2010 ANGLING TRUST LADIES NATIONAL ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIP

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1 2010 ANGLING TRUST LADIES NATIONAL ANGLING CHAMPIONSHIP on Saturday 12 th June 2010 at Maver Larford Lakes, Worcester SPECIMEN LAKE

2 Angling Trust Ladies National Championship 2010 CONTENTS Page 2 Contents Page 3 Useful contacts - Addresses and Telephone numbers etc and Countdown to Angling Trust Ladies National Championship Pages 4 & 5 National Championship General Information Page 6 Map of HQ & Directions to Fishery Page 7 Map of Pools Page 8 Accommodation Pages 9 & 10 Angling Trust National Championship Rules for Ladies Page 11 Overview of Ladies National Championship 2009

3 Angling Trust Ladies National Angling Championship 2010 USEFUL CONTACTS ANGLING TRUST COMPETITIONS & EVENTS MANAGER Sandra Drew Angling Trust Strelley Hall Nottingham NG8 6PE Tel: ANGLING TRUST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS EVENT ORGANISER Mick Turner 29 Lodge Road Braintree Essex. CM7 1JA Tel: Mobile: ANGLING TRUST Bob Dyer DIVISION ONE 36 Winster Crescent NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Melton Mowbray LOCAL ORGANISER & Leicestershire E13 0EP EVENT MANAGER Tel: Mobile:

4 Countdown to the Angling Trust Ladies National Championship th May Last date for the return of the entry form & balance of entry fee. 6 th June Closure of water for practice purposes from Midnight 12 th June 2010 Angling Trust Ladies National Championship

5 Angling Trust Ladies National Championship Saturday 12 th June 2010 Maver Larford Lakes HQ Draw Fishing Licences Keepnet Bait Bans Maver Larford Lakes, Severn Sports & Leisure, Larford Lane Larford, Nr Stourport. DY13 0SQ 9.00am 11.00am 4.00pm All competitors must be in possession of a current Environment Agency Rod Licence. Any competitor reported by the Environment Agency to the resulting team on the day of the match will be disqualified. Minimum length of 2 metres Bloodworm & Joker Fishery Rules Lake Rules 1. All competitors must use three keepnets and split the catch equally. 2. All nets used for retaining carp must be of carp-friendly sack mesh. (Nets can be hired at 5.00 per session). Anyone not in possession of carp-friendly nets will not be allowed to fish, and ideally, nets should carry the Angling Foundation's Waterlily logo for maximum fish-friendly protection. 3. Fish to be weighed bringing bottom ring through keepnet only. Our fishery staff weighs all matches. 4. All carp must be netted. No swinging in of fish at any time. Landing nets must be of a fish-friendly material ideally polyester and, if possible featuring the Waterlily logo. 5. Strictly barbless hooks only. Hook checks will be made during competitions. Anyone found to be using barbed hooks will be asked to leave the site. Maximum hook size Ground bait on Match Lake to be fed by pole cup or feeder only or what can be squeezed in one hand only. Arena Lake as above but no feeder fishing. 7. Pellets: Maximum 4 bags per angler. All feed pellets must be purchased from the fishery. 8. All landing nets and keepnets must be dipped before entry to the Lake bank. 9. Elasticated method feeders, in line or conventional feeders allowed (but not on Arena Lake). 10. No cat food, dog meat, bloodworm or joker or macaroni cheese on ALL lakes. 11. No floating hook or feed baits on any of the lakes. 12. No floating poles. 13. Fishing from the banks or stages only - NO wading or placing platforms in the water unless agreed with the fishery management. 14. No bait to be thrown on the banks at the finish of a competition. 15. All litter including cigarette ends to be cleared from the peg on completion. Failure to do so will result in a ban. 16. No pole tapping or cupping water. 17. All pole rigs must have a fixed float 6" minimum from pole tip or longer. 18. Hook length from the nose of the method feeder to the hook must be a minimum of 4" (Strictly NO braided hook lengths). 19. No feeder floats allowed. 20. Boilies will be allowed in matches. 21. No PVA bags (tea bags) 22. Arena Lake - float only 23. No artificial baits including plastic sweetcorn. 24. No feeding by pole cup whilst fishing with a rod already cast into the Lakes. NFA rules apply. 25. Maximum ground bait allowance in any match to be no more than 5kg dry mix. 26. No ground baiting by catapult on any of the Lakes. Ground bait must be fed by hand only. 27. No bubble floats. 28. No feeders can be fished on the pole (this includes method feeders)

