Shakespeare Fifth In World Club Championships
Shakespeare can hold their heads high after an excellent effort in the biggest ever World Club Championships saw them finish fifth of the 31 competing teams.
Due to heavy flooding in Poland, the venue was switched to Lake Malta, a rowing course near Poznan holding skimmers, carp, tench and small carassio.
The final result saw France take the gold medal, with Russia in second, Italy taking the bronze, host nation Poland fourth and the English fifth, about 12 points off a medal.
Shakespeare’s squad, which qualified for the event for the third time after winning the 2009 Division One National, comprised Jon Arthur, Michael Buckwalder, Nigel Bull, Rob Quinn, Rob Middleton and Leigh Gardener, with Paul Bick managing and Neil McKinnon acting as coach.
Speaking to Total-Fishing.com, Coventry’s Jon Arthur said: “We are tired, but given how much we had to learn about a new venue so quickly, with no internationals in the squad and with a less-than-kind draw, we are absolutely delighted to finish fifth.”
The teams were faced with blazing hot conditions during practice week, but on the first day of the event the temperature dropped and teams had to quickly adapt.
The event is fished to international rules, with a week of practice followed by a two-day match, each of the matches being three hours in length. Any form of legering is banned.
The final day of practice saw the mercury hit 37 degrees and this led to everyone struggling and having to come up with a plan B, apart from the Hungarians.
“We knew they were catching skimmers at half depth, feeding a ball a chuck and expected that to be absolutely key on the two days of the match,” added Jon. “But colder overnight temperatures and some rain on Friday night put all the fish down and you needed to catch them on the deck. The Hungarians completely blew out as a result.”
In the event it turned to be out-and-out pole fishing, ‘balling it’ at 13 metres with anglers who were on skimmers from 3oz to 8oz fishing positively for lift bites by ‘double bulking’, with the second bulk around four inches off the deck.
In tougher areas anglers were forced to fish for small perch, something Nigel Bull did to great effect with 600gr of them (around 130 fish) for third in section. On the individual front it was decided by carp up to 3lb, which the organizers didn’t even know were in the venue until practice week. We await the full results.
“We did catch some fish including carp on the slider in practice, during which Leigh Gardener shone, but as the week wore on it became more and more obvious that not only was there no short line, there was no benefit to fishing the waggler,” explained Jon. “It was all about the 13m line, and on some pegs this was tough with a lot of weed quite a long way out. If you hooked a fish you needed to play it out full at full distance and bring it to the surface before trying to draw it over the weed and net it.”
Despite this, Jon Arthur told Total-Fishing.com that he thought the venue and organisation were ‘superb’ and he expects it to be used again in European and possibly world championships.
Shakespeare added some chopped worm to the joker in their mix, and felt that worked for them for bringing in some quality fish. Jon caught tench and carassio and Rob Quinn caught carp in the match, although skimmers were the mainstay. They finished in seventh on the first of the two days, but it was already clear who the favourites were.
“The French had the likes of Jean Desque there to help, while the Italians had former world champ Falsini. They had an angler every five pegs reporting back – that’s the kind of professionalism you are up against.”
Day two saw Shakespeare move forward again and in front of the likes of Belgium. They finished around ten points off the medals.
“I’ve certainly got the bug for these types of CIPS events, and would love to fish another one,” added Jon.
“But they are exhausting. There is no time for relaxation at all – it’s just relentless. I can understand now why England spends three to four weeks on a world championships venue – there is so much to sort out,” added John, who thanked sponsored Shakespeare for its generous financial support.
World Club Championships 2010 Result: 1 France; 2 Russia; 3 Italy; 4 Poland; 5 Shakespeare.
Classic On The Severn
Shrewsbury tackle shop Total Angling has won trade backing for a new River Classic series this winter on the Severn, leading to a prestigious final.
In these days which are dominates by commercial fisheries, organiser and shop assistant manager Andy Jones has done really well to win sponsorship from Preston Innovations, Maver, MAP, Garbolino, Fox Match, Sensas and Sonubaits, and as a result he can expect.
Four qualifiers, each backed by two of the sponsors, will be fished from October, with the top four anglers plus four section winners going through to a 32-man final on Sunday December 4th. The dates for the diary are October 9th, October 23rd, October 30th, November 6th. Call Andy on 01743 467201 for more details.
