Club Angler of the Year 2012

[TF_stevephillips]

It’s back on for 2012 http://www.matchfishingmagazine.com/news/item/573-club-angler-of-the-year-2012

Who’s getting involved?

[TF_kid_a]

@stevephillips wrote:

Who’s getting involved?

More sponsored anglers?!

[TF_gazer]

ouch Davee

[TF_mauler7]

Competition is a complete joke

[TF_NickW1]

I fished it last year and to be honest I enjoyed it. Finished 2nd at Gold Valley and 6th overall. I am far from a sponsored angler. Yes there are some very good anglers in the qualifiers, venue experts and sponsored anglers but to be honest I think it would be very difficult to police it so that just club anglers could fish it. Treat it as a day out and enjoy it for what it is imo

[TF_rb211]

yep can understand just enjoy the day fished it many times in the past and did enjoy it but not a club angler match anymore. Hard to police yes but they have to do something about these one man clubs and anglers just joining a club and fishing it cause no one else wants to and making it a way to enter.

[TF_hempseed]

@kid_a wrote:

@stevephillips wrote:

Who’s getting involved?

More sponsored anglers?!

come on you need to be sponsored to pay for the £40 entrance fee 😀

[TF_mauler7]

Yeah i fished it a couple of times and enjoyed it , think Kerry Kirkwood made the final once , club angler ……..lol ,should be renamed as just another competition and not give Joe public the feeling they are up against like anglers.

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

ive only fished it once,, back in 08,,,
i aint really done owt since to warrent a place in the qualifiers 😮
gutted to be honest cos id like to fish it every year,, i am a genuine clubby !!!
i go on opens like but never really do owt, unless i try !!! 😉 :rolleyes: :p
i know what you guys are saying bout some of the anglers who enter,,,
but look at it this way,, it only makes the victory sweeter if you qualify or win it out right ! 😀
think ive missed the boat again this year but i may pop over for the day with me mucca who’s fishing the lindholme jobby, !!! another genuine one !!!
he went in 5 different clubs last year and won them all, and against more than average oposition,
would be great if he could do what that kid did the other year and get a sponsorship out of it cos he is honestly a better angler than he gives himself credit for !

good luck to all who enter it anyways !!! 😉 😉

[TF_Broken SectionParticipant]

I have fished Lindholme qualifiers for the past few years and I have to admit that the calibre of anglers that take part is of a very high standard. I only fish Lindholme once a year for this match and I know a lot of the anglers that attend are regulars there, which obviously gives them an advantage over me.

This got me thinking. It cost me £40 to enter the Clubman comp on a venue I’m not really familiar with and hopefully go on to the final where I can win a nice pole and a few quid or I can buy a “Maver Match This” ticket for £50 on a venue a lot nearer to home that I am confident of competing on and have a chance of winning £50,000 minimum. After considering everything i.e travel, cost etc, Maver this year is going to be getting my money.

This is a shame for me really because I actually enjoy the competition, but nowadays I have to be more selective with where I spend my money.

[TF_mauler7]

Very good point , and except for the odd superstar the standard wont be much different and draw the right peg on the day and you have as much chance as anybody

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

makes you laugh though really doesnt it because between match anglers, being called a clubby is a derogatory term !!!
it would be nice to change the prize format,perhaps a trophy and a bit of garbolino luggage up for grabs !!
i think this would see a true representtion of a genuine CLUB angler !! :rolleyes:

[TF_Chris-turnerParticipant]

i have fished it twice now and on both occasions have had a exellent day , but the £20 xtra on top of the origonal fee is just not on , this torny was set up to give the mear mortals a chance to experiance top end matches at a affordable price , in my case the club stumps the money up for the leauge winner….which in turn gives us as club anglers a bit more of a goal

[TF_Vince8]

To the club angler who fishes it every year at Lindholme, I take it yours is a one man club? Its supposed to be a representative from a club who has been nominated to enter by winning a particular club match or a series etc. Surely a club would then pay the entry fee for the participant? So how many real club anglers enter this I wonder.

