Hundreds sign up to 'Super National' match

A NEW competition is to be launched this summer to fill the void left in the match fishing calendar by the cancellation of the Division 1 & 2 Nationals.

The Great Yorkshire Teams of Ten will take place on the New Junction and Aire and Calder Canals on Saturday, August 16, and initial demand for tickets has been impressive as anglers from across the nation have rushed to sign up.

The event, which some people are dubbing the ‘Super National’, is the brainchild of match organiser Paul Caygill, who reveals that 200 participants are already signed up.

“We noticed there was a big space in the match calendar after the Nationals were cancelled and, knowing that many anglers will have already booked time off work, we thought we’d try to sort something out,” Paul explains.

“The match is open to anyone, and we’ll have teams from both Division 1 and Division 2 battling it out on two of the finest venues the country has to offer.”

The two canals in question played host to last year’s Division 1 National, and catch returns were impressive, with more than 100 double-figure weights being put to the scales, and no blanks recorded by the participating anglers.

“We’ve already got 20 teams of 10 fishing, and these aren’t just local lads either – they’re from all over the country – so it should be a brilliant match on a very impressive venue,” Paul adds.

The match will fill the void left by the cancellation of the Div 1 & 2 Nationals

The match will fill the void left by the cancellation of the Div 1 & 2 Nationals