Bishops News
Bishops Bowl Lakes has new owners who have big plans for the Bishops Itchington day ticket fishery. These include opening up lakes that were previously only fishable by a select few, restocking, and running more matches.
The first of these on White Bishop Lake in conditions not really condusive to big catches saw Martin Paynter weigh in a winning 40-12-0 including carp to double figures, all taken on the Method feeder.
The venue’s Mitre Pool has also held a 24-hour Pairs match, which wasn’t decided until the last five minutes, when Ben Godson and Nathan Bradley caught an 11lb mirror carp to take the lead, with a total of 149lb 1oz. Second place went to Grant Francis and Scott Farris with 141lb 4oz, and third were Daniel Brackley and Lee Anderson of Banks and Burr with 139lb 14oz. Daniel and Lee won the biggest fish prize with a mirror carp at 21lb 6oz.
Huge Rutland Rainbow
Midlander Nigel Woodroffe has boated the biggest rainbow trout taken at top fly fishing water Rutland Reservoir for eight years, a huge 13lb 6oz 12dr fish.
Nigel was boat fishing in the South Arm and hooked the fish using a Diawl Bach and floating line and then had 15 anxious minutes before he landed it to the boat.
Fish continue to be caught on nymphs on long leaders fished static to a very slow retrieve. Olives have started to hatch and anglers are reporting good numbers of fish coming off in the more overcast conditions. During the past week fish have been caught during the day, with evenings being relatively quiet.
Bagging At Boddington
The latest Carpetbaggers Open fished at Boddington was a cracker, with over 3,500lb of carp weighed in by the 30 anglers – that's nearly 120lb per man!
Joff Rogers, fishing for Frenzee, topped the weights on peg 81 with an impressive 264lb. In second spot from peg 91 was Carl Barnfield with 240lb, with Neil Russell taking 194lb to the scales for third. All the weights came to the pellet waggler.
(note to subs – I think this was left off last week but please check if you wish to print)
Nights At The Park
Recently opened Hoar Park Fishery is now allowing night fishing on Friday and Saturday nights only, but you need to book early.
Pleasure anglers at the fishery at Astley off Nuneaton Road have been enjoying some great sport at recently. A typical catch was taken by Coleshill’s Gary Wilding, who bagged 14 carp to 10lb for a near ton-up total, all on 4mm pellet fished over a small bed of hemp and pellet. Mark Telford of Nuneaton had a great day with eight to a personal best 13lb 7oz as well as a nice 6lb 2oz tench and some quality roach to a 1lb, fishing corn and meat over a bed of hemp fished close to the lilies on Kestrel Pool. In the hot weather the fish have come up with carp to 15lb being caught on Mixers.
If you are interested in the night fishing, it’s £12.50 per ticket and you need to call 07826 632854 to book in.
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Cornerstone AC, Grand Union Canal, Small Heath, Birmingham
John Fowler (Dams and Lock) 13-0-14, roach and skimmers, pole, hemp and squatt, peg 33; Daniel Webb (Fox Black Horse) 10-13-14; Merv Rogers (Dams and Lock) 7-11-8; Andy Swift (Team Spro) 6-9-11; Mel Wood (Four Ashes AC) 6-8-6; Kevin Perry (Sensas Dams and Lock) 6-5-2.
Garbolino Tunnel Barn Farm, Shrewley, Warks
Mon, Top Pool: John Downing (Northfields) 119-6-0, F1s, poled paste at 6m fished high and low, peg 5; Pete Hancox (Birmingham) 113-2-0; Rob Swain (Tackle Box) 106-1-0; Roy Winferdale (Stirrup Cup) and Barry Duggan (Warwick Portabello) both 93-1-0.
Wed, am, 60: John Smith (Tunnel Barn Farm) 66-10-0, F1s, bream, and tench, pole and pellet, peg 24, New Pool: Jason Laboski (Garbolino) 63-14-0; Kevin Adderley (Sensas Dams and Lock) 61-13-0; Steve Bestwick (Garbolino) 59-8-0; Phil Moore (Sensas Dams and Lock) 57-15-0; Steve Stanhope (Tunnel Barn Farm) 57-7-0.
