Match Fixtures

Silver Bream Angling Association – Match Fixtures

SENIOR MATCH RULES

1. All SBAA matches shall be subject to the SBAA General Rules, except where there is a conflict, when the Senior Match Rule takes precedence.
2. The venues and draw, start and finish times of SBAA matches shall be published in the SBAA Membership Card.
3. The SBAA Match Secretary or his nominee shall act as Match Organiser.
4. All competitors in SBAA matches shall be SBAA members, except for:
5. a) opposing teams in inter-Club matches
6. b) guests invited with the agreement of the Match Secretary.
7. No competitor shall fish any SBAA match unless his/her entry fee has been paid.
8. Draws shall be held:
9. a) at Gall Pond – in the car park.
10. b) at other venues – as decided by the Match Organiser.
11. Competitors may only draw once.
12. SBAA matches shall be pegged down:
13. a) at Gall Pond – using designated pegs.
14. b) on other venues – using pegs that are at least 15 yards long (subject to local Rules), are marked and numbered by the Match Organiser before the draw and, under normal conditions, give competitors a practicable and reasonable chance to fish his/her swim.
15. Competitors shall fish from within one metre either side of their peg markers.

The extent of the pegs shall be:

1. a) on flowing water – from 1 metre upstream of the peg marker to 1 metre upstream of the next downstream competitors peg
2. b) on still waters and canals – mid-way between the adjacent competitors’ peg markers
3. c) where competitors are drawn on opposite banks – midway between each bank.

Competitors shall restrict their activities completely to their pegs. They, their tackle, their hookbaits and their groundbaits shall not intrude into their neighbours’ swims.

If, exceptionally, a competitor needs to enter an adjacent peg e.g. to free snagged tackle, he/she shall secure his/her neighbour’s permission before leaving his/her peg.

10. No competitor may move his/her peg or change his/her peg for another without the Match Organiser’s consent, which shall be granted only if in his/her opinion the competitor’s original peg is unfishable.
11. Peg markers shall remain in position until the competitor’s catch is weighed.
12. Before the starting signal, competitors shall not:
13. a) groundbait or loose feed their swims,
14. b) cast swimfeeders or baitdroppers e.g. to plumb the depth or test loading, but may break the water to:
15. a) test floats and other tackle. A ledger weight may be cast to find depth and distance etc. but at no time must the line be left in the water whilst continuing to set up other tackle.
16. b) plumb the depth,
17. c) mix and wet groundbait,
18. d) clear his/her ground of weed or obstructions,
19. e) position his/her equipment.
20. All fish caught are eligible for weighing with the exception of game fish, pike, zander and crustaceans.
21. Competitors shall take every practicable step to keep their fish alive and, after weighing them, return them carefully to the water. If a competitor’s fish are in distress, he/she shall request the Match Organiser to weigh them in and return them to the water immediately.
22. No competitor shall have live or dead fish in his/her possession before a match.

All competitors must submit to a search if requested by the Match Organiser.