[Anonymous]

When is a club angler only a club angler when almost every club angler who fishes this cometition is also a match angler?

What/who would you class as a sponsored angler who should not fish this event?

Kerry Kirkwood (St Helens Angling) is not sponsored as far as im aware. Almost all his open match results say he fishes for St Hellens Angling. Very good angler but why should he not fish this competition?

Almost all sponsored anglers gain there sponsorship though club/team deals. The very few anglers who have individual sponsorship deals gain almost nothing apart from a bit of clothing or a net bag and holdall or a bit of bait.

If you want to fish a true club competition. Then, it should not be for cash prizes imho.

[TF_hempseed]

I have fished the competition a couple of times and think £20 fee is plenty, I think it is an excellent competition and really supported well by Darren Cox and Garbolino with prizes. I personally think £20 entrance fee is fine and does not need a further £20 pool on day as the first £20 already covers peg fee and pools payout, sections etc on day of qualifier and thought asking for additional £20 on day just to go into the final prize money pot for the lucky few was a bit much and surely going to put off a lot of genuine club anglers looking forward to a great day out. The competition was brilliant for £20 before so I can’t see the need for extra just to make the final big money as prizes already are great.
I just hope it does not put people off entering as last year many people in the queue never knew they had to pay £20 extra pools on day, otherwise as said fantastic day out.

[TF_mauler7]

TrueBlue, I have read and enjoyed many of your views on this forum , but please dont class Kerry Kirkwood as a club angler , whatever he puts after his name , shame on the anglers who enter this competition who are not truely club anglers , maybe it should be run the way the silver fish matches are run at W/A , SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE ,or just change the name of it and dont pretend it is for club anglers. Next you will be saying its ok for Will Raison to fish if he has Gold Valley next to his name.

[TF_Broken SectionParticipant]

I’m getting confused now. If Kerry Kirkwood is not a sponsored angler, then does he not have as much right as any other angler to enter this competition if he has been nominated by his club?
I assume Kerry does well on the open match scene as well, but that does not mean he should not enter this competition as well if he receives no sponsorship.
If people think he shouldn’t because he can compete on the open match scene, then Garbolino need to start a new competition. It would have to be called something like the “Inbetweener Angler of the Year”

[TF_kid_a]

I don’t think you should be excluding people just because they are good or open match anglers. The problem I had with the comp was the blatant breaking of the no sponsored angler rule, I believe it stated tackle shop sponsorship was ok but anglers sponsored by a bait company or tackle company are not allowed…..

There were anglers on that match that had either bait or tackle company sponsorship and it was ignored by the organisers.

[TF_rb211]

i have fished this a few times and yes it is disappointing the blatant breaking of the rules i know of Anglers who have fished this saying they are representing a club that had folded years ago or making a club name up ,i have fished many opens but was club champion over the season for the club i was representing when i did fish it .
How you stop these bandits fishing it i dont know but surely for the sake of the competition they need to do somethink

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

there seems be quite a few people moaning about the fee’s
answer me this then,
when handed the keepnet combo sets at the final (apparently thats what was given out last year)
and if you won the title and the gmax 1000 , would you hand it back ?
surely a £2000 pole is way too much for a sponsor to lump up isnt it ? :rolleyes:

true blue has hit the nail right on the head,

i applaud garbolino’s backing of what as a whole is a fantastic competition for CLUB anglers,
but maybe prizes should be kept to a minimum
i think the trophy and title should be the target for anglers !!!
that would sort the genuine club anglers from the easy picking prize hunters ! 😉

[TF_kid_a]

Or maybe they could just enforce the rules? :confused:

[TF_baitchefParticipant]

Thats a fair point, but for what its worth I’m not sure anglers should be denied. If its not being run properly by the promoters/organisers then maybe you should club together and have a word with them. If they dont do something about it then vote with your feet.

