2010 sure is turning out to be a hot year for fishing shows. Next event in your calendar should be Chapmans Angling’s Fish Fest 2010. A massive three day extravaganza will see a huge array of angling gurus and celebrities represent their prospective fishing tackle manufacturers at the Chapmans Angling Hull store, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th March.
Amongst the Fish Fest 2010 highlights are live Bait and Rig Making Demos, Q&A Sessions with angling’s top stars, a Bivvy Village, the Latest 2010 Products and Bargains Galore. They’ll also be a number of very special competitions available to those that attend the show – including the opportunity to fish with angling superheroes (including legend John Wilson!)
If the chance to win some once-in-a-lifetime competition prizes wasn’t enough of a draw, the bargains shouldn’t be missed. Check these out:
- Wychwood Maximiser Bivvy – Half Price – Just £199.99 [1 available each day]
- MAP Matchtek 16m Pole – Half Price – Just £799.99 [1 available each day]
- 1 Set of 3 Greys Prodigy SX Carp Rods – Just £150.00 [only available on Friday]
- 1 Hardy Marksman Rod worth up to £240 – Just £119.99 [only available on Saturday]
- 1 Chub Visor 2 Man Bivvy – Save £200 – Just £149.99 [only available on Sunday]
- Spend over £150 on any Garbolino pole and get an academy day out with Garbolino’s consultants
- plus many, many more!
The Fish Fest 2010 lineup is still growing – at the time of writing the lineup on the Chapmans website looked like this:
Fish Fest 2010 Lineup – Friday 26th March
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Time
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Company | Name | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am | Nash | Kristen Willey Carl Armatidge |
Table 10 | Rig Talk |
| 10:30am | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 & 9 | Bait Talk |
| 10:30am | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham WestWater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 10:30am | Chub | Lee Colins | Table 6 & 7 | Carp Care Clinic |
| 11:00am | Maver Carp | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 & 5 | DVD Talk |
| 12:00pm | Korda | Neil Spooner & James Armstrong | Table 15 | New Kit Demo & Rig Making |
| 12.30pm | Hardy | John Bailey | Rod Display | Chubb Talk |
| 12.30pm | Marukyu | Row Marlow | Table 8 & 9 | Bait Talk |
| 12.30pm | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham Westwater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 1.00pm | Nash | Mick Henderson | Table 10 | Carp Care Talk |
| 1.30pm | Atomic Thinking Angler Sonik |
Martin Ford | Table 14 | Rig Making Demo |
| 1.30pm | Maver Carp | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 & 5 | Maver Carp Luggage Demo |
| 2.00pm | Nash | Kirsten Willey & Carl Armatidge | Table 10 | Rig Talk |
| 2.30pm | Korda | Neil Spooner & James Armstrong | Table 15 | New Kit Demo & Rig Making |
| 2.30pm | Hardy | John Bailey | Rod Display | Marksman Coarse Rod Talk |
| 2.30pm | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 & 9 | Bait Talk |
| 3.00pm | Chubb | Lee Colins | Bivvy Village | Visor Bivvy Demo |
| 3.00pm | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham Westwater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 3.00pm | Nash | Mick Henderson | Table 10 | Carp Care Talk |
| All Day Demos | Nash | David Fuidge, Greg Curtis & Iain ‘Ting Tong’ Macmillan | Bivvy Village | New Nash Bivvy’s To Demo & Sale Bivvys |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Simon Stobie | Table 11 | Nash Bedchair & Barrow Sale |
| All Day Demos | Trakker | To Be Decided | ||
| All Day Demos | Maver | Dennis White | Rod Display | Maver Match Rods To Demo |
| All Day Demos | Maver | James Mason & Andy Kinder | Pole Gazebo | Maver New Poles To Demo |
| All Day Demos | Daiwa | Brian Skoyles & Neville Fickling | Table 1 & 2 | Daiwa Reels To Demo & Predator Talks |
| All Day Demos | Savage Gear | Anthony Glascoe | Table 13 | Spinning Rods & Spinner Rigs On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Ron Thompson | Ian Wilkinson | Table 13 & Rod Display | Ron Thompson Sale Rods |
| All Day Demos | JRC | Rob Nunn & Stewart Hay | Table 12 | Special JRC Promo Offers This Weekend Only |
