Fishing App in tackle prize giveaway. Starting today, all members of the Fishing UK app will be rewarded for their efforts with the chance to win some great tackle prizes. Members will be given points for completing certain tasks within the app. Luke Webb, who is a co owner of the app explained: "Anglers will win three points for posting in a forum, three points for uploading a photo, three for a tip, four for a venue review, and eight for referring a friend and posting information to Facebook or Twitter!"We all know that points mean prizes, and the member at the top of the in-app leaderboard at the end of every month will win a great selection of prizes including baits from CC Moores, a bobbin head set and sticker from Bespoke Bobbins, Some respectable leads from Carp Rigs and some lovely smelling boilies from Xcel Baits.
Tom Scholey and Matt Godfrey win Preston Innovations Pairs festival. Pole Fishing’s editorial assistant, Matt Godfrey, and regular Match and Pole Fishing contributor Tom Scholey have won the Preston Innovations-sponsored Parkdean Pairs Festival at White Acres. The duo clinched the win after a tight festival – which saw them tied at the top of the 28-pair field going into the final day. Fortunately for the Daventry-based pair, a favourable draw on the Trewaters complex gave them two section wins, meaning they took victory by a four-point margin.
New coaching event announced.
Pole Fishing magazine has announced a brand-new coaching event for 2015, where they have a line-up of the country’s best anglers to help coach you at the Pole Fishing With The Stars weekend! On May 2nd and 3rd, 2015, the exciting new event will be taking place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes near Doncaster. The first event of its kind, the Pole Fishing With The Stars academy weekend will see 10 of the country’s top pole anglers come together, offering a unique opportunity for anglers to enjoy quality coaching from the very best in the business. Split into two separate one-day events, the weekend will see anglers spend half an hour with each of the stars, in small groups of six.
Pole Fishing Magazine is to run a new, three day event at Tunnel Barn Farm near Warwick, on June 15th, 16th and 17th, 2015. The first event of its kind, the Pole Fishing Masters is to be pole only, and is heavily sponsored by Daiwa, with the tackle giant committed to support the event for the next three years. Its backing will see the overall winner walk away with a Daiwa Air pole worth £5,999. There will also be generous tackle prizes for the individual winners of each day.
Get involved with our brand-new event for 2015. We have a line-up of the country’s best anglers to help coach you at the Pole Fishing With The Stars weekend!
On May 2nd and 3rd, 2015, an exciting new event will be taking place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes near Doncaster.
The first event of its kind, the Pole Fishing With The Stars academy weekend will see 10 of the country’s top pole anglers come together, offering a unique opportunity for anglers to enjoy quality coaching from the very best in the business.
Split into two separate one-day events, the weekend will see anglers spend half an hour with each of the stars, in small groups of six.
Unbeatable value for the Pole Fishing With The Stars weekend! Taking place on May 2nd and 3rd at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes near Doncaster, is the unmissable Pole Fishing With The Stars Weekend!
The first event of its kind, this academy weekend will see 10 of the country’s top pole anglers come together to offer a unique opportunity for you to enjoy quality coaching from the very best in the business.
Star anglers are set to include England internationals Des Shipp, Lee Kerry and Callum Dicks, former England ace, Dennis White, current Fish ‘O’ Mania champion Andy Geldart, top coach and Pole Fishing’s resident Venue Detective Andy May, England Youth Internationals James Dent and Bradley Gibbons, Fish ‘ O’ Mania legend Steve Cooke, Shimano & Dynamite-backed angling coach Nick Speed, and Match Fishing magazine’s Joe Carass.
Taking place on the venue’s prolific Laurels and Willows lakes, each star will showcase a different angling discipline, giving you the chance to learn as much as possible.
Each angler will specialize in a certain topic, style or method of pole fishing, giving in-depth demonstrations.
Pollution kills thousands of canal fish in the Leicester area.
The Grand Union Canal near Fleckney, in Leicestershire, has had its fish stocks decimated by a shocking pollution incident. Caused by farm slurry, ammonia levels reached critical levels with an estimated 2000 fish dying as a result.
Match Fishing regular Rob Wootton has fished this area of the canal all of his life and was understandably upset by the disaster.
Well respected and top angler Mark Pollard has just visited Match Fishing HQ with his new range of pole floats – available in tackle shops now!
There are five patterns in the initial launch and they are aimed at silver-fish fishing and F1s. The MP range starts with the MP1 and finishes with the MP5.
Mark had this to say on the range: “The MP1 is a classic roach float and a shape that I have used for over 20 years. It is suitable for canals and drains and is great for squatt/punch work.
Another big win for Andy Power… In an epic battle Preston Innovations and Sonubaits-backed Andy Power secured the title as 2014Knockout Cup champion after a convincing two-day performance.
Those among you who have followed the story up to this point will know that day one played out as a four-man final with Rob Wootton, Andy Power, Gary Miller and Geoff Valance competing for just two places. As one of the best-ever matches ensued no-one could call the result. It was left for the scales to call the verdict, which resulted in Andy wining the day with just over 137lb and Geoff notching up 132lb for his spot in day two.
Awesome Andy makes it three finals in three years. Preston Innovations and Sonubaits-backed ace, Andy Powers has qualified for the Maver Match This Final for the third year on the trot, after winning the qualifier at Boldings Fishery in Shropshire. Andy is now the first angler to qualify for all of the Match This finals to date – a truly unbelievable achievement by the Somerset-based rod. Andy drew Peg 28 on Chestnut and opted to fish caster shallow to catch F1s ranging between 1-3lb.
'Match This' Champ has Fisho in his sights. Former Maver 'Match This' Champion, Andy Power contemplated a lie in on Saturday, but was soon glad that he made the effort to get up after winning the year's first Fish 'O' Mania qualifier! Andy was showing as 17th place on the reserve list on the day, but due to a no-show he went on to win at Viaduct Fishery, Somerset. Andy, who fishes for Preston Innovation Thatchers was crowned Maver 'Match This' Champion back in 2011, and made contact with his first fish within minutes of the all-in. Fishing bomb and pellet he took several fish before switching to the pellet waggler with 10mm pellets fished at depth.
Fish 'O' Mania champion Andy Geldart talks preparation. . . There used to be a time I when would turn up on the bank with just a handful of rigs and not many hooklengths tied.
David Preston, the man behind Preston Innovations, is selling the business after 30 years of success. The Telford-based outfit is up for sale for a cool £25 million after being founded in 1984 by David Preston, the man who started what can only be described as one of the most popular tackle brands of all time.
Now well-established in the UK and Europe many of its products are on the ‘must-have’ list for today’s angler. Coupled with the fact that it employs in excess of 70 members of staff, along with England internationals such as Des Shipp, Tom Pickering and Lee Kerry as consultants, to name just a few, it isn’t expected to stay on the market for long.
WC Bradley Co acquire Preston Innovations WC Bradley Co, a privately owned multi-brand supplier of high-quality consumer goods headquartered in the USA, has announced the acquisition of Preston Innovations, a leading European fishing business headquartered in Telford, England, along with Primo, its distribution business located in Holland. The purchase price was not disclosed.
“I am pleased that we were able to conclude this deal and continue building our presence more globally in fishing,” said Marc Olivié, CEO of WC Bradley Co. “Our fishing businesses are doing well in both the US and Europe, and it is good to see us take another significant step into the European market with Preston Innovations.
