Renowned for their quality, Tri-Cast rods are among some of the finest available. Editor Alex Bones takes a close look at three of their latest 14ft and 15ft models. Recognising the increase in demand for long float rods on river venues like the Avon, Severn, Trent and Wye, Rochdale-based Tri-Cast has had these three rods in development for just over 12 months. Designed primarily for stick float and waggler work on rivers, they are nothing short of a pleasure.
21lb of dace takes the top spot on a low river Isle.
Ilminster AA, 23/10/11River Isle, Somerset7 fished Round two of the Royal Oak winter league saw the anglers on the Isle again but the river desperately needs rain. The weights were once again decent and everyone caught with lots of small dace and chublets featuring in catches. Justin Charles had a cracking day catching 21lb of mainly dace on the stick float and caster from peg 126 (Barney's Bend) at Isle Brewers.
The hugely popular F1 range has two new additions to the range with the release of One To One Paste and Fibre Paste in the famous sweet-smelling flavour. Sure to be a winner, these pastes are ideal for all commercial fisheries. RRP: £3. 99.
The strong field was greeted with a strong and variable wind which made presentation difficult at times at the Monmouth fishery. Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers Veterans National ChampionshipRed Hill Fishery, Monmouth | Number of pegs/anglers: 40The winner on the Day was local man, Tony Summers (Cardiff Nomads) with an excellent weight of 91lb 8oz taken from the middle of the lake on 14 metre pole. Tony finished almost 20lbs clear of the field and is enjoying a good run of results at the prolific Red Hill venue. Earlier in the month he had finished runner-up in the Senior Welsh National.
Available in both green and natural varieties, these new soft pellets from Dynamite can be used as both hook and feed pellets. They are manufactured from exactly the same ingredients as the popular Swim Stim groundbaits and are packed with fish-attracting goodies! They come in 500g resealable pouches for improved freshness. RRP: £3. 45.
Report from the Sunderland FAC winter league Round 2 match at Silksworth Lake, Sunderland. Silksworth Lake, Sunderland | 23/10/2011 | Number of pegs/anglers: 12Andy McNeil grabbed victory fishing to the small island on groundbait feeder with squatt, catching small silvers apart from a good roach of a pound. In second place was Bobby Nash with small roach and perch fishing to the island from the other bank, all caught on maggot also with groundbait feeder. In the money again was Robbie Schindler with third place, again small roach and perch made up his weight fishing the pole at 10 metres with squatt over groundbait.
This ultra smart and stylish seat box is both practical and well made. The Tournament 400 has six drawers in total and three winder trays giving you plenty of storage options. The box has a six-leg frame making the box very stable and comfortable and is the ideal choice for anglers who prefer a large station type box. RRP: £550 .
Winter league action on the river Isle hots up.
RESULTS FOR OPEN CONTESTS WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 16 2011Date: Monday October 10 Pools: CanalNo F/man: 21Match Report:1st: Pellet at 11m to the island for f1 carp, small mirrors and commons to 2lb. 2nd: Dead red maggot on method feeder to the island for f1 carp, mirrors and commons to 4lb. 3rd: Maggot shallow at 7m for f1 carp, skimmers and roach.
Bream and tench throw up a surprise win as anglers take some good weights.
Westwood Lakes Match Results Tuesday October 11 OpenTuesday’s open on Skylark Lake was dominated by bream and tench which fed in numbers to Give Derby AC rod Terry Green a surprising Win and the £200 Golden Peg over lake regular Steve Lane1st Terry Green Derby AC 78lb 2nd Steve Lane Castle AC 76lb 4oz 3rd Joan Goodwin Milldon Baits 56lb 8oz 4th Dan Watson Subfish 47lb 10ozThursday October 13 Over 50s OpenThursday’s over 50s saw 24 anglers scrap it out for another close encounter, with carp, ide and the odd bream prevailing. 1st Brian Thompson Orchard Park AC 53lb 08oz 2nd Smudge Smith Bagen Match Baits 50lb 8oz 3rd John Gooden Milldon Baits 49lb 4oz 4th John Holmes Peg 1 Angling 44lb 12 0z Sunday October 16 OpenSunday’s open match was held on Hawk Lake, with some top anglers making up the field. Recent County Champs winner Mick Stamp continued his winning ways from peg 17 at 13 meters on caster and pellet to take ide and barble up to 21lb.
Some exciting new tackle awaited us at this weekend’s Tackle & guns show extravaganza. We got the exclusive insight into what will be hitting your local shop shelves in 2012, so don’t miss our December issue, on sale the last Friday of November to see some of the highlights. There’s new tackle and bait from MAP, Dynamite Baits, Shimano, Preston Innovations, Sonu Baits, Nordik, Berkley and the all-new Matrix to name but a few. In addition it’s the Drennan Knock-Out Cup Final at Docklow pools, Herefordshire, where just two anglers remain to fight for the 2011 title.