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

@kid_a wrote:

I don’t think you should be excluding people just because they are good or open match anglers. The problem I had with the comp was the blatant breaking of the no sponsored angler rule, I believe it stated tackle shop sponsorship was ok but anglers sponsored by a bait company or tackle company are not allowed…..

There were anglers on that match that had either bait or tackle company sponsorship and it was ignored by the organisers.

im affraid i dont agree with this point kid,,
purely becaus there are many different levels of sponsorship..
fair enough,, when you mention sponsored anglers we automatically think of people such as
nick speed, matt godfrey and stevey barraclough to name a few,,
but there are also sponsored anglers who simply walk about wit branded clothing and they get there bait at cost for the privelage of promoting the brand,,
im not saying all of these,,, but a good few of these sorts of sponsored anglers are very average !!!
bit like me , 😀 :p

[TF_kid_a]

They made the rules though and it states no sponsorship of that kind!

[TF_scarf]

Last year was the first year that the extra £20 was brought in. There was no explanation why or what it was for and a lot of people were unhappy with it. In my opinion it should go back to the basic £20 entry cost; it might just deter some of the entries who are just in it for the money. Perhaps you can mention it to the organisers stevephillips.
I enjoyed my day at Lindholme last year but I’d have enjoyed it even more if I hadn’t had to stump up that extra £20. I thought it was for Dave Harrell’s leaving present from Match Fishing Mag. but he didn’t seem impressed when I told him.
I did get ten minutes’ free guidance on snag fishing from Tom Scholey though.

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

@kid_a wrote:

They made the rules though and it states no sponsorship of that kind!

fair doo’s,, dint know that ! 😉

[TF_eddiecrosby]

For the fisherman’s club who fish each year to Lindholme, I take it yours is a club of a man? Its supposed to be a representative of a club that has been nominated to enter the club winning a particular match or series etc.

[TF_Broken SectionParticipant]

@eddiecrosby wrote:

For the fisherman’s club who fish each year to Lindholme, I take it yours is a club of a man? Its supposed to be a representative of a club that has been nominated to enter the club winning a particular match or series etc.

I assume your comment is aimed at me? If not then please ignore.
If so, then please explain your comments???

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

i think your origional post has been mis understood mate,! 😉
think its the part where you mention fishing lindholme ONCE evry year, for the garbo club angler !!!
but i could be wrong ! :confused: 😉

[TF_Broken SectionParticipant]

Thanks Leaky Lloyd. I did say that I fished it once a year for the clubman competition. This is correct.
The reason I represent my club each year is for a couple of reason, one being that out of the 30 members that take part in our club matches each year, I am the only one willing to travel the distance to Lindholme.

[TF_tractorboy]

Kid_a,

I think you may be getting confused with the rules for the ‘Supercup’ competition as regards to the sponsorship thing.

There have been no rules regarding sponsorship for the Garbolino club angler competition.
I have fished it since the start and fished the final last year and it was a gread day out as always.
I have fished in 3 finals in 4 years and all have been excellent and Garbolino have done club anglers proud with their support over the years.

Its a match for club anglers and not the elite anglers but you cannot discount anyone who you may feel is good, just because they are good.

If you are not an elite angler and fish with a club and qualify via that club then you are entitiled to fish.

I think the extra pools paid in was to help make the section prizes a little bigger so more people picked up more and lets face it, its once a year and £20 extra isn’t a great deal of money. Most will spend that in a couple of days on beer or fags.

The standard of angler is very good on these type of matches as there are lots of very good anglers fishing in clubs now, some are ex England internationals.

I am afraid you have to rise to the challenge in these matches, or ask someone to run a ‘Novice’ competition where only those anglers who have never won a match in their lives can enter!!!!

[TF_tractorboy]

It does amaze me how much moaning people do regarding things like this.

Garbolino and Match fishing magazine put lots of effort and money in to this competition and it seems people moan for moaning sake at times.

