Matrix Dynamite Trentmen win Match Fishing team qualifier.
Matrix Dynamite Trentmen have won this weekend's Match Fishing Team Championship qualifier, on the Warwickshire Avon at Evesham. After a tense weigh-in, Matrix Dynamite Trentmen, pipped the fancied Kamasan Starlets team by a single point to take victory. The team, made up of Ant King, Greg Cooper, Tom Potter, Ricky Marshall and Matt Parkin, finished with 50 points from a possible 65.
Hemp roach secure victory for Maver Bait-Tech man. A succession of heavy storms around the Vale Of Evesham put a touch of extra colour and pace on the Warwickshire Avon for this Wychavon Championship qualifier, and it certainly seemed to turn the fish on to feed!Top rod on the day was Maver Bait-Tech ace, Rich Reynolds, who banked a succession of quality roach on pole-fished hemp and tares, to finish with 14-8-0 from Peg 36. In second place from Peg 2 was local youngster Bradley Proctor, who caught a good bream on flatfloat over groundbait, and a host of big hybrids on hemp to finish with 14-4-0. Third place was taken by Middy backed ace, Joe Oakes.
Garbolino snap up Ian Giddins and Sophie Hill Garbolino has added two more star anglers to its already impressive roster, by signing up Ian Giddins and Sophie Hill.
Ian is based in the West Midlands and is a real big weight commercial specialist. Having already won several big festivals including the Larford Summer festival twice! A former runner-up of the prestigious £50,000 Match This final, Ian is no stranger to winning big events and will fit in very well at Garbolino.
Ian commented: “I’m delighted and looking forward to joining Garbolino, who I see as a very progressive brand in the UK!”
Sophie is one of the UK’s biggest prospects in ladies' match fishing and her goal is to make the England ladies squad in the near future.
Foul hooked barbel brings big match glory.
For the first time this season, one of the River Avon’s legendary barbel accounted for most of the winning weight in an Evesham Festival qualifying match, as former Festival Champion Rob South banked an 8lb beast from peg 43. Fishing flatfloat and chopped worm tactics on the pole, Rob did well to land the fish, which he foul hooked in the fork of the tail! In addition to the barbel, the Birmingham rod had six good eels, also on flatfloat tactics for a final total weight of 12-1-0. Runner up was Leicester based rod, Pete Jayes, who caught on his favoured hemp tactics from peg 15 on the Crown Meadow.
Drennan launch Acolyte Carp Waggler rods.
Fans of the exquisite Drennan Acolyte float rods will be doing cartwheels at the news of the launch of the Acolyte Carp Waggler rods.
Some of the nicest rods available, the Acolyte range has found favour with anglers everywhere thanks to its super slim blank and featherweight construction.
There are two rods in the carp range, an 11ft and a 12ft version.
The introduction of a new technology that will dramatically cut transfer of fish disease is the result of leading lights from British industry pulling together. BSafe - short for 'bacteria safe - began life in the mind of avid angler Derek Willan, who believes that all anglers should be doing their bit to safeguard fish health in the UK. Derek explained: "Virus outbreaks were getting all the press but research revealed that the bigger killers were a relatively small group of bacteria which the Environment Agency confirmed were present in the majority of fish mortalities they attended in 2013. “It has been proven under laboratory conditions that disease can be transferred on nets to fish, and I feel as anglers we have a duty of care to look into any avenue that can help ensure healthier fish stocks.
On Saturday, August 9th, 2014 Leamington Angling Association will be hosting a junior masterclass event at Jubilee Pools in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry.
It will be an easy-going, instructional event aimed at juniors up to 18 to encourage and help all skill levels – whether you’re looking to learn, polish or hone your skills, ranging from basic whip fishing to advanced rig mechanics and ‘big-fish rigs’, the aim is to cover all aspects, including fish and bank safety. There will be experts on hand, from various tackle companies such as Gardner, Mainline Korda and Dynamite Baits to name a few, all to help create a real-time classroom to teach different disciplines around the venue. Hopefully there will even be the chance to land a few fish, providing the fish gods are smiling!A raffle on the day will have some fantastic prizes on offer so don’t forget to bring your pocket money – it’s not every day you have the chance to win such great prizes for just a few pounds.
Pole Fishing magazine contributor, Richard Chave, books his slot. Bream showed well for two of the three qualifiers in the fifth Angling Trust RiverFest qualifier of 2014 held on the Bristol Avon at Newbridge on Sunday, July 13th.
Richard Chave booked his place in the final with 51-7-0 from Peg 97 where he used groundbait feeder with worm and maggot to bank 10 bream after taking some roach on the bolo rod.
Runner-up John Moody also bagged a qualifying spot with second on Peg 124 where he used feeder and maggot for 41-5-0 of bream.
Bait-Tech launch new bream groundbait. Bait-Tech has increased its popular Pro-Natural Range by adding a bream version. The mix has been designed from the ground up to cater for anglers wanting a non-fishmeal bream mix.
As soon as you open the bag you just know it will catch bream! The lovely sweet aroma of brazem instantly grabs your attention.
Drennan Barnsley Blacks win Championship title in the Angling Trust Winter League finalWith the Gloucester Canal coloured up from overnight water movements to the Bristol reservoirs, the 120 competitors of this year’s Angling Trust Winter League Final on July 6th were expecting a few bites, especially after last week’s good practice match. Unfortunately for most it was a struggle and a long wait between bites as most of the fish switched off in the bright and sometimes breezy conditions.
Only with a couple of hours to go did the bream on Hempstead Bend start to feed and four anglers here started to catch on the pole, one angler even subduing a 7lb carp on his light bream gear. With little major action reported elsewhere the winner was expected from these pegs.
