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Jamie Hughes wins big at Barston Lakes. The Midland Angler Of The Year is held at Barston Lakes each year and is based on a format of two three-hour matches. The first three hours on the feeder, then three hours on the pole after a weighing in the first catch. Jamie Hughes took the title with 28lb of F1s and bream in the morning session, for 2nd in his section, then caught 99lb of bream and big F1s on the pole in the afternoon match, to win the section and score three points.

October is the month for angling on Sky Sports. Competition Angling enters the Sky Sports spotlight in October with a whole raft of big events put together by Rob Hughes of RHAPMedia, whose company has now made an incredible 117 TV programmes specialising in fishing alone. “After a massively busy summer filming a number of fishing projects, including some of the top events in the UK and world angling scene, I’m pleased to announce they will be broadcast in what is proving to be an epic October for angling”. Sky Sports have once again shown their support to angling by broadcasting a raft of even programming along side their usual Fish ‘O’ Mania and Tight Lines regular programmes.

Massive range of new products from Preston Innovations. “It is the best launch in my 12 years with Preston. ” When Tommy Pickering makes a statement like that you know you have to take note. Preston has developed a huge range of new tackle for 2015 and every single item looks exceptional! First up is the innovative On Box 360.

World Pairs triumph for England feeder team duo. Week-long leaders Rob Wootton and Adam Wakelin held onto their lead to become 2014 world Pairs Champions. After setting a superb pace earlier in the week, Adam and Rob only had to keep catching to take the glory, and that they did. Weights dropped off for the pair later in the week with Rob suffering some poorer draws, while Adam kept chugging along to take the Daiwa Individual Cup.