Oh dear me it’s bad enough that the angling trust can’t get enough funding for it’s present National teams (ladies and disabled) without entering another team event.

Join the angling trust your country needs your
funds after all another jolly up don’t come cheap!

have the AT gone a step to far considering it’s financial constraints?

I do wonder?

wonder if tom will pick himself?the best feeder angler i know by miles.

Fred, i was wondering about the funding as well!

Maybe they expect the picked anglers to fund themselves

Fred, i was wondering about the funding as well!

Maybe they expect the picked anglers to fund themselves

Fred, i was wondering about the funding as well!

Maybe they expect the picked anglers to fund themselves

@Fred Davis wrote:

Oh dear me it’s bad enough that the angling trust can’t get enough funding for it’s present National teams (ladies and disabled) without entering another team event.

Join the angling trust your country needs your
funds after all another jolly up don’t come cheap!

have the AT gone a step to far considering it’s financial constraints?

I do wonder?

I have to agree with Fred. I am a strong supporter of the Angling Trust and have been a member of that and its predecessor the NFA. Have been for years.

This is a step too far in my opinion apart from which I have never liked any matches that have nonsensical rules. The current CIPS rules for one where you may not have line on the deck but they all do! Nor am I a believer in ‘pole only’ matches or ‘float only’ matches. Indeed I am not too keen on ‘silver fish only’ matches although at this time of the year I do fish them.

@Fred Davis wrote:

Oh dear me it’s bad enough that the angling trust can’t get enough funding for it’s present National teams (ladies and disabled) without entering another team event.

Join the angling trust your country needs your
funds after all another jolly up don’t come cheap!

have the AT gone a step to far considering it’s financial constraints?

I do wonder?

I think you’ll find that the teams have got to fund themselves out of their own pockets; the ladies have been quoted roughly £1,600 each that we will have to pay. This is not ‘another jolly up’ as you put it but another chance to show the rest of the World how good we are at angling.

If you were waiting for a bite on this Fred, you got me; hook, line and feeder!! ~clap

Julie

Ok julie slightly said tongue in cheek I for one do not suggest that the angling trust pay for “jolly up’s” but entering any national competition costs are incurred even if it is the cost of supplying AT representatives to attend meetings and the comp etc, all costs money that they don’t have, I personally think it’s madness especially considering the financial problems they have.

Out of curiosity, what are the rules ?

Is it strictly rod and line swimfeeder fishing on the deck, ie open end, block end and method ?

Is the feeder on the pole allowed ?

Give it a few years. Then, they could attempt to fish matches where rod and line, feeder fishing and poles being allowed in the same competition. No idea if something so revolutionary as being able to use any method would catch on. ~think ~think ~think

http://www.sfwc2011.it/eng/index.html

Is the place to look at if you want to know a little more.

The minutes of the last Fips meeting are out now, there you can read all the rules and the setup for the feeder WC, should you like. (however the document is not yet up on the fips webpage)

peter

I think it’s great, something else we can lead the world at.

Also means some excellent anglers get to wear an England shirt where they had no chance before due to the existing team being so solid.

Hope Tom picks himself for the team.

Think about the cost of the tackle, to do it right and cover most of the permutations with out re- tackling you may want up to 10 identical rod and reel set ups. Then there is which type, I have 5 differnt float rod types that I use depending on the venue but about 15/20 feeder rods.
When there arent the high profile river feeder matches of old, hows he going to pick the team?
Will it be a case of once your in your in for good , because you then have the experience?

Tom…..I am ready willing and able(?)to represent my Country in this future event.As you know i have developed a new technique in feeder fishing,and i am sure it will have dynamic results in the new event.I await your earliest reply,but i must add i do have other commitments i have to honour.
Many thanks….Pop-Up-Mick.~think ~think ~think ~think

Like testing oversize coats while catching not very much at all !

though supportive of our national team and the AT funding for these i support-

however, can’t help but thinking of Geep’s wry comments in light of FIFA, Olypmics and most event organising commercially driven bandwagons.

mtb casting in everybody elses swim isnt a new techniquie,but i believe youve got it down to a fine art~naughty

@redarmy wrote:

mtb casting in everybody elses swim isnt a new techniquie,but i believe youve got it down to a fine art~naughty

John…..How bloody dare you.I can land a feeder on a tanner every chuck.Its just that sometimes the tanner is in someone else`s swim…….Massive lol.~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh

Why not settle for a world champs, any method, match?Thats allways made sense to me.You would then see the true all rounders of the world rise to the top.~think

@toplights wrote:

Why not settle for a world champs, any method, match?Thats allways made sense to me.You would then see the true all rounders of the world rise to the top.~think

Too much for your average Frenchman to get his head around – having to make a decision or 10?? Never~think