Anglers

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

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.

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.

Best Match Weight: 257lb - The Glebe Favourite Venue: Partridge Lakes Favourite Method: Short pole fishing for carp. Top Three Sonubaits Products: 1) F1 Dark & Thatchers Original (Combined) 2) Fin Perfect 2mm Feed Pellets 3) Haze!

Angling coach and full-time angler. Highly renowned as the most successful match angler ever, Jamie Hughes has won the lot! Countless big money finals, 3x Fish’O’Mania titles, 1x Maver Match This!, 1x Golden reel as well as 100’s of open match and festival wins.

I got into fishing through my father and got selected to fish for England when I was 19. Straight after that though ‘life’ took over when I went to college and university so I only fished odd club matches until 2011. I came back into match fishing and after my first England Feeder Team trial I chose to focus on feeder fishing. To date I’ve fished for England twice.

Best Match weight: 297lb - The Glebe Favourite Venue: River Trent Favourite Method: Feeder fishing on the Tidal River Trent Top Three Sonubaits Products: 1) F1 Dark 2) Banoffee Bait Booster 3) Fluoro Rocks

I was very lucky as a child as I only lived a stones throw away from a local canal so my introduction to fishing came naturally. I learnt so much about watercraft and natural waters in those early years, and luckily had some great coaches to steer me in the right path. This has put me in a great position for my fishing in later life.