The Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships, Ireland’s most prestigious coarse angling event is now open for entries. The event attracts anglers worldwide to fish the natural wild angling available in Ireland’s prolific angling destination of the Lakelands. The area renowned for its extensive waterways is based on the Erne system, the Shannon-Erne Waterway and the majestic Shannon Navigation. A haven of calm this region is an ideal host for the event but also offers all kinds of water sports and cruising. For more visit www.discoverireland.ie/lakelands Failte Ireland and Waterways Ireland continue to sponsor the World Pairs which has been prominent in its contribution to highlighting Ireland’s magnificent coarse angling and increasing the number of anglers fishing in Ireland in recent years. The partnership under the banner of Lakelands & Inland Waterways will provide €15,000 and the lion’s share of the magnificent prize pot with additional funding from partners Fermanagh-Omagh District Council, Leitrim County Council and Cavan County Council. Éanna Rowe Co-Chair of Lakelands & Inland Waterways ""the Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs has shone a spotlight on the high quality and large quantity of wild fish challenging all anglers coming to Ireland's Lakelands. The competition has sparked a huge level of international interest and it is wonderful to see that reflected in the numbers booking from abroad for the 2015 competition and the resulting tourist numbers coming into the Lakelands." There are no qualifiers – entry is open to anyone – just find a partner and get ready for some fabulous fishing in the scenic lakelands! To attract those of all abilities the event incorporates the DAIWA Cup an individual entry competition running inside the Pairs with a full entry payout providing cash for 5 peg sections, daily by county and a top ten overall topped up by a massive £8,500 in tackle vouchers from DAIWA Sports Ltd. This year the event will again open in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim on Sunday 6th September and will close with a Grand Presentation in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh on Friday 11th September. The three key hubs for those seeking accommodation will be Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Ballyconnell, Co.Cavan and Ballinamore, Co. Cavan with draws being held in each providing easy access for those in the surrounding towns and villages. Get your location right and there should be no more than 35 minutes drive between the hubs.
The venues for this years’ event will include some proven favourites and hopefully some new stretches on known waters. DCAL Fisheries and Inland Fisheries IFI will continue to support the competition by providing professional stewarding services and bio-security checks on the ground with DCAL sponsoring license fees for the Northern Ireland venues for the duration of the event allowing for some practise time too. The massive prize fund makes it the richest coarse match in Ireland and topped up with tackle, vouchers and some Bait-Tech products its an event worth crossing the water for! Entry costs remain the same for 2015 with all sponsorship attributed to the prize fund and entry fees covering running costs. For more information and to download an entry form visit www.worldpairsangling.com Follow them on Facebook www.facebook.com/worldpairs and Twitter @worldpairs
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8th to 12th September, 138 fished English pairing Adam Wakelin and Rob Wootton broke the Irish stranglehold on the third edition of the Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships, fished on venues throughout Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The duo from the English Midlands used a wealth of knowledge about Irish venues gained during a five week practise schedule in the lead up to the recent World Feeder Championships held in the south of Ireland. The meticulous attention to detail that helped Preston Innovations Team England to the gold medal in that event proved a crucial part of Adam and Rob’s week. With the pair posting huge weights on each of the first three days, most of the other competitors felt they were out of the race well before the last day. Day one saw Rob beat the whole field with a 28.700kgs net of skimmers from Bunerky Lake. On days two and three, Adam followed up with nets of 25.600kgs of feeder-caught skimmers from Garadice Lake and then 27.900kgs of roach and hybrids from a snaggy swim at Killadeas on Lower Lough Erne. By the mid-week stage, Adam and Rob had opened up a 40kgs lead over fellow England Feeder Team members, and last-year’s runners-up, Steve and Phil Ringer. It seemed insurmountable, but it is well known that Irish fish can suddenly turn up in huge numbers and massive weights can