2011 - May 14th - Feeder only match

This year will see the first World feeder championships and with the dawn of this new event Benni Stafanutti decided to organise a match based on the style with WC rules but with dispensation to fish out in the water with the use of waders due to conditions at the Nykoping venue.



Everyone kitting out in waders  (i did not have any so my option would be a nice dry bank )

Hasse and Johan of the Trosa SFK

New MAU clothing was on view with Tim Heighes a male model of DRESS MAU

Benni started the proceedings and gave an indication on the rules of do's and do not's

I was on peg 11 looking down to peg 1

2 to my right with Tim on the end peg

First casts of the day , no pre groundbaitng just get on and fish directly

Tim was first to catch with and Ide

He soon had another ide

Then he picked up a bream in very quick time

Things were a little bit quieter in the first hour to the left. The wind then started to blow harder right to left and the fish started to feed !

The match was finished and 5 hours seemed to fly by ! Who has the weights ?

Benni was first to weigh and he took a very convincing win on the day with 35 kilos

Plus a very good Tench !

It took 3 weigh-in's for Benni

New housing development behind the venue  .....what a place to live next to this fishing Mecca

Buckets of Bream

Hasse with second place on the day from peg2 with 29 kilos

Johan with a comendable 16 kilos

MAU angler Mats with 11 kilos on peg 10 .....got fish in the last hour .

My first weigh on peg11

19 kilos and had to put back a big 2 kilos plus bream on the whistle ....got done for 3rd place dohhh!

Still a great day

Tim had a great start then the fish deserted him and went with the wind to the pegs on the end

Get the fish back in

The days scorecard

Mattias 'Terminator' Larsson read out the results for the top 3 .

NOTE : Terminator did not weigh !!!! ....caught a few bits and a 8 kilo pike .....watch out Norrkoping match next weekend ....its the Terminators revenge weekend  !!

Big congratulations to Benni for winning but also organising a great match. and hopefully this will continue to be part of the match calendat year in year out ......book me in next year !