6 River Rules 1. Pleasure anglers must dip their nets if transferring from river to a lake, and must confirm the transfer with the fishery manager. 2. Fishing from 7am to dusk (night fishing by special arrangement only). 3. Only one rod to be used during matches. Maximum 2 rods during pleasure sessions. 4. Transfer of fish from river to lake, or vice versa is strictly forbidden. 5. All litter must be taken home. 6. Trout and Salmon are to be returned immediately. 7. Car parking in designated areas only. 8. No bait restrictions. Refreshments Eligible Fish Available on site All fish caught are eligible for weighing with the exception of Game Fish, Pike, Zander and Crustaceans. All competitors taking part must be Individual Members of the Angling Trust. Individual Membership can be obtained by telephoning , requesting a form in the post or by visiting

7 HEADQUARTERS AND VENUE LOCATION HEADQURTERS ON SITE LAKE THAT WILL BE USED IS SPECIMEN LAKE

8 Angling Trust Ladies National Championship 2009 Accommodation List Woodhampton House Weather Lane, Astley, Stourport-On-Severn, DY13 0SF Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -1.6 miles The Angel Inn 14, Severn Side, Stourport-On-Severn, DY13 9EW Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -2.7 miles Oakleigh Guest House 17, York St, Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9EE Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -1.3 miles Victoria Villa Bed & Breakfast 4, Lion Hill, Stourport-On-Severn, Worcestershire DY13 9HD Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes miles Garden Cottages Stoney Lane, Stourport-On-Severn, DY13 9SL Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -6 miles The Granary Heath Lane, Shenstone, Kidderminster, DY10 4BS Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -3.7 miles Ramada Jarvis Hotels, Desborough Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2PR, Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -4.3 miles Travelodge Hartlebury Hotel A449 Southbound, Hartlebury, DY13 9SH Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -1.6 miles Travelodge Droitwich Hotel A38 Rashwood Hill, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 0BJ Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -6.6 miles Express By Holiday inn Droitwich M5, Jct.5, Worcester Road, Wychbold, WR9 7PA Tel: Distance from Larford Lakes -6.8 miles

9 Angling Trust National Championship Rules LADIES INDIVIDUAL & TEAM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Effective from 1 st January The Angling Trust (AT) will organize a Ladies Individual and Team National Championship each year. The AT Board will appoint a Committee who will be responsible for supervising the arrangements. 2. The Sections to be used in the National Championship will be closed for fishing to all competitors from midnight on the Sunday previous. 3. The National Championship will be pegged down competition, pegs to be preferably 20 yards (18 metres) apart, or more where practicable. 4. The Championship is open to all Female AT Individual members. The Team event is open to bone fide Member Clubs and Associations who may enter more than one team of 4 (four) anglers into the Championship. All members of a Team must enter as an Individual as well as a Team member The result of the Team Competition shall be determined by the Total weight of the 4 (four) anglers in the team. 5. In order to qualify to compete in the National Championships Ladies must have paid their subscription for the current year entry. N.B. All competitors taking part in the Championship must be Individual Members of the AT. 6. The Draw for pegs will take place on the morning of the match and will be an individual draw with no separate Team draw. 7. No person will be allowed to compete in the Ladies Individual and Team event if they are under the age of 14 on the day of the Championships. 8. The Senior Steward will have the right to examine all containers carried by competitors prior to commencement of the Championship, at their pegs. 9. Stewards will do their utmost to prevent spectators approaching or interfering with the competitors 10. No competitor will change their Section. Any angler fishing at the wrong peg will be disqualified. 11. Competitors must use private transport to transfer from HQ to their Section and return. 12. Any angler may bring a caddy to help carry their tackle to their peg. 13. No competitor will have live or dead fish in their possession before the Championship. 14. The signal to commence and cease fishing will be given by the Senior Section Steward in each Section. 15. The duration of the Championship will be 5 hours. 16. Before the starting signal, no competitor, must on any account ground bait or loose feed the swim but, will be allowed to wet a line, plumb the depth and test the float, mix or wet ground bait, clear her fishing ground of weed or obstructions and position her equipment. On no account must a feeder be used prior to the starting signal. 18. Every competitor must fish from within one metre either side of their designated peg. (a) On flowing water, they will fish from their position in the direction of the flow as far as the next peg. (b) On still waters they may fish as far as half the distance between their peg and the pegs on either side. Where competitors are drawn on opposite banks, the limit of the swim will be the middle line between either bank and as defined in (a) and/or (b) above. The competitor will restrict their activities completely to these boundaries, neither their person, tackle, bait, ground bait or hooked fish may intrude into their neighbours swim. In an extreme situation, e.g. snagged tackle or a snagged fish, an angler must seek permission from their neighbour/neighbours before moving from their designated peg to try and remedy the situation. 19. No competitor may leave their peg during the Championship other than to answer the call of nature. However, in the event of an emergency and/or severe weather conditions, a competitor may leave their peg, but only with the express permission of the Senior Section Steward. In such circumstances the Senior Steward may decide in the best interests of the competitors that fishing should be suspended. In the worst case fishing may be terminated by the Senior Steward upon an instruction from the AT s team of Championship adjudicators. 20. A competitor must not cause annoyance to, seek to interfere with another competitor or use mobile phones during the course of the Championship. They must act in a sporting manner at all times. 21. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and single hook at any one time, but may have other poles or rods and tackle assembled in a position behind them, if possible, providing no such other tackle is baited. 22. Maximum Length of Poles, 16 metres, Floating poles are not permitted. 23. Braid hook lengths are not permitted. 24. Any bait, subject to the local rules appertaining at the time of acceptance as a National Championship venue, may be used during the National Championship, except live or dead fish, spinning baits and artificial lures. 25. Floating baits, either hook or feed are not allowed 26. The use of electronic fish finders is forbidden. 27. No competitor shall present their baited hooks into their swim by any means other than the pole or rod to which the line is attached. 28. All feed may be thrown in by hand, or by the use of one or two handed catapults, throwing sticks, swim feeders, bait droppers, bait cups and bait shuttles, but no other mechanical means of projecting feed is allowed. No bait shall be introduced with a pole or bait dropper attached to an extra pole or rod whilst continuing to fish. 17. A competitor may wade provided that the water does not extend above the knees, unless they can touch the bank with their fingertips, in which case the water can extend above the knees. When platforms are used the water must not come over the anglers knees when standing on river/lake bed.

