What Really Happened At FishOMania?!

[@freddiebrammer5171]

What fisho should do, is give all of the bankrunners clickers, which every 30mins get zoomed in on! Because the excitement is still there, but then there is not controversy, with one bigger weigh in at the end

[@davidmcgilvray224]

Its gone from being a main event on sky sporgs at Cudmore, with a top class studio, an enormous tackle and demo setup, Keith Aurthor et etc to comantators standing on the bank. If you weren't there, it was terrible viewing on Sky.

[@jamesadams-bosch8021]

2ft water 2ft silt Westwood needs dredging?

[@stuartsotheran6279]

A final weigh-in for all after the match plus [for info only] half hourly weigh-ins. Scales used only by approved, capable people.

[@justfortherecord09]

It's simple keep the weigh ins as they are, have them as estimate weights, and have a proper official weigh in at the end of the match like all normal matches have. Simple.

[@wokenup5273]

Jamie is 100% right with what he said about digital scales in my opinion. My pb barbel had to nbe weighed twice because of it going mad and scales locking on a weight. Once it had calmed down there was a fair discrepency in the weights. Still was a pb but cant be sure how much by.

[@davidstephenson3442]

Just a thought each peg has a set of scales all collaborated same place same make and model of scale

[@trevorchapman9050]

It’s like VAR in football, really takes the shine off the victory!!

[@michaelgray1351]

Great catch up lads, the only bit I don't like about the weigh-ins is the fact it's all in Kilo's rather than Lb's, as although that's what people know now I stll prefer Lb's and Ounces.

[@robshaw3655]

can someone explain how they do the weigh ins. Is each weigh in the total of all the fish they have caught or just what they catch between weigh ins. Wondered how they could do a reweigh does everyone keep their fish in the net even after they have been weighed in?

[@iainwatson5257]

Why don’t the weigh bags have a strong mesh bottom so the water is not as much of an issue?

[@michaelorchard5728]

Well done lads, thanks for the upload and the honest review. Good luck for next year

[@PeterBurt-l1v]

with the money up for grabs you would think thay would use brand new scales for this one off match

[@danielskinner6377]

Dail scales all the way, calibrate 4 sets of quality Reuben Eaton scales . Digital scales are not the one.

[@daz3434]

Whey Hey the boys are back in town great to see you back Lads 👏

[@paulstacklereviews1695]

Dial scales (professionally calibrated) and each anglers bank runner signs at each half hour weigh in, winner declared based on total of 10 weigh ins. If the farcical re weigh had delivered a different result I think Sky would have called it a day with future coverage (they may well anyway). We could have even ended up with legal challenges etc!

[@yeoo5106]

Each peg should have a paddling pool / holding pool behind it and every half hour the keep net of fish should be put into the holding pool until the end of the match then do 1 way in

[@stevenmoses5807]

About time we had a catch up fellas . Thought you got locked up for rioting 😂😂, can we have a back to your roots from one of richards childhood ponds please.

[@stevenmoses5807]

Id like to see a challenge where your fishing the canal or small pond using only a 4m whip and natural baits only. Need a forfeit at end of the year for whomever loses the season..

[@timhoare521]

I like the idea of the clicker but will Sky? Analogue scales are the way ahead but on the issue of different scales per section, just rotate the scales around the sections for every 30 minute weigh in... simples!

[@davidwebb3219]

They need to use Kern digital scales used for weighing moving livestock,nothing better expensive yes but using £60 scales just don’t cut it on such a high profile match.

[@christopherjackson5275]

The people using the scales didn’t understand the technology in them scales . It settles and gives the correct weight . Also think they need less weigh ins

[@pepeloscalzo310]

Well said jamie 👏

[@ClarkNeville]

why not do it like thy do in the USA for bass fishing competitions a tank of water the scales are set to zero then the fish are added into the water much easier and a better accurate weight. lov e the podcasts and catchups.

[@deanstones6773]

Think hayfield & cudmoor were better for spctators

[@matthewbrown5677]

All ways Dail SCALES....

