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Is Class Permanent?
Match Fishing Staff  |  Oct 03, 2017  |  0 comments
Our tango-tinted typist, Dan Webb, strives to try and discover what it is that sets the legendary life-long superstars from the ‘come and go’ talent in today’s world of match fishing… So is class actually permanent? This is the shortened version of a question one of my friends asked over Facebook. It just seems to be assumed by everyone that if an angler is a class act, they will always be a class act. Just look at Bob Nudd; despite his dating profile stating 21 he is in fact over 70 years old, but draw next to him sat knee deep in an Irish lough in a gale with 300 roach to be caught at 14 metres and there is still more than a good chance he will batter you! He may now prefer a cup of cocoa and his slippers after a match than a pint of Guinness, but he is still a class act! However, there are many anglers out there who 10, 20 or 30 years ago used to catch obscene amounts of fish from a lot of venues using many different methods, who you just don’t see in the media any more. Some have given up and some have health problems that limit their fishing.
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Speed, Timing And Efficiency…
Match Fishing Staff  |  Oct 03, 2017  |  0 comments
Dust off the metronome and get ready for a lesson in speed fishing from commercial master, Jimmy Brookes. Welcome to Osprey Pool at Westwood Lakes, a strip lake stocked with F1s… and plenty of them! This lake is very typical of many modern commercial venues, where there’s a key skill set to learn that will help you win matches on this kind of venue. By way of illustration, I actually hold the five-hour match record here with 570 F1s for 308lb. However, to achieve this I had to combine a range of little tricks and apply many small tweaks to my attack, which I’m hoping to reveal to you today! Did Somebody Say Race? This style may not be for everybody… “monotonous”, “boring”, “lack of skill”, “a fish race” and suchlike.
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Become A Canal Master…
Match Fishing Staff  |  Oct 03, 2017  |  0 comments
Darran Bickerton reveals the rigs, feeding techniques and presentation tricks that will help you win matches using squatts! The key to consistent results on canals is to ensure you get plenty of bites. The fish you catch don’t have to be big, it’s simply a case of building a base weight and going from there. Fishing with squatts is my banker method of doing this. On some days, you will catch quality fish on squatts, sometimes enough to win the match by fishing just one swim with them alone.
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Fast & Furious!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Oct 02, 2017  |  0 comments
When it comes to catching a big weight of small fish, whip fishing to hand can be unbeatable. We joined Preston Innovations ace Scott Geens for a masterclass! It stands to reason that the quicker you can catch, the more chance you have of putting a winning net of small fish on the scales – and the whip is the fastest fish-catching method out there. For sure, the days when you have enough small fish in front of you to fish a whip over the course of a season are often numbered. But when you do get that golden ticket, you need to be confident that you have the knowledge, and tools in your armoury to make the most of it.
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Natural Bait Festival At Weston Pools
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 29, 2017  |  0 comments
Today I was back at the impressive Weston pools fishery for my third attempt at natural bait festival which I was really looking forward too, especially with the added twist of not being able to use pellets or ground-bait . S far I have made a progression from mid way on my first attempt where I was way out of my depth, to finishing just out of the top ten last year after winning my lake on the first day. Then ending up a disappointing fifth on Stretton the next day, missing out on third by just 5lb which would have put me in a framing place. So it would be interesting to see if I had improved my fishing, although I hadn't been here a great deal in the previous months which wasn’t the best preparation for the festival.
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Fowles' Play Focus Your Attentions
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 29, 2017  |  0 comments
In Jake’s opinion one of the most important aspects of being successful on the match fishing scene is being able to focus your attentions on a venue, or a handful of venues that suit your style of fishing. I n the past I have been as guilty as they come of never settling at a specific venue or ‘type’ of venue, and therefore never really giving myself the opportunity to develop a tactic that is going to bring ongoing success. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy visiting new venues, it is a great way to keep things fresh and since relocating it is something that I have had to do to fi nd the venues that I am going to use as the core of my match fi shing outings. In doing so I have had some good results and picked up a few pennies along the way.
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Win
Daiwa Tournament Evo Braid Competition
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 26, 2017  |  0 comments
Here's your chance to win a spool of Daiwa’s incredible Tournament EVO braid!! DAIWA TOURNAMENT EVO BRAID COMPETITION *** COMPETITION TIME *** Last month we were fortunate to visit Daiwa UK HQ and Loch Ken for an exclusive look at how the brand new Tournament SLR range of feeder rods are made. Check out how the rods are made and what makes them so special whilst also having the chance to #WIN a spool of the companies incredible Tournament EVO Braid worth £39. 99! For your chance to WIN a spool of the Tournament EVO Braid simply LIKE and SHARE this post then head over to - http://matchfishingmagazine. com/competitions - To finish off the entry - Good Luck!! Posted by Match Fishing Magazine on Wednesday, 27 September 2017 .
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Anyone Can Chuck A Lead!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 20, 2017  |  0 comments
Few anglers win as many matches as Giles Cochrane. Here the Welsh wizard lifts the lid on a simple but devastating tactic. Lead fishing for me has been the most consistent way of catching on most of the venues I have fished over the years, purely because I am not looking to achieve perfect presentation. Essentially it is a bolt rig! The setup is simple but the feeding is not.
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Mam Series A Success Again!
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 15, 2017  |  0 comments
Saturday, September 9th saw the final of the MAM (Match Anglers Matches) take place at Staffordshire’s Heronbrook Fisheries, an event organised and run by David Marshall and sponsored by Mosella UK. Ninety anglers had made their way through a series of 16 qualifying rounds and were competing to win the £2,000 first prize, runners-up prizes of £1,000 for second place and £500 for third. Further to that ,every five-peg section would be worth £100. So it was all to play for.
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Results
Canal And River Trust Pairs – Gloucester Canal Hempsted – Sunday Sept 10th 34 Anglers
Match Fishing Staff  |  Sep 11, 2017  |  0 comments
Canal and River Trust Pairs – Gloucester Canal Hempsted – Sunday Sept 10th 34 Anglers High winds made fishing difficult for those fishing the long pole on the Gloucester Canal, nevertheless there were still some good weights recorded. On peg 47 on the old Hempsted Bend, Alan Jones (Daiwa Gordon League) continued his amazing run of bream dominated match wins this year, as he weighed in 38lb 6oz of bream for an easy win fishing groundbailt feeder with red maggot and worm. In second place on Peg 50, Jake Fowles (Daiwa Gordon League) fished long pole down the edge with red maggot over groundbait to weigh 20lbs 2oz of skimmers. On the pairs front it was individual winner Alan Jones and his partner Phil Bendall (Daiwa Gordon League) who backed up Alan with a weight of 7lbs 7oz off peg 24 on the straight, who ran out winners with 29 points.
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