A spectacular new fly-fishing competition is being launched and sponsored by WinnerWeb at the prestigious Spring Fly Fair this March.
There are to be 5 regional heats spread across England, Scotland and Wales, then 2 semi-finals and a Grand Final. The competitions will commence at the beginning of April and the final will be held in the middle of June.
A total cash prize fund of £14,000 will be provided by WinnerWeb and prizes of equipment. Each heat winner will receive a minimum prize of £500, the winners of the semis shall receive £1,000, and the winner of the Grand Final will receive £3,000. Prizes for 2nd and 3rd places and biggest fish will also be given at each competition.
Equipment manufacturers (to be announced) will be providing kit for each entrant regardless of success and shall sponsor other prizes.
Paul Abbott, MD of Winnerweb says, “We are really excited to be involved in this exciting new competition and we are delighted with the response that we have had from all sectors of the industry. We are going to make the WinnerWeb Challenge a regular feature of the UK fly-fishing scene. It really is going to be something special and as Charles says, we are going to make it a great day out and a great days fishing”.
The venture is formally launched on the 31stth of January. The WinnerWeb team will be in attendance at the Spring Fly-Fishing show at Newark during February.
Cost of entry to the heats will be priced at £35, but as a special offer and to support the event WinnerWeb will be running a special competition shortly at www.winnerweb.net where entry into the competition could be won for just one pound per entry!
WinnerWeb will also pledge a percentage of funds from this event to young people’s angling initiatives.
WinnerWeb Ltd is an online competition provider and is proud to support such an exciting new venture in the UKs most important sporting genre. WinnerWeb offers online prizes and spot the ball competitions at www.winnerweb.net.
WinnerWeb also offers the chance to win once in a lifetime fishing trips to exotic locations for 2 weeks fishing in a luxury setting at www.winnerweb.net
