Ahead of the 2023 Cazoo FishOMania at Westwood Lakes, this Saturday, 22 July. We profile all 25 anglers and tell you a little about them.
Name – Jordan Webster
Age – 23
Place you first went Fishing – Lodge Farm Fisheries
Favourite place to go Fishing – Westwood Lakes and Springvale Fishing Lakes
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Put it towards the house my girlfriend and I have just bought
Favourite method – Long pole shallow with pellets
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Warren Martin winning in 2012 at Cudmore, the first year I watched FishO
Bank Runner name – Ted Wheeler
Best FishO finish? – Debut
Other sports you follow – Football
Name – Ross Harold
Age – 33
Place you first went Fishing – Puddlebrook Farm
Favourite place to go Fishing – Rookery Waters
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Investment
Favourite method – Shallow Fishing
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – When I first qualified in 2016
Bank Runner name – Dave Harold
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 3rd (2016 & 2017)
Other sports you follow – Football
Name – Mark Griffiths
Nickname – Griff
Age – 41
Place you first went Fishing – Local Canals
Favourite place to go Fishing – Barby Banks Fishery
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Treat my neighbour to a hot tub then my wife Catherine can do what she likes with the rest. I would just want that trophy to complete my angling goal.
Favourite method – Waggler and Edge Fishing
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching –Kevin Rowles winning in 1997 with a nearly all Roach catch
Bank Runner name – Sam Brown
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 11th (2020)
Other sports you follow – Play a bit of football but ache for days after these days
Name – Stephen Openshaw
Nickname – Spanner
Age – 62
Place you first went Fishing – North Wales
Favourite place to go Fishing – Florida, USA
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Give it to the wife
Favourite method – Shallow fishing
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Watching Jamie win his first FishO was a great day.
Bank Runner name – Peter Cooper
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 5th (2018)
Other sports you follow – Football
Name – Andy Power
Nickname – The Power
Age – 36
Place you first went Fishing – Croyde, North Devon
Favourite place to go Fishing – The Sea
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – I’d buy a new van
Favourite method – Waggler fishing
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Watching it on TV before O started match fishing and thinking well that looks easy!
Bank Runner name – Neil McKinnon
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 2x runner-up (2017, 2018)