The comp and rules for 2012 haven’t even been published yet and anglers are moaning.

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused:

[TF_gazer]

first let me say i am an avid reader of match fishing and also a member of the club Kid a qualified from therefore i think i can say without bias that whatever the rules sponsored anglers fishing a comp called club angler is against the spirit of the thing but then again i think diving in football is wrong guess im just old

[TF_tractorboy]

I don’t think there are many if any sponsored anglers fishing the Garbo comp and even if there are they are not top sponsored anglers and there were no rules regarding sponsorship for the Garbo comp anyway.

There maybe this year, I don’t know but as up to last year there was no mention about sponsored anglers in the rules, I know because I read the rules.

I do feel quite passionate about this comp as I have had a few good years fishing it and am not entering any more, but there is so much whinging going on its a wonder Garbo and MF bother with it really.

There are anglers of all levels fish it and some just go for the day out and others take it seriously.
Its a brilliant comp to enter and it is easy to call it and call the organisers for allowing Joe blogs to enter because YOU think he is to good for the comp.

Its a match for club anglers, but there are some very good anglers fishing with clubs these days and thats the way it is. Rise to the challenge I say!!!!!!

[TF_shep2]

the first and last time i fished this comp was way back in 2005 it was then the match angling plus clubman of the year when steve cole was the editor it was held @ woodlands/thirsk it was no different way back then i was stood in the draw queue with a captain of a then division 1 team and two lads claiming to be clubbys who field tested tackle+did articles in said magazine its ok for anglers like andy (who are obviously very talented) saying “rise to the challenge” and that he feels very passionate about the comp well so do i but for different reasons it stinks just like the angling times supercup comp for “clubmen” i dont have any answers on how to police it trueblues suggestion may put a few “more talented anglers” off but i for one would never bother with it again 😡 rant over

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

i dont have a problem with fishing against better anglers,, for me personally, i believe it can only further your own ability,
its the people pretending they are something they aint just so they can pick up the spoils ?
rumour has it big al’s in it this year !!! :rolleyes: 😀

[TF_hempseed]

As tractorboy said some anglers treat this as a day out so for that reason i think “doubling” the cost to fish was a wrong move and is BOUND to put off many anglers this year. i do hope these anglers are not lost we shall see.
Secondly if there is not already a rule then i would like to see no sponsored anglers allowed to fish as this could ruin the event if allowed, i do recall Dave Harrell stating that they had to turn away several anglers before who did not fall into the clubman category, so maybe rule already in place? I do feel though that if an angler is not sponsored and in a club then they have every right to fish the event no matter how good they are in my opinion. Well done again to Garbolino for its continued support and putting something back into the sport for club anglers who must surely be the backbone of fishing up and down the country and well done to matchfishing for running the matches.

[Anonymous]

A reminder that i said – If you want to fish a true club competition. Then, it should not be for cash prizes imho.

Im not just talking about competitions like the Club angler of the year competition. I mean all club matches. You should not be fishing for money! I dont have any issues over a small pool of a few £s that covers fuel and bait if you win.

Reason for this point of view is not to stop quality anglers from fishing in competitions like the Club angler of the year competition. Its to stop the complainig by anglers who think the competition should be like taking candy from a baby. Then they realise that there are lots of quality anglers who are part of clubs have qualified to fish. There chance of winning has been reduced so they complain!

Club matches should be for anglers to learn, have a laff with like minded anglers or fish with and against mates for bragging rights and trophies/medals. They should not be for finacial gain! If you want to fish for big money. Fish open matches and leave the true club anglers alone!

Drives me mad that many club matches are fished for big prize pools and club members ban other anglers from fishing those matches because it reduces there chances of winning there own club matches and complain about some anglers in club competitions like the Club angler of the year competition.

