Yes Roysty & I did fish an Embassy qualifier on the Trent, I remember it well apart from what year it was
I remember it took ages to draw, the queue seemed to go on forever, ( Jan Porter was just in front of us in the queue Royst, don't rember him winning his section though).
When you got your peg number you had to refer to a load of blackboards with directions on for the sections, people were racing off in their cars, all trying to follow the 1 person in their section who knew or claimed to know the way
I was so relieved when I asked someone where my peg was and he pointed straight to it from the pub car park, only about 100 yards away
It must be a few years ago, cos it was when I was fit & still playing football & didn't need a trolley
It was a great competition, giving every angler, regardless of stature a chance of qualifying for the final, which in its self was a great prize! Embassy really did sponsor it then, with the finalists being flown to the venue & accommadation sorted. I can't think of any competitions these days that are sponsored to that degree, can you?