Majors Lakes Newsletter

Quarter ONE 2016

(In conjunction with Country Sports)

Majors Lakes and Wallend Carp Fishery

ANOTHER YEAR TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Welcome back and a Very Happy if not belated New Year to one and all.

I am sure nobody needs reminding just how good the fishing was at both of our lakes in 2015 compared to the previous year.

The carp were being caught in abundant numbers along with Barbel and Chub at Majors Lakes. Some excellent silverfish weights were also being reported throughout the year.

News from Wallend Carp Fishery was that there were excellent carp catches, with Rudd and Perch showing up in big numbers and the occasional Eel too.

So everybody is in no doubt that we all expect the same if not even better sport throughout 2016.

We are very pleased to let all members know that we have had yet again another fish restocking, adding even more fish stocks to those that we have continually added each and every year. And there are plans for additional fish replenishment in 2016.

We have also taken precautions against predation by way of visible deterrents stretched across the lake. Initial reports show that they seem to be doing the job too.

2016 MEMBERSHIP

As with the last three years there are no planned changes to the 2016 membership renewal fee again. Meaning our club is exceptional value for money considering that all members of Majors Lakes have free access to fishing the Wallend main lake at Sheerness.

WALLEND CARP FISHERY

SHEERNESS

NEW AND AMENDED CLUB RULES 2016

It has been noticed that some of our members are not totally up to date on all of our club rules, and we as a club accept the fact that some of these rules were in need of an update.

So we thought that 2016 would be perfect time to revisit our rule sheet, and amend them where necessary.

To assist I have highlighted the changes in “red”. To assist, there are just two updates. One to rule No5, and rule No22 now being added. There is also an amendment to the disclaimer at the very bottom.

The following rules in their entirety are those that Country Sports expect all members to adhere to on all of their waters at all times. They will take effect immediately and without exception.

SYNDICATE RULES

1. BARBLESS HOOKS ONLY TO BE USED, NO FIXED RIGS, ONLY FREE RUNNING OR SAFE LEADS ALLOWED

2. USE OF UNHOOKING MATS AND SUITABLE LANDING NETS ARE MANDATORY. YOU MAY BE ASKED  TO STOP FISHING BY A BAILIFF IF YOU DO NOT POSSESS THESE

3. CATCH AND RELEASE ONLY – NO KEEP NETS – UNLESS IN COMPETITION

4. MAXIMUM TWO RODS ONLY

5. THE MAXIMUM SESSION TIME PERMITTED AT MAJORS LAKES IS 24 HOURS

6. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD OR OVER TO DO NIGHT FISHING. 

7. NO NUT BAITS OR TROUT PELLETS TO BE USED

8. JUNIORS UNDER 12 MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT

9. CARS ARE TO BE PARKED IN THE DESIGNATED CAR PARKS ONLY

10. PLEASE LOCK THE GATE AS SOON AS YOU ENTER AND LEAVE

11. DOGS MUST BE KEPT UNDER STRICT CONTROL AT ALL TIMES AND ALL MESS MUST BE CLEARED UP AND TAKEN HOME WITH YOU

12. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE ALL RUBBISH HOME WITH YOU TO ENSURE THE LAKES STAY IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL CONDITION

13. PLEASE KEEP THE NOISE LEVEL TO A MINIMUM AT ALL TIMES AS IT IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA

14. SWIM TWO AT MAJOR’S LAKE IS A DESIGNATED DISABLED SWIM. SHOULD YOU BE FISHING THIS AND A DISABLED MEMBER ARRIVES, PLEASE VACATE AND FIND AN ALTERNATIVE FREE SWIM

15. AT NO TIME SHOULD RODS BE LEFT UNATTENDED. IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE YOUR SWIM, PLEASE REMOVE ALL RODS FROM THE WATER, THUS NOT CAUSING ANY DISTRESS TO A CAUGHT FISH OR WILD FOWL

