Bag'em Matchbaits News

June 2011

Bag'em Angler Breaks Tidal Trent Match Record

On Sunday 19 June, Bag’ems Darren Harston (Bag'em/Fishing Republic Rotherham) won at Collingham Angling Association’s part of the Tidal Trent with an astonishing 32 Barbel weighing 151lb!

Bag'ems Andy May Qualifies For Fishomania Final

Past finalist Andy May, a professional angler from Middlewich won the 14th Fish ‘O’ Mania qualifier held at Heronbrook Fisheries, Staffordshire on Sunday 19th June 2011. Andy caught carp to 8lbs steadily throughout the match.

Andy drew Canal Peg 10, which amongst others in the area has some significant past form. He set his stall out to fish tight to the far bank weed growth, where he found 4 feet of water, but decided to fish shallow as tight as he could, with a second line down the track as back up. Fishing a banded pellet to the weeds and loose feeding pellet, little and often, was the method that eventually paid off for him to finish the match with a winning weight of 61kg 300gr despite losing a significant number of fish in the far bank weeds.

Having been runner up on a number of occasions recently, Andy openly admitted that it was a relief to go one better and qualify, and as an Angling Coach at Cudmore he must be the top favourite for the final.

Andy said “I felt confident that I was in with a chance when I drew my peg and had a good day’s fishing. I am really looking forward to the final at Cudmore as it is my regular venue, and this will be my second time now as I first qualified at Cudmore in 2008, so can’t wait”.

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