Open Match fishing

[njc]

Over the last few months there's been a lot of quite serious posts with regard to crack YF teams to fish large events such as the Nationals or the Ouse/Swale/Wharfe team championships etc. I'm guilty of having made a few of them myself as it goes and I realise that to many they're probably a fair bit daunting or require a fair bit too much commitment/expense etc. - That's quite rightly put a number of people off.

However by the same token I'm reasonably confident/sure that there's a number of people who fit into the following categories

a) Would love to fish an open on a venue they're familiar with just to prove they can!

b) Have fished club matches for years and would like to try the open circuit just for the experience.

c) Have fished open matches in the past and are eager but nervous of getting back into it.

d) People who enjoy fishing matches but don't really enjoy being loners and are looking for some company on matches.

e) People who want to fish popular lakes/river stretches/canal stretches but the only option to do so is in a match

f) Anyone who just has a passing interest in fishing a competitive match, one-off or regularly

g) Maybe you fancy a different type of match fishing - carp or predator matches for instance and fancy scoping it with others

h) Maybe you already fish very competitively and fancy joining us for a laugh and some banter and maybe to fish some new venues with us for fun/ to help

i) Maybe you can't get on the YF fun matches or can't fish Sats/Suns and want to organise other days with your YF mates on matches

j) Loads more I'm sure..........

I'd simply like to get anyone who's in one of those groups into a pub with a beer in hand and have a good chat about fishing. From that I'd like to think that a few brave groups decide to give matches of various types a whirl. i for one fancy some warm summer evening matches on well stocked commercials with a beer afterwards if anyone's game?

If we have a decent night and it proves useful, maybe we do it every now and again and simply help each other to enjoy a bit of more competitive fishing. Eventually maybe we'll consider/call ourselves a match group and do "matchgroup" type things. Maybe we just have a few beers one night and forget all about it....

Let's forget Nationals, Supercups, Super Leagues, Team Champs and everything else for the time being. But if we are even a little bit interested let's at least have one get together. From little acorns etc.......

For the time being I don't think it's fair that we flood the YF matches forum with all this information, hence I've posted it in the general section. Maybe in time if this idea turns out to be a good one we could separate it out into a separate thread/board.

So - please do PM me or respond in this thread if you're interested or have any comments/questions whatsoever.

Thanks for your time.

Nige.

p.s, I'm not just aiming this at people who've already expressed an interest, so whoever you are register an interest if you've got one. I should also say that this will be my last post on the subject so if you are even remotely interested please please do let me know.

[Deleted]

i think they have opens at pasture house at barton ,, might be worth you looking into ;D

[Deleted]

Pm in your inbox Nige

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[Deleted]

and u know me m8
monkey

[Deleted]

Congratulations Nige,
A well constructed arguement.
I for one will be interested in fishing the big river opens and a few evening opens.
More on this subject when i have more time.
Mick the Troll

[adam]

sounds like a good idea but io for one do not feel i have the experience .temprement or the the time to travel from manchester to fish evening matches and as no one seemed interested in commiting to travelling over this way foer a series match (venues were suggested) i feel i can only offer support to this idea..even though i would love to have fished some ..

adam

[njc]

adam said:

sounds like a good idea but io for one do not feel i have the experience .temprement or the the time to travel from manchester to fish evening matches and as no one seemed interested in commiting to travelling over this way foer a series match (venues were suggested) i feel i can only offer support to this idea..even though i would love to have fished some ..

adam

Hello mate.

I can't comment on the absence of a series venue over your side of the country as I didn't realise it had ever been brought up. That said I'd have been game for a laugh and a bit of travel and I certainly think there's a few others who would. One for 2007 lads? - or maybe even for the regional final?

As for the open match side of things. Whilst evening matches have been suggested, in honesty it's just about getting all the guys who want to fish some competitive matches together and getting them to help each other on.

Don't know much about the venues over your way, but I'd be game for fishing some opens over there if you've got some venue knowledge for us and again I'd like to think there's a few other lads who would too.... - Hopefully these are the sort of arrangements that would come out of a meetup/regular meetup.

Do I count you in for a beer when I can arrange something?

Nige.

[adam]

beer sounds good to me
The only real match venue that i have experience of is Bradshaw Hall in Bolton (i believe Liam has fished this before ) which held a fish o mania qualifier last year and regularly throws up 100+ bags in matches during the summer..


i want to broaden my knowledge as much as the next man but time is a limiting factor and having no travelling pertner the cost becomes an issue for me as well,just like it does for most .

As for team events i wouldnt want to feel that i had let others down with a performance on the day .this was the reason behind my origional statement ...

adam

ps see you at pool bridge and i will bring the pole rest with me ,

[njc]

Adam.

I think your post brilliantly sums up what we're trying to achieve mate!

Plenty of us fancy the extra experience and to broaden our knowledge. But time, money and having the urge to do it on your own makes it difficult. Hopefully by getting together we'll spur each other on a little. Even if it means we all try just a few opens together every year it's been worthwhile and hasn't broken the bank etc.

As for teams... we're not ready realistically. However I see no reason why a team won't grow from what we're doing. Even if it does end up as a group of mates saving up for a weekend away on the beer and fishing the national/team event/festival etc while we're away ;D On the flip side if it doesn't happen it just doesn't happen and we've lost nothing

I'll put you on the list for an intial beer and a chat about where we can take this thing.

Nige.

p.s, Bradshaw Hall sounds alright to me mate. Maybe a few of us will fancy having a go......

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Adam does a lot of miles to get to our matches both me and our Liam would travel to his neck of the woods and maybe a few more would also come, pick a venue Adam and lets see what response we get, best of luck...Bill

[njc]

quivertip said:

Adam does a lot of miles to get to our matches both me and our Liam would travel to his neck of the woods and maybe a few more would also come, pick a venue Adam and lets see what response we get, best of luck...Bill

Bill.

Are we talking about a YF fun match mate or are you thinking of having a go at something competitive with a few of us? - would be cracking to have you on board to help with the banter ;D

Either way I agree with you and I'm more than happy to put some miles in too....

njc.

p.s,

[tomg]

you could count me in for the summer evening get togethers

[njc]

tomg said:

you could count me in for the summer evening get togethers

Tommo.

Will put you down on the list and let you know when I can arrange a meeting. As I say it would be nice to think that all kinds of different match interests might come out of it.....

But I'm positive there'll be a few summer evening open matches

Nige.

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adam u can all ways park up near bradford or out side mafs home and jump in the van at any time m8 or even over to you to fish the match
monkey

[Deleted]

I'll be up for coming over you way Adam as you know already lets be honest you pick me up often enough ! why shouldn't I return the favour?

Come on Guys lets organise a get together Match/Open/ or otherwise over't border in me ol muckers neck o't woods

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[bingowings]

Hello Nige, thanks very much for the offer mate, will keep having a look on this thread to see what your plans are mate, catching fish and drinking beer sounds fine by me, only problem is driving ( i don't) but sure i can rope a freind in. Great idea. Thanks again Nige. Lee.