Matt Redman
🎣Name: Matthew Redman
🎣Age: 40
🎣Biggest Fish: 22lb Mirror Carp
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 687lb (5 hour match)
🎣Favourite Venue: Tunnel barn farm
🎣Favourite Method: Shallow for F1s
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots
🎣Achievements: 10th Overall Maver Final 2023
Matty started match fishing as a teenager, fishing local matches, he then had an opportunity to fish with a team in the ‘Avon valley league’ at just 16 years old. However he had a long break away and came back to fishing in his mid 30’s due to family commitments. Matty has learnt F1 fishing in just 6 months and has proved himself against the Quality, Regular anglers at venues such as Tunnel Barn Farm. He is also no stranger to big carp weights at venues such as Todber manor with multiple weights over 500lb.
“I’m already excited for 2024. I’m going to be hitting the qualifiers harder than ever. There is no better buzz than fishing in a £50,000 final. It’s great to have Catchy Bait supporting me with my fishing. Quality bait produces quality results. You simply can’t find anything close to the bait he produces”
Welcome to the team Matty🥳
Fred Woodhouse
🎣Name: Fred Woodhouse
🎣Age: 31
🎣Biggest fish: 28lb common carp
🎣Biggest Match weight: 490lb (5hr match)
🎣Favourite Venue: The Oaks Lakes
🎣Favourite Method: GB and Mags for skimmers
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots
🎣Achievements: Fish North Finalist 2022
Fred started match fishing as a young lad but has started to do well on the northern circuit in recent years after stopping his football career, getting his head down and becoming part of the Mosella Quaker team.
Fred has a passion for winter commercial silvers fishing with all baits natural! But he is equally at home fishing for carp and F1s in those summer months.
“I Really can’t wait to get going in 2024 with lots of good events to look forward to and a push for some of the big finals! Over the moon to be on board with Catchy Bait, and having tip top quality bait when on the bank is going to be awesome!”
Welcome to the team Fred🥳
Craig Challingsworth
🎣Name: Craig Challingsworth
🎣Age: 44
🎣Biggest fish: pole 24lb 8oz carp. Rod 30+lb carp and catfish.
🎣Biggest match weight: 317lb
🎣Favourite Venue: Acorn Fishery
🎣Favourite Method: Big carp down edge
🎣Favourite bait: maggots, casters and paste
🎣Achievements: larford classic match section winner
Craig started fishing at 9 year’s old on canals and lakes run by cwmbran angling such as ty coch , Llantarnam ponds and the boating lake. 3rd in his first canal match on TY COCH, and section wins on Llantarnam ponds and boating lake.
Craig has fished with clubs and teams which have include talented angler’s and he soon got fast tracked to great results.
Favourite venues consist of redhill, mathern mill, Viaduct, larford and barston just to name a few.
Craig is no stranger to canal and reservoir fishing nor carp and specimen. He thrives from competition commercial fishing as the buzz is like no other.
“2024 will bring a revived ambition after many year’s of chasing the dream and with the renewed confidence and backing from John Alexander team “catchybait” will only get bigger and better. I’m really Looking forward to seeing old and new friends on the bank shortly”
Welcome to the team Craig🥳
Dave Shires
🎣Name: Dave Shires
🎣Age: 44
🎣Biggest Fish: 22lb common carp on the pole
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 360lb from barnburgh lakes
🎣Favourite Venue: Lindholme, partridge lakes, Oaks Sessay, barnburgh lakes, Sykehouse fishery….too many 😂
🎣Favourite Methods, casters shallow for big f1’s
🎣Favourite Bait: Big red maggots in winter and Casters in summer.
I started fishing when I was 11 years old with my dad on holiday in Lowestoft. From then on I started match fishing with Wakefield juniors and continued to fish matches with Ossett central WMC.
At the age of 32 I packed in football and dedicated more time to fishing opens, 2016 I made my first final the Maver match this, I’ve since gone onto qualify for the fishomania finals in 2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024. I’ve also qualified for the Fishnorth 2024.
I’m really looking forward to catching plenty of fish with Catchy Baits help.
Johns bait will help me to keep competing at the highest level in qualifiers and finals and who knows maybe even win one of the big finals one day.
Thanks for your support John and the lads at the bait farm producing this top class bait.
