Reporting from the Pontoon Cup… The second edition of Anglersclub.eu ‘s PONTOON CUP 2019 took place on the 27th October in Lough Ree. The competition saw 60 water craft and 119 anglers launch from Ballyleague Marina in search of the biggest pike on the Lough Ree and the River Shannon in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands region.

Pontoon Cup 2019
One of the 60 water craft at the 2019 Pontoon Cup

The mighty water home of the 2016 FIPSed World Championships wasn’t shy and produced 133 fish with an average length of 69cm. It was a Catch, Photo, and Release event where the fish are measured onboard the boats, recorded by photo and quickly returned to the water alive.

Anglersclub.eu members
Anglersclub.eu members at the 2019 Pontoon Cup

There was a splendid cup and an array of sponsored prizes awaiting the winning teams along with a prize for the biggest individual fish.

Congratulations to all the winners as follow:

WINNERS –

1st Place– Team: Robertas & Dainius

Robertas Trimonis & Dainius Kriugiškis

2nd Place – Team: Fishingireland.pl

Jacek Gorny & Tomek Kurman

3rd Place – Team: Gladiator

Marius Reklaitis & Dainius Reklaitis

4th Place – Team: BnB Fishing

Luke Byrne & William Butler

5th Place – Team: Go&Catch Sukre Ireland

Arnoldas Kasiulynas & Laimonas Stoskus

The biggest fish prize was awarded to Team Ireland International’s Tomek Kurman and Jacek Gorny for their 99cm fish.

Visit the club page Anglersclub.eu for a gallery of all images and details of further events www.anglersclub.eu

 Anglersclub.eu is a modern club passionate about predator fishing with lures actively promoting responsible fishing affiliated to the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland, NCFFI the NGB for Coarse and Predator Angling.