2021 ANGLING TRUST DIVISION ONE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 14th August 2021 Grand Union Canal, Northampton
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2021 ANGLING TRUST DIVISION ONE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Saturday 14th August 2021 Grand Union Canal, Northampton
DIVISION 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Countdown
Saturday 31st July 2021 4.00pm Closure of water for practice purposes. This will give the
canal 2 weeks to rest after the Individual National Championship the day before up until the
Division 1 National Championship date.
Saturday 14th August 2021 Angling Trust Division 1 National Championship.
Please note: All competitors taking part must be Individual Members of the Angling
Trust. Individual Membership can be obtained by telephoning 0343 507 7006 (option 1),
requesting a form in the post or by visiting www.anglingtrust.net/join. Your individual
membership must be valid when taking part in the Championship.
Contact
Angling Trust
The Old Police Station
Wharncliffe Road
Ilkeston
Derbyshire
DE7 5GF
Email: kirsty.marshall@anglingtrust.net
Tel: 0115 822 4660
Local Organiser
Chris Howard – Tel: 07711 086 436
Email: chrishoward4@sky.com
AT Event Manager
Andre Grandjean – Tel: 07951 062 560
Email: a.grandjean@sky.com
A big thank you and appreciation must go out to all our volunteers who give up their time to
assist with our competitions. Without their help and continued support we would not be able
to provide competitions on the scale that we do for our members.
If you would like to offer your assistance to act as a volunteer at any of our competitions please
contact Kirsty Marshall, Angling Trust via email; kirsty.marshall@anglingtrust.net
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General Information
Headquarters
Towcester Racecourse
London Road
Towcester
NN12 6LB
Draw To be conducted on AT Competitions Facebook
www.facebook.com/anglingtrustcompetitions
4pm on Friday 13th August 2021
Fishing 11:00am-4:00pm (Duration 5 hours)
Licences All competitors must be in possession of a current Environment Agency
Rod Licence. Any competitor reported by the Environment Agency to
the resulting team on the day of the match will be disqualified.
Keepnet Minimum length of 2 metres.
For 2021 Nationals on the Canals a separate keep net is required to
retain any non-native fish species caught (zander/catfish). These must
conform to the same requirements as other keep nets and a
representative from the EA/and/or partner organisation will remove the
fish at the end of the match.
Bait Bans: No bloodworm and joker. No pellets of any type to be used. (This is in
accordance with local club rules)
Refreshments: Available on site.
Eligible Fish: All fish caught are eligible for weighing with the exception of Game Fish,
Pike, Zander and Crustaceans.
Procedures: Any Team Changes required after the draw has taken place must be
notified to the Even Manager before 8am on the morning of the match.
All weighing in, and recording will be carried out by Senior Stewards,
who will be supplied by the organising club.
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Pools Information
Entry Fee
Non-refundable deposit: £50.00
Remaining Balance of Entry Fee: £150.00
Total Entry Fee: £200.00
Pools
Section Pool (optional): £20.00 per angler
Section Pool @ £5.00 per angler • Sub-Section Pool @ £15.00
per angler
This pool CANNOT be split. (See below for explanation)
(£200.00 if all 10 anglers enter)
Individual Pool (optional): £10.00 per angler
(£100.00 if all 10 anglers enter)
Team Pool (optional): £150.00 per team
Total (if all pools entered) £650.00
Please note that from 2020 the pools for the Division 1 National have changed slightly to mean
that section and sub-section winners will receive a pay-out, changed from sub-section winners
only in previous years. The section pool is now £20.00 per angler to enter and is optional. The
section pool is split as follows: Section Pool pays 1st in Section - £5.00 entry, Sub-
Section Pool pays 1st in Sub-Section - £15.00 entry. This pool is optional but CANNOT
be split. To ensure that the total to pay remains the same as previous years, the individual
pool has been reduced to £10.00 per angler.
