Competitions
Section
2004-05
I thought that this first newsletter of the
new season would be a good time to talk about some of the things that we get up
to on the competitions/match side of the club. Club match fishing has seen a
big revival in recent years at the expense of the open match circuit,
nowadays it is rare to find a match with more than about fifteen anglers unless
you fish in one of the remaining leagues. At Verulam we have seen our
attendances rise to over thirty during the summer and remain at around
twenty-twenty five throughout the colder months.
Our matches are
open to all club members and all pools are optional, I will explain the pools
system later, and apart from a number of charity matches there are no entry
fees.
All matches will
be pegged down this year with the exception of the Ladies, juniors and over
60’s series. This means that there is no race for the favoured swims and local
knowledge is no longer a prerequisite for success. The draw time for all
matches is listed in the club card along with the fishing times. Occasionally
it is necessary for venues to be changed at short notice usually as a result of
bad weather, if you feel that there is any doubt please call
one of the committee members who will advise you of any changes.
Any day ticket
cost is the added to this.
The pools are
paid out as follows;
Less than 15
anglers first & second only
16 ~ 30 anglers
first, second and third
31+ pay out four
places.
Those framing do
not pick up section prizes.
The pools are
paid out in the following ratios;
That means that
with 23 anglers, for example, the total pool would divided
into six and paid out 50%, 32% and 16% rounding as needed.
Sections are set prior to the commencement of the
match dependant on numbers fishing.
The ‘Golden
Peg’ is drawn prior to
the main draw and if the angler drawing that peg wins the match then he
collects whatever amount has accrued in the ‘pot’ since it was last won. Once
the pot has reached £200 it is frozen and we move onto a ‘Silver Peg’ and then
draw two pegs prior to the draw and so on. The ‘Golden Peg’ is not fished for
if there are less than twelve anglers at the draw.
One of the
drawbacks we encountered in recent seasons is that in a way we have become a
victim of our own success, with some of our matches being in very high demand
but their only being a limited number of pegs available. To deal with this for
the forthcoming season we are introducing a booking scheme for all matches with
limited pegs. No booking will be taken prior to the draw of the preceding
match, we felt that this was the fairest way and it prevents someone pre-booking
all the matches and then not turning up and hence denying a chance to another
angler.
Bookings can also
be made any time after that match by phone to Mark on 01582 612945 or Ash on
01442 216301.
Mark Jones