[TF_Bear361Participant]

Fished it a couple of times and really enjoyed it and appreciated what was put into this match from both MF and Garbo. None of the people fishing get an invite into the MF Knockout Cup do they unles they were the over all winners? Because surely the KO Cup is the match that all the elite anglers go in? There are brilliant anglers in the Clubman competition but just because they are good doesn`t mean they shouldn`t enter it? As TB says just rise to the challenge and most of all enjoy the day.

[TF_mauler7]

Tractorboy , what club are you the champion angler of , Trueblue , you do post some crap, but some very good stuff too , the bit about club anglers not fishing club matches for money is rubbish.

[Anonymous]

Mauler7, i never post crap. I post my point of view that sometimes others including yourself dont agree with or more likely dont understand.

More than 30 years ago i fished mainly club matches. In those days we never fished for real money. We fished for trophies and bragging rights and those matches where all about the day out and for me, learning. There where some top quality anglers in those clubs who wanted to fish different venues, have a laff with there mates and i learnt from them. Those anglers where not interested in winning money!!! Yes, in those days there was always a small pool but if i won. It covered my bus fare and a bag of chips on my way home and nothing more. Think it was 35p to enter and the winner would pick up less than £3. Today, many club match pools are the same as open match pools (£15-£20). The only difference is the closed shop created by those clubs anglers in those clubs. Then you complain that some anglers are quality anglers in the Club angler of the year competition. Seems to me that some of you club anglers want it both ways!

[TF_rb211]

well i hope when the rules are announced for this year competition that they state your club must have at least 10 + members and not a one man club or a club that folded years ago but use the clubs name

[TF_mauler7]

Understand????????? a very arogant point of view , 35p to enter, lol, that must have been a very, very long time ago.

[Anonymous]

Mauler7, if your a club angler. Whats your problem in not fishing for money? It should be all about having a laff and enjoying a day out with your fishing mates and learning. If you want to fish for money. Fish open matches with the big boys!!! If you dont agree. The saying, taking candy fom a baby springs to mind.

[TF_baitchefParticipant]

I wonder what would happen if it was moved to a river and you fished for a trophy?

[TF_kev34]

I remember standing in the line at moorlands when it was there in 2006 i think and overheard lads infront of me saying they made there clubnames up from roads where they lived(all moorlands regulars)..

You can`t police that now surely :confused:

I dont see club anglers moaning when applying for a Fisho ticket hoping for a lucky draw against match anglers :confused:

Ive fished it last 5 years and have met some great lads at tbf/lindholme,i have won my section 3 times but not got to final yet!,i fish for a club with 25+ anglers and it used to be champion at end of season fished gcaoy but now to make it fair we have a one off match on pool 1 at the glebe 30 pegs and winner/second get a day out free paid by the club.I will be back at lindholme in april with my m8 clive who qualified and fingers crossed next match will be barston 😀

[Anonymous]

Thats right mauler7, UNDERSTAND! Nothing arogant about it

Let me explain a little more. 30 years ago angling and in particular club and open match angling and the way you went though the ranks within our sport was different.

As someone new in to our sport you learnt to catch fish as a pleasure angler or you joined a club. You learnt the basics and moved though the ranks within the club until you could win your club matches on a regular basis. There was something special about winning a few trophys and becoming your club champ!

Club anglers fished for trophys and medals and very small pools. The best night of the year was the prize giving night when all the trophys where given out.

Some clubs also attended the odd open match or team event and fished in winter leagues as something different. That was part of the reason for the 1000+ peg matches that we never see today!

Once you got to a better standard as an angler and you wanted to fish for money and get a good angling profile to move on to a top match team. You then fished regular open matches and joined a small match team.

Part of becoming a quality match angler was paying your dues to the sport both as a new angler within a club. Then as an open match angler and as part of a team. Most new open match anglers where pools fodder and won almost nothing until they learnt enough to compete. Some never got to the winning stage.

It was all part and parcle of the learning process to becoming a quality match angler and progressing to winning money in open matces on a regular basis.