be caught from anywhere. The last two days became a job of keeping weight accumulating and avoiding any disasters. The Ringer brothers continued to chip away at the lead and set a blistering pace on the last day with a 32kgs total against the 15kgs of Adam and Rob, but it was too little, too late as Individual Feeder World Champion, Steve and brother Phil once again had to settle for second place. With two daily wins plus a lake second and lake third placing, Adam Wakelin was also out in front of the Daiwa Cup individual event from early in the week. Long range feeder tactics, long and short pole for small fish, and some long distance waggler work on the final day showed the Mansfield angler’s mastery of many methods. Adam said: ‘We only decided to enter at the last minute, because we had a good idea of the methods needed after winning the team gold medal in the World Champs on Inniscarra Lake in July. ‘I thought I’d blown it on Wednesday on what I’d been told was a really poor peg at Killadeas. In the first couple of hours of the match, I got snagged and had to tackle up again nine times. Then, suddenly, I got a run of really big roach and my weight began to build. I had to stand on my box to get the fish up over the snaggy ledge but in the last three hours managed to put together my best weight of the whole week and another overall individual win.’ At the Friday night award ceremony, held in the swish Slieve Russell Hotel Golf and Country Club just outside Ballyconnell, there were cheers for Malaysian entrant Tengku Izzudin and the first ever women’s entrant, Fiona Beeby. Daiwa UK General Manager Robin Morley addressed the anglers and dignitaries, and stressed how influential the World Angling Pairs has become in bringing new faces to Irish angling, and renewing the interest of those who used to visit the Emerald Isle. ‘Ireland has some of the best natural waters in Europe,’ he said. ‘Despite the unusually warm and still weather conditions, the fishing was again brilliant and it was great to see an increased entry in 2014.’ Robin went on to praise the work of DCAL and IFI in stewarding the matches and assisting the anglers throughout the event before handing over to World Pairs Organiser, Kevin Locke to hand out the prizes, helped by Norma Herron of Lakelands and Inland Waterways. The prize fund was a stunning €15,000 from Lakelands and Inland Waterways, topped up with valuable contributions from Fermanagh Council, Leitrim Tourism, Cavan Tourism and key event travel partner, Ireland Travel Plus. This enabled cash prizes to be paid starting with €10,000 to the winners, right down to the 10th place pairing of two-times event champions, Cathal Hughes and Philip Jackson. Daiwa UK once again provided a handsome array of prizes and cash-value vouchers against their tackle range for the top individuals and the winning pair. Adam Wakelin and Rob Wootton walked away with more than £1,000 worth of Daiwa tackle and there was a further £6,500 worth of vouchers for the individual event. Adam Wakelin received a voucher for £1500 from Daiwa along with the much sought after Daiwa Cup and £1,000 cash for his individual win. For the first time in the event’s three year history, a bait sponsor came on board. Bait-Tech provided bags of Pro Natural groundbait for each of the 138 competitors as well as tee-shirts and caps for selected achievements during the contest. Venue Details
Section 1 Lough Erne, Crom Estate (A) and Airport/Killadeas (B), County Fermanagh Section 2 Garadice Lake, Haughton’s Shore (A) and Kiltybarden Lake/Lough Scur (B), County Leitrim Section 3 Horse Island, Lower Lough Erne (A) and Ross Lough (B), County Fermanagh Section 4 Brackley Lake (A) and Bunerky Lake (B), County Cavan Section 5 Garadice Lake, Church (A) and Connolly’s (B) Shores, County Leitrim Daily Individuals Day One 1: Rob Wootton, Dynamite Baits/Shimano, 28.700kgs, peg 12, section 4B 2: Carl Blurton, Maver, 28.630kgs, peg 13, section 4B 3: Rory Dunne, Sensas Ireland, 24.340kgs, peg 5, section 1A Day Two 1: Adam Wakelin, Preston Innovations, 25.600kgs, peg 2, section 5A 2: Richie Hull, Garbolino, 24.600kgs, peg 14, section 5B 3: Stefan Gent, Maver NW, 21.860kgs, peg 9, section 1B Day Three 1: Adam Wakelin, Preston Innovations, 27.900kgs, peg 7, section 1B 2: Arnoldas Liaukevicus, Tubertini, 18.990, peg 14 section 5A 3: Darren Davies, Drennan, 18.150kgs, peg 2, section 1B Day Four 1: Leigh Giles, Browning, 22.400kgs, peg 2, section 1B 2: Rod Scott, Vale Royal Angling, 20.990kgs, peg 1, section 5A 3: Dean Barlow, Drennan/Bait Tech, 18.930kgs, peg 10, section 4A Day Five 1: Cameron Hughes, Nathan’s of Derby, 23.900kgs, peg 3, section 1B 2: Richie Hull, Garbolino, 19.290kgs, peg 6, section 3A 3: Philip Jackson, Daiwa/Bait-Tech, 18.950kgs, peg 4, section 1B LAIW Pairs 1: Adam Wakelin & Rob Wootton, 160.630kgs 2: Steve Ringer & Phil Ringer, 137.020kgs 3: Grant Albutt & James Hawkins, 127.820kgs 4: Rod Scott & Michael Buchwalder, 124.940kgs 5: Bob Nudd & Darren Davies, 121.790kgs Daiwa Cup 1: Adam Wakelin (Preston Innovations/Sonubaits) 93.510kgs 2: Steve Ringer (Daiwa/Guru) 79.860kgs 3: Rod Scott (Vale Royal Angling) 78.210kgs 4: Grant Albutt (Bait Tech/BMW/Matrix) 77.950kgs 5: Cameron Hughes (Nathan’s of Derby) 77.880kgs Anglers from the UK, Germany, Belgium and as far afield as Malaysia came together at the Standing Stone Hotel in Ballinamore on Sunday night to register for the third Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships where the chairman of Leitrim Council, Paddy O’Rourke welcomed the anglers to Ballinamore and wished them well in the competition. The World Pairs competition now in its third year has been hugely successful in attracting new overseas anglers to Ireland by showcasing a selection of the natural wild angling available in the Lakelands & Inland Waterways region. Fishing over the period of a week the anglers fish a different venue each day. The World Pairs is the only cross-border competition featuring venues from an island on Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh to the shores of Lough Scur in County Leitrim. Lakelands & Inland waterways, a Waterways Ireland, Failte Ireland partnership, sponsors the guaranteed prize fund to €15,000 with additional funding from Cavan Tourism, Leitrim Tourism, Fermanagh District Council and the event organisers making it the richest coarse match in Ireland. It’s not just a match for the professionals who are keen to snatch the prestigious Pairs title from the reigning Irish champions, a cross-border partnership in Cathal Hughes from Galway and Philip Jackson from Craigavon, but additional sponsorship from tackle giants DAIWA to the tune of £8,500 funds the individual looking to win the DAIWA Cup. Éanna Rowe, Co-Chair of Lakeland & Inland Waterways confirmed "the Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs has shone a spotlight on the high quality and large quantity of wild fish challenging all anglers coming to Ireland's Lakelands. The competition has sparked a huge level of international interest and it is wonderful to see that reflected in the numbers from abroad for this year’s competition and the resulting tourist numbers coming into the Lakelands." Keen to improve their skills members of championsteam.de from Germany had a practise session with one half of the reigning World Pairs Champions, Cathal Hughes on Garadice Lake ahead of the match. The group are staying at Riversdale Guesthouse are keen to know how to catch the fighting hybrids that were a common catch in the 2013 competition. This year ten Germans have travelled over to compete in the competition with the intention of sharing their experiences of the natural wild angling available in the region with fellow anglers back home. If you would like to follow the competition as it unfolds day by day you can visit the website at www.worldpairsangling.com, follow them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldpairs or on Twitter @worldpairs. Lakelands & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championships 2014
Ireland is very much back on the map on the angling calendar as it readies itself for an influx of some of the best anglers around as they compete for the title of World Pairs Champions 2014. Now in its third year and with demand on the increase this prestigious festival is set to be one of the very best yet. Reigning Champions Cathal Hughes and Phillip Jackson scooped last year’s huge cash prize and became title holders for the second year running. They will certainly be hot favourites going into this year’s event.. can they make it a hat trick? With many of Europe’s best preparing to make the journey to stop the two Irish stars one thing is for sure, great fishing, experiences and of course the craic will all be had. The promise of big bags of roach, bream and the ever popular hard fighting hybrid sees people now flooding back to Ireland experiencing some of the most fantastic fishing and scenery anywhere. Bait-Tech yet again show commitment as one of the proud event sponsors and donated over £1500 of prizes for all the anglers attending. Each angler will be receiving some of the new sought after Pro Natural or Pro Natural Bream. Groundbait Mixes that our two reigning Irish Stars have helped develop. The festival runs 8-12th September and is spread over some of the best known waters Ireland has to offer. Ireland's Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Championship is returning in 2014. The event will take place from the 8th to 12thSeptember 2014 in Ireland’s superb wild coarse fishing venues in the Lakelands region with many top class international anglers seeking the prestigious ‘World Pairs Champions’ title.
