ANDY CHAMBERS WCC HEAD MARSHAL
Well this year’s competition is upon us and it hardly seems possible that 12 months have passed since the last event and we are here again preparing for another fantastic carping battle on the banks of the awesome Lake Bolsena. It is now the third year that we have held
the event on this magnificent lake and so you as anglers who have fished here previously should have some idea of what the lake has to offer and the how the competition goes. There will of course be those who are either fishing the lake and/or the event for the first time, so welcome to each of you and I am sure you will find it a great experience, as so many others have found in the past. As Head Marshal I will just give you a
brief insight into some of the rules and minor changes that we have made to this year – you will of course, as a participant, be given much more information in your packs, on the website etc. and it is important that you read all of this, especially the rules and understand them. One of the first things that you will notice
when you arrive is that the boat check won’t be required until the Monday morning, just prior to the start of the event. I know it was a pain arriving after a long journey only to have
to unload your vehicle and unload all the gear required for the boat check, and not all the competitors had the foresight to pack the boat last. As a result, after listening to what you have said, the boat check will be conducted by your marshal once you are at your peg. Please be organised and ready to have your boat checked as soon as possible once you arrive in your peg and double check that you have everything. Failure to complete the check will mean that you will not be able to use your boat for the competition until any problem or lack of safety equipment has been resolved. For those who are new to fishing Bolsena
it is a huge lake and conditions can be very testing at times. Because of that, your boat must be up to the job in order that you can fish effectively. Something else that is also worth remembering is battery power for your electric outboard. Please ensure that you either have
enough batteries or the means to re-charge them as this is not something we are able to undertake for you. The distance markers will again be used
this year as they worked well in 2013. Please adhere to the rules and fish at the correct distance. The markers be positioned directly in front of every peg, more often every other peg, and are not a guide to boundaries between you and a fellow competitor. This remains the same; an equal distance between the pegs. I also suggest that at the start of the competition, you and your neighbour get together to agree where the boundary is between the two swims and that you stick to this. If you cannot agree between yourselves and I as Head Marshal has to become involved then I will ensure each of you has far less water than you would have done, ensuring there is a wide no fishing corridor between the pegs. So it is far better
I don’t want a repeat of last year ... three teams thought it okay to leave a week’s worth of rubbish in their peg
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