Angling's health benefits acknowledged in national press. Coverage in The Guardian newspaper to about a scheme in Newcastle-upon-Tyne which involved GPs prescribing fishing as a tonic for patients suffering from stress and depression has been welcomed by anglers. The article explains how angling is one of several activities which can be recommended by Doctors as a "social prescription". Innovation charity Nesta has found that a majority of GPs are keen to find alternative ways of improving patients' health and wellbeing without dishing out more and more medicines.
England Feeder Team embark on South African adventure!England's feeder team are preparing to leave for South Africa, as practice for the third World Feeder Championship gets underway. This Saturday the team - which is made up of Steve Ringer, Phil Ringer, Grant Albutt, Tommy Pickering, Mick Vials, Adam Wakelin and coach Glenn Lawrence fly to Johannesburg, before making the four hour journey by road to the site of this years event, the mighty Bloemhoff Dam. Team stalwart Steve Ringer explained: "We are all really looking forward to getting on the bank and having a go at the event, though truth be told we aren't too sure what to expect! In terms of tackle, we have all had to really scale everything down, as obviously transporting everything that we have over there is a very expensive exercise. Our sponsors, Preston Innovations have generously sent a container over there containing boxes, carryalls and ready rod holdalls, but it still leaves us having to take rods, reels hooklengths and feeders as part of our luggage consignment on the plane.
Martin Holmes tells you how he won this year’s Preston Innovations Festival at White Acres.
Instead of a love-hate relationship, I have had a hate-hate relationship when it comes to the Preston Festival at White Acres! I have sworn on more than one occasion that I would never fish it again. In the half dozen or so times I have fished it I have drawn appallingly, and probably fished just as bad too! And, I have never picked up a penny other than a section win by default!
In the spring Festivals, however, I have fared much better and have had two top 10 finishes in the Milo Festival, coming 9th in 2009 and 3rd in 2012. I have also finished agonisingly 11th two years on the trot in 2011 and 2012 on the Dynamite Baits Festival.
Garbolino launch new poles for 2014. . . Names
like the Super Legion and Power Legion are enshrined in angling
folklore, being rightly regarded as some of the best poles of their
time.
Ex England star, Lee Thornton on why team fishing is going nowhere. I read with interest Mark Downes article in this month’s Match Fishing magazine, and was particularly interested in Mark's comments regarding how the team is treated with contempt here in the UK and like superstars abroad. Well Mark, you are of course correct, I cannot think of many people within match fishing who care one iota whether the England Team comes first or last. This of course shouldn’t be the situation, the guys at the top of the game should be given praise that they deserve but I have been thinking about why this is the case.
Shipp & Kerry's Italian GloryDes Shipp and Lee Kerry have returned form Preston Innovations Italia Festival in victorious style, after each winning a day of the star studded competition. The event, which is open to Preston Innovations consultants from throughout Europe, is contested on the prolific Lake Faldo and River Tevere. The first day of the event is a coaching day - and taught Lee Kerry some lessons that were to prove very valuable. Lee explained: "The first major match of the festival is a pairs event that takes place on Lake Faldo, but the coaching day before the event proved a good chance to practice.
Invasive species targeted by the government. CEFAS
has announced trials to find ways of reducing the impact of the none
native signal crayfish on English water bodies. CEFAS (the Centre for
Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science)is aiming to find the
most effective way of reducing signal crayfish numbers and their impacts
on our aquatic wildlife. The Defra-funded project is supported
by an army of volunteers from angling clubs and others with an interest
in the conservation of their local rivers, lakes and canals.
New website for bootliner manufacturer. Top bootliner manufacturer, Rhino UK have launched a new, state of the art website, to showcase their products. The
company, who manufacture heavy duty protective covers for all areas of
vehicles, have built up a great reputation among anglers for the
production of their quality range of bootliners. All products
are manufactured in the workshop of their Leicestershire headquarters,
and produced from high quality waterproof materials that are machine
washable, and remain waterproof so there is no need to re– treat at any
time.
Chapmans Christmas bonanza offers bargains galore. The
Chapmans Christmas sale is now on - with more unmissable offers than
ever before. Running from now until January, the sale period will see
prices slashed by up to 80% - with the company's finance packages still
available. Chapman's general manager, Mark Wilkinson explained:
"It is no secret that his year has been difficult for many in the trade,
and as a result there has been a greater than usual amount of stock for
the major tackle companies and distributors to clear.
Marlow on the new Krill Ready Mix. “When it comes to cold water attraction, krill has to be one of the best baits going. In many scenarios, its pulling power is unrivalled – making it one of the best multispecies attractors available. ” These were the bold words of fish expert, Roy Marlow following the launch of Marukyu’s new Krill Ready Mix.