Alexander Witte wird neuer Browning Teamangler und Consultant!
Alexander Witte wird neuer Browning Teamangler und Consultant!
Ab Januar 2023 verstärkt Alexander Witte die Marke Browning Fishing als Teamangler und Consultant.
Wir können mit Alexander einen echt guten Fang für unsere Marke verzeichnen und freuen uns mit ihm die Marke weiter zu stärken! Alexander ist nicht nur aus Social-Media oder Printmedien bekannt, sondern auch als erfolgreicher Angler in der modernen Match- und Stipperszene bekannt. Wir freuen uns über unseren Neuzugang und wünschen Alexander viel Erfolg.
Christian Dörr: Ein junges Gesicht, ein sympathischer Kerl und ein erfolgreicher Angler. Alexander Witte bietet das perfekte Portfolio. Aus diesem Grund bin ich sehr froh, dass sich Alexander entschlossen hat, künftig die Marke Browning zu unterstützen und weiter voranzubringen. Ich freue mich schon riesig auf die Zusammenarbeit und wünsche ihm alles Gute und viel Erfolg für die Zukunft.
Alexander Witte: Ich freue mich riesig, ab sofort das das Browning Team unterstützen zu dürfen und nun bei einem der größten Hersteller in der Angelbranche mitwirken zu dürfen.
Das Angebot kam unerwartet und ist bei einer so renommierten Firma wie Zebco Europe sicherlich keine Selbstverständlichkeit. Als neuer Consultant möchte ich Browning bei ihrem weiteren Weg mit Rat und Tat beiseite stehen und freue mich auf das neue Team sowie den künftigen Aufgaben und Herausforderungen.
Bild: Christian Dörr (r), Browning Brand Manager und Neuzugang Alexander Witte (l) Bei Vertragsunterschrift.
Browning Cup Österreich 2022
Wie jedes Jahr am ersten Oktober Wochenende findet unser traditioneller Browning Cup Österreich in Ybbs an der wunderschönen Donau statt. Unser Team ist mit reichlicher Erfahrung und guter Planung schon sehr gut eingespielt, denn es gilt neben der Organisation des Events auch noch für das leibliche Wohl der Angler zu Sorgen. Darüber freuen sich unsere Gäste auch immer sehr.
Heuer waren es 22 Mannschaften à 4 Personen, die am Hegefischen teilnahmen. Unser Team Österreich stellte auch 4 Teams. Das ist auch nur möglich, da wir reichlich freiwillige Helfer haben, die uns unterstützen. Danke an dieser Stelle dafür!
Die Aufteilung der Sektoren gestalteten wir etwas großzügiger. So kam es, dass die nicht so fischreiche Sektoren „A“ und “B“ mehr Platz bekamen. Was sich dann auch in den Fangergebnissen widerspiegelte. Die Sektoren „C“ und „D“ wanderten weiter Flussaufwärts. Auch hier waren die Resultate sehr ansehnlich.
Aber nun zu meinen 2 Bewerbstagen
Samstag loste ich im Sektor „C“, genau mittig. Naja, dachte ich, wird schon schief gehen. Ich lotete den Gewässerboden vor mir sauber aus und tatsächlich fand ich in ca. 85m Entfernung einen strukturierten Untergrund, das ist nicht oft der Fall. Meistens hat man es mit glattem Untergrund zu tun. Die Ruten waren schnell auf 80m abgelängt und bereit für Ihren Einsatz. Warum 80m? Ich wollte mir etwas Reserve aufheben, um noch verlängern zu können, wenn es später im Match schwieriger wird. 140gr Blockkralle hielt gut am Boden und somit startete ich damit auch voller Zuversicht in die Partie. Gleich nach dem 3 Wurf konnte ich dann auch schon die erste Barbe fangen, gefolgt von 2 Skimmern. Das wars dann auch schon mit dem Ansturm und Ruhe kehrte ein. Immer wieder wechselte ich die Hakenköder und die Ködermenge im Korb, um für etwas Veränderung am Platz zu sorgen und Bisse zu provozieren. Es gelang auch und ich konnte regelmäßig Aktivität verzeichnen. Mit dem Fangen ist es das dann noch so eine Sache, den man muss erstmal die Barben über die Steinschlacht im Uferbereich hieven. Da gewinnen oft die Flossenträger, trotz 0,28er Vorfach. Am Ende hatte ich leider viele große Fische verloren und es reichte für die 3 im Sektor.