| All Day Demos | Shakespeare | James Robbins | Table 12 | Mach Reel & Rod On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Leeda (Map) | Mike Robinson & Steve Gregory | Pole Gazebo | Map/Leeda New Poles On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Wychwood | Bradley Cannon | Bivvy Village | Wychwood New Bivvy’s + Extra On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Greys/Chubb | Steve Bailey | Table 6 & 7 | Special Greys Promo Offers (This Weekend Only) |
| All Day Demos | Dynamite Baits | Rod Hutchinson | Dynamite Liquids Demo & Book Signing | |
| All Day Demos | Garbolino | Darren Cox | Garbolino G Max & Squad Max Poles | |
| Emap | Emap Sales | Table 17 | Catalogue Subs With Promo (This Weekend Only) |
Fish Fest 2010 Lineup – Saturday 27th March
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Time
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Company | Name | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | Nash | Kristen Willey, Carl Armatidge & Jo Hubble | Table 10 | Rig Talk |
| 10.30am | Quest Baits | Archie Braddocks | Table 15 | Bait Demo |
| 10.30am | Thinking Angler, Atomic | Ben Hamilton & Martin Ford | Table 14 | Rig Making Demo |
| 10.30am | Marukyu | Row Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 10.30am | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham Westwater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 10.30am | Chubb | Lee Colins | Bivvy Village | Visor Bivvy Demo |
| 11.00am | Diem | Diem Girls | Rear Of Shop | Fashion Display |
| 11.00am | Maver | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 | DVD Fishing Talk |
| 12.00pm | Fox | Ian Chillcot | Table 7 | Reel Demo |
| 12.00pm | Daiwa | Bob Roberts | Table 1 | Barbel Rigs & Tactics |
| 12.30pm | Nash | Christian Stevens | Table 10 | Laptop Talk |
| 12.30pm | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham Westwater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 12.30pm | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 1.00pm | Diem | Diem Girls | Rear Of Shop | Fashion Display |
| 1.30pm | Nash | Mick Henderson | Table 10 | Carp Care Clinic |
| 1.30pm | Maver | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 | New Maver Carp Luggage Demo |
| 2.00pm | Thinking Angler, Atomic | Ben Hamilton & Martin Ford | Table 14 | Rig Making Demo |
| 2.00pm | Nash | Kirsten Wiley, Carl Armatidge & Jo Hubble | Table 10 | Rig Talk |
| 2.00pm | Fox | Iain Chillcot | Table 7 | Fox Alarms/Pods On Demo |
| 2.00pm | Daiwa | Bob Roberts | Table 1 | Barbel Rigs & Tactics |
| 2.30pm | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 2.30pm | Chubb | Lee Colins | Table 2 | Carp Care Clinic |
| 3.00pm | Leeda | Tim Withermoth & Graham Westwater | Table 3 | Meat Cutter Demo |
| 3.00pm | Diem | Diem Girls | Rear Of The Shop | Fashion Display |
| 3.00pm | Nash | Mick Henderson | Table 10 | Rig Making |
| 3.30pm | Quest Baits | Archie Braddocks | Table 5 | Bait Demo |
| All Day Demos | Quest Baits | Shaun Harrison | Table 5 | New Product Demos |
| All Day Demos | Dynamite, Korda & Sonik | Nick Helleur | Table 14 | Sonik Rod Demos |
| All Day Demos | Masterline | John Wilson OBE | Table 6 | Rods/Reels |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Dave Fuidge, Greg Curtis & Iain ‘Ting Tong’ MacMillan | Bivvy Village | New Nash Bivvys To Demo & Sale Bivvys |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Simon Stobie | Table 11 | Nash Bedchair & Barrow Weekend Promo |
| All Day Demos | Fox | Steve Akeroyd | Table 7 | Reel Demos |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Dennis White | Rod Display | Maver Match Rods To Demo |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Jamie Mason & Andy Kinder | Pole Gazebo | Maver New Poles To Demo |
| All Day Demos | Daiwa | Will Raison 2008 World Champoon | Pole Gazebo | New Daiwa Poles Demo |
| All Day Demos | Savage Gear | Anythony Glascoe | Table 13 | Spinning Rods & Spinner Rigs On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Ron Thompson | Ian Wilkinson | Table 13 & Rod Display | Ron Thompson Sale Rods |
| All Day Demos | JRC | Rob Nunn & Stewart Hay | Table 12 | Special JRC Promo Offers This Weekend Only |
| All Day Demos | Shakespeare | James Robbins | Table 12 | Mach Reel & Rod On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Leeda(Map) | Mike Robinson & Giles Cochrane | Pole Gazebo In Car Park | New Map/Leeda Poles On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Wychwood | Bradley Cannon | Bivvy Village | Wychwood New Bivvys + Extra On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Greys/Chubb | Steve Bailey | Table 6 + 7 | Special Greys Promo Offers (This Weekend Only) |
