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Nathan Watson wins Fishomania Champion of Champions Match!

Louth based angler Nathan Watson has win the inaugural Fishomania Champion of Champions match held at Cudmore Fishery.

Congratulations to Nathan for heading up a superb line up of top match anglers.

Neil McKinnon wins Fishomania XVII!!!

Shakespeare Superteam member & Dynamite Baits backed, Neil McKinnon, has won Fishomania XVII held at Cudmore Fisheries in Staffordshire, with 27 kilos 980 grams, ahead of Tommy Pickering who weighed 23 kilos 880 grams.

Neil goes into the Sundays inaugural "Fishomania Champion of Champions" match which pits previous winners head to head against each other.

UKMA send Neil our congratulations!!!

Hardy Greys Academy Member Wins Silver!

Hardy & Greys Coarse Academy member Cathal Hughes has won the individual silver medal at the World Freshwater Angling Championships in Merida, Spain.

For the full press release from Hardy Greys, please click HERE.

Pallatrax Potent Paste

Ready made pastes are always handy to have in your kit on the off chance that you require one.

When a company with the pedigree of Pallatrax launch a new one, then anglers sit up and take notice, especially those looking for the biggest of specimens.

Click HERE to read our findings.

Essential Products Thaumatin-B

Anglers are always looking for that extra edge to put in their baits to catch more fish, and with every additivie on the market being touted as being "the best additive around", it was only fair that UKMA let our visitors into one of the best kept secrets in angling - Thaumatin-B.

For a full explanation of this product, please click HERE to read.

Garbolino Squad Rig Line

With match fishing becoming more expensive by the week, the shops are starting to see a trend with budget products hitting the shelves. Lots of anglers think that low price means low quality - which used to be the case, but Garbolino UK have launched a new rig line under the Squad banner.

UKMA took a good look at the line and you can read our findings HERE.

The Perfect Liquid Diet - Part One

More and more anglers are resorting to liquid additives and flavours to give them an edge in match's, but most tend to stick to looking in the match bait section of their local shop, missing out on some superb fish attractors.

Being the unselfish and kind people that we are, UKMA have put together the first part of a feature that points out some of the most effective liquid flavourings we have used. Click HERE to read it.

Nisa In-Line Pellet Feeder

With the Method feeder being banned on more and more venues, the feeder innovators had to come up with a solution. Nick Larkin at Nisa Feeders was one of these innovators and recently we were sent some of the feeders to have a look at.

To read our findings on the Nisa in-line pellet feeders, click HERE.

BWSC 2010 - Qualifier 4 Results

The fourth qualifer round for the British Waterway Stillwater Championships took place this past weekend at Boddington Reservoir.

Organiser, Ian Maltby, has provided UKMA with the results on who qualified and a quick breakdown of how the match panned out.

To read the report, please click HERE.

UK Championship 2010 - Round 2

UKMA have been sent the first of regular match results direct from the UK Championships.

Anglers this week fished Lindholme Lakes in blistering conditions.

To find out the results and who won, the report can be found by clicking HERE.

BWSC 2010 - Qualifier 3 Results

The third qualifer round for the British Waterway Stillwater Championships took place this past weekend at Earlswood Engine Pool.

Organiser, Ian Maltby, has provided UKMA with the results on who qualified and a quick breakdown of how the match panned out.

To read the report, please click HERE.

Underwater Feeder Fishing DVD

There had been a lot of stirring around the internet forums about a new DVD put together by Phil Ringer that put the spotlight on feeder fishing for Bream utilising underwater cameras. Reading what people were putting down on the forums about the DVD prompted UKMA to pick up the phone and get hold of a copy.

To read our thoughts on this DVD, please click HERE.

BWSC 2010 - Qualifier 2 Results

The second qualifer round for the British Waterway Stillwater Championships took place this past weekend at Earlswood Engine Pool.

Organiser, Ian Maltby, has provided UKMA with the results on who qualified and a quick breakdown of how the match panned out.

To read the report, please click HERE.

Tubertini UK Paste Floats

With warmer weather now upon us (at very long last) and with fish now confidently feeding, paste on the pole is now the method chosen by many match and pleasure angler at this time of year.
Tubertini UK sent us some of the new paste floats that they launched at the Tackle & Guns show last year.

To find out what we thought of them, please click HERE.

Garbolino Open Day at Fosters

Garbolino and Fosters of Birmingham will be teaming up on Saturday June 12th to bring you an all-star line up of top anglers to offer tactics, tips and advice on all aspects of match and pleasure fishing.

For more information, please click HERE.

Tackle Theft at Police Service Championships

UKMA have been notified of a brazen tackle theft during the North West Police Service Championships.

Click HERE for full details.

Realtree LakeMore Catfish Challenge 2010

On July 3 2010, the annual Catfish Challenge event took place at Realtree Lakemore fishery in Crewe.

Fishery owner, Mark Ashmore was kind enough to send UKMA the results and a brief write-up for you to read.

Please click HERE to read the report.

Daiwa Exceler 4000E Reel

UKMA wanted to find a reel that had the power to cope with medium feeder work, the stresses of the pellet waggler and specimen float situations but at a price that wouldn’t empty your pockets completely.

After speaking to anglers on the bank, the Daiwa Exceler was mentioned several times and in high regard, so we set about contacting Daiwa to obtain a couple for review.

To find out our thoughts, please click HERE.

Dynamite Baits Sign Lewis Murawski

Former England Youth World silver medallist and 2010 White Acres Milo Festival Champion, Lewis Murawski, has signed a sponsorship deal with leading bait manufacturer Dynamite Baits

For more information, please click HERE.

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