If you where a good quality angler but never wanted to fish just open or team events. There was not such a problem as there seems to be today. You where fishing for trophys and medals without complaint from the other club members. You could still pass on your skills and help others to improve. No complaint about milking the pools because you where not fishing for significant money. Try joining a club today if your a quality angler these days. If you show your quality and win a few. Your out of the club because of complaints from gelous club members!!! Been there and seen this a few times when i,ve wanted to take a step back from open matches.

Today, clubs are set up with pools that are similar to the average open matches. Gone are the days of winning trophys and medals in almost every club.

As i said earlier. The only real difference between most club and open matches is in the quality of some of the open match anglers and the closed shop within many clubs. Pools and payouts are very similar or sometimes even bigger in club matches.

On top of this. Fishery owners and open match organisers have realised that to keep match attendences up. Paying out bigger section prizes in smaller sections brings back anglers. Many of these returning open match anglers are in fact club anglers. Those club anglers are the biggest reason for the change in open match payouts imho! Long gone are the days when winning an open match resulted in a big pay out because they only payed out the top 3 anglers in the match and a few small section prizes every 10 to 15 pegs.

Baitchef asks a very good question. How many would fish the Club angler of the year competition if it was fished on a river and you only fished for a trophy. Not many imho!!! Would you still enter, mauler7 ?

Somethings just crossed my mind, lol. BBR1 from this forum organized 9 club matches last year for some of our mates. Most of this group are open match anglers who wanted to fish a few different venues for a change. I won quite a few. I wonder if i,ve qualified for the Club angler of the year 2012? I need to ask, lol.

[TF_scarf]

Today, clubs are set up with pools that are similar to the average open matches. Gone are the days of winning trophys and medals in almost every club.

That might apply to the clubs you know TB but in our little club it’s all about fishing different venues with mates, the banter and bragging rights, and getting to use a keep net – certainly not the money. Most of us spend more time pleasure fishing than match fishing. The chance to represent the club in a prestigious competition like the GCOY is an added incentive but again, it isn’t about the money or prizes.

[Anonymous]

Thats the way clubs should be imho, Scarf. I bet your club is open to any angler who wants to join as long as there is no moaning or complaining. Everybody just out for a good days fishing on different venues and having a laff and being mates.

The club angler of the year competition should be a bonus as with other national club competitions. It does not need the prize money to make it something that most club anglers should want to win! Problem is the money but thats the way most club matches have gone. No gain for the match angler if they just want to win money and there i none to win!

[TF_Vince8]

If time permits print the entry list for all to see well before the event. People would then have an opportunity to raise any objections. Lets face it nobody would query an anglers status on the day of the match standing in a queue, even if you knew who he really was.

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

Right,, i’ll get us started then,,

Id like to ban myself from this event,,,
cos im awsome !!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: 😀 😀 😀

[TF_Broken SectionParticipant]

I once won an open match, so put me on the list. 😮 😮 😀

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

yeah mate,, i’ve rules me self out cos i once got a section by double default ! 😉 :p 😀 😀

[TF_mauler7]

Trueblue, yes I do class myself as a club angler , and I`m not ashamed of that , fish with the big boys ???????????? I won the AT individual national this year.

[Anonymous]

Opps, your sponsored, mauler7.

Well done on your open match win by the way!

Guess you will not be fishing the Club angler of the year competition anymore or are you going to take off your Marukyu cap on that day?

and you call a none sponsored angler for fishing in the competition. Amazing!

You do back up my points. So, thanks!

[TF_mauler7]

Trueblue , I`ve not fished the Club Angler for 3 years , but I am my club champion.

[Anonymous]

The world of club and open match fishing has gone mad. Club anglers with sponsorship deals. Can i join your club, mauler7 ???

[TF_mauler7]

You can if your a serving or retired police officer or police staff in cheshire.

