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🎣 Match Fishing Rules

Whether you're a seasoned match angler or trying your first club competition, we're thrilled to have you on the bank with us. Our matches are built on fairness, sportsmanship, and respect for the fish and each other — and that starts with following the rules below.

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These guidelines help ensure every event runs smoothly, safely, and enjoyably for all involved. They apply to all match participants, and we ask everyone to take a moment to read them before taking part.

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To see upcoming events, visit our Match Fixtures page. To book onto a match, please contact Scott Lomax (Club Match Secretary) on 07517 972439.

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Thanks for being part of the Radcliffe match scene — we look forward to seeing you on the bank!

1. Match Timing & Organisation

  1. The match duration will be as advertised.

  2. The match organiser has the final say in all disputes.

  3. No angler may move, or exchange their peg, without the organisers consent. (The draw is part of the match)

  4. Anglers must stop fishing immediately at the 'All Out' however if an angler is playing a hooked fish, they have up to, 15 minutes to land the fish.

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2. Angler Conduct & Safety

  1. Fish safety is utmost and comes first in all situations.

  2. Anyone intoxicated, or unable to ensure their personal safety, will be asked to leave.

  3. All anglers must always act in a sporting manner.

  4. Anglers are to ensure their pegs are clear of litter.

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3. Equipment & Tackle Rules

  1. No floating baits, jokers, treble or barbed hooks.

  2. Anglers are allowed to plumb the depth, but are not allowed to pre bait their peg, feeders are not to be used to clip your line distance.

  3. Each angler shall have in use one rod or pole, plus one single hook, but can have others set up on standby.

  4. A suitable landing net is essential to every match, including suitable keepnets and a disgorger.

 

4. Fishing Boundaries & Behaviour in Pegs

  1. Anglers may fish as far as half the distance, between their pegs on either side, where anglers are drawn on opposite banks, the limit of the swim is halfway.

  2. Weeding and gardening is allowed, but anglers are not to enter the water, or disturb another angler's peg.

 

5. Bait & Assistance Restrictions

  1. No bait can be given or swapped with any angler, during the match.

 

6. Fish Handling, Nets & Weighing

  1. All fish must be returned to the water.

  2. All Carp must be in a separate net to silver fish, maximum weight per net is 50lb as set by Radcliffe Angling Society.

  3. Maximum individual sized fish in a keep net is 14lb, all fish over this weight must be weighed immediately and returned to the water.

  4. All fish must be weighed at the angler's peg.

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