New 10-part fishing series starts Monday!
A new fishing-competition TV series from the maker of Come Dine With Me is set to debut on the National Geographic Channel. King Fisher will see spirited anglers trying their hands at different kinds of fishing around the world, with the aim of finding out who is a fish out of water, and who will emerge as the King Fisher. Jenny Heaton, from National Geographic, explained: "Each adrenaline-filled episode pits three highly skilled anglers against one another during three separate fishing expeditions. Competitors challenge each other in their home waters, setting the stakes high while the others must learn different fishing styles and adapt to fishing in foreign waters.
Lee Edwards signs exciting new bait deal. Welsh international and Daiwa Dorking ace Lee Edwards has signed a new bait deal with Angling Bait Club (ABC). The deal will still see Preston Innovations sponsor Lee for tackle, but ABC will now supply all the bait, as opposed to his old sponsor, Sonubaits. ABC boss Denzel Thorpe explained: "I am a Welshman, and a very patriotic one too – and with Lee being from Caerphilly, I relished the opportunity to give my fellow countryman the chance of lifetime.
Trentmen ace in Match This FinalNottingham ace Lee Wright has won the Maver Match This qualifier at Makins Fishery, earning himself a place in the £50,000 Maver Match This Final. Matrix, and Dynamite baits backed Lee drew Peg 9 on Reptile Lake and opted to fish casters in the shallow water up to the island, with maggots on the hook to end the match with 74-11-00. Lee commented: "I am over the moon to be in the final, and to be honest it still hasn't quite sunk in yet. I had quite a slow start to the match, but when the fish turned up, they turned up in numbers and I was able to really clatter them for the last hour.
Southern ace bags prestigious Middy Trophy. Andrew Quarmby has bagged the Middy Match Team Cup, and £500 in prize money after a close match at Sherwood Forest Fishery near Edwinstowe. The match, open only to Middy-sponsored anglers, was contested at Sherwood Forest Fishery and with £500 and the huge silver cup up for grabs all of the anglers were keen to win. It was an incredibly close match and with the fancied pegs not producing as expected it threw the match wide open for anyone to win.
Midlands squads sail through to Match Fishing Team Championship. Maver Midlands and Kamasan Sensas Starlets have qualified for the big-money Match Fishing Team Championship at this year's Evesham Festival. Fourteen teams of five slogged it out on a difficult River Avon that was badly affected by clear water, sunshine and strong winds. It was the increasingly impressive Maver Midlands squad that won the day with a solid 57-point score.
England finish fifth after better second day. Belgium have won the European Championship with 56 points, beating favourites Italy by a 1. 5-point margin. Hungary ended up in third place, with 58 points.
Bait-Tech launches new sweet groundbait. After
more than 12 months of testing and development, Bait-Tech is launching
its new Pro Natural Groundbait. Designed for rivers and natural
stillwaters, this new, highly acclaimed mix sits on the sweeter side of
the groundbait spectrum, to target silver fish like barbel, bream, chub,
roach, dace and tench. Pro Natural is rich in coconut, molasses and
hemp and has been perfected to help hold feeding fish in your swim for
longer periods.
England struggle after Day One in Serbia.
Drennan Team England have everything to do on the second day of the European Championship if they want to secure a medal, after a difficult first day saw them finish in seventh place.
Eastern European teams once again dominated proceedings, with Hungary leading the field with 22 points, and Poland sitting in second place with 25 points.
England co-manager Mark Addy explained: "The fishing was very difficult indeed.
Commercial ace Speed is final Fisho qualifier. Nick
Speed has completed the line-up for the 2013 Fish 'O' Mania Final, which
takes place at Cudmore Fishery on Saturday, July 13th. Many are hailing the line-up, which
includes nine fully sponsored anglers, three former and current England internationals, and six former winners of big-money events, as the strongest ever. Bright sunshine and a
warm breeze greeted the competitors for the last Fish ‘O’ Mania
qualifier of the year at Lindholme Lakes, Epworth.
Manager optimistic of team's chances. Joint England boss Mark Downes says his side are in with a chance on a challenging River Danube in Serbia, but conditions have been changeable after the river rose almost to the top of its banks last week. He explained: "We have caught plenty of fish in practice – but the river has dropped 1. 5 metres over the last few days, and the tactics, and the species that have been feeding, have changed accordingly.
