We told you a few weeks ago that an Irish team would feature in series 17 of the popular pike angling competition ‘Fly vs Jerk’. Fly vs Jerk is one of Europe’s most exciting pike fishing challenges, now running for 17 years. It’s a boat-only competition, fly and lure fishing only, and everything is strictly catch-and-release.
For Fly vs Jerk 17, five teams went head-to-head across Europe:
- Team Gator
- Team CWC
- Team Wild Hunter
- Team Decathlon Caperlan
- Team Dutch Fly Guys
This season, Brian Connaughton and Daniel Nesbitt represented Team Wild Hunter, fishing in Ireland, while the Dutch Fly Guys fished in Holland. The other teams fished in Scandinavia, with Team CWC taking on their session in Finland.
Find out how the guys got on on Day 1 by viewing the first episode here:
What makes Fly vs Jerk so intense is the points format. In each episode, there are three points up for grabs:
- Longest five fish (combined length)
- Heaviest fish
- Most fish caught
That means a team can score anywhere from 0 to 3 points per episode, so every decision on the water matters.
Like everyone else, the guys won’t know the final overall outcome until the episodes air. They had some updates early on, but after the first part of the season, it went quiet, so they are in the dark on how the other teams finished. Now it’s just a waiting game until the final episode is released.
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