Latest shop open match

The latest shop open was fished at Cider Farm today and the results are;

1st Frank 48lb 7oz
2nd Lee (me) 34lb 12oz
3rd Mick 30lb 14oz

The weather conditions today was both wet and windy and with that in mind I would like to thank those who came along and fished.

Marukyu – Did you know?

History
Marukyu celebrates its 100th Year Anniversary in 2010


Staff
Marukyu has over 500 pro staff globally.
The longest serving employee is Mr Kazutoshi Nakamura, who has been working for Marukyu for more than 60 years.


Baits
Marukyu uses over 600 different ingredients.
Marukyu currently sells approximately 300 different baits.
Marukyu's products are enjoyed by users in over 20 different countries.


Factory Production
The Japanese factory is the size of three football fields.
It is automated and can produce approximately 100,000 packages of bait per day.


Warehouse
Marukyu's warehouse is completely automated, with all operations completed via computer and robots and can store 2.5million packages.



Shipping
The rotary rack can store 4500 cases of bait for immediate dispatch.
Including Marukyu's distribution centres and overseas shipments Marukyu can ship more than 10,000 cases in a single day.



Research
Marukyu researches bait and its effect on the environment with The University of Marine Science and Technology in Tokyo, CEFAS in the UK and other government organisations.
Marukyu's lab is fitted with a Gas Chromatograph and Mass Spectrometer to identify different amino acids that influence the effectiveness of fishing baits.
Marukyu has full-time researchers working solely on product development.

Coastal catch report for September

Gorleston Pier has been the most productive mark in the area over the last few weeks thanks to the good numbers of whiting
that are being caught. There have also been a few early codling showing, and their numbers are likely to increase in the coming weeks.
Tactics: Lugworm is the best bait and this should be fished on a three-hook flapper rig with a size 1/0 hook. The end of the pier is a good area to head to, and if you’re fishing from here you’ll only need to cast 20yds to 30yds. Bites have been hard to come by during the day, but once the sun sets the sport can be frantic, especially if you fish on a flood tide. There is free parking available next to the pier.

Drennan Team England win gold and silver

This artical was on the Angling Times web site and i thought it was well worth sharing.


Drennan Team England win gold and silver at the European Championships in Portugal

Drennan Team England returned from Portugal medal-laden adding team silver to the World Champs gold they picked up in July and two individual medals with Alan Scotthorne being crowned World Champion and William Raison taking silver.

The team got to grips with the river, which has been a bit of a graveyard for England teams in recent years, losing out only to home side Portugal by just two points after winning Day 1. They scored even heavier on Day 2, only to see the Portuguese turn in an even better score to snatch gold.

Not that anyone was complaining. In fact, England could have been champions by four clear points if the much-maligned split section system had been in operation, this match reverting to the one big section format ¬ swings and roundabouts as manager Mark Downes put it.

“I said we needed to beat Portugal and Italy to win gold and we’ve stuffed Italy out of sight which has been brilliant for the team, but Portugal are just so hard to beat on home soil. I’ve been to Portugal nine times now and I think Portugal have won seven of those events. They never win a medal outside of their country!” England had the method to catch the small barbel sorted, fishing mainly wagglers just past midway of the river along with a little long pole work, single maggot fished up to 5ft overdepth in 12ft of water on light tackle and size 24 hooks working well over loosefed stickymag being the order of the day. An 18-point score on Day 1 saw England take the lead, 14 on Day 2 usually enough to seal gold but for Portugal’s stunning 10-point return.

“The performances this weekend have been just incredible,” Mark continued.
“Alan and William both won their sections and there wasn’t anybody to stop them,

William standing out on day two with a 4kg weight from a section where no one had caught more than 2kg in practice or on Saturday while Steve Gardener did much the same from a poor peg in A section. Alan was his usual awesome self and when he drew the end peg in E section on Day 2 where the big fish were and it was effectively all over - he made no mistake!”

Team result:

1 Portugal, 30pts

2 Drennan Team England, 32

3 Italy, 45

4 Spain, 61

5 Shimano Team Wales, 69

6 Belgium, 75

7 Hungary, 76

8 France, 84

9 Poland, 98

10 Luxembourg, 99

11 Netherlands, 101

12 San Marino, 105

13 Germany, 111

14 Czech Republic, 118

15 Sweden, 128

16 Finland, 139

17 Switzerland, 159

World carp championships come to England

Linear Fisheries at Witney, Oxfordshire is hosting FIPSed 12th World Carp Championships from 7th –10th October 2010, with 20 nations taking part in this very prestigious event.

This year there has been a change to the England team with Ian Russel and Brian Jarrett (Pairs) joining the existing line up of Andrew and Tom Maker (Pairs) and Jamie Londers and Billy Flowers (Pairs).

The England Carp team will be working hard to compete for the World Championship title this year with a very strong group of competitive carping pairs on home soil. South Africa took team gold medals in 2008 and 2009, and unfortunately Jamie Londers and Billy Flowers (Pairs), England Carp team just missed out last year and had to settle for silver medals with 73.190kgs (B section winners).

The 20 nations taking part this year are; Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain and the Ukraine.
Linear’s waters have been chosen for this superb event and a lot of work has been incorporated with the fishery to be able to host this World Championship. Angling Trust would like to thank Len Gurd, Roy Parsons and Chris Blunt for all their support and help in the build up to the Championship.

The event is open for all spectators to come along, free and watch this prestigious event between Thursday 7th October and Sunday 10th October. It’s a one off chance to see some of the best international pairs carp anglers from around the world in a merit selection event.

Mitch Smith, England Carp Manager said “ This is a great opportunity for English Carp fishing to show the rest of the world what we have to offer here in the UK, Linear’s Fishery is an excellent venue and I’m sure it will do us proud with heavy weights and lots of fish captures.

"The squad is without a doubt the strongest team we could have prepared for this exclusive event, all 6 of the anglers are Linear’s regulars so we expect to be a hard team to beat. This will be the 6th World Carp Champs we have been invited to and I am extremely keen to make this one the year we take the team title to sit alongside our other silvers and bronze’s in team honours and gold and silvers in the individual event”.

Dick Clegg, OBE, International Events Manager said “I have complete faith in the ability of the England team and it’s Manager to win major honours in the first ever FIPSed World Carp Championships fished in home waters.

"Mitch Smith has done an excellent job in selecting the team and organising the event and deserves great credit for all his efforts. I will certainly be in attendance to witness some of the 4 day event and I urge all interested anglers to support the English team by spending some time watching this unique competition”.