New teams-of-six league filling up fast!The Matrix and Van Den Eynde-backed teams-of-six league, which will run this winter, is filling up fast, according to organisers Sam Wildsmith and Tom Scholey. With a maximum of 12 team places available, the league has already attracted eight teams, meaning there are just four places available. League co-organiser Tom Scholey said: "Sam Wildsmith and I have been really happy with the interest we have received, and with eight teams already signed up, and plenty of interest for the other places, we fully expect the league to sell out. "With generous sponsorship from Matrix, Van Den Eynde and Sam's tackle shop, Mill Tackle, a good payout will be guaranteed, both on each individual round and on the league overall.
Lincoln store to offer massive weekend discounts. Popular Lincoln tackle store Shortferry Angling has announced a 25 per cent discount sale this weekend. The store is celebrating being open since 1988 by offering customers some bumper bargains in a one-off weekend extravaganza. The terms of the sale couldn't be simpler – the owners are simply taking 25 per cent off their entire stock! This is for one weekend only and only available in store.
Big-money match at Midlands commercial. Warwickshire
super-water Tunnel Barn Farm has announced a big-money match that is
to run on October 12th. The match, that will boast a
first prize of £500 donated by the venue, will be limited to 60
places with tickets priced at £25. Fishing will take place on
the New, Extension, Club and Canal pools with 15 pegs on each.
Gallery of England boys in action. Match
Fishing’s men on the bank have now returned from the World Championship
in Poland. They are armed with hundreds of images of England’s
victorious anglers on their way to being crowned the best team in the
world this year. See the gallery below for an assortment of their best pictures!.
Duo win over £20,000 in prize money. Cathal Hughes and Phillip Jackson have won the World Pairs Angling Championship for the second year running, after a close final-day battle. The Daiwa and MatchCraft-backed duo recorded a combined total weight of 185. 280kg, putting them over 17kg clear of runners-up Steve and Phil Ringer.
Team confident of Day Two Success. Match Fishing's reporters in Poland have told of a good draw for Drennan Team England, as they move into the second day of the 2013 World Championship on the the Żerański Channel in Warsaw. The official result sheet shows that after day one, the team are seven points clear of second placed Poland on 14 points. Last nights team meeting saw nothing changed in Drennan Team Englands squad, or indeed tactics on the bank.
Scotthorne leads section, but Shipp struggles. Drennan Team England have got off to a mixed start on the second day of the 2013 World Championship in Poland. Five Times World Champion Alan Scotthorne is leading from the front, winning his section with half an hour of the match gone. Although the going is tough in his section, Alan has taken more than a dozen fish, and is comfortably ahead of second place.
Poland and Belgium catching well. "England still have plenty to worry about in this years World Championship, as Poland and Belgium who finished second and third respectively after yesterday, look to be fairing very well today. "This was the verdict of Match Fishing's man on the bank, Matt Godfrey after the first hour of the second day of the World Championships. Alan Scotthorne and Steve Hemingray are leading England's charge for victory, and are both winning their section by a slim margin.
Close battle between Poland and England. As the second day of the World Championships moves past its halfway point, England are locked in a very close battle with host nations, Poland. The local experts are performing well in every section, targetting bleak in the difficult areas and roach in the more productive zones. That said, outstanding performances by England's Steve Hemingray, and Alan Scotthorne, who are both winning their sections is thought to be keeping England nudged in front of the home nation.
Big fish boosts England's hopes. With just over an hour to go, England's hopes of a team gold have received a boost - after Des Shipp, who was thought to be last in his section, has banked a skimmer, and several decent roach in the last few minutes. It is thought that this has pushed him up 12 places, to sixth in his section. Things aren't going so well for Will Raison now however, as more and more big fish are being caught in his section.