Wed, pm 60: Rob Swain (Tackle Box) 187-0-0, F1s, pole and white maggot, peg 6, Canal Pool; Wayne Keaney (Yorkshire Baits) 121-12-0; Paul Yates (Shakespeare) 118-1-0; Steve Bestwick (Garbolino) 115-9-0; Kevin Folwell (Drennan Oxford) 113-9-0; Rob Perkins (Dynamite Baits) 112-15-0.
Aggregate: Jason Laboski (Garbolino) 175-3-0; Kevin Folwell (Drennan Oxford) 165-8-0; Steve Stanhope (Tunnel Barn Farm) 157-9-0; Rob Perkins (Dynamite Baits) 157-7-0 (all 2 points).
Sat. 30, New Pool: Pete Caton (Dynamite Baits/Banbury Gunsmiths) 109-12-0, F1s, bream and tench, pole and corn down the margin and pellet over slop at 10m to the island, peg 10; Andy Jackson (Redditch) 86-1-0; Paul Marsiglio (Garbolino) 84-4-0; Pete Hancox (Birmingham) 74-5-0; Kevin Adderley (Sensas Dams and Lock) 71-9-0; Steve Hemingray (Daiwa Dorking) 70-13-0.
Sun, 34, New Pool: Simon Fry (Garbolino) 97-4-0, carp, F1s, tench and perch, pole, caster and worm at 12m, peg 25; Andy Quarmby (Garbolino Elton) 94-2-0; Steve Ringer (Ringer Baits) 85-1-0; Stu Palser (Shakespeare) 84-15-0; Pete Caton (Dynamite Baits/Banbury Gunsmiths) 83-2-0; Steve Hemingray (Drennan/Daiwa Dorking) 82-13-0.
Packington Somers, Meriden, Warks
Wed, Molands Mere: Mick Bull (Dynamite Baits/Guru/Shimano) 98-10-0, carp and mixed silver fish, pole and pellet, peg 54; Craig O’Brien (Maver) 70-6-0; Mark Downes (Kamasan Starlets) 64-2-0.
Sat, 30, Gearys Level: Ron Savage (Lanes Baits) 62-6-0, carp and skimmers, pole, pellet, peg 29; Damien Green (Black Horse) 53-14-0; Dave White (Mansfield Angling) 51-2-0; Pat Clarke (Lime Tree) 42-7-0.
Sun, 29, Molands Mere: Tim Bull (Dynamite Baits) 82-11-0, carp and mixed silver fish, pellet feeder, peg 46; Mick Bull (Dynamite Baits/Guru/Shimano) 72-6-0; Steve White (Kobra Feeders) 68-4-0; Ms Suzi Smith (Kobra Feeders) 45-4-0.
Simple Match Fishing Members, Wyrley-Essington Canal, Wood Lane, Pelsall, West Midlands
Richard Guest (Maver Tipton Van den Eynde) 7-11-0, one tench to worm plus squatt fish, peg 25; Gemma Doyle (Minx AC) 5-5-3; Peter Taylor (Cornerstone AC) 5-4-7; Carl Westwood (Maver Tipton Van den Eynde) 4-14-0; Joff Woodgett (Leicester Sensas) 4-9-9; Dean Guess (Leicester Sensas) 4-8-0.
Stirrup Cup, Birmingham Fazeley Canal, Curdworth, Birmingham
Barry Lewis (Dudley Bait and Tackle) 6-9-1, two bream and small fish, pole, worm and pellet; Ian Hadden (Weddington) 4-15-11; Derek Hicklin (Stirrup Cup) 4-9-3; Steve Broome (Black Country Tackle) 3-12-5; Graham Massey (Sensas Dams and Lock) 2-13-14; Paul Reynolds (Stirrup Cup) 2-4-6.
Walsall Arboretum, Hatherton Lake, Walsall, Staffordshire
Ron Jackson (Leamore) 33-12-0, 16 bream, feeder fished sweetcorn, peg 9; Gary Beesley (Walsall) 22-2-0; Kevin Edwards (Jessar AC) 16-8-0; Mark Street (Sneyd AC) 6-0-0; Dave Gough (Walsall) 4-8-0.
