Yesterday, the 17th FishOMania qualifier of the year occurred at the wonderful Lindholme Lakes in Doncaster. The pressure is mounting to secure a place in this year’s Grand Final with only four qualifiers remaining. With the temperatures soaring and the competition heating up, the 2022 FishOMania champion Kristian Jones took his chance, winning the match by almost 20lb.
The 26th of June and Lindholme Lakes must be lucky for Jones as he qualified for the 2019 FishOMania final on the same date and venue. This time around he qualified from peg 40 on Laurels with a weight of 236lb exactly. He began the match by mugging carp on the surface using a hard pellet, before switching to casters shallow on the long pole. 12” was the perfect depth as he caught carp up to 14lb and several F1s.
Second place on the day went to Jamie Snedker from peg 72 on Bonsai with 217lob 9oz. Brad Lucas came in third from peg 32 on Laurels with 212lb 5oz.
Kristian Jones becomes the latest confirmed competitor and will fish for his chance to win £50,000 and the FishOMania crown at Westwood Lakes in July. The full list of FishOMania 24 finalists is below:
- Matt Dawes (2023 FishOMania Winner)
- Jason Redgrave
- Chris Reilly
- Adam Playford
- Harry Campbell
- Gary Ainscough
- Alex Dawson
- Andy Bennett
- James Woodfine
- Kieran Marsden
- Jamie Hughes
- Kim De Page (International Qualifier)
- Ben Townsend
- Nick Speed
- Jordan Holloway
- Dave Shires
- Harry Bignell
- Nico Kremer (International Qualifier)
- Andy Power
- Kristian Jones
The next qualifier takes place on Saturday, June 29th at Gold Valley Lakes in Aldershot, Hampshire.
This year’s FishOMania final is on Saturday, 27th July at Westwood Lakes in Boston. Spectator tickets are available to purchase already. Tickets cost £7.00 per person, while a group booking for 4 people costs £20.00. A 10% service fee and £2.95 booking fee per order also apply. Car parking tickets are available for an additional fee when booking. Car parking will cost £7.00 per car and £10.00 per van.
Head over to the FishOMania website to get your tickets now.