The Pitsford Kayak Grand Slam 2016

[pikeyakka]

BREAKING NEWS!!

The Pitsford Grand Slam has been arranged in association with Anglian Water and will be held on Pitsford Reservoir on the 6th and 7th of August 2016.

This 2 day Lure only kayak fishing competition will be a part of the Lowrance Grand Slam Series. This prestigious series will be held over 3 different venues, both fresh and salt water with different challenges to stretch the skills of the anglers who are battling for the ultimate goal of being the Grand Slam Series Winner!

The goal at Pitsford will be to catch 3 species, Perch, Pike and Trout. What makes this venue amazing is that Pitsford holds huge specimens of all of these species with the potential of PB's being smashed during the competition!

The price of the competiton is £45 which will include free camping on the side of the lake.

More details of the competition as well as the rules will be released in due course.

This is a huge step within the sport of Freshwater Kayak fishing in the UK and I am really excited to see where this event will go, so watch this space!

[jonahjones]

Wow !! This looks very interesting.

Next year is looking good if everything goes ahead.

Esthwaite, Pitsford, Loch Ken. Fantastic !!

[Tanglefoot]

And Llangorse in March.

[Izzetafox]

And the British Kayak Predator Championship in October.

[jonahjones]

Oct 29, 2015 9:19:19 GMT Tanglefoot said:

And Llangorse in March.

Are the dates available for the Llangorse event Tanglefoot ?   I would be interested in attending.

[jonahjones]

Oct 29, 2015 12:59:36 GMT Izzetafox said:

And the British Kayak Predator Championship in October.

Hi Terry, Where is the venue ?   Is it David's Loch Ken event ?

[Izzetafox]

No mate this is to be announced it will be in England and formally ratified as a British Championship.



Final details are being sorted as we speak.

Terry

[Tanglefoot]

Oct 29, 2015 17:57:15 GMT jonahjones said:

Oct 29, 2015 9:19:19 GMT Tanglefoot said:

And Llangorse in March.

Are the dates available for the Llangorse event Tanglefoot ?   I would be interested in attending.

I do believe it's the 19th March. Ian.

[Izzetafox]

Jonah Llangorse is not to be missed mate. It may be a case of first come first served though as it is growing so quickly. The club and the lake struggle with more than 50 or so.

One possibility next year is that there may be a celebrity ambassador from HOW in attendance?

Terry

[jonahjones]

Thanks guys, the info is much appreciated.

I will keep my eyes peeled for 2016 tournament entry dates.

[pikeyakka]

Looks like things are hotting up for next year!

[jonahjones]

Is there any further news regarding the Pitsford Grand Slam in August ?

I can only find Facebook links (I'm not on it)

Have any booking details been released yet?

[Tanglefoot]

No booking details released at the moment, although the first prize has been confirmed as an Old Town Predator 13 kayak.

Thanks goes to Bainbridge Marine and Old Town Canoes & Kayaks for supporting the event with such an amazing prize.

[Izzetafox]

This will be a great event. The trout guys at Pitsford moan about the Summer pike spoiling their sport.

Get on there lads.

Terry

[jonahjones]

Are there any booking details for Pitsford yet ?

[Izzetafox]

It has a FaceBook page. Scroll down a little and you will see a link to a Google Form which is the application.

www.facebook.com/The-Pitsford-Kayak-Grand-Slam-976706265725516/?fref=ts

Terry

[jonahjones]

Thanks for the link Terry.

Booked on and paid.

I'm not on Facebook, so I struggle a bit to keep in touch in that way, I depend on this forum and Anglers afloat for updates.

Thanks again

Jonah

[Izzetafox]

Aah! For those that do not do Facebook here is a link to the entry form.

Terry

docs.google.com/forms/d/1gTs1KYbGSrmWD_tPI4D40sUPa_qSYUDG-e0n90OFTWQ/viewform

[Izzetafox]

Folks this is only four weeks away. You can make a great weekend of it.

There is a facebook message group set up for it so if you are on FB and have not been included let me know and I will add you.

Terry

[theomen]

Just booked in. Anyone fishing the practice day? Add me to the FB chat group if you would Terry.

[Izzetafox]

I will be down early Shaun mate.

Added mate.

[jonahjones]

I am travelling down on the Thursday and camping till Monday morning Shaun, I'm planning to have a practice on the Friday.

Does anybody know the cost of practicing / day ticket for the Friday?

[boesman]

Will we be allowed to camp Thursday night? Does anyone know the cost of a junior ticket?

[theomen]

It's free camping Thursday night yes. Don't know about the junior ticket though.

[boesman]

Thanks, I was informed the junior tickets are £25.

[pikeyakka]

Hi Folks,

Ive not been on here in a while! Apologies for missing your questions and Thank You Terry for keeping the interest in this event going!

The camping is Free from Thursday until Monday.

The cost of the Junior ticket is £25 which covers the 2 days.

The normal fishing cost will be £27.50 for the practice days so you will save money entering the competition!

I have modified the forms to accommodate the juniors and i have sorted out prizes for the junior entrants.

I am hoping to put on a BBQ on the saturday evening wether permitting and depending on numbers of entrants etc.

Please feel free to call me on 07951045922 or email me on [e-mail] for more details.

I hope to see you all there in a few weeks time!

Cheers, Dane

[jonahjones]

Oct 29, 2015 12:59:36 GMT Izzetafox said:

And the British Kayak Predator Championship in October.

Did anything come of this Terry ?

[Izzetafox]

No mate had problems with Anglian Water. May try for next year.