The Lakelands & Inland Waterways partners Waterways Ireland (@waterwaysirelan) and Fáilte Ireland (@failte_ireland) are delighted with the interest the World Pairs has generated and in conjunction with the host counties of Leitrim, Fermanagh and Cavan have sponsored the prize fund, a guaranteed €20,000 with more to come dependant on entries. Éanna Rowe Co-Chair of Lakeland & Inland Waterways confirmed "The Lakeland & Inland Waterways World Pairs has clearly highlighted to many international anglers that wild coarse fishing is hugely exciting, challenging and widely available in Ireland's Lakelands. Waterways Ireland and Fáilte Ireland are delighted to co-sponsor the event again under our tourism banner Lakeland & Inland Waterways with support from Fermanagh District Council, Leitrim County Council, Cavan County Council and DAIWA. We are delighted to share our wonderful angling resources with the international angling community at the World Pairs." The DAIWA Cup remains an important factor of this event allowing competitors to compete on an individual basis with the opportunity to win daily section and county cash prizes with the top ten receiving vouchers to be spent with DAIWA UK. Robin Morley comments; “In only two years The World Pairs has emerged as one of the most prestigious events on the calendar and we are sure its appeal on a fishing and social level brings something that has been missing for a lot of UK and European anglers. Ireland is a great 'wild' place to come and fish. We at Daiwa are certainly 'up for the cup' for as long as The Pairs continues.” New for 2014 are products to be donated by Bait-Tech Advanced Bait Solutions. Bait Tech invest heavily in top class anglers in the UK and now Ireland to ensure they get the best feedback in order to develop their products. Andy Neal comments; “Bait –Tech are proud to be involved with the World Pairs Event. The match organisers have made a huge success of this competition and definitely put Ireland back on the angling map. More and more anglers are back in Ireland enjoying the fabulous sport that’s on offer. Couple that with the stunning surroundings and wonderful hospitality, you’re guaranteed a great time. The event has gone from strength to strength and looks to have a massive future. With fishing of the quality that’s on offer and some of the best anglers in the world competing, we relish the chance to be involved. This is natural fishing at its very best. It needs to be celebrated!" The organisers were delighted to see many new faces in 2013, some who were visiting Ireland to fish for the very first time. This event showcases the range of waters the Lakelands have on offer and provides an opportunity for anglers to compete in pairs and at an individual level. Ground support from Inland Fisheries Ireland (www.fishinginireland.info) and DCAL Fisheries Northern Ireland makes this event one of the most professionally run in Ireland. Interest is huge for this year and numbers will be limited so be sure to get your entry in soon. Bookings are being taken now with more information coming in the following weeks at Facebook (worldpairsangling) and Twitter(@worldpairs) or visit http://www.worldpairsangling.com/. At the end of a week of incredible fishing, full of twists and turns, Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland pair, Philip Jackson and Cathal Hughes, retained their crown as Lakelands and Inland Waterways World Pairs Angling Champions and picked up a mighty cheque for €16,000. Holding off a strong challenge from Preston Innovations EnglandFeeder Team Internationals, Steve and Phil Ringer, the Irish duo slammed an amazing 47.920kg on the scales. Their last day performance capped a week where weights eclipsed the previous year. Over the course of the week, there were twelve
weights in excess of 30kg (66lbs), capped by Cathal Hughes' 40.180kg from the river section of the Upper Lough Erne on the Crom Estate on Wednesday.Paul Keeley and Lee Addy were a credible third and received a cheque for €3,000. The top ten pairs shared the €30,000 guaranteed prize fund - see full results at www.worldpairsangling.com |
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