Saturday, 28 October 2017

predator battle Ireland 2017

check out Predator Battle Ireland and Brothers Steven And Andrew Powell from Team Snapbaits Take on the The Mighty Lough Derg in Ireland 
hard competition and some of the most outstanding predator anglers from Ireland and across Europe... and a hell of a lot of big fish caught. 1st position Day 1 For Team Snapbaits with all fish caught before 3pm - 4 pike , 3 perch ,1 trout and a huge confidence boost for our team. day 2 dropping to 3rd position with the weather turning sour and lack of any bigger fish and lack of experience on lough Derg hung us up a little, Day 3 Saturday we returned and gained points putting us over a few cm from the previous days teams 1st place score on Friday ........ waiting for results with thoughts going through your mind, what would the score be with all teams keeping silence on the last days catch , 7pm Sunday and Herman Molenaar went through the scores from the bottom up... it felt like it was forever to get to our position, sadly for us the other teams had made ground on their points with some hitting into good fish an hour before the battle was to end securing Rafal pec and Igor Kłosowski 1st Place and top prize a brand new Aluminumcraft escape 165 and mega trailer , Tomek Kurman and Jacek Rafał Gorny last years winners and International predator anglers a 2nd securing a week long trip to Canada , Big fish expert Joe McDermott International predator angler a 3rd place, and Paul Broke Full time Lough Derg angling guide a Respectable 4th positions, with Team Snapbaits Andrew Powell and Steven Powell taking a hard earned 5th position and securing a 7 day holiday to Sweden fishing for baltic pike ...aside from that we will be back for more next year Suberb event and the run the way all events should be. ... huge thanks to Vasswaders and rainwear and Baltic.se lifejackets for supporting the event with their top products and all the other sponsors who came together to make this event Irelands number 1 predator fishing tournament......😎Vikings the lot of them............ thanks to Snapbaits Team member Colin Rutherford for looking after things when we were away and providing super support. Baltic Lifejackets and Vass Waders & Rainwear superb sponsorship to support the event and Herman Molenaar at Predator Battle Ireland Killaloe lough berg Ireland. give him a shout for some some excellent guided predator fishing, 

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                                          Loading up team snapbaits boat on training day

Team member Andrew Powell checking in some practice fish at 97cm 






Team Snapbaits biggest perch on training @ 36cm 

Team Snapbaits Steven Powell 75cm 


32 cm wild brown trout 

every day was spent well , right until last light practicing and preparing 

day one boat check and team photograph , all fish are measured and photographed 4 pike 3 perch 1 trout 

getting bigger 91cm during day one for Steven Powell.  

42cm trout 

safety on the water thanks to Baltic.se 

- it was was well earned fishing all day in winds unto 35mph and 4ft swells 


only one way to get these big pike and thats using big pike lures - thanks Eastfield 

last min big fish at 95cm - on an Eastfield wingman downsizer 
Andy with one of his many trout during the competition 


teamwork is the key to success 




5th for Team Snapbaits and place and a weeklong trip to the baltic region for some herring munching pike 

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winners Brendan Sharkey and Bodo funke receiving baltic life jackets 


winners markro pop and Oli Andries



winners Krzysztof Sibiga and his bud Marek Sekuła of baltic life jackets 



winners Slawek Slawek with vass soft shell www.vass-tex.com

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