Match Fishing previews MAP's new flagship pole. Top
match brand MAP is set to release a new flagship pole – the TKS 901 – and already it
has set tongues wagging in the tackle industry. Many of those who have
seen it believe it to be the best pole ever made. Recently, MAP's
brand manager, Mike Robinson, took the pole into Match Fishing's, and
sister title Pole Fishing's, headquarters in Daventry.
Tom Scholey ponders why some match anglers are so secretive. I’m sure we have all heard the often wildly inflated stories before about anglers who are cleaning up at their local water on a new fangled ‘secret’ rig or ‘secret’ bait. And we all probably know somebody who is reluctant to tell you what or how they fish, or about certain aspects of it. Without a doubt, some anglers revel in secrecy, and like to think that they have their own special edges that sneak them a few extra fish here and there.
Wakelin smashes UK Championship record!Preston Innovations ace Adam Wakelin has set a new UK Championship record, with a massive 279lb 6oz net from Bait-Tech Viaduct Fishery in Somerset. Adam took the huge net from corner Peg 119 on Campbell Pool, fishing 8mm pellets shallow down the edge at 16 metres. On hearing the news that he had set a new record, Adam was absolutely delighted. He told us: "I have been fishing the UK Championship for 10 years now and have always wanted to win a round but never quite managed it.
Tight competition in Merseyside Angling Championship. On Saturday, July 27th four teams competed for the title of Merseyside Angling Champions 2013. The annual event taking place at Chester Lakes Fishery in Rouge Hill near Chester was open to teams of six anglers aged under 17 years old. It was run by Merseyside County Angling Group (Mersey CADG), a group set up by the Angling Trust to increase participation in angling through better access, organised events, fun days and networking between fishing clubs, coaches, tackle industry and fisheries.
Daiwa & Guru backed ace in Maver final. Andy
Bennett has won a place in the Maver Match This Final, after winning
the Garbolino Lindholme Lakes qualifier, with a weight of 138lb 13oz.
The result came on the back of a successful week for Andy - who also won
last weeks festival at Lindholme!Having only just missed out on
a place in the final from last weekend’s qualifier at Partridge Lakes
by a little over 4lbs, Andy was determined not to be beaten again.
Fishing meat over ground bait towards the far bank Andy finished the day
with 138-13-00 from peg 26 on OasisOne hundred anglers attended
this year's Mega 'Match This' qualifier at Lindholme Lakes - the best
attendance to date across all Mega 'Match This' qualifiers at the
popular Doncaster venue.
River expert tops Tidal Trent Festival. Alan Henry has won the three-day festival on the tidal River Trent. Alan is regarded as being one of the country's foremost authorities on tidal river fishing, and used a mixture of feeder and pole tactics to take victory. Sections used were Dunham down stream and Laughterton.
Evesham Festival qualifying match results, 27th/28th July. Saturday, July 27thShakespeare Championship Qualifier1 Ian Sutherland (Land Rover) 8-7-0 (Peg 2)2 Gary Seadon (Evesham & District) 8-1-0 (Peg 64)3 Martyn Howard (Ringer Baits) 7-11-0 (Peg 10)4 Chris Smith (Ringer Baits) 5-7-0 (Peg 15)5 John Curtis (Daiwa Gordon League) 5-5-0 (Peg 85)Qualifiers:Ian SutherlandMark NewmanGary SeadonIan Sutherland won the latest Shakespeare Festival qualifier, with an 8-7-0 net of perch from Peg 2. Ian caught chunky perch on a maggot feeder cast two thirds of the way across the river. In second place was Evesham local Gary Seadon, who backed up some early perch and eels on a flat float with quality roach on hemp from Peg 64, next to the ferry.
Craig Butterfield on why sponsorship isn't always what people think. . . As
part of my job as media co-ordinator with Middy Tackle, it is my
responsibility to select and look after the sponsored anglers.
Stainforth & Keadby Canal to host exciting new contest. A new teams-of-three winter league is set to run on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal at Thorne. The venue – which has a reputation as being one of the most prolific winter fisheries in the country has been famous for hosting the sell-out individual and pairs league in years gone by. In recent years, numbers have begun to dwindle though – and when the previous organiser announced that he wasn’t interested in running the leagues any more, Lee Kerry and Tom Scholey stepped up to the mark.
World Champs glory sees England youth top world rankings. England’s youth teams are quite literally on top of the world as they travel back from France, as this weekend’s fantastic World Championship performance has seen them rise to the top of the World rankings. The table – which is worked out on medal count over a five-year period, is used to determine which teams are regarded as the best in the world – and we now top the chart at both junior and senior levels. England’s international events co-ordinator, Dick Clegg, was the first to congratulate the teams and their management.
