• A new lightweight 3-5 grade of hollow elastic
• Ideal choice for small fish where the odd bonus might be encountered• Loads of stretch!RRP: £8. 99 . . .
“There’s just no concrete evidence of what damage these baits are capable of, long-term,” says White Acres fishery boss Clint Elliott. White Acres, in Cornwall, is the most popular match fishing festival venue in the UK and well known for its relatively stringent list of rules. However, Clint has taken the decision to ban all fluorescent liquids and baits as feed because there’s no long-term, conclusive proof of the damage or harm these baits are capable of inflicting when introduced in larger quantities.
“Each lake here at White Acres is a complex ecosystem, just as every other waterway is,” states Clint.
Exciting Changes For Match Fishing Team Championship. The number of teams who can qualify for this year’s Match Fishing Team Championship has been increased from two, to six. Taking
place on August Bank Holiday Monday, this popular event sees 14 of the
best teams in the country clash on Evesham’s Warwickshire Avon, in what
is regarded as one of match fishing’s most prestigious team matches. In
years gone by, entry has been by invitation only, though, in recent years
one team per year has been able to qualify in a one-off team match in
July.
Nottingham-based Garbolino star lands 64lb 4oz sturgeon – thought to be the biggest ever UK freshwater fish caught on a pole!
Forced on to Lindholme Lakes owner Neil Grantham’s private, previously unfished, garden lake due to the Garbolino Club Angler Of The Year taking up the rest of the complex, the Garbolino and Bait-Tech backed angler Jason Le Bosquet got the shock of his life while shooting a feature for Match Fishing Magazine.
Geared up to demonstrate his prowess at fishing short, Jason was targeting carp and F1s on a short pole when both Jason and Match Fishing’s own Joe Carass spotted a huge tail come out of the water right over the bait!
Jason said “Neil had told me that there were four sturgeon in the lake up to 64lb but to be honest we were happily shooting a feature catching carp when the beast’s tail broke the surface. Before I knew what was really going on, the fish was hooked and the epic battle ensued. ”
“Early in the fight the fish was incredibly agile and leapt out of the water several times and it became clear I was hooked into a massive fish.
Exciting new website for Preston Innovations.
Tackle giant Preston Innovations has a new and improved website up and running. The new-look site includes articles and videos featuring its impressive roster of sponsored anglers including Des Shipp, Tommy Pickering and Andy Findlay!
The full product catalogue is also online so you can find your next purchase!
All in all it's a super slick website, but would you expect anything else?
Visit www. prestoninnovations.
David Preston, the man behind Preston Innovations, is selling the business after 30 years of success. The Telford-based outfit is up for sale for a cool £25 million after being founded in 1984 by David Preston, the man who started what can only be described as one of the most popular tackle brands of all time.
Now well-established in the UK and Europe many of its products are on the ‘must-have’ list for today’s angler. Coupled with the fact that it employs in excess of 70 members of staff, along with England internationals such as Des Shipp, Tom Pickering and Lee Kerry as consultants, to name just a few, it isn’t expected to stay on the market for long.
Kamasan Starlets edge out Daiwa Dorking in Angling Trust Winter League Semi Final! Mid-week frosts led to a clearer canal than seen during the recent excellent practices and, coupled with bright sunshine, led to a slow start for the 89 competitors on the Angling Trust Southern Winter League semi final held on Saturday, March 29th, 2014 on the Kennet and Avon canal, Marlborough.
Subsequently, the famed skimmers normally found on these prolific sections failed to materialise in any numbers and the roach were reluctant to feed until the latter stages of the match. So it became a perch match and thankfully they obliged in numbers.
Daiwa Gordon Leagues' Dave Micklewright virtually had the match won in the first 30 minutes when he landed seven large perch to 3lb on worm and maggot fished over chopped worm from his peg on the tree at Potters.