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Team Eligible to Compete
(Team names can be subject to change since these teams were printed and are dependent on
associations changing their individual team titles)
1 Black Country AS 26 Mirfield A.C
2 Browning Hotrods 27 Mosella Bathampton
3 Browning Team Ossett 28 Newton-Le-Willows AA
4 Cadence Superteam Bait Tech 29 Preston Innovations Black Horse
5 Colmic A4 Match Group 30 Preston Innovations Sonu Baits North West
6 Colmic North West 31 Preston Innovations Thatchers
7 Colmic Northants MG 32 Scunthorpe Dynamite
8 Crewe MG 33 Scunthorpe Tackle
9 Daiwa Doncaster DAA 34 Sensas Colemans Bait and Tackle
10 Daiwa Gordon League 35 Sensas Devizes MG
11 Drennan Barnsley Blacks 36 Sensas Lifestyle Match Group
12 Drennan Bordon AC 37 Sensas Manor Angling
13 Drennan Leicester Van Den Eynde 38 Sensas Mark One
14 Drennan Oxford 39 Sensas North
15 Drennan RAF 40 Sensas Smithys MG
16 Dynamite Bait Derby Match Squad 41 Sensas Starlets AS
17 Hull and District AA 42 Stoke City & District
Hull Works Sports Association -
18 Angling Section 43 Team Army
19 Lincoln and District AA 44 Team Browning Wickford
20 Lincs Match Squad 45 Team Daiwa Dorking
21 Matrix Dynamite Image 46 Tri Cast Rochdale
22 Matrix Dynamite Trentmen 47 Tri-Cast Calder Anglers
23 Matrix Halifax 48 Wayne's Tackle Matrix Southport DAA
24 Maver Milton Keynes AA 49 Wellingborough & District Nene
25 Maver South East 50 Wigan MG
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General Information
APPROX MILES DISTANCE
TACKLE SHOP NAME ADDRESS AND CONTACT FROM HQ AT
DETAILS TOWCESTER RACECOURSE
250, Wellingborough Road,
Gilders Northampton, 13
NN1 4EJ
01604 636723
53-54 Barrack Road,
Carpin Capers Northampton, 13
NN1 3RL
01604 634115
Weedon Road, Nether Heyford,
Dennett’s at Heyford NN7 3LG 10
Fishery 01327 340002
26, Church Street, Wolverton,
Gone Fishin Milton Keynes, MK12 5JN 9
01908 313158
Central Retail Park, Patriot Drive,
Fishing Republic Milton Keynes, MK13 8PU 11
0330 0089778
Unit 1, Grampian Gate, Winterhill,
Angling Direct Milton Keynes, MK6 1BD 12
01908 234144
Great Linford Lakes, Wolverton
Water’s Edge Road, 13
Great Linford, Milton Keynes,
MK14 5AH
01908 690969
37 High Street, Irthlingborough,
Webster’s Wellingborough, NN9 5TE 26
01933 650110
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ACCOMMODATION APPROX MILES FROM HQ
ADDRESS OF PREMISES AT TOWCESTER
PUBLIC HOUSES RACECOURSE
219, Watling Street, Towcester,
Saracens Head NN12 6BX 1
01327 350414
36, Watling Street, Towcester,
Monk and Tipster NN12 6AF 1
01327 437250
30, High Street, Blakesley,
Bartholomew Arms Towcester, 7
NN12 8RE
01327 860292
21, Station Road, Blisworth,
Walnut Tree Northampton, NN7 3DS 6
01604 859551
30, High Street, Yardley Gobion,
Coffee Pot Towcester, NN12 7TN 6
01908 542345
5, Watling Street, Weedon,
Narrow Boat Northants, 10
NN7 4QG
01327 340333
ACCOMMODATION
HOTELS
Premier Inn Silverstone 5
www.premierinn.com
Premier Inn Northampton South, Wootton 9
Premier Inn Northampton West, Harpole 11
Travelodge Towcester, Silverstone
www.travelodge.co.uk 2
Travelodge Milton Keynes, Old Stratford 6
Campanile 15, Loake Close, Northampton,
NN4 5EZ 7
01604 662599
Holiday Inn Express 15, Lodge Close, Grange Park,
Northampton, NN4 5AJ 7
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Angling Trust National Team Championship Rules
1. The Angling Trust (AT) will organise National than 4 weeks prior to a club’s respective National
Championships each year. The AT Coarse Championship. Failure to comply with this date will
Management Group will be responsible for mean the Team being refused entry to the
supervising the arrangements. Championship. N.B. All competitors taking part
must be Individual Members of the AT.
