The Best… Bar Absolutely None! Editor Alex Bones checks out MAP’s latest flagship pole – the hotly anticipated 901!Here at Match Fishing we get new tackle to test on a weekly basis. Sure, we tip most of it as good, as a product to look out for, or better than its predecessor but we wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true. When it comes to standout products, though, it can sometimes become difficult to express just how good they are. Well, be in no doubt that in my opinion this is THE best commercially available pole ever launched, bar absolutely none!I’d be happy to fish with any manufacturer’s flagship pole – they’re all very, very good – but the 901 is special – it’s such a carefully thought out product that suits my fishing perfectly.
These hooklengths have been designed with the Method and pellet feeder in mind and are just 4in in length to suit.
Tied on quality N-Gauge line with the awesome MWG hooks, these hooklengths come in three variants – bait-band rigs, Speed Stop rigs and Bayonet rigs – allowing various baits to be used. Many anglers believe ready-tied hooklengths are inferior but that is simply not the case with these superb hooklengths. RRP: £2.
Chance to meet Fox and Matrix stars!Tackle
giant Fox, the parent company to brands like Rage and Matrix, has
announced a star-studded open day at one of Britain's biggest tackle
shops, Fosters Of Birmingham. In attendance will be the former
Maver Match This Champion, Les Thompson, predator ace Julian Chadwick,
and carp expert Neil Smith. The open day will take place on Saturday, November 9th – with the store opening from 9am until 6pm. For more information, give them a call on: 0121 344 3333.
Tom Scholey on a great weeks fishing, and a lesson learned the hard way. The highlight of my angling year is always the three or four White Acres Festivals that I fish. In my mind, they are without doubt the most fiercely competitive events in the match fishing calendar, attracting the sports very best names, and with each one being contested over five days, these are not events that you can win by just getting lucky. I suppose my best result in Cornwall was a win in the Preston Innovations Parkdean Pairs Festival back in June with Matt Godfrey – a great week, but at a little under a third of the size of the spring and autumn festivals, hardly as prestigious.
Anglers Supporting Help For Heroes. The annual 'Help For Heroes' fundraiser has grown year on year, and is now the biggest Help For Heroes charity match in the UK. The 300 peg, six hour match will take place at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes on August the 2nd 2014. The draw will be at 9 am, with entry costing £25.
Matrix ace takes on top Midland venue. One of the country's top anglers, Grant Albutt, has taken on prolific Midlands water, Shatterford Lakes. Situated in a valley on the Bridgnorth Road (A442) only 10 minutes from Kidderminster and Stourbridge, Shatterford Lakes was established in 1972, and over the years has developed into a great specimen and match type venue. Grant explained: "When the opportunity arose to take on Shatterford, I knew I had to take it.
New signings for Maver backed team. Maver North West are pleased to announce two brand new additions to the already formidable squad. Former England International Stef Gent and former Drennan star Jon Jowett (picture attached) have recently sided with Steve Crossley's Maver North West squad in a bid strengthen the team even further and increase the team's chances of success in major competitions. The team, which have built up a fearsome reputation over the last few years thanks to a series of good results on canals and other natural venues, are regarded as one of the country's best up and coming teams.
Five former champions in Parkdean final. The line up is complete for this years Parkdean Masters Final, which gets underway at 12pm. The competition, hosted annually on Jenny's Lake at White Acres Fishery near Newquay, carries a £25,000 winner takes all bounty, and is widely regarded as match angling's most prestigious prize. Fancied pegs include peg 5, where two times former champion, Des Shipp has drawn, and peg 16 where Norfolk ace Andy Leathers is set to fish.
Massive carp on the feed. It is thought that Andy Leathers has taken an early lead in the 2013 Parkdean Masters Final, after banking three carp, all believed to be approaching double figures. Ed Warren on peg 23 is also said to be in a strong position, with two good carp in the net. White Acres Fishery manager, Clint Elliott said: “As I walked along the bank this morning, it was obvious that there were a lot of fish moving in between pegs 16 and 23, where the wind has been blowing quite strongly for the last few days.
