Top all-rounder available for bookings!
Former Drennan Knockout Cup winner and reigning Shakespeare Champion Rob Wootton can now be booked for coaching days.
Here at Match Fishing we rate Rob extremely highly and believe him to be one of the best anglers in the country. No matter what the venue or discipline, Rob can show you how to do it.
“I have been coaching for a while now and the anglers I have taken out have often re-booked for more sessions.
Midlands match Mecca to host three-day festival!
Popular Midlands venue, Barston is next week hosting a three-day festival that is open to all.
The festival is to be held on the big lake on all three days and is sure to offer superb sport for all of the anglers involved.
If you are interested, the dates are June 17th, 18thand 19thand entry will cost £130.
To book onto the festival, call Craig Casemore on 07814 729968.
England International Steve Hemingray impresses yet again on the elite stage by winning the prestigious Rive Drennan Cup.
Held on the vast 15km Lac Au Duc in Ploermel, France, The Rive Drennan Cup attracted 120 of the world’s finest anglers – but it was Steve who proved his class and took home the £2000 first prize.
With the pole only producing small fish, Steve turned to the waggler in search of the lakes better quality skimmers. Fishing at 25metres, Steve’s plan revolved around firing rich feed-laced balls accurately at his 8g-fixed waggler.
This Saturday, May 31st, the Chapmans Angling Store in Hull sees the Fox and Matrix Open Day, hosted by top carp catchers Mark Pitchers and Tom Maker from Fox. They’ll be on hand all day to answer all your carpy questions, show you the latest rigs and tactics – including zig rigs and getting the most out of PVA – guaranteed to help you put more fish on the bank, plus the very latest gear from Fox. For commercial match and pleasure anglers, Ricky Teale – top angler and the brains behind the superb Matrix range – will be there to answer any questions you have, from Method and pellet-feeder rigs and killer waggler tactics to pole fishing styles, rigs and when best to use them, as well as demonstrating all the latest Matrix rods, poles, feeders and rigs. A fantastic raffle will also be held on the day, giving you the chance to win some superb prizes including a Fox Supa Brolly shelter and many other great prizes.
Big-money-final tickets and top tackle up for grabs!
If you are aged under 22 and like river fishing, you will want to get involved in the Evesham Junior Angling Championship!Sponsored by Match Fishing Magazine, and tackle giants Matrix, the event not only sees competitors stand a chance of winning top tackle prizes – but the winner of both the junior and the intermediate category will also win a ticket for, and free entry to the Evesham Festival Match Fishing Championship. This event is commonly regarded as river fishing’s most rich and prestigious event, and boasts invited stars including Alan Scotthorne, Will Raison, Des Shipp, Dave Harrell and Matt Godfrey!The Junior Angling Championship takes place on Saturday, August 2nd on Evesham’s River Avon, and will consist of a four-hour match for under 16s, and a five-hour match for under 22s. Competitors must be under the required age on the date of the match. The cost is just £6 for a junior, or £12 for an intermediate.
Maver and Bag 'em superstar, Jamie Hughes, reaches Maver Match This Final for the fourth year running! One of the hottest days of the year greeted anglers for this year's Mega Match This qualifier at Boldings Pools, Bridgnorth. With temperatures approaching 25°C, anglers were aware before the match that the resident carp had started to spawn, but no-one could be sure how this would impact on the fishing. Thankfully, there were still plenty of carp willing to feed with the top four anglers all achieving 100lb plus catches.
Winner on the day, and making his way to another Mega Match This Final, was Maver's Jamie Hughes.
Garbolino are delighted to announce they have agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with Ireland’s National Feeder Team. The deal, which is valued at more than €14,000 over the three years, should help the team which will be known as Garbolino Team Ireland Feeder, develop further to compete at the highest level. Who knows, they might even get their first team medal on home soil this year! SERT UK General Manager Darren Cox commented:“We are delighted to have teamed up with the Irish National Feeder team! We have recently launched our brands into Ireland and we would like to focus our attention gaining some market share in the coarse/match sector with the Garbolino brand. What better way than to have Ireland’s National Feeder team using our products! I know most of these great guys personally and I know they will also work hard to promote Garbolino in Ireland for us.
