Am going to start with the sponsership this year MAINLINE baits will be with us again this year big thanks to kev knight and steve morgan £250 for each winner
also Sandy and Neil of Northwest Carp Supplies will be putting forward £75 tackle voucher to each winner
also new sponsership from ERICS ANGLING £50 tackle voucher to each winner Thanks Sam
your name goes on the Legdenary ECHO cups and you get £375 worth of carpangling SWAG

Also a big thankyou to Simon Crow of carptalk Also fishingwarehouse Northern Monkeys web sites for letting me use there sites.

NW PIONEER
Dave wilson
st ives lagoon.about 15 carp in 35 acres.list of captures.the pig x2,42.8/44.5.bobs linear x2,31.2/26.10.the leather x2,29.8/29.10 this carp only came out twice.8ball mirror 32.0 only came out once.the big common 33.10.the light common 26.12.the dark common 25.12 and a river common 14.02.these are the 7 biggest behind the lady.all caught in about 50 nights.

Miles Gibson
33 twenty's to 29lb 8oz off St Johns, Hardwick and Manor (linear complex) March till May.
31lb 8oz common Hardwick
32lb 4oz mirror (lil lin) Manor
38lb mirror (birthmark lin) Manor
31lb 12oz mirror (Spike) Manor
35lb 14oz mirror of the top, Day only midlands water
33lb 8oz mirror Day only midlands water
40lb 6oz mirror Day only midlands water
40lb 4oz mirror Stoneacre oxford
36lb 12oz mirror Stoneacre oxford
37lb 4oz mirror Stoneacre oxford
32lb 4oz common christchirch (Nov)
31lb mirror willow linch hill (Dec
Mark Bowden AKA KIPPER
Come back from Thailand a bit skint so went on the Dale cause its free! Did a day sesh, blanko, next day sesh he had one at 20 and ounces on a zig, did one more day sesh, blanko. Then I did two single nights, blanko. then he got man flu and was in bed for a week! The following week he did a single night, had the common picking off baits under the snags but couldnt get her to take his rig. Next week he did a two nighter, first night they were bouncing but other than liners no action. Decided to stay put and had the big un first light the follwing morning 40.11 new common pb

Steve Smith AKA Smithy
its good to see Smithy is still DO-IN-IT smithy is a untold ledgend in the northwest he was the 1st angler to catch a grown northwest 40plus and he is probly one of the leading northwest carpanglers in cheshire catch-in more 30plus than most ! its a pleasure when you have smithy on the bank with you! he is a grandad and he still gives the young-ins a run for there £! he is also prove-in he can travel as well he has had a good year in oxford catch-in
21,24,26, 2x27 ,2x28, 2x 29,30,31,32,33,36, a pb common 36lb and a 43lb mirror which was a pb

Jaime Clossick
Well what can i say how he does when he does its Big ! jaime has been on a very limited time this year taken on hand being a dad ! so only putting the time in when he thought its right now droping his normal 60 nights to 20-30 nights a year ! 3 diffrent lakes this year
Private Essex Lake 1
42.12 common 41.5 mirror 39.12 mirror in the same day and 2 30plus in the same session
Private Essex Lake 2
A 48lb common and 5 other fish and 2 lost in a trip
A hard cambridge water landing a 45plus mirror and a 33lb 7 fish in total

NORTH WEST ANGLER

Will pollhard

the lake in question is Clifton county park in Manchester although this lake has a reputation for being a bit on the difficult side i had a pretty OK season on there with 16 fish and 5 losses two out of the 16 are usually over 30 but they spawned really well this year and the weights were down. out off the losses i am 100% sure that i lost the big girl (Mr angry) as the hook opened up GUTTED !!!.Never mind though you cant win em all.

the meltches fish 27lb
froggys common 24lb
sidders fish 22lb 2oz
shiner 23lb 12oz (usually 30+)
dico lin 27lb 3oz ( usually 30+ )
big tail 25lb 2oz
bluey 25lb 10oz
the rough fish twice at 17lb
common 20lb
common 20lb
common 19lb 5oz
common 19lb
common 18 8oz
common 17lb
common 8lb


