canal Contest BAA - Talk Angling fishing chat and tackle advice

Larry Teepot · 12th September 2006, 07:56 PM

been told there is no canal contest this year........does anyone know the present state of once the greatest and biggest angling club in the world

woodhouse · 13th September 2006, 07:34 AM

I think over the next 5 years the BAA will lose even more clubs and anglers.

i have spoken to a number of people since the weekend who have had enough of paying for venues on the river then getting there to find the venue unfishable due to the vegetation being so overgrown.

Oneabung · 13th September 2006, 09:40 AM

Larry, shame you dont live round here in the Doncaster area - we have the best Canal fishing anywhere in the country!

woodhouse · 13th September 2006, 11:03 AM

Do you think so simon

This was our match last sunday on the Walsall Canal.

Alll silver fish.

27 fished

1st Kev Adderley (WB Clarke) 18-6-12 skimmers & roach
2nd Ermie thomas (HanKat AS) 17-3-0
3rd Simon Nickless (Saints) 12-6-1 roach on squatt & Hemp
4th Dave Lloyd 10-8-0
5th Martin Owen 10-2-8
6th Liam Lynott 10-0-8
7th Ade Sheperd 9-14-14
8th Rob Middleton 9-13-0
9th dean williams 9-11-10
10th Stef Johansen 9-11-8
11th Steve Dudley 9-5-0

15th Paul Hughes 7-1-4

20th Scott Geens 6-10-8

last Dean Guest 4-11-10

Kingfisher · 14th September 2006, 08:43 AM

Brilliant result Lee!! Was this an open match!?

Larry Teepot · 14th September 2006, 10:55 AM

woodhouse is correct.the fishing on the BCN is incredible weights like that are every week occurances.it wasnt the weights that made us shut cornerstone .But i must admit i have pangs to fish the cuts again the fishing is really second to none........the Baa i just cant belive why didnt they do something about the situation i think it will close and that really will be a sad day

Larry Teepot · 14th September 2006, 10:59 AM

when are the next dates for opens Lee i belive you are running them to demand

woodhouse · 14th September 2006, 04:16 PM

only other open between now and next march is the Warks winter league practice on 1st october but there will be a teams of three over the winter and a two day festival over christmas.

Ernie Thomas is running opens on a Monday,but its only a bit of fun,£6 or £7 all in.

BlueNose · 14th September 2006, 07:57 PM

Sheltons Tackle in Tamworth have run 4 canal matches on the Coventry Canal, two of those matches have been won with over 20lb, one being 24lb 8oz, mainly chub.

The canals in the Midlands are second to none.

ridgeacre · 22nd September 2006, 06:59 PM

They still have the secs match, fished last weekend