Angling Trust recruitment drive

Saturday the 18th of April 2009 was a very special day for freshwater match anglers, Sarah Thompson of the fabulous Barford commercial fishery saw a dream realised , and a fantastic idea became reality, no doubt you will read about this special event by the professional scribes in time, but here are the results of the match, I would add, Angling Trust gained over 80 new members as a direct result of Sarah's efforts, head of AT Mark Lloyd was there and captured his first ever Carp, so too MP Martin Salter, (he was actually pegged next to me on the Railway lake, of course I beat him ha ha). Sky TV, all of the major angling publications were represented and lots of top anglers supported the event, a big well done to Sarah and her crew, a fantastic effort by anyones standards.

Angling Trust Match


Top Three captains

1st Andy May (Ultima) 154lb 8ozs Pleasure lake peg 17 – pellet waggler

2nd Mick Bull (Shimano) 116 – 7 Match Lake peg 13 – pellet mid-water on pole and pellet waggler

3rd Rob Hitchens (Spro) 116 – 2 Pleasure Lake peg 15 – pellet waggler

Top 6 Team members

Chris Allen (Pure Fishing) 93 – 1 Pleasure lake peg 4

Karl Gillet (Angling Times/Dynamite Baits) 88 – 12 Pleasure Lake peg 16

Chris Cooper (MAP) 86 – 10 Pleasure Lake peg 29

Alex Reynolds (Maver) 78 – 10 Match lake peg 25

Colin Rasker (Garbolino) 67 – 5 Pleasure Lake peg 19


Top 6 Teams

1st Fox Match Total points 29– Total weight – 298 - 3
Derek Willan 97 – 12 (Willow peg 8) 1 point
Alan Bardell 55 – 3 (railway peg 28) 2 points
Tony Gibbons 14 – 1 (railway peg 44) 5 points
Paul Law 23 – 11 (peg 6 Pleasure Lake) 12 points
Alan Winterton 55 – 1 (peg 16 Colton) 2 points
Chris Downes 52 – 7 (Willow peg 27) 7 points

2nd Spro Total Points – 32 -Total weight – 302 - 15
Rob Hitchens 116 - 2 (Pleasure lake 15) 2 points
Jim Randell 40 – 7 (colton peg 26) 6 points
John Collison 40 – 7 (Match lake peg 11) 9 points
Nigel Shipp 71 – 10 (Willow lake 12) 2 points
Andy Meadows 19 – 4 (Railway peg 32) 9 points
Jason Brewster 15 – 1 (Railway peg 41) 4 points

3rd Browning Zebco Total points 39 total weight – 217 - 2

4th Ultima – total points – 42 – total weight – 293 - 2

4th Pure fishing – total points – 42 – total weight – 255 – 14

4th www.onlinefishing.tv – total points 42 – total weight – 227 - 9

7th Garbolino – total points 43 total weight – 219 – 9

8th Total Coarse Fishing Magazine – total points 45 – total weight 239 – 6

8th Maver – total points – 45 total weight – 234 – 08

10th Shimano – total points 50 – total weight 224 – 4

11th Dynamite Baits/Angling Times – total points 11 – total weight 183 – 15

12th Daiwa – total points 55 – total weight – 222 – 11

12th MAP – total points 55 – total weight 163 – 9

14th Sensas – total points 58 – total weight – 141 – 9

Top three on lakes

Match lake


1st Mick Bull (Shimano) 116 – 7 peg 13

2nd Kieran Rich (Daiwa) 115 – 13 peg 30

3rd Neil McKinnon (Pure Fishing) 88 – 1 peg 5


Pleasure Lake

1st Andy May (Ultima) 154 – 8 peg 17

2nd Rob Hitchens (Spro) 116 – 2

3rd Chris Allen 93 – 1 peg 4


Willow Lake

1st Derek Willan (Fox Match) 97 – 12 peg 8

2nd Nigel Shipp (Spro) 71 – 10 peg 12

3rd John Hall (Garbolino) 44 – 8 peg 7


Colton lake


1st Keith Pearson (www.Onlinefishing.tv)

2nd Alan Winterton (Fox Match) 55 -01 peg 16

3rd Jamie Masson (Maver) 53 – 2 peg 2


Railway Lake

1st Kevin Wilmot Total Coarse Fishing) 77 – 12 peg 9

2nd Alan Bardell (Fox Match) 55 – 3 peg 28

3rd Bob Bradford (Ultima) 54 – 12 peg 31