Kayak Fishing UK is work in progress, bear with us as we rebuild it…

Well done everyone who entered and Anglers Afloat for the hard work they did arranging it. I’m gutted not have made it but  but well done anyway

Andy

KAYAK FISHING TOURNAMENT RAISES £1400 FOR RNLI

After a soggy spring at last the sun was shining for some superb fishing at the third  OK Classic Kayak Fishing Tournament which took place at Swanage on 12^th May. Kayak anglers from all over the country came to take part in this competition which is organised by Johnson Outdoors UK and supported by AnglersAfloat.

A record number of 19 different fish species were caught in this catch and release competition and over £1400 was raised for the local RNLI lifeboat station. A total of 133 competitors took to the water, including a growing number of junior anglers this year and the online fishing forums have been buzzing about what a superb tournament it was. “A fantastic weekend,” “a great success,” “a cracking day out once again,” – just some of the comments on AnglersAfloat.

The winner was Keith Ward from Horsham who won an Ocean Kayak Trident Ultra 4.3. Second prize, an Ocean Kayak Prowler Elite 4.1 went to Ryan Turner from Lyme Regis and in third place was Ben Wallbridge from Wareham who went away with an Ocean Kayak Tetra 12 Angler.

Because there were so many entries this year (the event now has over three times as many anglers taking part as it did when it started in 2010) the organizers even added another boat as a fourth prize. A Yak Sport was won by Amos Mak from Leyton. The top junior was Jamie Lloyd from Swansea who had some great fishing accessories to take home. Other great prizes included C-Tug kayak trolleys, a Pacific Action kayak sail system, paddles,  buoyancy aids, a subscription to Sea Angler magazine, rod mounts, dry bags, kayak lights and various fun awards given away to competitors who distinguished themselves on the day. No-one went away entirely empty handed either as each entrant got a commemorative T-shirt plus an RNLI goody bag.

Carolyn Hooper of Swanage Tourist Board presented the main prizes and Martin Steeden, Coxswain of the Swanage Lifeboat, accepted the donation cheque on behalf of the RNLI. The species caught were Undulate Ray, Small Eyed Ray, Mackerel, Bream, Plaice, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Pollack, Brill, Tompot Blenny, Garfish, Scorpion Fish, Gurnard, Shanny, Dogfish, Bass, Starry Smoothhound, Dragonet and Goldsinny.

I’ve just updated the trouble at sea page http://www.kayakfishinguk.net/?page_id=35
It’s just there to give some quick advice in case you get into bother out there alone

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I know that there’s only myself who knows about this but it’s important to me this year to let you know just how long we’ve been around! The site was set up on April 10th 2005  to help others find information on kayak fishing in the UK & seven years on bothe the site and the sport have grown immensely.

I can now unveil our latest offering in the re-designed t-shirts. I’m also looking into supplying ‘hoodies’ too as they can be great to wear on the beach or kayak if the conditions change for the worst.  They’re now available to order securely via PayPal.

They’re available in an assortment of colours and priced to pay a little towards the site hosting fees and nothing more! Simply drop Andy an email with your address and send payment to secure PayPal.

This is the new look Kayak Fishing UK where we hope to give you a more interactive role in the site. More freedom to make it what you need. You’ll be able to use it as your own “blog” and post all your own catch reports, pictures and information OUTSIDE the forums!

With the new site we also hope to get more people involved. It isn’t a personal site like many others out there these days, its aimed at being a sort of base camp for kayak fishing in the UK and has always been that way. If you’d like to link your personal blog, site, forum or whatever to promote it here then simply ask. Links are what makes the internet work and we’re all for it! It’s time we all got together to promote the sport around the UK in a responsible manner!

You can register with the main site as well as the forums so you can contribute to the site. We suggest you use the same details as your forum details for best results. Get stuck in and help us give everyone all the information they need!

OK CLASSIC FISHING TOURNAMENT

 SWANAGE 12th MAY
OVER £2,500 WORTH OF GREAT PRIZES

Now in its third year, the OK Classic Fishing Tournament goes from strength to strength. Sponsored by Johnson Outdoors UK and supported by AnglersAfloat there are once again some fantastic fishing kayaks and other great prizes to be won.  Three of the latest fishing kayak designs from Ocean Kayak are the main prizes. First prize is the newest design in the Trident Ultra series, the Ocean Kayak Trident Ultra 4.3 which has, among its many features, an exciting performance hull. Second prize is the Ocean Kayak Prowler Elite 4.1 which is an upgraded version of the best selling Prowler 13 Angler. Third prize is the Ocean Kayak Tetra 12 Angler which is ideal for kayak angling and also a great all-round boat to enjoy on the water.

Last year there were 79 entries to the OK Classic, nearly twice as many as the year before, and £790 was raised for the local RNLI lifeboat station. The tournament takes place on the beautiful waters of Swanage Bay, Dorset and is open to all amateur kayak fishermen who would like to take part. This is a catch and release competition with competitors trying to catch as many different species as possible during an allotted time period on the day of the tournament. It costs £10 to enter and all entry fees will be donated to the local Swanage RNLI Lifeboat Station.

All competition entrants must be 18 or over and full entry details and the rules are available from the Johnson Outdoors UK website where entrants can also download the necessary competition forms. On the Johnson Outdoors UK and Anglers Afloat websites there will also be lots more information about  the launch venue and local amenities.

Download full details Here