10 29. Competitors must strike, play and land their own fish from the confines of their own peg. (See Rule 17) Hand lining fish is not permitted; this includes hand lining elastics and line. Also not allowed is the practice of trapping stretched elastic with the hand down the length of the pole, fish should never be bullied like this. 30. Competitors must retain all fish in a keepnet that complies with the relevant Environment Agency bylaws. Nets should be dry when arriving to fish, as dry nets do not spread diseases. Fish must never be handled with gloves or towels. 31. All fish caught are eligible for weighing except Game Fish, Pike, Zander and Crustaceans. 32. Competitors must, if practicable, keep all fish caught alive. If for any reason competitors cannot keep fish alive, the Stewards shall have the power to weigh in during the Championship and return the fish alive to the water. 33. Competitors must cease fishing at the signal. Should a competitor still be playing a fish hooked before the finishing signal is given, they will be permitted no more than 15 minutes after time has been called to land the fish. 34. All competitors will remain at their pegs, except for the purpose of clearing litter from their swims, or, for reasons (as defined in Rules 25 and 26), until details of their catch have been recorded by the Steward, even if they have caught no fish. 35. Competitors are responsible for ensuring their pegs are clear of litter and no competitor shall have their catch weighed in who has litter on the banks of their swim. 36. Both the Competitor and Scales Steward MUST ensure that the correct procedure for transferring fish from keepnet to weigh net and weigh net back to the water is followed. Keepnet to weigh net: - (a) Swim the fish from the bottom of the keepnet to the top, ensuring that the top ring is out of the water, and gather the rings up from the bottom as the fish move up. Once the fish are between the top ring and the 2 nd or 3 rd ring (depending on the number of fish in the net), remove the keepnet from the water and gently slide the fish into the weigh net. Should the number of fish require more than one weigh, only slide sufficient fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the weigh is taking place, hold the remaining fish back in the water until required for weighing and repeat until all fish have been weighed. (b) Remove the keepnet from the water collapsing the net down until the 2 nd or 3 rd from the bottom can be reached from the inside. Pull the chosen ring through the top ring and then gently slide the fish into the weigh net. Should the number of fish require more than one weigh, only slide sufficient fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the weigh is taking place, hold the remaining fish back in the water until required for weighing and repeat until all the fish have been weighed. After each competitor is weighed in at their peg, it will be the duty of the Scales Steward after each weigh to return the fish to the water. Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES must the keepnet be removed from the water and fish tipped down from bottom to top. 37. The individual weight of each competitor will be recorded to the nearest 10 grammes rounded up (Where 10Kg scales are used) and 20 grammes, rounded up (Where 20Kg scales are used). 38. Each competitor will be responsible for ensuring that the weight of their catch is correctly recorded by the Record Steward on the Weigh Sheet and on her Peg Card. She MUST sign both to that effect. The Peg Card MUST be kept safe in case of a query. 39. After being weighed any dead fish are to be returned the National HQ by the Scales Steward and suitably disposed of. 40. Any fish about which the Stewards have any doubt must be brought before the Management Team and the competitor s weight will not be confirmed until a ruling has been obtained. Even if a Steward recommends the disqualification of a competitor they MUST weigh the fish in case the Stewards ruling is not upheld. 41. Any objections must be made in writing and lodged with a member of the Management Team or Senior Section Steward, no later than one hour after the end of the Championship on the official forms issued to the Senior Stewards. Irregularities which are brought to notice at a later date may be dealt with only by and at the discretion of the AT Board. 42. The holders of the trophies shall, upon presentation, be allowed time for photographs to be taken and then will be required to hand the trophy back to the Officials present. If the trophy is required for retention, the said trophy will only be released on production of an acceptable valid insurance policy giving adequate cover. Released trophies shall be returned in a clean and satisfactory condition to AT HQ not less than one month prior to the following years Championship. Non compliance will render the member concerned liable to a fine commensurate with the cost of repair or replacement of the trophy. 43. All National Championships must conform to Environment Agency bylaws. Any competitor reported to the Management Team by the Environment Agency for being unable to produce a valid licence shall be deemed to be in contravention of the Rules and shall be disqualified. All pools, entry fees etc in respect of the said competitor shall be forfeited. Local fishery rules will also apply. 44. The use of lead, including any alloy or compound of lead, in the form of split shot or any other suitable items for weighting fishing lines is prohibited. The prohibition does not apply to weights of lead, alloy or compound of lead, of 0.06g or less or of more than 28.35g or to weights of lead, alloy or compound less than 28.35g if the said lead, alloy or compound is incorporated in the construction of swim feeders or self cocking floats. 45. If in the opinion of the Event Management Team, any Team or Individual is in breach of these Rules or is guilty of behavior which is contrary to the best interests of the sport, or upon complaint being received by the Event Management Team that there has been an alleged breach of the rules, the Event Management Team shall make a decision on all available facts and that decision will be final and binding. An appeal can be made to the AT Board; a copy of the appeals procedure is available from AT HQ. 46. Any competitor proved to be in contravention of these rules will be disqualified. 47. Any individual Angler deemed to be bringing the sport into disrepute will be severely dealt with by the Management Team. Revision Angling Trust Strelley Hall Nottingham NG8 6PE Tel:

