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Match Fishing – Anglers with Disabilities National

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Twenty anglers fished the Angling Trust Anglers with Disabilities National Championship at Aldershot’s Gold Valley Fishery.


The Angling trust report that the match was held on the causeway bank of Gold Lake where the anglers faced blustery but warm conditions, but after overnight rain the fish were generally in a dour mood and only fed sporadically during the day.


England International, Mark Eves used his local knowledge well to take a convincing victory from an unfancied peg at the far end of the lake with a total weight of 85lb 4oz. His catch comprised eight carp to 14lb taken on 8mm pellet with a method feeder fished to the rope; these were topped up with 38lb of silvers taken on worm and caster at 5m on the pole.


The runner up spot was shared as two anglers finished with 53lb. Dave Brent from Reading caught well from the start on the method and looked the likely winner for most of the match and ended with 12 carp, whilst Steve Parker from Newcastle under Lyme caught ten carp in the later stages, also on the method.


RESULTS

1st Mark Eves, Maidenhead  85lb 4oz

Jt. 2nd Dave Brent, Reading  and Steve Parker, Newcastle under Lyme 53lb

4th Christopher Tea, Chigwell  46lb 2oz

5th Theresa Lewis, Putton 32lb 5oz

6th Paul Chudyk, Godalming 31lb 9oz


Section Winners: Mark Eves and Steve Parker.

 







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Comments (2 posted):

maceo on 29/06/2012 17:09:17
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Yeah good on 'em. Fishing well is tricky enough when you're fully abled, so to catch 85lb in a session when you're disabled is going some. The article mentions that the fella who won is an England international, so I guess there must be a whole international set up running. Great to see fishing being inclusive.
Lord Paul of Sheffield on 29/06/2012 22:11:38
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yes good to see that angling is availble to all


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