Mit der Mannschaft lagen wir mit drei guten Ergebnissen und einem nicht so Guten auf Platz 4. Aber es war noch alles drinnen für eine Verbesserung am 2. Tag.
Sonntag, das Losglück war auf meiner Seite und ich nahm auf Platz 2 im Sektor A Platz. Das ist ein Platz neben dem Eckplatz, wo am Vortag der Sektorensieg gekommen ist. Voller Motivation lotete ich den Gewässergrund, diesmal nur glatter Untergrund. Aufgrund der Regenfälle in der Nacht und ist die Strömung auch stärker geworden, somit war meine Wurfweite begrenzt. Auf 72m blieb dann doch die 160gr. Blockkralle liegen und hier startete ich dann auch. Ich wollte alles aus dem Platz herausholen und durch meinen hohen Futterrhythmus von 2 Minuten über die ersten 2 Stunden bescherten mir dann den ersehnten heftigen Biss. Kurz darauf konnte ich eine stattliche Barbe landen. 10 Minuten später dann die 2. Bartelträgerin. Wahnsinn dachte ich mir, jetzt geht’s los. Aber das war dann auch schon der ganze Zauber. Weiterarbeiten, war mein Gedanke, die kommen schon wieder! Zu den 2 Fischen gesellten sich dann doch noch einige schöne Rotaugen und eine Blaunase, bis ich nach einer Stunde ohne Aktivität um einige Meter die Distanz verlängerte. Wie im Lehrbuch, bekam ich kurz darauf einen Hammer Biss. Der Rollenclip war geöffnet und der Fisch nahm kräftig Schnur. Plötzlich wurde der Widerstand unterbrochen und ich musste einen Schnurbruch des 0,28mm Vorfachs akzeptieren. Warum nur dachte ich verzweifelt. Aber Kopf hoch, die Donau gibt und sie nimmt auch! Weiter werfen, da sind noch Fische am Platz. Wieder bekam ich kurz darauf den Biss und ich konnte eine weitere Barbe zum Landgang zwingen. Den Rhythmus hielt ich weiter konstant hoch, aber leider kam kein großer Fisch mehr. Einige Rotaugen später war das Match dann auch zu Ende.
Die Waage brachte dann noch die Gewissheit, mit 9400gr. konnte ich souverän den Sektor für mich entscheiden, was mich irrsinnig freute. Es kann auch anders gehen. Am Ende hatte ich mit 4 Gesamtpunkten leider mit dem niedrigeren Gewicht das Nachsehen und belegte Platz 6 in der Einzelwertung. Mit der Mannschaft konnten wir uns leider nicht mehr verbessern, aber ein vierter Platz bei dem Teilnehmerfeld, stimmte uns zufrieden.
Ergebnislisten und Ausschreibungen findet ihr wie immer auf unserer Homepage
http://www.browning-team-austria.com/
Jürgen Fröschl
Team Browning Austria
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Tidefest Second Place for Colin Sheppard
Tidefest Second Place for Colin Sheppard
Congratulations to Colin Sheppard for an excellent second place in last weekends Tidefest on the lower river Thames. The annual competition is one that Colin targets every year and with a good draw he put together a string of good bream on the feeder for the runner-up spot.
Jayson Greatorex New Browning Media Manager
Jayson Greatorex New Browning Media Manager
Tostedt. Zebco Europe has appointed Jayson Greatorex as European Media Manager for its well-known match fishing brand Browning. Jayson is now supporting the responsible product and marketing managers and building the brand presence on all platforms. He will work closely with internal staff, as well as external agencies and the large team of Browning consultants and sponsored anglers. His fishing media experience and the past five years as a consultant at Matrix made him the perfect candidate for this role at Browning.
Martin Puchter, Marketing Manager Zebco Europe: “We are happy to have Jayson in our team and push our media activities. We know him for a long time and he is the perfect puzzle piece to fill in. It is a great opportunity for the Browning brand and part of our strategy to extend our marketing efforts.”