16. YOU CAN ONLY FISH FROM ONE SWIM AT ANY ONE TIME. IF YOU NEED TO MOVE, PLEASE VACATE YOUR CURRENT SWIM COMPLETELY AND RESITE

17. NO OPEN FIRES ARE PERMITTED

18. NO RADIOS ALLOWED AT THE BANK SIDE

19. RETURN FISH TO WATER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHING

20. EACH MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE LAKE

21. MEMBERSHIP CARDS AND LICENSES TO BE CARRIED AT ALL TIMES WHEN FISHING AT MAJOR’S LAKE.

22. DAY MEMBERSHIPS ARE DAWN to DUSK

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT ALL PERSONS USING THE FACILITY KNOWN AS MAJORS LAKES/WALLEND CARP FISHERY DO SO ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK

THE OWNERS ACCEPT NO LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURY, HOWSOEVER CAUSED

*COUNTRYSPORTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ALTER THESE CONDITIONS AS AND WHEN NECESSARY*

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF OUR CLUB BAILIFFS. OR ME VIA THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS majorslakes@hotmail.co.uk

MATCH RESULTS QUARTER FOUR 2016

SPONSORED BY MAIDSTONE ANGLING CENTRE

MATCH WINNER FOR FEBRUARY 2016

1st PLACE. Mike.D. Andrews WEIGHT.7lb 12oz

2nd PLACE.Mike.S. Andrews WEIGHT. 7lb 2oz

A real family affair as they say.

MATCH WINNER FOR MARCH 2016

1st PLACE. Richard Jones WEIGHT. 2lb 4oz

2nd PLACE. Derek Shields WEIGHT. 12oz

The 2lb 4oz Perch that helped Richard to his win on Sunday

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY LICENCE

YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT 2016/7 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY LICENCE TO FISH ANY COUNTRY SPORT WATER

Be warned. You could be asked to produce your EA licence at any time by one of our club bailiffs.

DON BIRD MATCH SHIELD

2016 MATCH RESULTS BY ANGLER

ANGLERS

POINTS

POINTS

POINTS

POINTS

POINTS

TOTAL

ADJUSTED

NAME,DATE AND

MATCH 1

MATCH 2

MATCH 3

MATCH 4

MATCH 5

POINTS

POSITIONS

MATCH POINTS

14.02.16

13.03.16

 

 

 

2016

 

1

DEREK SHIELDS

16

18

 

 

 

34

1

2

ALLAN WITHERS

15

16

 

 

 

31

2

3

PETER CURD

13

17

 

 

 

30

3

4

COLIN CHAPMAN

17

12

 

 

 

29

4

5

STEVEN REDDING

12

15

 

 

 

27

5

6

MIKE. S. ANDREWS

18

8

 

 

 

26

6

7

IVAN NOAKES

14

11

 

 

 

25

7

8

DALE TYE

11

14

 

 

 

25

8

9

IAN BEDFORD

9

13

 

 

 

22

9

10

MIKE. D. ANDREWS

20

0

 

 

 

20

10

11

GRAHAM WEBB

10

10

 

 

 

20

10

12

RICHARD JONES

0

20

 

 

 

20

10

13

ANTONY FORD

8

0

 

 

 

8

11

14

MICKY PETTENGELL

0

8

 

 

 

8

11

MAJORS LAKES MATCHES

I think the word “match” is somewhat of a misleading word in its self. If I’m honest our matches are more of a “fun day”, a real laugh, and anybody that comes along will testify to that. So why not come along and give them a go, you never know, you may also win some money.

Each month we have more members coming along and joining in, but there is always room for more… Give it a try… As I have said it really is a light hearted fun Sunday event.