16. Competitors shall not receive any outside assistance during the course of a match.
17. Any sinking bait, subject to local rules, can be used except live or dead fish, frogs, spinning baits or artificial lures. Floating baits, either hookbait or feedbait, are not permitted.
18. Competitors may wade or position platforms in water up to knee-deep or deeper, provided they can touch the bank with their fingertips.
19. No competitor shall present their baited hooks into their swim by any other means than the pole or rod to which the line is attached.
20. The maximum permitted length of poles is 16 metres.
21. Competitors shall minimise disturbance to other competitors.
22. A competitor shall have in use one rod or pole, one line and one single hook at one time, but may have other rods or poles and tackle assembled for use, providing that other tackles are not baited.
23. Hand-lining fish, including handling elastics, is not permitted.
24. Groundbait, including loose feed, may be introduced by hand, or by using one or two handed catapults, throwing sticks, swim feeders, bait droppers and bait cups only. No bait shall be introduced with a pole cup or bait dropper attached to an extra rod/pole whilst continuing to fish.
25. The use of electronic fish finders is forbidden.
26. No competitor shall leave his/her peg at any time during the course of the match other than to:
27. a) answer the call of nature and then he/she must not leave his/her baited hook in the water
28. b) undertake weighing duties for which he/she has been assigned.
29. A competitor must cease fishing at the finishing signal. Should he/she still be playing a fish hooked before the signal is given, he/she will immediately call “Fish On” and be permitted no more than fifteen minutes after time has been called to land the fish.
30. Any competitor who abandons a match shall not continue fishing within the match length.
31. Any competitor undertaking weighing duties shall have a witness to the weighing of his/her own catch.
32. All catches will be weighed to the nearest quarter of an ounce or ten grammes rounded up.
33. Each competitor shall ensure the correct weight of his/her catch is recorded. In any dispute the decision of the weighers and the Match Organiser will be final.
34. Keepnets:
35. a) A keepnet weight limit of 50lbs shall apply, a weight between 50lbs & 60lbs gets knocked back to 50lbs, any weight over 60lbs the whole keepnet will be disqualified.
36. b) At Gall Pond, fish under 2lb must not be retained in the same keepnet with fish over 2lb, failure to comply will result in the whole keepnet being disqualified.
37. c) Carp, except Crucian Carp, at the peg where caught, to be weighed on the match scales then released and not retained in a keepnet.
38. All fish shall be weighed at the competitor’s peg, unless the bankside terrain dictates otherwise, in which case the catch shall be carried the least practicable distance to the scales.
39. Any fish suspected of being weighted or otherwise considered suspicious by the weighers must be weighed, pending investigation, and the Match Organiser informed. The Match Organiser shall determine whether or not fish shall be counted or, conversely, the competitor disqualified.
40. Any objection to an angler’s conduct, for whatever reason, must be lodged with the Match Organiser not later than when the alleged offender is weighed in. In all cases, the objector shall inform the alleged offender of his/her intentions, so that he/she may speak in his/her own defence. Should an offender leave the match scene after receiving such a warning, the objection shall be deemed to have been sustained.
41. Any angler proved to have been in contravention of these rules will be disqualified. If the offence constitutes a contravention of SBAA’s General Rules, the Match Organiser shall advise the Chairman and SBAA General Rules Section G – Discipline Rule 2 shall apply.
42. Matches counting towards SBAA trophies shall be scored on a points system as follows:
43. a) 1st place – 11 points, reducing by 1 point per place to 10th place – 2 points
44. b) unplaced competitors who weigh in – 1 point
45. c) unplaced competitors who do not weigh in – 0 points.

THE FOLLOWING RULES WILL ONLY APPLY WHEN A TEAM COMPETITION AS WELL AS AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT IS BUILT INTO THE MATCH

38. Details of each angler making up the team must be entered on a team card (or sheet) which must be handed in before the match begins. No alterations in the make-up of a team will be permitted once the draw has begun.
39. A team competition may be decided in two ways, by means of aggregate weight or by means of section points. The method shall be decided before the draw is undertaken.
40. Aggregate scores counting towards a trophy in either the Club match series, or inter-club match series shall be an aggregate of all a contestant’s scores.

Aggregate scores counting towards the D. Lavis Cup for the evening series shall be an aggregate of all a contestant’s scores minus their 2 worst scores, a non-attendance scoring 0 points.

 

SENIOR MATCH TROPHIES

Trophy Name	For
The Presidents Cup	Highest total for Club matches
The Silver Bream Challenge Cup	Highest total for inter-club matches
The Dave Lansdown Trophy	Highest total for winter matches
The Canal Trophy	For the heaviest fish caught in a match fished on the Sharpness Gloucester canal
Heaviest Fish	For the heaviest fish caught in a match at SBAA club waters
Pairs Trophy	Awarded to the pair with the highest aggregate weight caught in the Pairs Match
Dave Bennett Cup	Highest total for the Charity match
D Lavis Cup	Highest total for the evening series

CARP MATCH RULES

1. All SBAA Carp matches shall be subject to the SBAA General Rules, except where there is a conflict, when the Carp Match Rule takes precedence.
2. Senior Match Rules numbers 5, 6a), 7, 8a), 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 28, 34 & 35 shall also apply.
3. The venues and draw, start and finish times of SBAA Carp matches shall be published in the SBAA Membership Card.
4. All competitors shall be SBAA senior members. Junior members aged 16 and over may accompany a senior member on the same peg but may not compete.
5. One of the competitors fishing the match shall be nominated as Match Organiser.
6. The allocation of swims will be by way of a watercraft draw. The name of each competitor will be placed into the draw and the first competitor to be drawn shall have first choice of swim. The second competitor drawn shall have second choice and the draw will continue until the last competitor has been drawn and has been allocated the last remaining swim. The swims will be peg marked at permanent pegs prior to the draw and competitors will be allowed onto the venue prior to the draw to allow for researching of the swims.
7. At the time of the draw each competitor will be issued with a Match Card for the recording and witnessing of their catches. Match Cards to be returned to the Match Organiser within 1 hour of the finishing signal.
8. Competitors must fish within 2 metres either side of their peg marker.

