World Club Champions Lurgan CAC defend feeder title and come home with Silver!
World Club Champions Lurgan CAC defend feeder title and come home with Silver!
Just over a year ago two clubs made history at Lough Mucko; and this month they stood together once again to represent Team Ireland and defend their titles in Portugal.
The 7th edition of the championships was played out on the Odivelas dam in Alvito, Portugal where the teams undertook five days of training in temperatures reaching 35’ fishing for carp, Carassius, catfish, barbel and bleak.
CM Lakelands Feeder Club the 2023 bronze medallists finished day one of the competition in 10th position with the current World Champions Lurgan Coarse Angling Club finishing in 12th, just half a point between the two teams. It was a great day A great day for Steven Whyte, who achieved a section win at his first overseas championships against a field of the best feeder anglers in the world. James O’Doherty also won his section for CM Lakelands and David Herron was second in section for Lurgan.
But it was a fantastic performance from Lurgan CAC on day two that saw them win the entire leg 2 match with 18 points that catapulted them to the podium and the runner-up position.
LURGAN VDE SQUAD
David Herron, Philip Hartin, Kevin Maguire, Jim McAllister, Johnny McKinley, Geoffrey McKinley, Willy Gracey
Sponsors: FIELDMOTION, Numac Fabrications Ltd, MRL Architects
CM Lakelands finished the championship in a very credible 10th position with 33 points against a field of 28 of the world best feeder clubs.
CM LAKELANDS SQUAD
Darren Fairhurst, Steven Whyte, Piotr Horbinski, James O’Doherty, Brenton Sweeney, Paul Leese, Mariusz Kilian, Adrian VD Heever
Sponsors: Tormey Crash Repairs, Windsor Car Sales, Marcel Van Den Eynde Ireland
It’s the first time two teams have participated in the championships overseas and the NCFFI is proud to support the entry costs of over €3000 plus qualifier entry fees of €1000. The clubs are delighted to have the additional support of local businesses lowering the cost of travel for all taking part, some of whom were fishing on the world stage overseas for the first time.
