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.
Kamasan Starlets edge out Daiwa Dorking in Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final! Mid-week frosts led to a clearer canal than seen during the recent excellent practices and, coupled with bright sunshine, led to a slow start for the 89 competitors on the Angling Trust Southern Winter League semi final held on Saturday, March 29th, 2014 on the Kennet and Avon canal, Marlborough.
Subsequently, the famed skimmers normally found on these prolific sections failed to materialise in any numbers and the roach were reluctant to feed until the latter stages of the match. So it became a perch match and thankfully they obliged in numbers.
Daiwa Gordon Leagues' Dave Micklewright virtually had the match won in the first 30 minutes when he landed seven large perch to 3lb on worm and maggot fished over chopped worm from his peg on the tree at Potters.
Disabled Angler's UKDMFC line-up announced. . . UKDMFC is now in it's eighth year of organising angling competitions for the disabled angler throughout the UK! Speaking to the disabled angler, the feedback we have received has told us that the Disabled Masters, the team and the Rod and Line Championships are what YOU still want – and the same venues as 2013.
Bennett lifts the Preston Innovations Matchman Of The Year title! For the third time in four years, northern commercial expert, Andy Bennett, has been crowned the Preston Innovations Matchman of the year.
Andy scored a staggering 98 points to win the event, finishing 26 points clear of second place. The competition ran from June 16th, 2013 to March 16th, 2014 and thanks to the new sponsor, Preston Innovations, Andy won a fantastic £5,000!
The event works by rewarding anglers who frame in matches with 30 or more participants. Winning a match with 30 or more anglers will give an angler three points, with 40 or more four points are awarded, and matches with 50 or more participants rewards anglers with five points.
Bait giant Marukyu is celebrating its fourth birthday and has a special offer for you!
Marukyu has placed a £4. 99 price tag on the world's best-selling groundbait – EFG 161. This awesome mix usually retails at £6. 99, so a bargain is there to be had.
Popular match in memory of Ivan Marks gets go ahead!Mallory Park Fisheries will be holding the 10th annual running of the Ivan Marks Memorial Match in May. It will be, as always, open to all anglers of any standard and offers a great opportunity to ‘rub shoulders’ with star anglers from all over the country, including full internationals from several countries. This event WILL be a sell-out!
The event will take place on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th, 2014 to be fished on The Glebe Pools and Foundation Lake which is opening early for this special event (normally opens June 1st). Entrants need to stipulate which day they wish to fish as first choice, as places are limited, and tickets are already selling fast for the two 100-peg limited matches held in memory of the legend himself, Ivan Marks… so get your entry in quick! Anglers can fish on both days if they book and pay their entry fees early doors.
The humble readymade pole rig has just been dragged into the 21st century by tackle giant Drennan! Traditionally the domain of the ‘pleasure’ angler and newcomers to the sport, Drennan’s pre-tied pole rigs surpass anything that’s currently out there, which makes them a very real consideration for anglers of allabilities and experience levels. There are no signs of mismatched hooks, badly undershotted floats andbizarre shotting patterns – these rigs have been over a year in development, hand-tied in Drennan’s own factories and based on five-time World Champion, Alan Scotthorne’s rig diagrams.
That makes them as close as you can possibly get in mass production to the rigs that Alan actually ties himself!
Designed to cope with most commercial fishery applications, there are four styles of rig available: Carp & F1s, Big Carp, Silverfish & F1s and Margin Carp.
We were particularly impressed with the shotting patterns and the sensible sizes of shot used, from No10s to No8s.
