK's biggest river festival.
The UK's biggest river fishing event - the Evesham Festival has introduced a new online booking system, allowing anglers to reserve tickets for this years qualifying matches.
In a change from previous form, this years bloodworm qualifiers are spaced out - with one weekend in July and another in August. There will also be two qualifying matches for the Evesham Team Championship this year, with one team qualifying from each.
Headline sponsor ‘unlikely’ but big prizes still on offer.
Organisers of the Evesham Festival have released details of the 2014 prize fund – and there’s still bags of cash up for grabs despite the loss of one of the event’s long-standing sponsors. Event director Roger Mortimer, announced the revised prize structure after a search for a headline sponsor for this year’s festival looked unlikely to produce new backers in time for the final weekend. “We’d love to have kept the prize fund at the same level as last year and one of the reasons we’ve been slow in announcing the payout was a hope that a new sponsor could be found,” explained Roger.
Unprecedented interest in summer river festival. Tickets are selling out quickly for this year's Evesham Festival qualifying matches, following the news that the sponsors, Shakespeare, Match Fishing Magazine and Wychavon District Council, have once again guaranteed over £18,000 in prize money – meaning a total prize fund of around £28,000 for the three-day festival!The event, which is the richest river fishing festival in the country, takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend of 24th August, 25th August and 26th August – and attracts many of the country's top anglers. Alongside the angling spectacle, there is a massive tented village packed with angling related goodies, craft stores, fine foods and, of course, a well-stocked beer tent!Match organiser, Diane Raphael is delighted with how bookings have been going so far this year: "The matches are always well attended, but to have every qualifier almost sold out before the season even begins is almost unprecedented. It is also nice to see a lot of new names and faces on the list.
Matrix launch FREE underwater DVD!
Tackle giants Matrix have been hard at work over the past few months putting together their new underwater DVD – Underwater Evolution.
The new DVD goes beneath the surface to take a close look at what really happens with your feeder rigs. The footage has been put together by expert diver and Match Fishing regular Rob Hughes.
With the help of brand manager Ricky Teale and former Maver Match This champion Les Thompson, Underwater Evolution dispels a few myths and rumours about what actually goes on.
Top name sponsors for new winter event. An exciting new team fishing competition has been announced, that will start in the winter of 2013. The brainchild of Sam Wildsmith, and Angling News Week Editor, Tom Scholey, the league will see 12 teams of six compete over a four match series. Sam explained: “For a few years now, I have felt that there is room for a new team fishing competition through the winter months – and after talking with Tom we decided to get together and make it happen.
Shiny new gear unveiled at the Tackle & Guns Trade Show!The gates have opened on the 2013 Tackle & Guns Trade Show, with plenty of exciting tackle and bait innovations unveiled to the trade. The show, which enables tackle and gun manufacturers to showcase their latest products and innovations, is used by many companies to launch their product ranges for the coming year. Dozens of top brands have been in attendance, and we have been there to give you a sneak preview of what you can expect to see in the shops over coming months. From the Shimano stable, a great new range of budget rods caught our eye, offering unbelievable value for a modest price tag, with the range starting from £54.
Northern angling complex continues to expand. Garbolino Lindholme Lakes, near Epworth in Lincolnshire has enjoyed a colossal growth over the last twelve years, growing from just two lakes to the super-complex that it is today. But owner, Neil Grantham has still more plans for the venue – with three new lakes and an additional 100 touring caravan spaces set to open next year. He has also won planning permission for another 100 lodges on site.
SUBSCRIBE TO YOUR FAVOURITE MAG THIS WEEKEND AT THE BIG ONEIf you're heading to The Big One in Farnborough this weekend be sure to visit us at STAND 71 to check out our subscription deals, courtesy of the lovely chaps at Sensas. You won't be able to miss us, we'll be straight ahead of you as you arrive in the main hall. You can take away your choice of either nine jars of Marukyu JPz worth £53. 91 or a Sensas bait pack worth over £34 when you subscribe to 12 issues of Match Fishing or our sister title Pole Fishing magazine for just £47.
New opportunity at top tackle firm. Tackle
giants Leeda - the parent company of top brands such as MAP and
Wychwood is searching for a new product and marketing support
co-ordinator. The role is to support all marketing activity across all
Leeda brands, including Wychwood and MAP. This will involve
managing and planning all trade and consumer show display requirements.
Exciting Changes For Match Fishing Team Championship. The number of teams who can qualify for this year’s Match Fishing Team Championship has been increased from two, to six. Taking
place on August Bank Holiday Monday, this popular event sees 14 of the
best teams in the country clash on Evesham’s Warwickshire Avon, in what
is regarded as one of match fishing’s most prestigious team matches. In
years gone by, entry has been by invitation only, though, in recent years
one team per year has been able to qualify in a one-off team match in
July.
World’s First 'Commercial' Carp Fishing TournamentThe world's first documented commercial carp fishing tournament has taken place in Kentucky, USA, and carried a first-place prize of $10,000!Hosted by the Kentucky Department Of Fish And Wildlife, the two-day contest saw the winning team weigh in over 10,000lb of fish – and at the same time go some way towards saving the native fish population of the area's waterways!Kentucky has been badly affected by the spread of the none-native Asian carp, and particularly the silver carp sub species, that have reaked havoc on waterways across the United States. Over the course of the contest, only non-native specieswere allowed to be weighed in, meaning the event ridded the local ecosystem of tens of thousands of invaders. The competiton proved a real hit among local anglers, and spectators, with some people travelling over 200 miles just to watch the event taking place! Click here to watch a YouTube documentary about the contest!. .
Another hectic weekends roach sport on Lincolnshire venue.
The Town Welland at Spalding was again on great form in this weekends match, with over 900lb of roach being put on the scales. The 54 anglers averaged over 16lb a man, with 18 managing 20lb plus. Conditions on the river were totally different from the week before, the colour had dropped out , and the river was at its lowest point for recent years, being barely two and a half feet deep, with a slight flow on it.
Dedicated feeder emag hits the market!
Love feeder fishing? Then you are going to love Feeder, the brand new bi-monthly digital magazine and video.
The first dedicated feeder fishing publication, Feeder will feature the Preston Innovations World Feeder team along with other top class feeder anglers from around the country.
Issue One features none other than Steve Ringer, arguably the finest feeder angler around. Steve goes into great detail about the hottest tactic of the moment, the Hybrid feeder.
Albutt and Wakelin receive England call up. The Angling Trust & Preston Innovations England Feeder Team has now been selected for the World Championships in November in South Africa. They are; Tom Pickering (Manager/Captain) Glenn Lawrence (Coach), Steve Ringer, Phil Ringer, Mick Vials, Adam Wakelin and Grant Albutt. Glenn Lawrence, the current Barnsley Blacks Captain will be coaching this strong squad alongside Tommy.
Big weight in first round of pairs league. The first round of the Maver Bait Tech Pairs Competiton took place this weekend. Conditions didn’t look too good on the Town Welland, the river was chocolate brown and stood virtually still with all the main river flow going down the Coronation Channel. Surprisingly the roach decided to have a real feed.
