There are still places left to compete with the chance to win a £30,000 prize!Leeds-based tackle shop Eric's Angling are holding a brand-new contest that carries the top match prize in specimen angling in the UK. The Eric's Angling Championship will carry large runner-up prizes of £6,000 for second place and a third prize pot for £2,500. In addition to this awesome prize bundle each qualifying pair from the 13 rounds of qualifiers will also receive a prize for competing. This match is open for any pair to enter and promises to be an epic competition.
The third Northern Angling Show has been announced and will take place on Saturday, March 28th and Sunday, March 29th, 2015. This event, which will once again be held at EventCity in Manchester, is the only angling show held in the north and is set to host some of the biggest retailers and angling stars in the business, including TV star Adam Penning and Nash Tackle’s Alan Blair – while Des Taylor, Rob Hughes and angling legend Bob Nudd will also be making an appearance. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday, October 31st, 2014. All tickets purchased online will be sold at a reduced price and will include early entry to the show, automatic entry into an exclusive prize draw with over £1,500 worth of prizes – plus the option to claim various other goodies, including a free bookazine worth £9.
Stars-a-plenty at Surrey Show. The 14th annual Carp Society Winter Show is taking place this weekend (30th November and 1st December) at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey. Although advanced tickets have now sold out, tickets are available on the door from 10am both days, with the show closing at 5pm on Saturday and 4pm on Sunday. Exhibitors include Korda, Nash, Fox, Delkim, Taska, Avid Carp, Trakker, Greys, Gardener and CC Moore.
Eric's Angling and Total Carp-backed event announces qualifier dates. Eric's Carp Championships, the new high-profile carp fishing competition that has won the backing of top-selling carp fishing magazine, Total Carp, is now open for online entries. The brainchild of Leeds tackle shop, Eric’s angling, the new contest will carry a top individual prize of £30,000 – making it the largest ever single prize in UK specimen fishing. In addition to the winner's purse, the event will carry a runner's-up prize of £6,000 and a third prize pot of £2,500.