Foreign final for free to enter teams of four league. The Sensas Challenge is once again running a qualifying league in the North of England. Headed up by match organisers Lee Kerry and Tom Scholey, the league has been set up to ensure a series of Saturday matches are available for those wanting to fish natural baits, keeping bites coming all through the winter. “We wanted to run a league that stacked the odds in favour of anglers getting plenty of bites.
Trent plays host to prolific river festival. Dave Webb has won this years Burton Angling Festival, after what proved to be a good weeks fishing for many on the roach packed waters of the upper River Trent. Although conditions weren’t too good for the sell-out field - a very cold and clear river coupled with blustery winds made float presentation difficult in some areas. Those anglers pegged in the more sheltered areas benefited with the vast shoals of roach willing to feed.
Top brand adds more tackle to their armoury. Redditch based tackle giants, MAP are set to release several exciting new products on to the market. Complimenting
their already popular Paraoblix range of luggage is the new EVA Bait
Luggage. Constructed from the easily cleanable EVA plastic, the bowls
and compartments provide the perfect solution to bait storage and use.
The 2013 Midland Angler Of The Year is Graham Beckwith fromCoventry.
Forty anglers contested the event on a tough Barston Lake chilled by the previous day's heavy rain. The contest was split into two three-hour sessions (feeder only in the morning; pole only in the afternoon) with anglers fishing the same peg for each heat. No-one scored a perfect two points so it was a tie for first between Graham and Steve Wilson, both on three points.
New additive sees fish attacking plastic ducks!A
few months ago, the creator of the aromatic new additive Stinky
Stuff added a video to its YouTube channel showing carp attacking
leaves that had been sprayed with the flavouring. The video proved a
real hit, attracting almost 6,000 views. Since that date, several
remarkable results have been achieved with the help of Stinky Stuff,
including two record-breaking catches at high-profile match
fishing venues. The latest promotional video for the bait shows
one of the bait's creators, Steve Williams, spraying rubber ducks with the
additive.
New teams-of-six league filling up fast!The Matrix and Van Den Eynde-backed teams-of-six league, which will run this winter, is filling up fast, according to organisers Sam Wildsmith and Tom Scholey. With a maximum of 12 team places available, the league has already attracted eight teams, meaning there are just four places available. League co-organiser Tom Scholey said: "Sam Wildsmith and I have been really happy with the interest we have received, and with eight teams already signed up, and plenty of interest for the other places, we fully expect the league to sell out. "With generous sponsorship from Matrix, Van Den Eynde and Sam's tackle shop, Mill Tackle, a good payout will be guaranteed, both on each individual round and on the league overall.
Teal Attends Lymm AC match. Sunday 15th September saw round four of the Lymm AC Juniors Autumn Series taking place on New Pool. The weather forecast was pretty grim with torrential rain and gale-force winds. This week it was bread week and all the competitors were restricted to using bread plus one other hook bait.
Big-money match at Midlands commercial. Warwickshire
super-water Tunnel Barn Farm has announced a big-money match that is
to run on October 12th. The match, that will boast a
first prize of £500 donated by the venue, will be limited to 60
places with tickets priced at £25. Fishing will take place on
the New, Extension, Club and Canal pools with 15 pegs on each.
Lincoln store to offer massive weekend discounts. Popular Lincoln tackle store Shortferry Angling has announced a 25 per cent discount sale this weekend. The store is celebrating being open since 1988 by offering customers some bumper bargains in a one-off weekend extravaganza. The terms of the sale couldn't be simpler – the owners are simply taking 25 per cent off their entire stock! This is for one weekend only and only available in store.
Gallery of England boys in action. Match
Fishing’s men on the bank have now returned from the World Championship
in Poland. They are armed with hundreds of images of England’s
victorious anglers on their way to being crowned the best team in the
world this year. See the gallery below for an assortment of their best pictures!.
