Matty Stockton wins the GOT Baits/Matchbox, Stafford Moor Autumn Festival 2010
This article is a blow-by-blow account of how the Mosella backed, Black Country Bagging Machine won the latest big money festival at the South West’s Premier fishery ‘Stafford Moor’. In doing so, Matty became the youngest ever winner of the festival at the tender age of 20 years old! Read on to learn how he did it and prime yourself to achieve great results with Hints, Tips and his crucial Tackle breakdown…
It all started on the Friday 15th October 2010, 3 days before the start of the GOT Baits/Matchbox festival. Matty arrived at the bagging water before lunchtime with his travelling partners, Nigel Waddell (Nobby) and Neil Cotterill (Cotie). They would later be known as ‘The ‘Triangle’ as they shared a van, a Bed and Breakfast and the winnings (Nobby and Cotie certainly know how to pick their friends!)
A brisk walk around the fishery was the first activity, talking to locals and other anglers who had arrived for the festival. They also took the opportunity to watch the residents match and catch up with Fishery owner and general ‘Wizard of the Water’, Andy Seery.
This was followed by a preparation session on peg 4 of Woodpecker lake (‘The Pecker’), where Matty refined his tackle and spent a couple of hours tying rigs and some hair-rigged hook lengths for the week ahead.
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