Div 1 National Top Ten Fish Off

#21

Send Team England or all the tackle reps or some of them pellet heads who fish some hole in the ground every day ..... be a nice jolly for all the hangers on aswell .

#22

This thread to me IMO is not making any sense at all

The idea of the fish off for the top ten teams is to award the winners 7 grand to go and compete in the World club champs. Well done Preston.
If a small club won the Div one national and qualified to fish this event would they have the funds to fish it??

I am looking forward to fishing against the likes of Dorking as I`ve still got a pair of man balls!!

Okay this is not a cheap match and I can also understand why some teams don`t want to fish it.

Light blue touch paper and stand back

brian_gibson · #23

I think your right Chris, although i understand some of the points being brought up...... tuff one !

#24

This thread to me IMO is not making any sense at all

Just think this thread / subject shows lots of dedicated hardcore match anglers have serious issues at present with the Angling Trust and its handling of recent events Chris

brian_gibson · #25

Dodge,
There are many, many issues with the way our sport is being run by the AT at the moment. Some would argue that a select few try to influence the decision makers to suit their own ideals and wants. Some may also say that the same decision makers are totally disjointed from its membership????? however, cast your mind back say 25 years ago, the NFA as it was then was very different, some would argue it was better in the old days some may say that it was run by a few old men in cloth caps that needed to look towards the future?????

The thing is the world has changed and has become more sophisticated as have people who the AT interacts with, the environment in which the AT works has become more professional and in order for the AT to be taken seriously/ advance/ be listened too they need to drag the entity out of the old days and guide it into the future…….. Perhaps give the AT some more time to sort itself out; maybe, just maybe they will get it right?????????

U538467 · #26

apparently Trentman have declined the offer, Barnsley are in and now down to Lincs county and the RAF for a decision. Wouldn`t bet on Starlets not getting in!

Trentmen haven't declined the offer, we are fishing and practicing. As you all say though, this has become a very expensive two weekends practicing and actually fishing the match, i know myself and the lads in the team who are going down have spent a fortune not just on tackle and bait, but on Digs food and drink to consider aswell. however, hope all our practicing and money spending pays off and we can do a bit. Well done again to Shakey bos on winning the national!

Mullarkey · #27

sorry Sam,

got my info from our team manager Sid, should have realised that he can get it wrong as he once gave our team, who were practising for a national on the shropshire union, a fantastic peg by peg dossier on all the sections. Trouble was the dossier was for the staffs/worcs canal!

U538467 · #28

No drama mullarkey. Haha we've all got things like that wrong from time to time, but that one's probably one of the best ive heard hahaha. Personally i can't wait to fish it, regardless of the price. I think they experience i will gain and knowledge and what i will learn will outweigh the cost of the match!

joffmiester · #29

The idea of the fish off for the top ten teams is to award the winners 7 grand to go and compete in the World club champs. Well done Preston.
If a small club won the Div one national and qualified to fish this event would they have the funds to fish it??

Chris if a smaller team wins the fish off and still doesn't want to fish the world club champs [wouldn't think it would happen] but i take they will come away with nothing

I am looking forward to fishing against the likes of Dorking as I`ve still got a pair of man balls!!

That's the spirit
Okay this is not a cheap match and I can also understand why some teams don`t want to fish it.

Light blue touch paper and stand back

#30

Dodge,
There are many, many issues with the way our sport is being run by the AT at the moment. Some would argue that a select few try to influence the decision makers to suit their own ideals and wants. Some may also say that the same decision makers are totally disjointed from its membership????? however, cast your mind back say 25 years ago, the NFA as it was then was very different, some would argue it was better in the old days some may say that it was run by a few old men in cloth caps that needed to look towards the future?????

The thing is the world has changed and has become more sophisticated as have people who the AT interacts with, the environment in which the AT works has become more professional and in order for the AT to be taken seriously/ advance/ be listened too they need to drag the entity out of the old days and guide it into the future…….. Perhaps give the AT some more time to sort itself out; maybe, just maybe they will get it right?????????

Nice post Gibbo

totally agree with all you have said ........ dont hold your breath though as time is running out fast !

Winter League is the next in a long line of issues ...... no crappity smack up here wants anything to do with it anymore .

joffmiester · #31

Simple answers would be nice Gibbo like where does all the admin go i take you will be paying another admin fee to fish this fish off weekend
like Chris said well done Preston for the sponsored event but you tell me what the A/Ts is putting into it

dodge is right don't hold your breath :( :( :(

NoCarpPlease · #32

Genuine question ..... Is the admin still Scaled for 5 divisions of a national and winter leagues of the early 90s?

Didn't ken wade used to run the wl in his spare time?

#33

The team that wins the national should go to the world club champs END OF!
As it is it is a scam for the a/t to rip us match anglers off once more.

Totally agree queenie

#34

I thought the national was paid out in sections of 14, how come section winners picked up £120?

#35

The team that wins the national should go to the world club champs END OF!
As it is it is a scam for the a/t to rip us match anglers off once more.

Totally agree queenie

Sorry I have to disagree....There is a serious lack of good BIG team matches left and IMO this is a great opportunity to fish against the best anglers in the country......as I said I have and so has the team I fish with still have a pair of man balls....

Ps I may have a change of mind after spending four days at Littleport.

#36

I thought the national was paid out in sections of 14, how come section winners picked up £120?

my check is for £112

#37

I thought the national was paid out in sections of 14, how come section winners picked up £120?
my check is for £112

You pay £10 section money so how can you get £112?

#38

The team that wins the national should go to the world club champs END OF!
As it is it is a scam for the a/t to rip us match anglers off once more.

Totally agree queenie
Sorry I have to disagree....There is a serious lack of good BIG team matches left and IMO this is a great opportunity to fish against the best anglers in the country......as I said I have and so has the team I fish with still have a pair of man balls....
Ps I may have a change of mind after spending four days at Littleport.

Sorry Chris, I agree we need more big events but this was invented by the manager of a big team for big teams. Another reason team fishing is dead.

U538467 · #39

The team that wins the national should go to the world club champs END OF!
As it is it is a scam for the a/t to rip us match anglers off once more.

Totally agree queenie
Sorry I have to disagree....There is a serious lack of good BIG team matches left and IMO this is a great opportunity to fish against the best anglers in the country......as I said I have and so has the team I fish with still have a pair of man balls....
Ps I may have a change of mind after spending four days at Littleport.

Chris have you been practicing up at littleport on the great ouse? How's it fishing?

Mullarkey · #40

Chris has been practising a lot, just up the road from littleport, its called cross drove.