2016 MATCH AND WORK PARTY DATES

MATCHES 2016

APRIL 10th

MAY 8th (Float rod only)

JUNE 12th

JULY 10th (WallEnd)

AUGUST 14th (Silverfish only match)

SEPTEMBER 11th

OCTOBER 9th

NOVEMBER 13th (Secret Santa)

WORK PARTIES 2016

Any member that attends at least three of the four proposed work parties in 2016 will qualify for a £10.00 discount off of their 2017 membership. Please make the effort.

JUNE 26th Starting at 8.30am

SEPTEMBER 25th Starting at 8.30am

DECEMBER 11th Starting at 8.30am

NIGHT MATCH 2016

MAY 20th Pegs 7.30 pm (Fishing 9pm

Friday till 9am Saturday 21st)

EVENING CHARITY MATCH 2016

SATURDAY JULY 2nd Pegs 3pm (Fishing 4pm till 9pm)

MONTHLY MATCH FEES 2016 . Entry fees to monthly matches are £6.00 (Divided as follows. £5.00 of each entry going to first and second place winnings pool and £1.00 of each entry going towards paying for the monthly winner’s trophies)

NIGHT MATCH FEES 2016. Entry fee for this match is £15.00

CHARITY MATCH FEE 2016. Entry fee for this match is £10.00 with all proceeds going to the selected charity.

THE NEW JOHN (JOHNO) OSMER CHARITY SHIELD

I know many of you will remember our friend and long time member John (Johno) Osmer who sadly passed away in October 2014.

Johno was one of our clubs longest serving members and one of our most avid match members, although he often said to me he never really knew why he fished the matches, other than to drown maggots, as he never ever won a match. But that never ever did worry Johno, as it was the

meeting up with his mates that he really cared about.

Ian Bedford and I went to see Johno as often as was possible during his short illness, and it was on one of these visits just prior to Johno’s passing that Johno mentioned his love for the club, and his wish to be remembered after he had gone, and asked that we fulfil a personal wish for him.

That wish was that he buys and pays for a shield in his name that would be awarded annually to the Majors Lakes Charity Match winner.

Unfortunately Johno passed away before he could buy the shield himself, but he did manage to leave the finances in place, along with his request that Ian and I see his wish come to fruition.

So I am pleased to let you the members know that THE JOHN (JOHNO) OSMER CHARITY MATCH shield will be purchased very soon and in time to be presented to the winner of the 2016 Charity match.

Knowing Johno so well I am sure he would like Ian and I to wish all of those that take part in the Charity Matches … THE VERY BEST OF LUCK… on his behalf.

Photo for display only as the actual shield has yet to be decided upon.

NINE FAMOUS GARAGE START UPS

Not every angling company took off from a posh corner office; a few of them started really small and then made the big league.

01 Fox International

The multi-million pound, world-renowned company actually started live when Cliff Fox started up a company on his 18th birthday called Fox Angling Supplies, stocking around 30 shops with his feeders. In 1982 he filed a patent on an adjustable-legged bedchair and changed the name of the company to Fox International. By the mid-90s, Fox controlled 80% of the buzzer and bite indicator market and by the turn of the century their Micro bite alarm was sold in 47 different countries. There are now subsidiary companies of Fox called: Sport Fishing, Matrix, Rage, Predator and Sea and a lake called Fox Mere – home to plenty of brutes.

02 Nash Tackle

Born in Rayleigh, Essex in 1955, Kevin Nash was at the heart of carp fishing and by 1978 he’d set up his own company called Happy Hooker Tackle selling carp sacks. In 1984 he changed the name to Kevin Nash Tackle and in 2004 it was switched to Nash Tackle. It was in 1992 though that he had his eureka moment: the Titan bivvy, a shelter which has gone on to become one of the most successful bivvies of all time. Kevin Nash also owns Nash bait, rolling in excess of 1,000 tonnes a year. Nash’s offices now incorporate showrooms, warehousing, a patio that overlooks a small lake and of course there’s The Copse and Church Lake – home to English sixty-pounders.

