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This season more than any other the end pegs in these big matches have won the day, of the venue's that i have fished there is only Lindholme that can be won from any where.

Is it time to put blockers on the end pegs has in, good anglers (but not superstars) who will fish to the same rules and times as the match but not weigh in. Thereby every one else will have a fairer chance of winning.

Obviously i don't know all the venue's but for snake type, rectangles etc it would stop obvious flyers.

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Luck of the draw?

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bazh

Lindholme can't be won from anywhere, the oaks is the only venue that can be won from anywhere IMO plus there aren't any end pegs.

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When i say anywere i mean it doesn't have to be an end peg as last year it was a mid peg on bonsia that won. Every venue has fliers and also bum pegs but at lindholme it can be won from probably 4 of the lakes there and from quite a few pegs not end pegs IMO.

Not been to the oaks before so can't comment on being able to win from every peg but in my experience there are always pegs you would not want to draw.

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bazh

Personally I think it can only be won off Bonsai or maybe Laurels at Lindholme, The oaks is the fairest venue I have ever been to it really can be won from anywhere. Woodlands yesterday was a joke the whole place switched off and the end pegs became massive advantages.

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justin case

Bankers are always good to have they used to have them on the super cup at pierpoint it takes away that unfair advantage, luck of the draw isnt really what this is about

woodhouse

It might be considered to be unfair that so many big matches are won from end pegs but aint that what fishing is all about.

The fairer it becomes the less people have a chance to qualify.

What would you rather see.

lets say 5 top anglers fish an 100 peg match.

1. It is a perfect venue where all the pegs are equal and it comes down 100% to ability, that means that 95% have very little chance of winning before the draw has even been made.

2. The venue is peggy with 10 pegs that can win the match, the 5 top anglers only have a 1 in 10 chance that they will draw a potential winning peg.this greatly increases the possibility of one of the other 95 anglers winning the match before the draw has been made.

3. If only 1 peg can win then all the anglers have an equal chance that they can win the match at the draw bag.

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Scott2728

Some very good points, but in situation 3 if the venue is like that then why bother bringing any gear, lets get everyone to turn up, enter, hold the draw, pay out and everyone can go fishing somewhere else

justin case

I kind of agree with scott there

The thread title is fishomania end pegs, we are talking big money here and we are also talking in most cases big anglers,and some traveling halfway across the country to fish, in my opinion all the elements of chance should be taken out or at least reduced. obviously you cant account for wind which would be the next major factor

Take the final they are putting a bridge in for the cameras well thats fair enough but they will have created end pegs in a near perfect venue, put two bankers on the ends and thats cured the issue or cetainly reduced it.

for a 25k prize I would expect to see the very best of the best,

I read in a thread here yesterday Steve Ringer won his lake from an un rated peg only to get beat from a better lake, Im not sure thats right we can do a lottery at a local corner shop.

on the other hand its always nice to see an underdog take out the big guns

this is one of those no win issues unless every peg is netted off and your all fishing for the same amount of fish its difficult to cure

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What scott says in point 3 is exactly what happend 2 years running at woodlands because the lakes are rectangular you end up in a line of aprox 20 anglers and the only one's with a realistic chance of winning are the end pegs. The only angler to come close to winning from a non end peg was phill ringer who was 1 off the end pegf and had aprox 107lb. So in the match there were 20 end pegs so 130 anglers really didn't have a chance.

I will have to come clean i actually drew an end peg and blew it , i was so shocked and instead of rethinking my plans stook with pellet and paste instead of fishing up in the water. I went down the edge later on and had 58lb on meat. The peg was worth at least 90lb and i am still kicking myself. The end peg behind me and opposite the winner only had 2 carp, so just drawing the end pegs is not the be all and end all, venue knowledge and ability come into it.

If blockers had been put in the corners on this match it would have brought in the 130 anglers to the match.

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