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 […]
Black Horse now in Garbolino stable
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dorking Make It To World Club Champs
Kamasan Starlets fell just short in their efforts to secure the chance to fish in the World Club Championships in Portugal. The qualifier on Newark Dyke saw the top ten teams from the Division One National go head to head over two days for one place, but although the Birmingham outfit fished really well, finishing […]
Harrisons To Sponsor New League On The Fossdyke
Details have emerged of a new Winter League set to take place on Lincolnshire’s popular Fossdyke Canal. Having played host to several high profile leagues in the past, the Fossdyke has a reputation for offering top quality sport even in the coldest of weathers. League organiser Alan Henry said “Living just a few miles from […]
Geoff Vallence Secures Bury Hill Silvers Festival
37 Anglers took part in this midweek annual event on the Old Lake at Bury Hill Fishery and for plenty of the competitors the bream and skimmers were obliging. Day 1 saw Ed Green draw peg 74 and he took full advantage putting together an excellent feeder performance with 84-0-0 of bream up to 5lbs […]
Dominant Dorking Take Preston Innovations World Club Classic Qualifier
Dominant Daiwa Dorking rounded off the year with their forth major team success on Nottingham’s Newark Dyke on 24th/25th September 2011. Their emphatic victory over 9 of Britain’s top teams has surely guaranteed their number one UK status.This World Club qualifier is now in its second year and is made up of teams finishing in […]
Huggins Wins British Waterways Stillwater Champs 2011
Low water levels at Boddington Reservoir forced organisers to move the British Waterways Stillwater Championships to Blythe Waters at Solihull, and with high winds blowing competitors were apprehensive. However, the top three anglers all weighed in over 37lb with Dynamite Baits Backed Sean Huggins taking the £3,000 top prize thanks to a 55-7-0 bag from […]