2. The number of teams in the 1st Division will be
limited to 50 and the remaining Clubs and 8. No person may fish for different teams on the same
Associations in the AT eligible to compete shall be National Championship venue in successive years.
formed into the 2nd Division.
9. No person may compete in more than one
3. Promotions and Relegation’s will operate on a 10 – Divisional Championship in the same year.
up 10 – down basis, assuming a FULL ENTRY OF 50
TEAMS IN EACH DIVISION. 10. No person will be allowed to fish the Divisional
Should there be less than 50 Teams in any Division National Championships if he/she is below the age
the number of Teams relegated will be varied of 16 on the day of the Championship.
downwards.
Any team not competing in its designated National 11. Organising clubs will provide Senior Stewards for
Championships will normally be relegated ONLY weighing in and recording, therefore no teams will
one Division although this may vary depending on need to provide Stewards.
circumstances.
12. The Senior Stewards will have the right to examine
all containers carried by competitors prior to the
4. The Sections to be used in each National Championship at their pegs.
Championship will be closed for fishing to all
competitors in that Championship from 5pm on 13. Stewards will do their utmost to prevent spectators
Sunday 2nd August prior to the National approaching or interfering with the competitors.
Championship. However, a maximum of 4 Bank Runners per Team
are allowed who will be clearly identifiable. They
5. The National Championships will be “pegged down” may pass information to their own team members
competitions, pegs to be preferably 20 yards (18 only.
metres) apart, or more where practicable. And
must be a minimum of 30m from overhead power 14 Any Team Changes required after the draw has
cables. taken place must be notified to the Even Manager
before 8am on the morning of the match. The
6. Member Clubs and Associations are entitled to number of changes a Captain can make at this time
enter more than one team consisting of 10 anglers will be restricted to the number of anglers, over
in the Divisional National Championships. Member and above the first ten names, listed on the Team
Clubs and Associations shall not be entitled to Entry Form. Where any such change is made the
compete with Teams consisting of fewer anglers incoming angler MUST fish the drawn Section and
than those referred to in this Rule unless prior peg of the angler he/she is replacing.
written consent has been obtained.
15. The Section and Peg Draws will be randomly
7. In order to qualify to compete in the National generated at AT Central Office prior to each
Championships a Member Association/Club must respective Championship. There will be one
have paid its subscription for the current year by member of each Team in each Section. This draw
the due date, plus they must have paid a £50 non- will produce combinations of Sections and Pegs
refundable deposit by 31st March. into sets of 10, i.e., one set for each Team
The Team Entry Form comprising up to 20 names
plus the balance of the entry fee and any pools in
respect of the first ten names on the Entry Form
ONLY must be received at AT Central Office no later
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16. The ‘peg set’ draw will take place ‘Live’ on the AT direction of the flow as far as the next peg. On still
Competitions Facebook Page at 4pm on the day waters he/she may fish as far as half the distance
before the match. between his/her peg and the pegs on either side.
Where competitors are drawn on opposite banks
Competitors pegs will then be confirmed ASAP by
the limit of the swim will be the middle line
publishing the weight sheets on the AT between either bank. The competitor will restrict
Competitions Facebook Page their activities completely to these boundaries,
neither his/her person, tackle, bait, ground bait or
17. No competitor will change his/her Section. Any hooked fish may intrude into his/her neighbour’s
angler who commences fishing at the wrong peg swim.
will be disqualified. In an extreme situation e.g., snagged tackle or a
snagged fish, an angler must seek permission from
18. Competitors must plan to use private transport in his neighbour/neighbours before moving this from
every case to transfer from HQ to his/her Section his/her designated peg to try and remedy the
and return. On occasions, however, it may be situation.
necessary to use official coach transport. Where
this arises anglers MUST use the official transport
to and from their section as designated. 26. No competitor may leave his/her peg during the
Championship other than to answer the call of
19. Any angler may bring a caddy to help carry his/her nature. However, in the event of an emergency
tackle to his/her peg. However, if section coaches and/or severe weather conditions, a competitor
are being used caddies will not be allowed to travel may leave their peg but only with the express
on these coaches, unless their Angler is suffering permission of the Senior Section Steward. In such
from a physical disability and has a medical circumstances the Senior Steward may decide in
certificate. Consent must be obtained from the the best interests of the competitors that fishing
organizer on the morning of the Championship. should be suspended. In the worst case fishing may
Once at the peg no further assistance will be be terminated by the Senior Steward upon an
allowed. instruction from the AT’s team of Championship
adjudicators.
