The Coventry Canal at Nuneaton hosted the fourth round of the Warwickshire Winter League on Sunday, 50 anglers finding the fishing pretty tough. Pole, bloodworm and joker were the order of the day and there were only two weights over 5lb, Shakespeare’s Darren Massey taking top honours with 58 roach for 7-10-1 from the gardens […]
Tough Going On Coventry Canal
Harrisons Tackle Fossdyke League
Round Two, 39 fished. 1 Barry Wiggington (Maver Bait Tech) 16-4-0 (peg 16)2 Sean Ashby (Sensas) 12-11-0 (peg 11)3 Alistair Ogilvie (Maver Bait Tech) 10-13-0 (peg 20)4 Rob Thorley (Spro Whisby) 10-3-0 (peg 19)5 Jake Dye (Mosella) 9-15-0 (peg 18)6 John Turner (Spro Whisby) 9-15-0 (peg 17) League:1 Chris Jenkinson 20pts2 Barry Wiggington 19 pts3 Rob Perkins […]
Black Horse now in Garbolino stable
Following several successful years, current London Winter League and Southern Canal League champions Blackhorse, have signed a sponsorship deal with top match brand Garbolino Team Captain Graham Smith commented:-“This is a really talented squad with some much potential. We have had a great couple of years since reforming, winning a number of big team titles […]
Carp And Bream On The Feed At Arrow Valley Lake
The first round of the Redditch Federation Arrow Valley Winter League saw plenty of carp and bream feeding in mild conditions with the top three all taking over 40lbto the scales. Winner Mark Dowery fished Method feeder between the islands with dead maggot on the hook from peg 55 and tempted two good carp plus […]
Cracking Match On The River Severn
A cracking Birmingham Anglers Association match fished on the River Severn at Arley saw the top three weigh in over 50lb. Colin Harvey drew the end peg in the float only match where he waggler fished maggot for three chub and 11 barbel and an excellent 64lb return. Daiwa Gordon League’s Brian Pollard also had […]
Myles Levy Joins Bag’em Matchbaits
Top Basingstoke matchman Myles Levy has been snaffled by Bag Em Match Baits. Myles (22) has been astonishing onlookers with his match fishing prowess over many years; and now he fishing exclusively with Bag Em’s impressive match baits range…. Myles (pictured above) has just finished a degree in Fishery management and aquaculture but has still […]
Matt’s The New Wye Champion – Just!
Kidderminster angler Matt Maginnis fulfilled a long-standing angling ambition when he won the prestigious River Wye Championships at the weekend. Matt drew a peg he knows well (96 on the middle of the Eign section) and had no hesitation selecting a 4SSG Dave Harrell Speci Waggler to fish three quarters of the way across the […]
Mega Match This – 2012 Could Be Your Year
After the excitement following the Mega Match This final this year, the team at Maver (UK) are now preparing to make next year’s event even bigger with high hopes of presenting the 2012 winner with a cheque for a life changing £100,000! On that famous Saturday in August, angling history was made at Maver Larford […]
Cracking Match On The Fossdyke Canal
With the previously unfished Woodcocks length being pegged alongside the more commonly used section at Odder, nobody was sure what to expect for the first round of this popular series. As it turned out, fish showed up right along the match length in what turned out to be one of the best matches that the […]
Lewis Sprints To Winter League Win
The Coventry Canal hosted the second round of the Angling Trust Winter League on Sunday with the top three all weighing double figures. Top of the pile was Shakespeare’s Darren Lewis, who included roach to a pound in his 16-6-3 net taken on pole, caster and bloodworm from the Matlock Road Bay. Browning Central’s Alex […]
All Systems Go For 2012 Mega Match This competition
Maver UK boss Phil Briscoe has announced plans for the 2012 Maver Mega Match This competition and has confirmed rumours that he hopes to put up the biggest prize ever in UK match fishing of £100,000. The final, which saw the winner pick up £50,000 this year, is booked for Larford Lakes on September 1st, […]
Popular New Matches Series On Birmingham-Worcester Canal
The Birmingham-Worcester Canal is the location for a new series of canal matches thanks to the efforts of Bromsgrove angler Gary Kirkham, who is organising opens and pairs matches on the Stoke Works length near his home town, running to next March. The stretch used to be noted for its sport and hosted some major […]
Bag’em Matchbaits Launch New ‘Easy Xpanda’ Pellets
Bag’em have made their 4 & 6mm expander pellets easier and better to use. Their new texture and shape makes them more durable and easier to hook, enabling the pellet to stay on the hook longer. RRP £3.59 http://www.bagem.co.uk/
Rob Wootton Joins Shimano UK
Shimano UK is delighted to announce that one of the country’s top match anglers Rob Wootton will be joining the company as a sponsored angler with immediate effect.Leicestershire-based Rob, who is also sponsored by bait giant Dynamite Baits, will play an integral role in the promotion of the company’s products on the banks and throughout […]
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Mark Pollard Joins Shimano UK
One of the UK’s finest match anglers Mark Pollard has joined Shimano UK as a full-time tackle consultant in a deal that will see him relinquish his role as brand manager of Fox Match.‘Polly’, as he’s known on the banks, will play a major role in promoting the Shimano brand in the UK and across […]
