Christmas Fur & Feather match announced. Sunday 22nd December will host the 2013 annual Fur & Feather match at Tri Cast Weston Pools near Oswestry in Shropshire. Everyone is invited to the match, which costs just £25 to enter including food after the match. Alongside the usual pools payout, there will be random prizes awarded to certain pegs, and there is expected to be some novelty prizes too.
Charity Moustache growers celebrate the end of November!
Just hours remain before the gallant Movember crew are allowed to wield there razors, and shave off the product of the last months growing. Between the team at parent company DHP, they have managed to raise a whopping £868 towards mens health causes – largely thanks to the generous support of friends, colleagues and families.
The global total for Movember stands at over £64,000,000 – money which will make a real difference to the lives of cancer sufferers everywhere.
What sets Movember apart from many other charity campaigns though is the ‘fun’ element- and staff at DHP have certainly had their fair share of that! Angling News Week Editor, Tom Scholey explained: “The banter always flows freely at DHP Towers, and with almost half of the male staff sporting some sort of facial hair, we have had lots more ammunition than normal!
We have even had to postpone our staff photo, because our HR manager feared we would look like a bunch of Mexican bandits from an old western if it went ahead this week!
Mo wearers have been compared to everything from Hulk Hogan to Super Mario, Freddie Mercury, and Carlos Valderrama.
Shipp & Kerry's Italian GloryDes Shipp and Lee Kerry have returned form Preston Innovations Italia Festival in victorious style, after each winning a day of the star studded competition. The event, which is open to Preston Innovations consultants from throughout Europe, is contested on the prolific Lake Faldo and River Tevere. The first day of the event is a coaching day - and taught Lee Kerry some lessons that were to prove very valuable. Lee explained: "The first major match of the festival is a pairs event that takes place on Lake Faldo, but the coaching day before the event proved a good chance to practice.
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.
Deadly bait additive shown on cameraAnglers have been left open mouthed, as a new video that is trending on YouTube shows the deadly effective nature of the new Stinky Stuff bait additive that has recently hit the market. The star of the video is England Veterans ace, Terry Lancaster. First, Terry cups in some leaves that have no additive and nothing happens. Next, Terry cups in some leaves that have been sprayed with the critically acclaimed 'Stinky Stuff' and carp can be seen almost instantly gobbing at them.
Openshaw and Frackowiak complete Maver Match This lineup. Steve Openshaw and Krysztof Frackowiak have become the last two people to qualify for the Maver Match This Final, after winning their respective qualifiers this weekend. The two matches, fished at Tunnel Barn Farm and Barston Lakes. A good turn-out saw ninety seven anglers attend the 2013 Maver Mega 'Match This' qualifier at the popular Tunnel Barn Farm.
Albutt’s anguish at 8th near miss. Despite his reputation as being one of the best anglers in the country, there is one prize that keeps avoiding Matrix and Bait-Tech-backed ace Grant Albutt – and that is a place in the Fish ‘O’ Mania Final. Grant has now come second in eight qualifiers of the 130-peg, including two in the last two weeks – finishing an agonising 3lb 1oz off top spot in this week's match at Gold Valley. He explained: “I am very fortunate in that I have fished in most major UK finals, and even managed to win the £25,000 2010 Parkdean Masters Final, but a place in the Fish 'O' Mania Final has continued to evade me.
Grab your copy of the December issue!The December issue is on sale THIS FRIDAY - don't miss your chance to get involved with the best information, from the best anglers in the game. The final part of this year's Drennan Knockout Cup unfolds in a two-day-long epic at Docklow Pools. The four finalists battle it out in our elimination shocker. Alongside this there's top advice from Steve Ringer, Lee Kerry, Lee Edwards and many more.
71 pages of news, blogs and features for just 69p!The angling world is in mourning this week, as two stars of the sport have passed away. These are multiple Drennan Cup winner Terry Lampard, and match fishing legend, Don Slaymaker. We have tributes from their friends inside. In more cheery news, Gareth Goldson has broken his personal best chub with a 7lb 13oz specimen.
Most eventful week of the year in news. It has been the most hectic week of the year so far in terms of news, with big matches taking place, international teams announced,and big fish banked!There has been controversial news from the Preston Innovations Feeder Team captain, Tommy Pickering, who has chosen his team for this years World Championship in South Africa - and included two anglers who have never represented their country before. In other match fishing news, the results are in for this years Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final - which has seen some shock exits for the UK's biggest teams. Then there is the story of the lucky sea angler, who has won £1,000,000 on the Euromillions! Plus, we have word of the launch of an exciting new specimen fishing brand!Feature wise, we reveal the clever F1 fishing device that will send you potty, uncover carp fishing tips from the best in the business, and take in a days grayling fishing on a tough northern river.
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Two exciting new competitions have been announced this week - carrying a combined prize fund of over £35,000! If you are a match, sea or fly angler then at least one of them will be right up your street!On top of this we have the story of the pleasure angler who has banked a massive 7lb 5oz chub, and the all important results from the Angling Trust Winter League Semi Finals!We bring you the story of Alan Blairs latest conquest, which sees him targetting carp on tidal rivers, and reveal the exciting new bait on offer from carp giant Solar Baits. Then there is the tale of England feeder star Tommy Pickering's latest high profile win, in the Maver Larford Silver Fish Festival. Feature wise, we have soil secrets from the best angler in the world, a lesson in day ticket carp fishing from England ace Tom Maker, a battle of two UK Champions, and a sea fishing lesson from Gary Pye. Plus, there is a look at the latest tackle to hit the shelves, blogs from the sports top names, and all the latest catch reports.
Just 69p for 71 pages of news, features, blogs and more! After running virtually unchanged for years, Drennan Team England has announced a squad change for this years European Championship. We reveal the two new lucky anglers inside, and gauge their reaction to the news! A school of massive cod has moved in off the coast of Norway, with several 20kg beasts being landed, and two over the massive 30kg barrier! More details inside. Also from the sea fishing world, we have the story of the tiny codling - that won one lucky sea angler over £10,000 in prizes! There have been several high profile signings in the carp fishing world this week - notably the move by Belgian ace Dennis Helling to English tackle giant Taska, we have all the gossip inside! In videos, we have spring tips from Pole Fishing's Matt Godfrey, a trailer for the critically acclaimed new Bait Tech DVD, and a sneak peek at a clever new baiting tool from Avid Carp. For all this and more, check out this week's issue of Angling News Week - for just 69p an issue you would be a fool not to! Click here to get your copy now!.
Awesome Andy in Riverfest Final. No one
can deny that Preston ace Andy Power is having a phenomenal season on
the commercial match scene - qualifying for the Fish 'O'Mania Final,
Maver Match This Final, and leading the prestigious UK Angling
Championship. In a rare summer break from commercial fishing,
Andy entered the RiverFest qualifier on his local Bristol Avon at the
weekend - and continued his awesome run of form by winning the 58 peg
match!The Thatchers rod explained: "Contrary to what some people
think, I actually prefer natural venue fishing to commercials, and
between October and March river and canal fishing is pretty much all I
do. It is only the size of matches in my area, and my desire to progress
as an angler, that makes me fish commercials.
In the latest episode of Matrix's The Practice Les heads to the stunning Patshull Park to prepare for the forthcoming Feeder Masters qualifier and a two day festival. Will he sort the best pole and feeder tactics to help him in his future matches. . .