Christian Dörr, Browning Brand Manager: “Thanks to his many years of experience in the match fishing scene and the associated professional reporting in various media, Jayson Greatorex is the ideal choice for the position of Browning Media Manager. For that reason, I am sure that Jayson will do an excellent job and help to further establish the Browning brand in the market.”
Jayson Greatorex: “I am absolutely delighted to be working with one of the leading tackle brands of Europe and really looking forward to contributing new and fresh ideas, working alongside a great dedicated team and now being paid for something I love.”
Image: Christian Dörr (l.), Browning Brand Manager, and new arrival Jayson Greatorex (r.), Browning Media Manager.
Feeder Club World Championship 2022 – Loreo, Italy
Quite close to the date we, Browning Team Austria, were confirmed as being able to compete in this years Feeder Club World Championship in Loreo Italy at the Canale Bianco. With the short notice, the preparations were all the more intensive. Bait had to be ordered, quarters organized and of course the food and additional material had to be ordered. Thanks again to Zebco Europe, who were able to deliver immediately with their great support.
The team consisted of 6 anglers:
- Litschl Mario
- Steyrer Andreas
- Eberl Rafael
- Füsselberger Harald
- Arthur Csepei
- Jürgen Fröschl
Stefan and Kilian Füsselberger joined us as coaches and Ploberger Stefan, Putz Philipp and Günther Adolf as additional bank runners.
The information that we had about the venue fuelled our anticipation even more. The main fish were skimmers and bream up to 1.5kg. Bonus fish, such as carp and mullet, were to be expected, and spiny catfish were also plentiful.
The Canale Bianco is a tidal canal that runs near the River Po. The water depth varied from 3m to 5m and the average width is about 70m. Steep banks and rock packs don’t exactly make accessibility easy, but overall it’s a fair venue that I had not seen before.
Sunday morning we made our way to “sunny” Italy, the road trip turned out to be a six-hour non-stop drive for us. Arriving at our quarters, we set ourselves up as practically as possible. The fridges we had brought with us were set up, the bait cared for, cartons of food stowed away and the grill fired up.
The role of each individual team member was quickly assigned, one tended the bait, the other made the food and the rest took care of the physical well-being. It worked very well for the week. You can only do that as a TEAM. Thanks again to my friends for that.
The fishing would be with blockend swimfeeders of 20gr. up to 40 gr. for close range fishing up to 30m. For fishing further out speed feeders and window feeders of 50 gr. up to 70 grams were needed!
The rods used were the same for us all. Jens Koschnick Silverlite and World Champion rods for short range, Sphere and Xenos feeder rods for long range. Sphere and Black Viper reels with thin braided lines, plus standard pass-through rigs with thin Fluoro Carbon leaders completed the rig. Everything from the Browning range.
For me personally, the training days looked very different. I was able to catch weights from 2kg to 8kg. Coordinating with the team, we tested different distances, feeding rhythms and of course we also fished different baits, both in the feed and on the hook. From maggot and pinkie, to worms and bloodworm fishing, we tried a wide range of tactics. The results clearly showed that some tactics were much better than others. So after three days of training we has developed a concrete plan that we wanted to finalise on the Thursday. But it always turns out differently than you think. The strong wind that has been blowing in from the sea for the past few days had brought a lot of salt water into the canal, which the fish didn’t like at all. The training day was therefore useless.
Precise plumbing was the key to success. You had to find the ledge at about 11m to 17m and fish a clean area. More lines at about 25m to 40m were found where the ground was a little harder – you could tell this because a 30gr. lead skipped across the bottom and didn’t stick in the soft mud when pulled. But everyone has their own tricks to find the best structure for them. A quick tip – take the time to plumb, it pays off.
Saturday, the first day of competition. Our coaches drove to the draw, each individual angler had his or her role, so it was very relaxed to start the first day. I didn’t fish on Saturday, so I took care of Mario with Stefan in sector A, who had drawn the bottom peg – A1. My job as a bank runner was to monitor what was happening in Mario’s sector and, if necessary, to send him this information. In short, the angler can concentrate on his angling, but still have all the necessary information about where he is in the sector and what is happening around him. It can only work that way, as the teams that are at the forefront show us again and again, there are often more supervisors than anglers on the water.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go so well for two of our five anglers, and so we ended Saturday in 29th place out of 43 teams. Not what we had hoped for. But our goal of ending up among the top 15 teams was still possible.
