Carp match fishing is a fairly new style of angling. It has evolved out of the new custom built carp fisheries we have seen being established over the last two decades.
A match fisherman has one simple goal: to catch the heaviest weight of fish possible in a given time. Prize money is usually offered to the winner, sometimes very large amounts of prize money on a national and international level, although at club level it will normally take the form of a small sweepstake.
Before the advent of carp match fishing, a finishing weight (or bag) would seldom exceed 20 or 30 pounds, with some notable exceptions coming from well know bream fisheries. Nowadays it is not unheard of for a bag to be several hundred pounds in weight. A carp match will see the most successful participants enticing the fish in their swim into a feeding frenzy. The water will be boiling with fish, and their bait will often be snapped up within seconds of it hitting the water. This is a very strenuous sport. People who think that fishing is a relaxing pastime should really see a carp match in full swing. To catch a couple of hundred pounds of fish in a few hours takes extreme concentration and a fair level of physical fitness.
A match fisherman has one simple goal: to catch the heaviest weight of fish possible in a given time. Prize money is usually offered to the winner, sometimes very large amounts of prize money on a national and international level, although at club level it will normally take the form of a small sweepstake.
Before the advent of carp match fishing, a finishing weight (or bag) would seldom exceed 20 or 30 pounds, with some notable exceptions coming from well know bream fisheries. Nowadays it is not unheard of for a bag to be several hundred pounds in weight. A carp match will see the most successful participants enticing the fish in their swim into a feeding frenzy. The water will be boiling with fish, and their bait will often be snapped up within seconds of it hitting the water. This is a very strenuous sport. People who think that fishing is a relaxing pastime should really see a carp match in full swing. To catch a couple of hundred pounds of fish in a few hours takes extreme concentration and a fair level of physical fitness.