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 – Jamie Hughes
Age – 40
Place you first went Fishing – Local Ponds
Favourite place to go Fishing – Hayfield Lakes
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Put in savings for my daughter
Favourite method – Waggler
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Qualifying for first final at Cudmore in 2009
Bank Runner name – Rich Chapman
Best FishO finish? – 3 x time champion
Name – Matt Dawes
Age – 29
Place you first went Fishing – Beeston canal
Favourite place to go Fishing – Weston Pools
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Ask the Wife
Favourite method – Pellet waggler and bomb
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Hayfield Lakes when Clive wright won
Bank Runner name – Sam Slocket
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 5th 2020
Other sports you follow –Football and F1
Name – Mike Williams
Nickname – Mike
Age – 37
Place you first went Fishing –Garnffrwd Trout Fishery
Favourite place to go Fishing – Iceland
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Throw it on the pile with the rest
Favourite method –Love them all
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Watched the first ever FishOMania
Bank Runner name – Tom Wallis
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – Debut
Other sports you follow – Love all sports
Name – Dave Shires
Nickname – Shiresy
Age – 44
Place you first went Fishing – Lowestoft a small lake in a family holiday, aged 10, caught and eel and perch
Favourite place to go Fishing – Lindholme Lakes
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? –A big holiday and savings for the children’s future
Favourite method – Shallow fishing on the pole
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – My old mate Steve Cooke winning. My first competing memory 2018 at Hayfield Lakes coming 6th place fishing the waggler
Bank Runner name – Ryan Lidgard
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 6th (2018)
Other sports you follow – Football, Leeds United FC specifically and Rugby League and Leeds Rhinos
Name – Daniel Squire
Age – 33
Place you first went Fishing – Viaduct Fisheries
Favourite place to go Fishing – Anywhere
What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – I’d buy a new van
Favourite method – Long Pole
First FishO memory whether from competing or watching – Watching FishOMania 2001
Bank Runner name – Steve Chant
Best FishO finish? If Debut please state – 23rd (2018)