Also BERNARD of Baileys Tackle for his 40plus fish and a few more captures from Moore quarry

Squidder
has had a bunggle of fish from many venues from club waters undisclosed waters,rivers Total: 51 fish from 10 venues of which: 1 x 35+3 x 30+11 x 25+15 x 20+21 x Doubles

Mark from st helens has been amougst the nw big carp landing a 35lb mirror from a club water! A 44lb common a 46lb common and other fish




VENUE
Northwest Carp Supplies
Blakemere Craft Centre
Chester Road
Sandiway
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 2EB
01606 883170
07501490474
Location
From the M56 take j10 A49 head south a49 until A556 Chester rd there is a Big shell garage at your left turning drive 200yds Blakemere Craft centre is on your right
From M6 take j19 A556 stay on a556 chester road for 15mins you will go past Petty Pool
Golf course then you will then see signs for Blakemere Craft Centre you know if you have gone past blakemere craft centre as you will hit traffic lights with a shell garage to your right
This years venue is a new tackle shop to the region, which is run by experience Carp Anglers
Sandy, and Neil. This venue is quite an impressive venue I think it will be very popular with carp anglers who travel to the area due to its location also it will be popular for those with families
At blakemere craft centre There is a café and plenty of nick knack shops for the wife and kids good day out if there flying the hawks. Also sandy and Neil are the main stockists in the area for VENTURE TACKLE which is very impressive tackle .

The RULES the rules are very basic! As NW anglers is to celebrate CARP ANGLERS captures
For those who are new to the event hear is the rules of the competition so where all
Straight.
You can only enter if you live in the Northwest; the northwest is based on the ATZ
Of Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, your Captures will be judge from Feb-Feb each year !Pioneer is based out side the Northwest

JDB
ECHO
BCSG
joegoldson@yahoo.co.uk
07875172849

A carp angler needs alot of luck, I base my personal carp captures purely on this luck that happens. The advice below is valuable to all.

Remember to be a carp angler one must always rub a piece of wood whenever possible with a fore finger from the right hand, avoid old women who squint, keep away from ladders, aquire a rabbits foot, always salute a magpie, make sure you throw salt over your left shoulder regularley, make friends with a black cat and turn your money under a new moon and finally....please don't start fishing on a friday because I want a good peg.

Oyster you've still got a lot to learn when it comes to superstition, remember the kettle handle incident

Plus look at your post count, that's got to be a multiple of nelson - coincidence - I don't think so

All worthy contenders, but as young Mark is the only one I know personally I have to admit he's definitely got the knack, which he combines with hard graft to produce some outstanding results.

I very much doubt this will be his last nomination.

I didn't notice the post numbers, but I type this standing on one leg thinking of my friendly black cat friends.

You once had the knack of catching them Kipper - what happened?

Discovered women.... then kids.... will be out in shrops in a couple of weeks wetting a line and wetting the latest babys head... and probably wishing I was eighteen again.

you discovered beer and the wrong way well before the big carp and the women and kids....

Congrats again on the new little un

Kipper/ Oyster

You and beer la oh aye I have got some good memories.

well in on the kid again la now get the snip.

just to remind you all its this weekend

northwest angler this year squidder and second was will polhard




Squidder
has had a bundle of fish from many venues from club waters undisclosed waters,rivers Total: 51 fish from 10 venues of which: 1 x 35+3 x 30+11 x 25+15 x 20+21 x Doubles

nw pioneer this years winner steve smith second place was Miles Gibson



Steve Smith AKA Smithy
its good to see Smithy is still DO-IN-IT smithy is a untold ledgend in the northwest he was the 1st angler to catch a grown northwest 40plus and he is probly one of the leading northwest carpanglers in cheshire catch-in more 30plus than most ! its a pleasure when you have smithy on the bank with you! he is a grandad and he still gives the young-ins a run for there £! he is also prove-in he can travel as well he has had a good year in oxford catch-in
21,24,26, 2x27 ,2x28, 2x 29,30,31,32,33,36, a pb common 36lb and a 43lb mirror which was a pb not bad for six trips