| All Day Demos | Shimano | Mick Bull | Pole Gazebo | New Shimano Poles On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Shimano | Jan Porter | Rod/Reel Display | Shimano Rods & Reels On Demo |
| All Day Demos | Viper & Solar | Graham Slaughter | Table 15 | Viper Boats On Display |
| Emap | Emap Sales | Table 17 | Catalogue Subs With Promo (This Weekend Only) |
Fish Fest 2010 Lineup – Sunday 28th March
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Time
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Company | Name | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.00am | Nash | Kristen Willey, Carl Armatidge | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | Rig Talk |
| 10.00am | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 10.30am | Maver | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 | DVD Talk & New Lugage Demo |
| 10.30am | Leeda | Graham Westwater | Table 2 | Meat Demo Auto Clip Reel On Dyke |
| 11.00am | Dynamite, Korda & Sonik | Nick Helleur | Table 14 | Sonik Rod Demo |
| 11.00am | Nash | Mick Henderson | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | Carp Care Talk |
| 11.30am | Atomic, Thinking Angler, Sonik | Martin Ford | Table 14 | Rig Demo |
| 11.30am | Fox | Ian Chillcot | Table 5 | Reel Display |
| 12.00pm | Nash | Christian Stevens | Table 10 | Laptop Talk |
| 12.00pm | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 12.30pm | Maver | Derek ‘The Don’ Richie | Table 4 | DVD Talk & Demo New Luggage |
| 12.30pm | Chubb | Lee Colins | Table 7 | Bivvy Demo & Carp Care Clinic |
| 1.00pm | Thinking Angler | Steve Fantauzi | Table 14 | Rig Demo |
| 1.00pm | Nash | Mick Henderson | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | Carp Care Talk |
| 1.30pm | Nash | Kirsten Willey | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | Rig Talk |
| 1.30pm | Nash | Carl Armatidge | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | Rig Talk |
| 1.30pm | Fox | Ian Chillcot | Table 5 | Demo |
| 2.00pm | Dynamite, Korda & Sonik | Nick Helleur | Table 14 | Sonik Rod Demo |
| 2.00pm | Marukyu | Roy Marlow | Table 8 + 9 | Bait Talk |
| 2.00pm | Leeda | Graham Westwater | Table 2 | Meat Demo Auto Clip Reel On Dyke |
| All Day Demos | Masterline | John Wilson | Table 6 | Book/DVD Signing Demo & New Rods/Reels |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Davie Fuidge | Outside Bivvy Display | New Bivvy To Demo & Sale Bivvy’s |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Simon Stobie | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | All Day Bedchair & Barrow Sale |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Greg Curtis | Outside Bivvy Display | New Bivvy To Demo & Sale Bivvy’s |
| All Day Demos | Nash | Jo Hubble | Sale Chairs & Sale Barrows | All Day Bedchair & Barrow Sale |
| All Day Demos | Fox | Bob Nudd | Table 5 | Seatbox & Reels |
| All Day Demos | Fox | Steve Akeroyd | Table 5 | Reel Display |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Dennis White | Rod Area | Rods |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Andy Kinder | Poles | Pole Display |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Jamie Masson | Poles | Pole Display |
| All Day Demos | Maver | Julian Cundiffe | Table 1 | New Reels |
| All Day Demos | Daiwa | Neville Fickling | Table 1 | Predator Talk |
| All Day Demos | Savage Gear | Anthony Glascoe | Table 13 | Spinner & Rig Demo |
| All Day Demos | Savage Gear | Anthony Glascoe | Table 13 | Spinner & Rig Demo |
| All Day Demos | Savage Gear | Ian Wilkinson | Table 13 | Ron Thompson Sale Rods |
| All Day Demos | Pure Fishing | Stewart Hay | Table 12 | Display & Bivvy Village |
| All Day Demos | Shakespeare | James Robbins | Table 12 | Match Rod & Reel |
| All Day Demos | JRC | Rob Nunn | Table 12 | Bedchair Display & Bivvy Village |
| All Day Demos | Leeda | Bradley Cannon | Bivvy Village |
As you can see, Fish Fest 2010 is an unmissable event at one of Europe’s biggest tackle stores. With that lineup and those attendees it’s guaranteed to be a fantastic event and well worth the trip. And don’t forget… it’s FREE!
Post code for the Sat Nav is HU13 9NH (208-212 Hull Road)