On Sunday I was to fish on peg B27, in the upper sub-sector B. My tactic was clear, feed three lines at the beginning and gradually work my way out. Unfortunately, I didn’t do well. I lost too many fish, then the line died and my rhythm was gone. After three hours of hard fishing, and after consulting my bank runner, I put everything on one card. With my 3.90m Sphere rod I cast a 70g window feeder to the opposite side of the canal. Strong tackle for big fish was he plan. When, after ten minutes the first carp picked up my bait and my 0.22mm leader cut off on the mussels, my mood hit rock-bottom. Carry on, I heard a voice from behind. The next cast and the next bite. Then I hooked a carp. my pulse was at 180 bpm, but after landing the fish the stress began to fall away. I managed to catch a good bream and a good size catfish before the last ten minutes of the event. I lengthened the cast by a meter, baited with two large pieces of worm and hoped for a last fish. I tempted a bite shortly afterwards and was able to land the fish three minutes before the end. That was cool.
In the end it was enough for 8th place in the 22nd person sector, but it was even better that everyone in the team had achieved a good place. It turned out that we ended up in 5th place in Sunday’s ranking, which ultimately brought us 13th place in the overall ranking. So we were happy to have reached our goal.
In the evening we all drove together to the award ceremony. The ambiance was amazing and we spent the last evening in Italy with a great vibe, a crowning finish I think. The social component with the international anglers alone made the trip worthwhile.
Jürgen Fröschl
Team Browning Austria
Browning Digital Catalogue 2022
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Golden start for Tom Noton at Messingham Sands
Tom Noton tells us about his brilliant first match at Messingham Sands –
Brilliant day on the bank again today!
My first time visiting the incredible Messingham Sands Fishery; and what a place it is! I have seen some awesome silverfish weights over the last few seasons and fancied a dabble myself.
I booked on to the open match on Islands Lake. Twenty people fishing, with me drawing peg 37 on the end of the arm – a nice peg with plenty of open water to go at. James Hall and Kyle Hartley supplied me with some great information. Thanks men.
I fed my usual Sonubaits F1 and Thatchers grounbait mix on two lines.
Starting on a little groundbait feeder, I had a couple of nice skimmers early, and a rogue tench.
I dropped in on the pole and it was immediately good. Loose feeding plenty of bait kept me catching quality fish for a really enjoyable day.
It slowed up in the last hour, but I managed to nick a few nice stamp fish short.
I finished up with a cracking net of breams, skimmers, roach, hybrids, crucians, and tench for 54lb 11oz and a match win.
What a great introduction to a new venue. Well done to Steve Wright who was second and Jamie Wilde who was 3rd.
I can’t wait to go back to this phenomenal venue.
Slide on!
Tom Noton
Ossett Win Regional Winter League
Browning-backed Ossett win regional winter league final round, and the overall Angling Trust regional league.
The sixth and final round was meant to be on the Selby canal, however with flood conditions on the Selby it was moved to the Thorne section of the Stainforth and Keadby canal.
On the day the team put in another sterling performance to win the round with six section wins, a 3rd place, and a 4th to finish with 13 points. Daiwa Dons claimed second place, with Drennan Barnsley Blacks in third.
Helen Dagnall showed her class winning her section and the match with 14lb. John Ibbotson came in with 10lb for third overall and another section win.
Mr consistent Ben Taylor went on to win his section again, which puts him on three sections in three matches at Thorne. He was also fifth overall.
Micheal Bower also won his section for the second match on the bounce, followed by Ray Marklew with another section win, and finally John Goodwin also putting in a section winning performance.
The team win on the day put Ossett level with Barnsley Blacks after six rounds with the league win going to Ossett on section count backs.
A great result for the team as we draw to the end of a very successful year.
Thanks again to John Waterhouse and team on running a great league yet again. Always a thankless task, but always run smoothly.
Keep up to date with all our latest match news here.
Find out more about our team of anglers here.
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Roach and skimmers dominated on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal.
Ossett put in a brilliant performance in the sixth round to draw level with Barnsley. The result went down to a count back of section wins over the six rounds.