Action-packed May issue in the shops!
The latest issue of your favourite fishing magazine hits the shop shelves today and it’s another blinder!
As always we have endeavoured to get the latest trends and tactics for you to enjoy, along with the tackle reviews that you all love to read!
But what’s in it?
. Andy Findlay reveals yet another deadly feeder technique and shows you exactly how to make his custom-made pellet feeders.
. Fresh from his Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifying success, Pemb Wrighting shows you how to target skimmers and carp with a softly, softly approach.
New partner sought for flagship match fishing event.
One of the UK’s most prestigious match fishing events, the UK Angling Championship is seeking a new flagship sponsor, to ensure that the event is televised once again.
For the past five years, the event has been sponsored by top tackle company Preston Innovations, but it has told the organisers that it won’t be supporting the competition this year.
The event's media director, Rob Hughes said: “We would like to extend a big thank you to Preston Innovations, for its support over the last few years.
Joe Carass checks out the all-new Matrix Match Master seatbox. Regular readers will know that I am a huge fan of the original Fox MSB box from a couple of years ago. I used to absolutely love this box and still believe it to be at the top of the tree when it comes to compact storage. When Matrix was launched, its gaffer, Ricky Teale, assured me there was to be a new model that would pick up where the MSB left off.
• A new lightweight 3-5 grade of hollow elastic
• Ideal choice for small fish where the odd bonus might be encountered• Loads of stretch!RRP: £8. 99 . . .
“There’s just no concrete evidence of what damage these baits are capable of, long-term,” says White Acres fishery boss Clint Elliott. White Acres, in Cornwall, is the most popular match fishing festival venue in the UK and well known for its relatively stringent list of rules. However, Clint has taken the decision to ban all fluorescent liquids and baits as feed because there’s no long-term, conclusive proof of the damage or harm these baits are capable of inflicting when introduced in larger quantities.
“Each lake here at White Acres is a complex ecosystem, just as every other waterway is,” states Clint.
Exciting Changes For Match Fishing Team Championship. The number of teams who can qualify for this year’s Match Fishing Team Championship has been increased from two, to six. Taking
place on August Bank Holiday Monday, this popular event sees 14 of the
best teams in the country clash on Evesham’s Warwickshire Avon, in what
is regarded as one of match fishing’s most prestigious team matches. In
years gone by, entry has been by invitation only, though, in recent years
one team per year has been able to qualify in a one-off team match in
July.