Important rule clarification for Round One of the2014 Drennan Knockout Cup. For all competitors fishing this event, please note that meat in all forms will be banned both as feed and hook bait. Garbolino Lindholme Lakes owner, Neil Grantham, has taken the decision to ban the use of the bait for open matches, but is still happy for it to be used in larger one-off matches where permission is previously granted by him. However,Match Fishing editor, Alex Bones, who runs the event has taken the decision to ban its use on the Drennan Knockout Cup round (round one).
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.
Most financially rewarding match ever!
Ticket sales so far for this year's Mega Match This event are at an all time high with the opening five qualifiers having already produced two sell-outs and one near sell-out with the second Larford Lakes qualifier taking place this weekend also looking like a possible sell-out! Taking this into account, Maver MD and event founder, Philip Briscoe has recently announced the introduction of section payouts for the 2014 Grand Final in addition to the standard top three overall payout. There are also plans to increase the winner's prize if ticket sales allow. This year's final will, therefore, see four six-peg sections with each one paying out £1,000 to the winner in addition to the winner's prize (minimum £50,000), second place (£5,000) and third place (£3,000) payouts. "As an added incentive for finalists, I will be paying £1,000 every six pegs.
Deadly new flavour combination from Marukyu! Marukyu is well known for its scientific approach to baits and the latest launch is set to take the market by storm!
'Skrill' is the buzzword from the Marukyu stable. It is a new pellet formulation that combines the awesome fish-catching properties of krill with strong-smelling squid.
Skrill pellets are almost black in colour thanks to this combination of flavours, and they have been taking venues apart during development.
Luckily for you, we will be the first to get our hands on the Skrill pellets and we'll have an exclusive Facebook competition for you tomorrow to stand a chance to win some of these awesome pellets.
The Barston record has fallen once again and yet again it is Suzi Smith who has done it! Recording a colossal 194lb, which beat her previous record by almost 30lb, the catch was taken on paste fished in the margins of Peg 30.
Venue owner Nigel Harrhy had this to say on the catch: “Suzi is extremely difficult to beat at Barston and it's no surprise that she keeps breaking the venue record! How she fishes is a bit of a mystery to all who fish here, but it doesn’t matter if it is winter or summer, she does the damage!
“It is also pleasing to see the lake producing great weights such as this. We had a tough time several years ago when the lake was really starting to reach its peak. Sadly we caught the dreaded KHV and that really hampered our progress.
Action-packed May issue in the shops!
The latest issue of your favourite fishing magazine hits the shop shelves today and it’s another blinder!
As always we have endeavoured to get the latest trends and tactics for you to enjoy, along with the tackle reviews that you all love to read!
But what’s in it?
. Andy Findlay reveals yet another deadly feeder technique and shows you exactly how to make his custom-made pellet feeders.
. Fresh from his Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying success, Pemb Wrighting shows you how to target skimmers and carp with a softly, softly approach.
New partner sought for flagship match fishing event.
One of the UK’s most prestigious match fishing events, the UK Angling Championship is seeking a new flagship sponsor, to ensure that the event is televised once again.
For the past five years, the event has been sponsored by top tackle company Preston Innovations, but it has told the organisers that it won’t be supporting the competition this year.
The event's media director, Rob Hughes said: “We would like to extend a big thank you to Preston Innovations, for its support over the last few years.
“There’s just no concrete evidence of what damage these baits are capable of, long-term,” says White Acres fishery boss Clint Elliott. White Acres, in Cornwall, is the most popular match fishing festival venue in the UK and well known for its relatively stringent list of rules. However, Clint has taken the decision to ban all fluorescent liquids and baits as feed because there’s no long-term, conclusive proof of the damage or harm these baits are capable of inflicting when introduced in larger quantities.
“Each lake here at White Acres is a complex ecosystem, just as every other waterway is,” states Clint.
