Anglers

Best Match weight: 222lb Favourite Venue: Partridge lakes / The Glebe Favourite Method: Shallow fishing for carp Top Three Sonubaits Products: 1) Match Method Mix 2) Pro Feed Pellets 3) Haze Liquids Angling Ambition: To be the first person to win a major title on the big carp scene and the match scene

Best Match weight: 232lb - Lindholme Lakes Favourite Venue: Patshull Park & Tamar Lakes Favourite Method: Feeder Fishing for bream on big natural lakes Top Three Sonubaits Products: 1) F1 Dark Groundbait 2) Pro Green Fishmeal 3) Fibre Paste

Notable PB’s  Barbel: 14lb 4oz  Chub: 6lb 6oz   Roach: 2lb 10oz Perch: 6lb 12oz  Zander: 12lb 11oz Tench: 8lb 10oz

I started match fishing at the age of 14, but had been a keen angler pleasure fishing with my dad from the age of 7 or 8. I pretty much dived straight into open matches and team events with Devizes on the local natural venues. At the age of 17 I fished my first international event with England and also joined Preston Innovations Thatchers in the same year.

I've been successfully match fishing for over 30 years, the first 10 of that were mostly on rivers and canals and some still waters before moving onto commercials in the late 80s. Since then I've fished commercials exclusively and never looked back!

Best Match weight: 392lb 4oz - Heronbrook Favourite Venue: Porth Reservoir Favourite Method: Waggler Fishing Top Three Sonubaits Products: 1) Pro Expander Pellets 2) Fin Perfect Feed Pellets 3) F1 Dark Groundbait

If you want advice about targeting pressured venues, Chris is the man to speak to. Although hes fished a whole host of tricky venues across the UK, he now spends most of his time on the Linear Fisheries complex.

Dai has been fishing for over 40 years and for the last 30 years has targeted big fish of most species. He's considered one of the best big tench and bream anglers in the business but is just as at home on rivers and canals fishing for any species. Dai is always on the hunt for new waters that may contain big fish, and his ability to research venues with big fish potential has stood him in good stead throughout his angling journey.

I used to fish with my parents then brother, focusing on natural venues; canals, rivers and lakes etc. Then began fishing for a local club. This moved on to fishing for Thatcher’s, which at the time was the best team in the south west of England. In the early 90’s when fishing canals and rivers, also became acquainted with commercial fisheries. On the way, picked up more experience in most disciplines.

Ed Matthews is one of predator fishing's brightest young stars, catching numerous big pike, perch, zander and eels in recent times. He's also a renowned big carp specialist and general all-round angler. With such an impressive big fish list at such a young age, he's one of the most exciting specimen hunters around.

I class myself as a very fortunate angler as I have been brought up in a fishing family, my father and my grandfather were all fanatical anglers and this meant that my earliest memories all revolve around fishing.

I started fishing at the age of 5. My dad used to take me to the great Ouse every Sunday morning in the heart of Bedford. In my early years, I used to fish with Luton Angling Club juniors, which is where I learnt all about fishing squat and pinkies on the Grand Union Canal.