[TF_Vince8]

Just seen the entry form. One angler per club, £25 to enter. Open to club anglers who

1. do not regularly fish open matches (occasional open matches are acceptable)
2. does not fish for a team
3. is not sponsored by a tackle manufacturer (tackle shop sponsorship acceptable)

[TF_kid_a]

@Vince8 wrote:

Just seen the entry form. One angler per club, £25 to enter. Open to club anglers who

1. do not regularly fish open matches (occasional open matches are acceptable)
2. does not fish for a team
3. is not sponsored by a tackle manufacturer (tackle shop sponsorship acceptable)

so I was right about sponsorship then…. The have had that rule for at least 3 years….

[TF_hempseed]

Well done match fishing, doing away with the extra £20 on day, keeps club anglers entering who i’m sure wouldn’t have bothered if had to pay extra again. Thumbs up 🙂

[TF_mauler7]

The lad who always qualifies from Tunnel barn cant enter then , he regularly fishes open matches , im thinking it will stop a lot from entering.

[Anonymous]

So you can have a bait sponsorship deal but not a tackle manufacturer deal and your local tackle shop can also sponsor you and you can still enter the competition …awesome im in

[TF_mike strutter]

im pretty sure the guy who won it two years ago said in a mf article that he couldnt enter the competition the following year because he picked up sponsorship as a result of winning it, i think his name was james cooper.
that would imply that there was a rule about not being able to enter if sponsored.

cheers mike strutter

[TF_Leaky Lloyd]

ive entered anyway, as a one off match champion !
aint really fished right for ages now so it was never gunna be league win that made me eligable
although i aint doing to bad in the winterleague our club always enters the summer league winner ! :rolleyes:
anyway,s being a southyorkshire lad i thought id be entering the lindholme qualifier,, till i found out the northern one was at woodlands (not my sorta matches)
so ill be venturing down to taliban farm and trying me luck down there,,
couldnt give a monkeys if i dont qualify,,, they day out will b good enough for me !!!
🙂

[TF_iansi01354]

@alicewatson wrote:

For the fisherman’s club who fish each year to Lindholme, I take it yours is a club man. Its supposed to be a representative of a club that has been designated to enter the club to win a match or series, etc.

:confused: :confused:

[Anonymous]

HOW DO THEY prove that you regularly fish opens and what is regularly once a week or once a month or one week on one week off?? If anglers wanna fish it they should even if theyve got a bait sponsor they can fish it.THE only reason that you cant fish it is if your sponsored by daiwa or shimano or a TACKLE sponsor, so stay away from the moaning about it cos we are all going in it with free bait and free tackle shop clothing so long as we dont fish twice a weekend in an open cos that maybe regular!!!!!!! 😎

[TF_wightangler]

This thread reminds me all that is wrong with clubs and why most don’t take them seriously, despite being virtually forced by travel/ transport distance practicalities of having to fish their waters to get a match.

[TF_kid_a]

@chrismoorhead wrote:

i agree i realy dont understandthe drama maybe everyone is bored
you pay your money and take your chance so why moan ???? nobody is forced into it
like any match at any level you have to be in it to win it sponosered or not

So its OK to break the rules as long as you pay the entry fee?!

[TF_gazer]

Braking the rules [pole length 2 rods fishing after the whistle etc] is cheating i thought most of us agreed in a previous post this was wrong and bad for the sport

[TF_One Out of the Frame]

When is a ‘sponsored’ angler really sponsored?

I’ve had a few packets of hooks when I was with a team sponsored by Mustad and a big fat f’ all when the team was later sponsored by a big tackle name in angling! lol

If you look back over the years it is the same faces competing year in year out: Does this mean that the same faces are winning the club matches enabling them to take part (which would be pretty boring for the rest of the club) or is there something else afoot?

The Club Angler of the Year is a popular event as it is and the ‘names’ leave it well alone so therefore it is largely fulfilling it’s premise.

[TF_gazer]

Sad i know but i just reread YOUR thread on cheating chris but now your saying if you can get away with it good luck[aslong as you can sleep at night] incedently the sea angler passed the lie detector test 🙂

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