11 Angling Trust Ladies National Championship 2010 Denise Hudgell The Ladies National Angling Championship took place on Sat 13th June at Baden Hall, Staffordshire. Third time champion, Denise Hudgell, fishing for Reading Angling Team Hydro, drew peg 25 on Old Match Lake and amassed a weight of 33kgs 750gms for a comfortable victory in the match with carp to 5lbs and the odd barbel making up her catch. Denise fished the method feeder with corn or meat as hook bait to devastating effect, beating her nearest opponent by over 15kgs. Deana Wood took second place with a weight of 18kgs 350gms. Deana, fishing for Sonubait Passies, drew peg 24 on Dykes Canal and fished the pole to 14.5 metres with either corn, meat or pellet on the hook and drip feeding pellet on a regular basis. Third place went to Ann Yates fishing for Doncaster and District Angling Association. Ann drew peg 6 on Doughnut and caught a total weight of 16kgs 350gms. The top eight Ladies from this year s event will be invited to fish the Ladies match at the 2010 Fish O Mania final. In the Ladies team event the winning team was Reading Angling Team Hydro with a weight of 52kg 675gms. Sonubait Passies took runner up position with a weight of 42kg 900gms, and Farnborough & District AS Ladies took home the bronze medal position with 32kg 650gms. The Angling Trust would like to extend their thanks to all of the Ladies taking part and their partners for accepting the change to the venue in a very positive manner. The venue was originally scheduled to be fished at Heronbrook Fisheries and was re-arranged because of unforeseen circumstances creating problems at the original venue. Reading Angling Team Hydro