Welcome the the team Dave 🥳
Jason Jeal
🎣Name: Jason Jeal
🎣Age: 51
🎣Biggest Fish:17lb 11oz Mirror Carp on the waggler
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 189lbs on Magpie lake at Rockery waters
🎣Favourite Venue: Lindholme and Rockery waters
🎣Favourite Methods: maggots on the deck, casters shallow and ground bait and dead maggots
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots/casters
Jason started match fishing when he packed up playing football when he was 34. In 2013 he ended up taking a 7 years break away from fishing and has only started back fishing before the covid pandemic. He fishes Lindholme very regular and he also does the winter bomb and feeder league,Autumn festivals and the spring over 50’s festivals. In last 18 months his fishing has come on a long way and I’m more than happy to have him part of the team!
“I am excited for the rest of the year, i have some qualifiers coming up in the next few months and to have Catchy Bait supporting me with my fishing is going massively. John’s bait is Quality and fresh. You simply can’t find anything close to the bait he produces”
Welcome to the team Jason 🥳
Jason Redgrave
🎣Name: Jason Redgrave
🎣Age: 52
🎣Biggest Fish: 21lb Mirror Carp
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 317lb (5 hour match)
🎣Favourite Venue: Barby Banks
🎣Favourite Method: long pole shallow
🎣Favourite Bait: maggots
🎣Achievements: 2017 fishomania final (8th) 2024 fishomania final to come shortly!
Jason started fishing as a young boy fishing the river Avon and the local grand union canal and fished fished his first match which was organised by the Warwickshire police where he won his section and was gutted he could not fish the final due to family holiday but got the taste of match fishing He started his match fishing with a local club and with success moved onto the open and team match scene on the canals after having some success on them decided then to move to the commercial fishery’s less walking bigger matches and he discovered fishing for carp at venues like heyford fishery barby banks, spring pools, makins fishery again had many match wins and and placing.
He then moved into team fishing at venues like tunnel barn fam with Maver gold and then Browning West Midlands then with family commitments decided to go back to fishing open matches and big money Qualifiers.
“I’m already excited for the future I’m going to be hitting the qualifiers harder than ever in 2025 There is no better buzz than fishing in a £50,000 final. It’s great to have Catchy Bait supporting me with my fishing. Quality bait produces quality results. You simply can’t find anything close to the bait he produces”
Welcome to the team Jason 🥳
Andrew Slack
🎣Name: Andrew Slack
🎣Age: 41
🎣Biggest Fish: 16lb Common Carp
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 177.14lb
🎣Favourite Venue: Fairfields Lakes Hedon, Lindholme Lakes,Messingham Lands
🎣Favourite Method: Shallow for F1s
🎣Favourite Bait: Caster/Maggots
🎣Achievements: Nothing Yet but 2025 is a long way away
Andrew started fishing started fishing Holderness Drain at the age off 11, catching roach and gudgeon later he moved on to the commercial fishing started fishing Lake Minster in Beverley where he caught his first carp a 5lb at the tender age of 15 which at the time he thought was a monster!
Andrew joined his first club in 2018/2019 Wold Angling Club which progressed his fishing. However its been the last two years were hes starting to Frame/section and this year he broke my 100lb barrier due to a lesson from the boss himself John Alexander and multiple times this year he has smashed the 150lb.
This year has seen me do my first fisho x3 fisho qualifiers x3 maver Match this qualifiers x2Fish North qualifiers x2Guru commercial masters x1 Garbolino Commercial Angler And multiple festivals. “I’m proud to represent Catchy Bait as well as DT Floats and Bait Tech Still multiple qualifiers left for this year so there’s still a chance for 2024 but this year was all about learning next year is my year.”
Welcome to the team Andrew 🥳
Martin Davis
🎣Name: Martin Davis
🎣Age: 53
🎣Biggest Fish: 22lb common
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 324lb
🎣Favourite Venue: Barby Banks fishery
🎣Favourite Method: Paste fishing for carp
🎣Achievements: MAP uk pole champs 2023, Garbolino angler finalist 2024, Club champion 1987
Martin started match fishing after joining the Sandwell council passport to angling scheme in 1983, as a junior he went on to local club angling around the Birmingham area Including edgbaston reservoir and surrounding canals Progressed onto river fishing including the twyford farm/evesham opens with steady results
Martin left angling for many years but then came back to the sport. In the last 5 years he noticed the complete change in everything related to fishing. He has been learning and listening and so far he has fished in 12 fishomania qualifiers, 10 Maver match this qualifiers, 5 Golden reel qualifiers. Martin has had many results in the midlands area on the open circuit. His new team of fantastic anglers will hopefully help him progress even further!
