NCFFI inform us that U23 Youth Team member Aaron Hutchman wins the NCFFI All Ireland feeder title with Rob Kavanagh in 5th place alongside some starlets for the future!
Aaron Hutchman of East Belfast Coarse Angling Club is the first NCFFI Junior All Ireland Feeder Champion!
The very first championships for aspiring feeder anglers took place on Lough Sillan This is Cavan today. The 15 anglers fished well and a total of 345 fish were caught.
Congratulations to the winners who took away medals along with tackle prices from Garbolino UK and Trabucco along with a selection of others.
With the method of feeder fishing trending the national coarse angling federation introduced a new event to their All-Ireland Championship series to look for Ireland’s Junior Feeder Fishing Champion. Organised by the NCFFI’s Gabolino Team Ireland Feeder Manager, Brenton Sweeney the competition was run on his local venue Lough Sillan in County Cavan where fifteen juniors set up on the water keen to show their skills.
With just the one U23 category for this inaugural event there was a mix of ages on the bank with some top skills coming from anglers as young as 10. Top prizes to include rods, reels and accessories from Garbolino and Trabucco were there for the taking with every competitor receiving complimentary ground bait from Sensas Ireland.
A total 345 fish were caught with Aaron Hutchman, an U23 Irish Youth Team International member from East Belfast Corse Angling club taking the All Ireland title with his total weight of 3.780kg. Aaron fished a tight match for small fish using a short paternoster, short hook length and a really small 20g feeder.
In second place came Steven Whyte, Carrickmacross Angling Club with 3.410kg followed by Ryan Watson, Killeshdandra Angling Club with 2.760kg. Showing return on their junior development programme Carrickmacross Angling Club presented yet another member in the top five with Eoin Rogers fourth with his 2.340kg catch with Rob Kavanagh from Daingean Match Anglers, Co Offally coming in 5th place.
- 1st Aaron Hutchman, East Belfast Coarse Angling Club 3.780kg
- 2nd Steven Whyte, Carrickmacross AC 3.410kg
- 3rd Ryan Watson, Killeshandra Angling Club 2.760kg
- 4th Eoin Rogers, Carrickmacross 2.340kg
- 5th Rob Kavanagh, Daingean Match Anglers 2.020kg
The championships showed some great angling in particular from some of the younger anglers. Keep up the good work everyone!
Thanks to everyone who took part and to Sensas Ireland for the ground bait and Kingfisher AC for their contribution..
