Birmingham based England match team manager Mark Downes is bidding to revitalise team fishing in the UK by expanding his Sensas Challenge series.

Mark is looking to create a series of qualifiers fished to World Championships rules and leading to a final which also involvs some of the best teams from France, Italy and Belgium. Anyone interested can contact Mark by emailing mtd@sensas.fr . Mark says that with the Superleague gone and the Team Champs changes, the time is right for something new in team fishing.