03 Solar Tackle

Like other successful angler/businessmen (read: Mr. Fox and Mr. Nash), Martin Locke, Solar’s owner, was noted for “having a gift at making things”. His first products, monkey climbers and needle bars were made in his mum’s garage in 1978 and from then on Martin was working 16-20hr shifts, seven days a week. Although customer demand played its part in the long hours, it was mainly because it allowed him to fish the next seven days on the Looney Rota at Savay. To give you an idea of how quickly things grew at the time, the first year he produced the Lite Flo Monkey Climber head, he sold around sixty-thousand. And that was 20-odd-years-ago…

04 Drennan

We have a lot to thank Peter Drennan for. He gave us Adam Penning, one of the greatest tackle designers of our time; he gave Terry Hearn his first proper consultancy; and more importantly, he gave us ESP – one of the country’s best-loved tackle manufacturers. Starting out, back in the 60s in his dad’s shed, Peter used to hand-make floats, feeders and banksticks, and to this day he plays a big part in the company, as well as fishing on a weekly basis

05 Gardner Tackle

Just as with Kevin Nash, Martin Locke and Cliff Fox, Rick Gardner started Gardner Tackle through a need for specialist items of kit. No one else made what he and other carp anglers needed, so he designed, manufactured and sold it! It was in 1980 when Rick set out with the first commercially available solid pointed banksticks and he later went on to make the first PVA bag and currently manufactures one of the country’s most popular hooks: the Mugga.

06 Korda

In 1992, Danny Fairbrass gave up his job at NatWest bank and formed a company called Korda Developments. Little did he know that some 20 years later he’d be in control of one of the largest carp tackle manufacturers in the world. Following the company’s launch of the world’s most copied product – The Funnel Web System in 1996 – Danny went on to produce lead clips, swivels, hooks, DVD’s, until earlier this year when he turned his attentions to larger items such as bite indicators and scales.

07 Mainline BaitsIn 1992, rolling bait out of their mate’s garage, little did Kev Knight and his partner Steve Morgan know they’d be the owners of the largest producer of freezer bait – in the world. Mainline were the first company to commercially produce an active bait called The Grange and since then they’ve gone onto produce many award-winning baits such as Activ-8, NRG, Fusion and their latest blockbusters being the Cell and New Grange. So big now they have various rolling houses roll their bait just to keep up with demand.

08 Spomb

After being turned away by a couple of hugely huge tackle companies, Brian, the inventor and company owner, decided to develop and manufacture the Spomb himself and in the February of 2010 it was launched. Spomb is now sold in over 30 countries, comes in three sizes, two colours and Free Spirit have bought the rights to produce ‘Spomb Rods’. Oh, and they sold over a million in their first three years. Imagine how those two companies feel now?!

09 Delkim

It was in 1975 when Del Romang and the late Kim Donaldson put their names together to form Delkim, the first Delkim Optonic Conversions came off the production line in 1983. However, it wasn’t until the first real Delkim vibration bite alarm came out in 1992 that kick-started Delkim as a full time business. Unbelievable, almost 20-years-old now, it’s still the same design and inner workings. “We must be doing something right,” laughs Lee Romang.

CLUB CLOTHING

Heavy Duty Polo Shirts     ) Classic Zip Micro Fleece ) > Prices on application

Zipped Hoody in Olive   )

CAR STICKER

Car stickers are available from Mark Whyatt at a cost of £1.00 each

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL TACKLE DEALER

West Malling Angling

58, High Street

West Malling

Kent

ME196LU

Tel: - 01732 875515

www.westmallingangling.co.uk

Nicks Tackle

10, Knightrider Street MaidstoneKentME15 6LP Tel: 01622 67389

www.nickstackle.co.uk

Maidstone Angling Centre

15, Perryfield Street,

Maidstone,

Kent.

ME14

01622 200000

www.maidstoneangling.com

Webb Baits

Unit 3

Provender Lane

Norton

Nr Faversham

Kent

ME13 0SL

01622 535832

www.webbbaits.co.uk