20. No competitor will have live or dead fish in their
possession before the Championship. 27. A competitor must not cause annoyance to, seek to
interfere with another competitor during the
21. The signal to commence and cease fishing will be course of the Championship. They must act in a
given by the Senior Section Steward in each sporting manner at all times.
Section.
28. A competitor shall have in use, one rod or pole, one
22. The duration of the Championship will be 5 hours. line and single hook at one time, but may have
other poles or rods and tackle assembled behind
23. Before the starting signal no competitor must on them where possible, providing that tackle is not
any account ground bait or loose feed the swim but baited.
will be allowed to wet a line, plumb the depth and
test the float, mix or wet ground bait, clear his/her 29. Any bait, subject to the local rules appertaining at
fishing ground of weed or obstructions and the time of acceptance as a National Championship
position his/her equipment. On no account must a venue, may be used during the National
feeder be used prior to the starting signal. Championships, except live or dead fish, spinning
baits and artificial lures.
24. A competitor may wade provided that the water
does not extend above the knees, unless he/she 30. Maximum length of poles permitted is 16 metres,
can touch the bank with their fingertips, in which floating poles are not allowed
case the water can extend above the knees. When
platforms are used, the water must not come over 31. Braid hook lengths are not permitted.
the angler’s knees when standing on the
river/lakebed. 32. Surface Floating baits either hook or feed are not
permitted
25. Every competitor must fish from within one metre
either side of his/her designated peg. On flowing
33. The use of electronic fish finders is forbidden.
water, he/she will fish from their position in the
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34. No competitor shall present their baited hooks into 43. Competitors are responsible for ensuring their pegs
their swim by any means other than the pole or rod are clear of litter and no competitor shall have their
to which the line is attached. catch weighed in who has litter on the banks of
their swim.
35. All feed may be thrown in by hand, or by the use of
one or two handed catapults, throwing sticks, swim 44. Both the competitor and Scales Steward MUST
feeders, bait droppers, bait cups and bait shuttles, ensure that the correct procedure for transferring
but no other mechanical means of projecting feed fish from a keepnet to weigh net and back to the
is allowed. No bait shall be introduced with a pole water is followed.
or bait dropper attached to an extra pole or rod
whilst continuing to fish. Spodding is not (a) Swim the fish from the bottom of the Keepnet to
permitted. the top, ensuring that the top ring is out of the
water, and gather the rings up from the bottom as
36. Competitors must strike, play and land their own fish the fish move up. Once the fish are between the top
from the confines of their own peg. (See Rule 25) ring and the 2nd or 3rd ring (depending on the
number of fish in the net), remove the keepnet
37. Competitors must retain all fish in a keepnet that from the water and gently slide the fish into the
complies with the relevant Environment Agency weigh net. Should the number of fish require more
bylaws. than one weigh only slide sufficient fish into the
weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the weigh is
38 a) Nets must be dry when arriving to fish, dry nets are taking place hold the remaining fish back in the
less likely to spread diseases, parasites and non- water until required for weighing and repeat until
native species. Keep nets must be pegged out all fish have been weighed.
behind the designated swim until 15 minutes
before the start of the match, this may (b) Remove the keepnet from the water collapsing
be signaled by a whistle and/or claxon. the net down, until the 2nd or 3rd ring from the
b) For 2020 Nationals on the Canals a separate keep bottom can be reached from inside. Pull the chosen
net is required to retain any non-native fish species ring through the top ring and then gently slide the
caught (zander/catfish). These must conform to fish into the weigh net. Should the numbers of fish
the same requirements as other keep nets and a require more than one weigh, only slide sufficient
representative from the EA/and/or partner fish into the weigh net for the first weigh. Whilst the
organisation will remove the fish at the end of the weigh is taking place, hold the remaining fish back
match. in the water until required for weighing and repeat
until all fish have been weighed.
