The long running and hugely popular event is aimed at anglers in South Yorkshire and the North Midlands and features in the largest selling weekly sports paper in the area The Star Green ‘Un.
Event organiser and Daiwa consultant Bob Roberts explained, “The competition is aimed right at the very lifeblood of match angling – club match anglers! Indeed, open match anglers and one-venue-specialists are positively discouraged from taking part. Our championship is aimed fairly and squarely at the grass roots of fishing.”
“The competition has been a regular fixture in the local calendar for over 40 years and last year alone more than 10,000 anglers participated in the qualifying matches. It exists to encourage clubs, support local tackle dealerships and promote local fishing venues. The fact that the competition has grown every year since I took over the reins 14 years ago means we must be doing something right! Imagine what a great boost angling would get if a local paper in every region in the country did something like this...”
Daiwa Marketing Manager Stephen McCaveny added “The Green ‘Un Match Angler Championship has fabulous history and really ‘belongs to the people’. We are delighted to be supporting it and hope that Daiwa can add something that strengthens it further.”
The winner of every match reported to the paper receives an invitation to fish in the semi final – a match that is usually worth around £3,000. The 20 section winners then go through to a head-to-head final where Daiwa will provide the winners with £3,000 worth of tackle from the new 2012 range. Each of these matches will also receive a full colour, double page spread in the paper.
The competition is limited to genuine clubs operating within the circulation area of the Green ‘Un newspaper. If your club is eligible and would like to take please contact Bob Roberts at greenun@sky.com
