Wychwood have partnered up with the Biggun Carp Cup to support the Linear League for 2023.
Regarded as the UK’s friendliest carp competition, this carp match series is exclusively for pairs who want to practice and experience competitive fishing. The competition is run as follows.
There are 5 rounds leading up to the final:
· At each round the competitors gets a chance to improve on their portfolio of catches as the overall heaviest 5 fish wins throughout The Linear League.
· At all 5 rounds the first 3 places will be rewarded with further medals. No minimum or maximum attendance limit!
· 1 – 5 rounds available with limited spaces. Tickets sold on first come first served basis from the TBCC website. Except the first 5 pairs leading the league as they will be prioritised to be able to purchase tickets for the next event.
· Final will be held at Hunts Corner, where the top five pairs with the best portfolio of catches will be able to settle who are the Linear Champions!
· Our events are available to all as we would not discriminate against anyone! Any background, female, male and juniors (accompanied by an adult)
Some of the benefits of entering include:
· Guaranteed spaces on Linear Fisheries busiest day ticket lakes. No more walking around with an empty bucket…
· Able to fish next to your mate as fishing in pairs
· Watercraft style of draw allows anyone to get on any swims
· An opportunity to master the skills of angling in pairs for other competitions such as BCAC and Word Carp Classic.
· Every Saturday there is an Hour Social Break with complementary lunch and a Cast Off game, which makes the atmosphere a lot friendlier than any other Carp Matches!
· Nothing can beat a Red Letter Session with your mate by your side especially if you became couple of grand richer!
Prizes:
· 1st Place – £5000 Cash, Gold Medals and a Trophy.
· 2nd Place – £800 Cash and Silver Medals.
· 3rd place – £400 Cash and Copper Medals.
Carp mats, slings and scales are provided by Wychwood for this event and each round will also be attended by Wychwood representees who will be both marshalling and filming the event. We look forward to seeing you at these events.
To enter this event just go to - https://thebigguncarpcup.co.uk/linear-league-linear-fisheries/
Round 1 report – Manor Farm Lake
Round 1 was fished on Manor Farm Lake on what proved to be one of the wettest weekends of the year. Despite the rain, some great fish were caught. Within a couple hours of lines in, we had a call to report that the first fish of the competition had been landed, a stunning common of 33 lb 12 oz by the team of Zsolt and Istvan Bardi.
The fish had only just been released when we received a call from the team of Mark Hall and Michael Lawrence that they had something special in their net, this turned out to be magnificent 40 lb 8 oz mirror, the first ever 40 pounder from the Biggun Carp Cup.
After this the bites dried out for the rest of the day and it was around 6 am the next morning that we received a wake up call with fish in the net. The Bardi team had added to their score with a double run resulting in a low double and an upper 20 in the net. Tomi Tatu and Istvan Steierlein also got on the score board with a 24 lb 2 oz carp. These would be the only fish caught on day 2 but a great day was still to be had. The sun come out and everyone reeled in for lunch and a casting competition on the field. After this everyone returned to their swims to bait up and maybe switch tactics for the night ahead.
The final morning saw 2 more fish landed, Tomi and Itsvan added 25 lbs 4 oz to their score whilst the team of Will Wilson and Lewis Brown opened their account with a 29 lb 15 oz common.
Soon it was time to reel in, a total of 7 carp were landed (and a few lost) during the match and a great time was by all. After Round 1 the results are as follows:
1st – Zsolt & Istvan Bardi – 3 fish for 73 lb 7 oz
2nd – Tomi Tatu & Istvan Steierlein – 2 fish for 49 lb 6 oz
3rd – Mark Hall & Michael Lawrence – 1 fish for 40 lb 8 oz
4th – Will Wilson & Lewis Brown – 1 fish for 29 lb 15 oz
