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New Ultima Sea Team

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Ultima sponsors a very select group that comprises some of the most respected and highly successful sea anglers, and Welsh international Dave Morrell has taken on the responsibility of managing the team.

Dave is enthusiastic about working with both the anglers and Ultima and says that he is looking forward to developing the brand in the sea fishing market. Marketing manager for Ultima, Jane Wilson, is very happy with the new line-up and says: “The association between Ultima and so many leading sea anglers can only be good for the brand and confirms Ultima sea lines as the number-one choice.”

The Ultima Sea Team includes: Dave Morrell, Saul Page, Alan Price, Ian Golds, Joe Arch, Shane Russell, George Smith, Alan Jeffrey, Julian Shambrook, Gerald John, Karl Nangle, Mike Flynn, Peter Corker and Billy Buckley. Ultima is also supporting four individual anglers who are regular TSF contributors: Steve Allmark, Terry Thomas, Steve Gregory and Wayne McKeown.

Ireland Take �Home� Gold

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Irish team of Shane Gilvarry, Liam Longmore, Liam O’Callaghan, Josie Barrett and Henry Ross, managed by Pat Walsh, completed a memorable victory in this year’s Home Nations Boat Championships, held in Belmullet, Co Mayo, recently.

Despite the absence of previous winners Scotland, it was a great success with more than 20 species of fish recorded from the rich waters off the Irish coastline. This was Ireland’s first win for many years and highlights the slender difference that now exists between the home nations at this level. The final result was: Ireland 888, England 875 and Wales 813. England will host the 2011 event, which will be held in Weymouth.

Thanks must go to sponsors Tronix, Ammo, Swift Tackle, Red Gill, Sakuma, Weymouth Angling, Alderney Angling, Yorkshire Angling, Gemini Tackle and the Roman Group for their support for the teams for this year’s event.

Sad Loss To Angling

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Colchester tackle dealer Rob Smith passed away suddenly recently while fighting a huge skate on a fishing trip in Scotland.

Just 44 years of age, Rob was very passionate about his sport and was always ready to offer any advice he could to help his fellow anglers. He built his business into an angler’s paradise with a huge stock for such a small shop, and if you couldn’t find what you wanted he would get it in for you. Rob lived for all forms of fishing and was very conservation minded. Rob will be missed by everyone who knew him. He leaves a wife and two children.

Ocean Kayak Raises �500 For RNLI

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The first Ocean Kayak Classic Fishing Tournament, held at Swanage on June 5th, raised £500 for the local RNLI lifeboat station.

Perfect weather conditions made for a great day as 43 competitors took to the water and a total of 17 different fish species were caught in a catch-and-release competition. Both John Elsdon and Amos Mack, the joint winners, caught six different species, and they each went away with a fantastic prize of a complete Ocean Kayak Prowler Ultra 4.7 fishing kayak worth £999.

David Lear took second place and won a colour GPS Humminbird fishfinder. David Harrison was third and received an Escape buoyancy aid. Martin Steeden, who received the donation on behalf of the RNLI, said: “I have my own boat here and the most species I have ever caught in one outing is four – so hats off to all the anglers who have done so well here at Swanage.” The species caught on the day included pollack, ballan wrasse, dogfish, mackerel, undulate rays, corkwing wrasse, pouting, black bream, bass, plaice, common and starry smoothhounds, greater sandeels, goldsinny wrasse, smelt, butterfish and small-eyed rays.

The event was sponsored by Johnson Outdoors UK and supported by AnglersAfloat.

Win Some TKR Tackle!

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

TKR is giving away a personalised extendable fish-measuring ruler or a 22mm bait pump for the angler who catches the largest plaice this month. The competition will run until the end of June.

The rules: all you have to do is e-mail a picture (one entry per member) of your plaice catch. Please e-mail your entry to: tkrfishinguk@hotmail.co.uk, along with your name, address, the plaice’s measurement and your contact number. Every picture will be uploaded to the TKR website but ONLY the winner will be contacted.

This competition is open only to members of the TKR website so if you’re not a member, simply follow this link http://www.tkrfishinguk.co.uk/apps/members/ to obtain free membership. You don’t need to own a TKR fishing ruler to enter, but you must provide a picture of your catch by a measuring device of some sort as proof.