Meet the 2022 FishOMania Anglers - Part 5
July 19th, 2022

Meet the 2022 FishOMania Anglers - Part 5

Ahead of the 2022 Cazoo FishOMania at Westwood Lakes, this Saturday, 23 July. We profile all 25 anglers and tell you a little about them. Final Part. 

Name – Sarah Taylor – Ladies National Champion

  1. Nickname – Sazbo
  2. Age – 21 
  3. Place you first went fishin – Lingmere Fishery
  4. Favourite place to fishing – Lingmere Fishery/Mere Lane Fishery/Weston Pools 
  5. What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – Probably leave it in my bank for a deposit for a house
  6. Favourite method – Shallow Fishing for F1’s
  7. First FishO memory – Watching a couple of my mates fishing the Junior FishOMania at Cudmore Fisheries (in about 2013/2014)
  8. Bank runner name – Dave Woodworth
  9. FishO Stat – Winner of NXTGEN FishOMania 2020 

Name – Steve Openshaw 

  1. Name – Stephen Openshaw
  2. Nickname – Spanner
  3. Age – 61
  4. Place you first went fishing – East Park – Local parks
  5. Favourite place to go fishing – Lingmere Fishery
  6. What would do with the £50,000 if yo won? – Give it to the wife
  7. Favourite method – castor shallow
  8. First fisho memory – Qualifying for my very first time
  9. Bank runner – Alan Dewhurst
  10. FishO Stat – 5th in 2015

Name – Warren Jennings

  1. Nickname – Wozza 
  2. Age – 36
  3. Place you first went fishing – Moorlands Farm
  4. Favourite place to go fishing – Monkhall fishery
  5. What would you do with the £50,000 if you won? – A long holiday
  6. Favourite method – Pellet waggler and shallow fishing 
  7. First FishO memory – Watching my mate mick bull win fisho in 2008
  8. Bank runner – Paul Thomas Cook
  9. FishO Stat – Debut

Name – Wayne Kearney

  1. Nickname – Wazza
  2. Age – 49
  3. Place you first went fishing – Moston Mill Pond age 5
  4. Favourite place to go fishing – Partridge Lakes, Blundells and Shroppy canal
  5. What would yo do with the £50,000 if you won? Pay off home
  6. Favourite method – meat short
  7. First FishO Memory -Finishing second in qualifying rounds six times and losing one once by 1 ounce
  8. Bank runner name – Ian Burley
  9. FishO Debut – it’s my first time in final been trying since 1994