[@MARCLEEMATCHFISHING]

Hourly weighs with fish counts on the half hour

[@wayneharris7545]

Way to .any weight ins in my opinion it messes things up big time I think it should b a six hour match and do the weigh in evry 3 hour's so just so waighs in total that would fix things defo

[@wayneharris7545]

Lol I ment to say it should b done every 3 hour a d fish six so two waighs in total that would fix things in my opinion

[@bobastill8538]

when they have weighed they should then go to another team who also weigh to double check

[@shauncorless8965]

Ask any match anglers,,have u ever been done on the scales ,,and I guarantee everyone will say yes ,,😮

[@philocn]

I think rather than have the half hourly weigh in, we should have what us match anglers do...... click and guessing. Ask each anglerwhat they have clicked each hour, then we have lots of different excitement points... has he clicked right? Who is the actual winner.

[@ldrc8878]

It was a total cluster F**k. The angling Trust totally ballsed it up

[@mrb6089]

Fish o is getting worse every year. Match fishing flagship event and sky coverage focused more to non anglers who might watch for 5 mins once a year. It's a tough watch for someone who loves angling.

[@geoffreystockton7639]

I’ve watched every Fisho and the coverage this years was the worst ever you dont know what floats/bait /line /elastic etc the angler is using

[@mickyw4619]

Weigh in looked amateurish,not good viewing on live t.v.

[@bigdav47]

Well, as it stands, and with the lack of accuracy with the 30 minute weigh in....for various reasons,having somebody monitoring each peg with a clicker would be just as accurate, and less hassle if you have the weigh in that counts at the end! Viwers could get a rough idea who is ahead. Sounds daft, but it's true! There were a lot of anglers who finished very close on weight, why weren't all the anglers re weighed? Somebody might have been denied a section win by the frankly crap weighing in and those digital scales. Match this has an even bigger prize on offer, but they have one weigh in. I think it's also time that Fisho went on a rota of venues big enough to host it. Different venues giving variety of methods would be nice, I'm not suggesting canals or rivers in this, just commercials...shre the travelling for spectators out.

[@stevenmoses5807]

Sounded a bit controversial the weigh in . Couldn't they use two different types of scales digital and original ones if there's any doubt.

[@pleasantville4529]

They could, but fish welfare is as important as the result. Weigh in should be at the end of the match, with the runners estimating the weight of fish caught in every timed period. That would leave more time actually spent watching the anglers, and less time watching the box ticking sky personnel, most of whom have no knowledge of the sport.

[@richysbivvy]

I use the same digital scales when fishing and weighing Carp 40lb+. They settle down and settle on an exact weight. Hourly would be rubbish. This Fisho was terrible with the ending, made m3 dislike match fishing weigh ins even more

[@ryanzon6904]

I use to love fisho but i turned it off half way through because they dont show enough fishing and to much talking, andy is great but the others would send a glass eye to sleep

[@tompackwood2099]

Digital scales are doggo

[@Deadhorseflogger]

Digital scales are fine, if used properly.

[@tompackwood2099]

@@Deadhorseflogger but you can't tell if they're damaged or when they need calibrating or whether the battery life effects the calibration

[@Deadhorseflogger]

@@tompackwood2099 should be calibrated before every match (as should analogue scales, as they can go out of calibration just as easily).battery life doesn’t affect performance, just means you need to change them.

[@tompackwood2099]

@@Deadhorseflogger how can you know whether every bang or drop affects their calibration and how can you know battery life doesn't affect performance when you only know you need new ones when they run out? I think with analogue there is zero room for error other than human

[@Deadhorseflogger]

@@tompackwood2099 bangs and drops affect analogue scales just as much, especially when there’s a manual knob which can get knocked easily. I’ve worked with digital scales all my life in laboratories, where calibration etc is far more important. Only digital scales are used.

[@Auqalungangler]

Personality that match is everything wrong with the modern world there should simply be a weight in at the end like ALL other matches so the anglers get to fish bleedin stupid match and I'm not the only one who thinks that

[@119deano]

I dont understand why Sky uses presenters who have no idea about fishing. Andy and the bulldog would have been much more entertaining to watch.