“I’m looking forward to working with Catchy Bait. I have known John for a few years and bumped into him on numerous qualifers. He’s a top bloke who supply’s top bait and I struggle to think how he runs his business just by himself” I owe so much to one man who patiently sat behind me for hours and showed me the path I now follow. Thank you Mick Chambers RIP I owe you so much Let the good times roll 🤟
Welcome to the team Martin 🥳
Dave Scott
🎣Name: Dave Scott
🎣Age: 40
🎣Biggest Fish: 19lb 4 oz carp
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 299lb
🎣Favourite Venue: Tunnel Barn Farm
🎣Favourite Method: maggots short, casters shallow, groundbait/worms in the edge
🎣Achievements: 3rd in maver match match this final 2021, Fish midlands finalist 2023, framing in daiwa pole champs, numerous open wins.
“I started fishing again 10 years ago after not fishing since my teens. Enjoy f1 and carp fishing, keen to keep learning.”
“I am really excited to be part of the catchy bait team, and keep progressing with my fishing. John’s bait is second to none, and it’s nice to know I have quality fresh bait on my side tray week in week out. Looking forward to the winter league at tunnel coming up, numerous festivals and leagues next year, and also giving the qualifiers a good go again”
Welcome to the team Dave 🥳
Martin Lee
🎣Name: Martin Lee
🎣Age: 59
🎣Biggest Fish: 25lb carp
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 325lb bream in Southern Ireland
🎣Favourite Venue: River Wey & now Westwood Lakes
🎣Favourite Method: the margins & near side shelf
🎣Achievements: Westwood Lakes Drennan Over 50s festival winner 2023, Top Individual in an Angling Times Winter League 1988-9, Multiple Yearly Team wins in The Three Counties League 1979-1990, Top Individual in Three Counties Leagues 1980 & 1984
I started fishing at the age of 8yrs fishing on ponds & streams around Cranleigh in Surrey, fishing my first match with Shamley Green juniors at 10yrs old. At the age of 14 I was selected to fish for Rudgwick Angling Club A Team in The Three Counties Adult League.
By the age of 17 I got involved with My local club Cranleigh AS and captained our own very successful Team in The Three Counties League until we decided to put a team in The Angling Times Winter League which I became Top Individual over the whole year.
The last 30+ years work and family commitments have kept Me fishing local club matches. Some 15 years ago I met Sharon and although a lover of sport and the outdoors had never tried fishing. Over the last few years I have taught Sharon to fish, firstly just for pleasure then on club matches where she became a regular section & top 3 winner.
Two years ago We started holidaying at Westwood Lakes where we both stepped up onto the open circuit. Sharon has impressed many of the locals especially when she turns out in all weathers all year round.
Sharon’s best match result so far would be the Westwood Ladies Festival 2023 when she won her section on day 1 and came 2nd overall on the day beating a quality field including some of the England Ladies Team.
Welcome to the team Martin & Sharon 🥳
Osian Rhys Fitzjohn
🎣Name: Osian Rhys Fitzjohn
🎣Age: 13
🎣Biggest Fish: 28lb 2oz Mirror Carp 😯
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 127lb at the age of 8!
🎣Favourite Venue: Weston Pools fishery
🎣Favourite Method: shallow fishing on a pole.
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots and casters
“I started fishing when I was 3 with my dad and grandad. I have competed in the Guru A Class Summer league at Partridge lakes in 2023 winning 3 section wins and most improved overall. I won the Spring lea pairs festival partnered with dad in June 2023 with over 400lb between us. “
“In 2024 I competed in the Guru A Class Summer league and finished 2nd overall and in the top 15 on the Guru Academy held at Makins fishery. I compete in open matches at Weston Pools fishery most weekends and place in the top 10. I am the North Wales Coarse Junior Champion 2024.”