39. All fish caught are eligible for weighing except
Game Fish, Pike, and non-native species (zander After each competitor has been weighed in at their
and catfish) and Crustaceans. peg, it will be the duty of the Scales Steward to
return all the fish to the water.
40. Competitors must, if practicable, keep all fish
caught alive. If for any reason competitors cannot 45. The individual weight of each competitor will be
keep fish alive the Stewards shall have the power to recorded to the nearest 10 grammes rounded up
weigh in during the Championship and return the (Where 10Kg scales are used) and 20 grammes,
fish alive to the water. rounded up (Where 20Kg scales are used).
41. Competitors must cease fishing at the signal. 46. Each competitor will be responsible for ensuring
Should a competitor still be playing a fish hooked that the weight of his/her catch is correctly
before the signal is given, they will be permitted no recorded by the Record Steward on the Weigh
more than 15 minutes after time has been called to Sheet.
land the fish.
47. After being weighed any dead fish are to be
42. All competitors will remain at their pegs until returned to the National HQ by the Scales Steward
details of their catch have been recorded by the and suitably disposed of.
Steward, except for the purpose of clearing litter 47a. All anglers must bring at least one spare keepnet to
from their swims or as defined in Rule 25. retain invasive species such as Zander. Further
specific advice will be distributed on procedures.
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51. The holders of the trophies shall, upon
48. Any fish about which the Stewards have any doubt presentation, be allowed time for photographs to
must be brought before the Management Team be taken and will then be required to hand the
and the competitor’s weight will not be confirmed trophy back to the Officials present.
until a ruling has been obtained. Even if the
Steward recommends the disqualification of a 52. All National Championships competitors must
competitor, they MUST weigh the fish in case their conform to Environment Agency bylaws. Any
ruling is not upheld. competitor reported to the Resulting Team by the
Environment Agency for being unable to produce a
49. Any objections must be made in writing and lodged valid license shall be deemed to be in contravention
with a member of the Management Team or Senior of the Rules and shall be disqualified. All pools,
Section Steward no later than one hour after the entry fees etc in respect of the said competitor shall
end of the Championship on the official form be forfeited. Local fishery rules will also apply.
contained in the Record Stewards’ Book.
Irregularities which are brought to notice at a later 53. The use of lead, including any alloy or compound of
date may be dealt with only by and at the discretion lead, in the form of split shot or any other suitable
items for weighting fishing lines is prohibited. The
of the AT Board.
prohibition does not apply to weights of lead, alloy
or compound of lead, of 0.06g or less or of more
50. The result of the team competitions in the National than 28.35g or to weights of lead, alloy or
Championships shall be determined on a points compound less than 28.35g if the said lead, alloy or
system. The top weight in each Section shall compound is incorporated in the construction of
receive the same number of points as there are swim feeders or self cocking floats.
teams entered, the second highest weight one
54. If, in the opinion of the Event Management Team,
point less etc. In the event of anglers failing to
any Team or Individual is in breach of these Rules
catch a fish, together with absent or disqualified
or is guilty of behaviour which is contrary to the
anglers, they shall receive “no” points.
best interests of the sport, or upon complaint being
received by the Event Management Team that
In the event of more than one competitor recording
there has been an alleged breach of the rules, the
the same weight in the same Section, those
Event Management Team shall make a decision on
competitors will receive equal points i.e., one point
all available facts and that decision will be final and
less than allocated to the previous highest weight
binding. An appeal can be made to the AT Board;
in that Section. Therefore, in a Championship of 50
a copy of the appeals procedure is available from
Teams if 3 anglers in one Section tie for 6th place, AT HQ.
all having equal weights, they would receive 45
points each with the 9th angler in that Section 55 Any team or competitor proved to be in
receiving 42 points and so on. contravention of these rules will be disqualified.
In the event of more than one team having the 56. Any team or individual angler deemed to be bringing
same total points, their final positions will be the sport into disrepute will be severely dealt with
decided by total weight. by the Management Team.
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