Charity Auction
The auction will take place following the Predator match prize giving in the boathouse and will be run by 'Tight Lines' and 'Fisherman's Blues' presenter Keith Arthur.Prizes for this part of the day focus mainly on Pro-Angler days and these include some amazing opportunities to fish with some of the stars of angling such as Ian Russell, Gary Newman, Ben Hamilton, Neil Wayte, Duncan Charman, Alan Stagg and Ron Buss, all brilliant anglers in their field. A number of the days will also be run as magazine features, which means that the lucky angler will get their mug shot and catch in front of thousands of fellow anglers whilst Duncan Charman and Alan Stagg's Zander day also includes a load of tackle from Korum, which includes rods and reels, which the anglers can take home with them at the end of the day.
Further Pro-Angler days will be added over the coming days, so please keep an eye on the site.
How do I make a Pre-Auction Bid?
Anyone wanting to make a Pre Auction Bid, can do so by simply emailing Bury Hill Fisheries giving their name, contact number and the prize and bid they wish to make. All bids will be verified and the top bid received by 5pm Friday the 26th will be entered into the auction, which will take place on the 27th. The person with the best bid prior to the auction, will also be able to take part in the 'live' auction by telephone should they wish.
Auction Prizes
Pro-Angler Zander Day 1High profile anglers Duncan Charman and Alan Stagg are offering an afternoon and evening (which is not normally allowed) session for 2 people on Bury Hill's Old Lake targeting the BIG zander. The pair have had great success in recent months catching loads of big fish to 12lb plus. Korum have also agreed to support this day giving a rod and reel to the lucky winners as well as 2 rod quiver holdalls. In addition, this day will feature in one of the top angling mags as a fishing article. So a chance for fame as well!
WORTH £800
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Pro-Angler Zander Day 2
Bury Hill’s Pike and Zander guru Eric Bailey is offering a day’s tuitionfor two anglers at Bury Hill. With probably more double figure zeds under his belt than any other angler in the UK, this is another unique opportunity to get to grips with Bury Hill’s BIG Zeds!
WORTH £160
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Pro-Angler Carp Day 3
One of the countries best known carpers, Ian Russell is offering two anglers the chance to fish a 24 hour tutorial with him at a venue to be decided. In addition, the session will appear as an article in Carp & Coarse Angler magazine adding additional value to this great prize!
WORTH £600
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Pro-Angler Chub & Barbel Day 4
Two of the countries best known specimen anglers, Dean Macey and Neil Wayte have teamed up to offer two lucky anglers the day of a lifetime fishing for chub and barbel on a special venue.
WORTH £500
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Pro-Angler Carp Boat Day 5
One half of the "Thinking Anglers" duo, Ben Hamilton who grew up fishing Bury Hill's Old Lake is offering a truly unique day, a days carp fishing from a boat. Bury Hill's jungle is renowned for its huge numbers of carp, particularly during the spring and summer months and no one knows better how to catch these fish than Ben.
WORTH £200
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Pro-Angler Carp Day 6
Now here's a name to conjure with, Ron Buss has kindly offered to take one lucky angler for a days fishing on either Woking's Cobbetts Lake or Sandersons Lake. Both lakes hold carp to over 30lb whilst Sanderson'ss also holds cats to 50lb plus.
WORTH £200
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Pro-Angler Match Day 7
Renowned as a top southern matchmen, Russ Evans has donated a days tutorial at Bury Hill. As tackle shop manager at Bury Hill, Russ knows the lakes better than most. The day can be tailored to suit the lucky winner and could be targeting the bream on the Old Lake or tench and crucian on prolific Milton Lake or carp on Bonds.
WORTH £180
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Pro-Angler General Fishing Day 8
Bury Hill's general angling coach, Eric Bailey is donating a days general tuition for two anglers on our prolific Milton Lake.
WORTH £120
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Pro-Angler Zander Day 9
Anglers Mail big fish guru Gary Newman is offering the chance for one lucky angler to fish a 24 hour session on Bury Hill's Old Lake for the zander (which we never normally allow). During the past few years, Gary has caught zander to 13lb from Bury Hill and has many doubles under his belt. On top of this, the lucky angler will also feature on Gary's pages in the Anglers Mail.
WORTH £300
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Pro-Angler Carp Day 10
A day on the very exclusive "Chorley Syndicate Water" with well known specimen angler and Fox International representative Neil Smith. The day full includes full tuition making it ideal for anyone wanting to get into carp fishing whilst also giving them the rare opportunity to fish this renowned water which is normally exclusively for syndicate members only.
WORTH £300
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Mid Kent Fisheries Membership 2010/11
Kindly donated by Chris Logsdon of Mid Kent Carp Fishery, here is a chance for one lucky person to get their hands on a Tier 2 Membership ticket to fish 29 of Mid Kents best waters this year (2010/11).With well over 100 people on the waiting list, this is a very rare opportunity to get a ticket.
WORTH £275
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