The beast of the bank!Jake Fowles looks at the Four-Wheel Barrow Platform XXL from Penrose, a really manly piece of kit!
Long walks, uneven banks and shallow margins are commonplace at many natural venues. But what do we do when we are presented with no designated man-made stage, no obvious flat spot to lay down our seatbox, or a swim that only starts getting deep enough to catch fish well past the length of our pole?
This is where barrow platforms come into play. Not only do they allow you to load copious amounts of tackle on to them, but by removing the handles and wheels on arrival at the peg and adding four legs we are able to forge our own platform, whether that is in shallow water, on uneven rocky surfaces or among waterside foliage.
Finding a stable platform that gives you the utmost confidence to do everything you usually would on a standard man-made peg is integral and with the added risk of potentially dangerous swims where they best come into play, they are a necessity in certain situations.
Match/Event Name:*
SAMC OPEN SHREWSBURY
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
10/12/16
Location of Match:*
Shrewsbury
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
29
Report:
Saturday saw the open match record broke twice and over seven hundred pound of fish tipped on the scales. Leading the way and setting a new open match venue record off priory wall peg 42 was ABC/FRENZEE star Ian Speedy Ward,alternating between six and seven metre whip he amassed 355 roach and dace for 52-11-0. Three ounce behind was tricast weston rod Clive Wyn, Clive used bolo and whip tactics on peg 55 to tip 52-8-0 of dace on the scales for second spot, In third place was Preston star Scott genes who also fished whip tactics for a great 47-15-0 of bunker peg 46, last frame place was taken by midland rod Steve Maher, drawn on boathouse peg 60 he caught on bolo and whip for 46-15-0 of dace.
Top 3 Anglers & Weights:
Winner:
IAN WARD
Lbs
52
Oz
11
Sponsor:
ABC /FRENZEE
Runner Up:
CLIVE WYN
Lbs
52
Oz
8
Sponsor:
Tricast weston
Third Place:
SCOTT GENES
Lbs
47
Oz
15
Sponsor:
Preston innovations
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Match/Event Name:*
FUR AND FEATHER
Date (dd/mm/yyyy):*
04/12/2016
Location of Match:*
BROOKSIDE FISHERY WARRINGTON
Number of Pegs/Anglers:*
14
Report:
A cold day with ice at first made for very hard fishing with three anglers only managing to catch one fish. The winner, club member, ROGER FOWLES caught more consistently than others with a good net of small silvers and a nice common to around 4lb to make up his winning weight of 7lb 8oz. WELL DONE ROGER. Second was guest CRAIG RITCHIE who fished opposite peg to winner to get a good bag of mixed silvers for 5lb 2oz and finally third on the day was RYAN SMITH with a good bag of roach to 4lb 2oz.
Today I have been on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal in Thorne with members of the Facebook group Angling Info. I was asked by the admin team if I would do something slightly different for the guys rather than just a meetup and fish; I was asked to do a coaching session on the use of Bloodworm & Joker and for me, the Stainy is the only place to go to show it’s potential. An event on their page was created and people started booking on, on the day there were less than anticipated but to be honest that was always going to be the case due to cold weather overnight and the fact some are just unsure about using the bait as it’s unknown to many. I always look forward to fishing on here regardless of the time of year I wish I could justify fishing the winter leagues but having to work shifts limits the amount of matches I can fish.
Tackling Big Natural Venues
Match Fishing takes a road trip to bonnie Scotland, where Scottish international James Woodrow uncovers his tactics and tricks for tackling the daunting but beautiful Loch Ken…
You join me today on the banks of Loch Ken, a water we regularly fish matches on here in Scotland. Some anglers are scared of this venue, while others, myself included, thrive on the buzz of fishing it.
At over nine miles long it’s a colossal venue, and until very recently, legering has been the dominant way to catch fish on this vast expanse of water. In the last few years, the huge shoals of roach seem to have ventured much closer to the bank, well within reach of the waggler, pole, and even whip!
Of course, there are numerous daunting match venues like Loch Ken all over the UK, and getting the tactics right to draw fish into close range and then catch them, can be difficult.
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Guru Graduation
Match Fishing magazine gets on the bank with the first two graduates of the Guru Match Academy!
Stop Watch - Keep Them Coming
As the cold snap arrives, Match Fishing joins all-round masterGrant Albutt on the Joseph James Law Team Championship at the prolific Alders Farm Fishery, where the going is tougher than expected!
How The National Was Won!
Matrix Dynamite Trentmen ace Rob Perkins recounts how he won this year's prestigious Division One National on his local River Trent!
Big Carp - In Cool Water
Five-time world champion Alan Scotthorne looks at targeting quality fish in the cold and explains why a plummet is your best friend!
Win A Maver Reel
Match Fishing has teamed up with Maver to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an Enigma Match 3000 Reel!
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Match Fishing has teamed up with Maver to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an Enigmas Match 3000 reel!
What You Can WinEnigma Match 3000 ReelQuestion:How many ballbearings does the Enigma Match 3000 Boast? A:6B:8C:9Terms And ConditionsThe competition runs from midday on Friday, November 25th. This is an online-only competition. Winners will be selected at random from all correct entries received by midday on Thursday, December 30th. The editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Maver are delighted to announce the addition of Welsh International Lee Edwards to Team Maver. An individual bronze medallist at World Championship level, the 39 year old Caerphilly-based rod is amongst one of the most well decorated anglers in the country succeeding at the sport’s top level on all types of venue both home and away.
Lee is a previous Evesham Festival individual and team Champion, Home International winner and a regular top three finisher in some of country’s major festivals. Lee is also the current world record holder of the largest ever haul recorded on running water with an unbelievable 300lb haul of River Wye chub back in 2007.
Coaching With Winnie!
The most successful match angler of 2016 - Jon Whincup is to start offering his services as an angling coach.
Jon, who has won over £110K over the last twelve months, explained: "I am 42, a family man and after years of fishing at the highest level, both team and individual fishing, natural and commercial venues, I've decided to offer my services as an angling coach. It's something I've been thinking of for a while now and I feel now is the right time. "
For more information, check out his website: www.