“I’m really Looking forward to a busy and enjoyable 2025 with more fishing at new venues accross the Uk”
“I’m very excited to be part of Catchy bait and looking forward to always having nice fresh bait on my sidetray on my club, open and junior league and nationals in 2025”
Welcome to the team Osian 👏
Guy Marchant
🎣Name: Guy Marchant
🎣Age: 44
🎣Biggest Fish: 36lb 1oz Cat Fish on rods and 20lb 0oz Common Carp on pole
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 235lbs 12oz at Janson Fishery
🎣Favourite Venue: Meadowland Fishery
🎣Favourite Method: Edge fishing on a pole
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots over ground bait
I started fishing in late 2018 after I stopped racing motocross due to a bad arm & shoulder injury in March 2018.
Started match fishing in 2022 but didn’t get to get out much as i was busy running junior matches, coaching and road shows.
2023 I got on the bank more and then a lot more in 2024 where I managed a good few frames, section and match wins which I was really pleased with.
Looking forward to a busy but enjoyable 2025 with more bank time and hopefully pushing my self forward fishing different venues all over the midlands.
I’m very excited to be part of Catchy Bait and looking forward to always have nice fresh bait on my side tray on my club, open and fisho matches in 2025 👌
Welcome to the team Guy 🥳
Trevor Limb
🎣Name: Trevor Limb
🎣Age: 54
🎣Biggest Fish: 45lb carp on rods and 19 4 oz Common Carp on pole
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 144.9oz
🎣Favourite Venue: Lindholme fishery
🎣Favourite Method: fishing on a pole
🎣Favourite Bait: casters and Maggots
I started fishing in the 80s get the bus with friends after school and spend as Much time by the water as possible. progress in to carp fishing at the age of 18 traveling Europe and across the Uk for 10/15 yrs then I lost the spark. I then spent a good few years away from the bank then in the last few years I have started to fish commercial waters again then 2023 started on the Match scene with some success with match wins and section wins across wales & England. In 2024 I got to the Final of Garbolino Angler at Barston lakes. Also got to the Final of the Dragon Mania . I was happy with my results for 2024 . And looking forward to see what we can do in 2025.
“I’m very excited to be part of the Catchy Bait and promoting their baits on a personal & Match level”
Welcome to the team Trevor 🥳
Fred Moore
🎣Name: Fred Moore
🎣Age: 62
🎣Biggest Fish: 400lb shark
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 262lb monkhall
🎣Favourite Venue: Weston
🎣Favourite Method: Pole
🎣Favourite Bait: Maggots
Started fishing with friends in the 70s,graduated into fishing with Connahs Quay club,and got into match fishing,winning several junior matches,slowly moving onto senior and open matches on the River dee and canals.
After a good break when I had to give self employment my all,I got back into the match scene again,this time on the commercials,where I have been able to use my past experience to carve out a good recorder a number of venues.
2024 saw me win over 40 matches,become Welsh over 50s champ,spring and also autumn lingmere league winner,as well as several 3 day festivals. I also got to the final of the dragonmania and dragon of the North final. Hoping that 2025 will be as successful as last year.
“I’m Excited to be part of the Catchy bait team,and using and promoting their bait on a personal and match level”
Welcome to the team Fred 🥳
Rich Parkes
🎣Name: Rich Parkes
🎣Age: 38
🎣Biggest Fish: 14lb common on the Pole
🎣Biggest Match Weight: 76.12
🎣Favourite Venue: Moorlands Farm Fishery
🎣Favourite Method: Pole in the edge
🎣Favourite Bait: casters and maggots
I started finishing at the age of 13 with my cousin and my uncle. We used to fish with a telescopic whip for silvers and small tench. I bought my first Pole at the age of 16 and spent most of my weekends pleasure finishing at Moorlands Farm.
I stopped fishing at the age of 18 as life got in the way but 2 years ago I got the bug again and invested in alot of new gear and got back out catching fish again. Started match fishing about 12 months ago just fished open matches and getting experience every week. My partner lives in Hertfordshire so when I visit her I fish the Sunday open at Greensands fishery in Biggleswade.
I’ve had plenty of section wins this last 12 months and 2 second place weights this year already. Looking forward to fish Midlands qualifiers and festivals during the summer.
“I’m looking forward to working with catchy baits and the quality of their product is top notch”
Welcome to the team Rich 🥳