Matt Nolan, Inspector with IFI, Mullingar, reports on the recent Dutch King of Clubs competition held in venues in Co. Leitrim.
King of Clubs Drumshambo
- Dutch competitors fishing “the mudflats” area of the River Shannon in the Dutch King of Clubs competition
The 20th annual King of Clubs Coarse angling Match took place in Drumshambo during May sponsored by Beet and IFi . It attracted over 100 anglers and their friends from The Nederlands all of whom stayed for the week in Drumshambo and some stayed on to fish their own self organized events. Many of those taking part were world champion anglers and members of the Dutch National angling team and they brought new styles and gear to the coarse lakes and rivers of Leitrim. The event was one of the most enjoyable of the past 20 years with good weather throughout and the various sections producing very close weights. In the end, world champion angler Leo Koot eventually emerging as the winner with a total weight for the 4 days of 30.400 Kg. The top 10 anglers are posted here:
Name Total Weight (Kgs.) points
1 Koot, Leo 30.440 3
2 Higgins, Lol 30.160 3
3 Schaft, Frank van de 28.270 3
4 Rijerkerk, Cees 22.520 4
5 Orsel, Frank 18.220 4
7 McGoldrick, Francis 28.830 5
6 Stoel, Wim 17.720 5
8 Ansing, Ramon 17.090 5
9 Tongerlo, William van 29.880 6
10 Plekkenpol, Jan Willem 24.830 6
A full list of winners and weights over the whole competition can be accessed here in an excel spreadsheet :
2012 Dutch King of Clubs competition result [xcl sheet 195 kb].
Some Images from the King of Clubs taken by Matt Nolan
