Well done Gary nice to see a proper fishing match not a carp in sight only one thing the photo at the start shows you that Andy May had won no suspense waiting to see who had won , still a very well organised match thank you wish I was younger the type of match I would love to be able to fish
Well done Andy , !!! About time you won again 😂 , especially with that line up !!! .. not sure when this was filmed ?? , as it says "winter comp " , & it's summer !! ( so called ) .. but once again very well done ,, Daddy may will be pleased .. 😊😊
Thought I'd like to suggest something that's been in my head for around 50 years. I once got Alan Haines , then editor of Angling Times to tentatively agree to give the idea some coverage, but he changed his mind without really taking it all in. Here it is. I'm 80 now, play golf most weekdays instead of fishing. Dont think I could see my float properly or hold a pole at full stretch for five hours any more ( even though mine's only 14 metres). So I've got no interest in pursuing the idea. But for a nominal few quid levy per match - whatever you come up with and a set number of matches to count - it needs a bit of consensus before it could start. Here's what I was thinking. Time for a change. 60 years after I first match fished, it's still all about the draw bag. Back in the 1970s, I came up with a way to determine the REAL Match angler of the year. Back then of course we had the numbers that match fishing doesn't have today. But we didn't have today's technology - which would make the idea so easy. The solution ? Handicapping. Not the anglers, the pegs. Let's take a typical stretch of river. A few flyers that win all the matches. Say 20lbish each match. That's the par figure. Others might produce 5lbs or 3lbs or whatever. Once again, that's the par. 100 percent for achieving the target weight or percentages plus or minus. Most clubs have record enough or organisers with the ability to allocate weights per peg to start with. A season long competition with a massive payout to the winners - based on a portion of pools money carrying over (and maybe an entry fee of some kind.?). With a centralised computer to upload results to run by the organiser of the scheme. There might be some overheads there. Again, that's for consensus via discussion. It wont be perfect to start with and will need river conditions and seasonal changes taken into account to keep tweaking the system as it develops. But it can be done with all computers, internet and mobile phone/camera technology we.ve got today. No longer relying on a lucky dip into the bag - but a real reason to flog away at a no hoper peg. The match is still won in the normal way on the day, but the money carried forward is the real big inducement. I wonder if anyone will give it a go ? Reply
Think its great what you are trying to do Gary and imho think the big comps like Riverfest, Feedermaster, Feederking should be at least £50 a ticket to create a big pot for natural water anglers to have a crack at.
Absolute Legend, great character and just a solid bloke. well done delighted for u
absolutely Brilliant Andy, you work so hard at your fishing, you deserved it mate, Thank you on the flyer TV,
So happy for Andy. He deserved a win.
Well done champ 👏👏👏👏
Well done Gary nice to see a proper fishing match not a carp in sight only one thing the photo at the start shows you that Andy May had won no suspense waiting to see who had won , still a very well organised match thank you wish I was younger the type of match I would love to be able to fish
Old School rules....been match fishing since 84.
well done all
Well done Andy , !!! About time you won again 😂 , especially with that line up !!! .. not sure when this was filmed ?? , as it says "winter comp " , & it's summer !! ( so called ) .. but once again very well done ,,
Daddy may will be pleased .. 😊😊
Top bloke is Andy.
Thought I'd like to suggest something that's been in my head for around 50 years. I once got Alan Haines , then editor of Angling Times to tentatively agree to give the idea some coverage, but he changed his mind without really taking it all in. Here it is. I'm 80 now, play golf most weekdays instead of fishing. Dont think I could see my float properly or hold a pole at full stretch for five hours any more ( even though mine's only 14 metres). So I've got no interest in pursuing the idea. But for a nominal few quid levy per match - whatever you come up with and a set number of matches to count - it needs a bit of consensus before it could start. Here's what I was thinking.
Time for a change. 60 years after I first match fished, it's still all about the draw bag. Back in the 1970s, I came up with a way to determine the REAL Match angler of the year. Back then of course we had the numbers that match fishing doesn't have today. But we didn't have today's technology - which would make the idea so easy. The solution ? Handicapping. Not the anglers, the pegs. Let's take a typical stretch of river. A few flyers that win all the matches. Say 20lbish each match. That's the par figure. Others might produce 5lbs or 3lbs or whatever. Once again, that's the par. 100 percent for achieving the target weight or percentages plus or minus. Most clubs have record enough or organisers with the ability to allocate weights per peg to start with. A season long competition with a massive payout to the winners - based on a portion of pools money carrying over (and maybe an entry fee of some kind.?). With a centralised computer to upload results to run by the organiser of the scheme. There might be some overheads there. Again, that's for consensus via discussion. It wont be perfect to start with and will need river conditions and seasonal changes taken into account to keep tweaking the system as it develops. But it can be done with all computers, internet and mobile phone/camera technology we.ve got today. No longer relying on a lucky dip into the bag - but a real reason to flog away at a no hoper peg. The match is still won in the normal way on the day, but the money carried forward is the real big inducement. I wonder if anyone will give it a go ?
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i hope everyone saw andy bennet sat on his pole. old school.
Think its great what you are trying to do Gary and imho think the big comps like Riverfest, Feedermaster, Feederking should be at least £50 a ticket to create a big pot for natural water anglers to have a crack at.
@@MiyagiCoarseFishing thanks mate for you lovely comments. I’d love to see angling getting the big attention it deserves.
Come on the fishies, could not of happened to a nicer lad
Steven forster looks like el chapo Mexican drug lord lol!