9 Competitors must not cast outside the limits of their swim. Swim limits will be marked by an imaginary line marking the middle distance between their peg marker and the adjacent competitors peg marker, or as determined by the Match Organiser. Any disputes as to the competitors casting outside the limits of their swim must be reported immediately to the Match Organiser. The Match Organiser has the discretion to request that competitors re-cast their rods as and when directed and such request must be complied with.

10. Consideration must be given to pleasure anglers who may be fishing or arriving to fish. The Match Organiser to clearly define swim limits so that pleasure anglers are not impinged upon.
11. From 1 hour before the starting signal, competitors may commence baiting and marking their swims.
12. All Carp, including Crucian Carp, caught are eligible for weighing.
13. A competitor may use up to two rods, each with a single hook, at one time, but may have other rods and tackle assembled for use, providing that other tackles are not baited. No poles to be used.
14. Competitors must have an unhooking mat.
15. Bait may only be introduced by hand, throwing stick, bait rocket or catapult. Free baits may be attached by PVA to the rig.
16. A competitor may leave their peg at any time during the course of the match, but must not leave any rods unattended with a baited hook in the water. ‘Leaving their peg’, which includes for fish weighing duties for an adjacent competitor, is defined as passing either of the adjacent permanent peg markers.

It is not acceptable to use an electronic audible/visual bite alarms to evade this rule. Any contravention of this rule will result in immediate disqualification.

17. A competitor must cease fishing at the finishing signal. Should they still be playing a fish hooked before the signal is given, they will immediately call “Fish On” and be permitted no more than 30 minutes after the finishing signal to land the fish.
18. At the competitors peg, Carp must be weighed, recorded and signed for on the competitors Match Card by a competitor from an adjacent peg.

In the event of the adjacent competitor being unable to immediately weigh, record and sign for, the Carp may be held in the landing net or carp sack until such a time they are available. No keepnets are to be used.

19. All catches will be weighed to the nearest ounce or 25 grammes rounded up.

Each competitor shall ensure the correct weight of their catch is recorded on their Match Card. In any dispute the decision of the Match Organiser will be final.

20. The competition shall be decided on total weight with the competitor having the greatest weight being declared the winner. In the event of a tie the competitor with the most fish will be declared the winner. If the result is still tied the competitor catching the heaviest fish will be declared the winner.
21. In each match, points will be awarded to each competitor who records a weight. The competitor with the highest points totals at the end of the match series will be awarded the Carp Match Trophy.
22. Any competitor proved to have been in contravention of these rules will be disqualified. If the offence constitutes a contravention of SBAA’s General Rules, the Match Organiser shall advise the Chairman and SBAA General Rules Section G – Discipline Rule 2 shall apply.

 

CARP MATCH TROPHIES

Trophy Name	For
Carp Match Trophy	Highest total points for Carp matches
Heaviest Carp	For the heaviest Carp caught in a Carp match

 

 

 

JUNIOR MATCH RULES

1. Junior matches shall be fished to the same Rules as Senior matches, except where Rules below apply.
2. The SBAA Junior Section Chairman or his nominee shall act as Match Organiser.
3. Draws shall be held;
4. a) at Gall Pond – on the dam wall closest to the entrance gate.
5. b) other venues – as decided by the Match Organiser.
6. Competitors may be given limited assistance to cast, feed their swims, land fish and disgorge their fish.
7. Competitors who have fished one other SBAA match shall be eligible for the Grand Tackle Match.
8. Points are awarded for all matches except the Cotswold Championship and the Grand Tackle Match and the totals used to decide the presentation of the trophies.

 

JUNIOR MATCH TROPHIES

Trophy Name	For
Perrett Brothers Trophy	Highest total for home matches
R. Brain Trophy	Highest attendance with lowest total
M Shellard Trophy	Highest aggregate of fish
Jenkins/Lansdown Cup	Highest total by competitors 13 years or under at the start of the Membership year
Tom Wedlake Trophy	The heaviest fish caught in a match