A new competition for disabled anglers launched in the East Midlands
A brand new competition for disabled anglers is being launched in the East Midlands. The inaugural East Midlands Disabled Angling Championships will be taking place on Thursday 22nd September at Rycroft Fishery, Derbyshire (DE74 2RE) on Moat Lake.
The competition has been established in partnership with the Angling Trust to create more opportunities for disabled anglers to fish in competitions. The match will form part of an on going calendar of local matches for disabled anglers taking place at accessible fisheries.
Hallcroft Fisheries, Retford, 6th August 2016
Angler's Name
Weight (lbs/oz)
Peg # / Lake
Matt Arnold
161-14-00
16 (Bridge Island)
Chris Kitchin
120-01-00
74 (Moat Outer)
Paul Wright (Halkon Hunt)
104-06-00
8 (Reed)
Oliver Stringer
95-15-00
20 (Reed)
Frankie Gianoncelli (Preston Innovations / Sonu Baits)
85-10-00
2 (Canal)
Craig Owen
83-10-00
31 (Reed)
Les Marshall (Barnsley Bait Co. )
79-02-00
49 (Moat Island)
Darren Oldham
72-00-00
26 (Bridge Outer)
The best turnout to date on a Mega Match This qualifier at Hallcroft Fishery saw one hundred and nine (109) anglers attend this Saturday qualifier event. Conditions on the day were extremely warm with very little cloud cover about. However, a slight breeze gave some anglers, depending on where they had drawn, a slight ripple which made all the difference to those that caught compared to those that didn't.
Matrix are delighted to announce a new partnership between the Essex based company and one of the countries top teams, Team Image.
The Image team will be sponsored by Matrix and will now fish under the Matrix Image banner.
Image are based in the South East and are arguably one of the most consistent teams in the country finishing in the top 6 in the national for the last six years including a staggering 4 runner up medals.
Matrix media manager Craig Butterfield was excited to have another great team on board.
Match Fishing editor Tom Scholey takes a look at a very special range of rods, Daiwa’s Airity X45s.
I must admit to being massively sceptical when I was asked to consider the possibility that a rod might actually be ‘better’ than Daiwa’s Tournament range.
I love these rods and have been steadily building a collection when my budget has allowed. Indeed, I have written on these pages before about how I consider the 10ft Tournament to be the nicest rod of its kind that I have ever used.
