Coral Fish’O’Mania qualifying is over for another year as 16 anglers prepare for the match of their lives and the prospect of a £30,000 pay day. It takes place at Cudmore Fisheries at Whitmore near Stoke on Saturday 18th July and a bumper crowd is expected.
In all, 2,450 pegs were sold but over the past four months that has been whittled down to the 16 finalists who will be doing battle over five hours for the most prestigious title in angling.
There is plenty of experience in the field including two former champions and an additional three former finalists. With the Arena Lake at Cudmore having been drained and restocked, lower weights are expected and a close match is anticipated.
Previous Champions – Matt Hall (2003 & 2009), Jamie Hughes (2013)
Previous Finalists – Jamie Hughes (2008, ’12, ’13 & ’14)
Matt Hall (2003, ’06, 08 & ’09)
Perry Stone (2001, ’06, ’08 & ’09)
Dave Roberts (2009)
Dale Shepherd (2013)
Biggest winning weight – Steve Freeman 169 lbs 0 oz
Smallest winning weight – Matt Hall, 79 lbs 8 oz
Widest winning margin – John Harvey prevailed at Woodlands View by a whopping 55 lbs from second placed Przemek Solski.
Smallest winning margin – Steve Mazza beat Chris Kendal by just 2 oz in the final qualifier at Lindholme.
Click here to see the full list of Coral Fish’O’Mania XXII Finalists
