Qualifying for the final
All qualifiers will be made up of 12 peg or 13 peg sections giving matches of 24/26 , 36/39, 48/52, 60/65 pegs (subject to ticket sales).
In the event of angler numbers on a qualifier being less than 24, 36, 48 then the number of qualifying anglers will be subject to the following:
- 28 anglers or less will result in two zones and the winners of these two zones will qualify for the final.
- 29 to 39 anglers will result in three zones and the winners of these three zones will qualify for the final.
- 40 to 52 anglers will result in four zones and the winners of these zones will qualify for the final.
- In the event of any unlikely error in booking numbers (over subscribed etc.) then we may need to insert an extra angler into a section possibly giving 13 or 14 in one or more sections on the day.
- Should a finalist be unable to attend the grand final then that place will be offered to the angler who finished runner up (and only the runner up) in the qualifying zone of said finalist, should the runner up not be able to attend either then the final will be contested without a replacement angler.
All qualifiers will be from as near equal sections as is possible on the day of the match and at the match organisers discretion.
In the event of a tie on weight for qualification then both anglers will go forward to the final.
Bans
Blood worm and Joker are not permitted in any of the qualifiers or the final, Pike will not count in any qualifier or the final, Trout will be subject to local organisers to decide on weather they count or not in the qualifiers but will not count in the final.
Tickets
Venue organisers and the event trustees will have a priority option to purchase their required tickets in advance.
Pre-registration will available beforehand to make the purchase a little more straightforward although you can register when you buy.
Tickets go on sale 24th March 2024 from 7pm at a cost of £30 and will be sold on the following format.
1st sale Sunday 24th March 2024 at 7pm – 22nd March 6.59pm: Individuals can purchase one ticket for any one venue of choice (subject to availability) .
2nd sale Wednesday 27th March 2024 at 7pm – 26th March 6.59pm: Individuals can purchase one ticket for any one venue of choice not already purchased (subject to availability).
From 7pm on the 31st 2024 March individuals may purchase any remaining tickets for venues not already purchased all subject to availability.
Angler names are added to the venue list as tickets are checked off and will appear as soon as this process is complete. Names will appear and filter onto the angler lists throughout this process.
Reserve Lists
Reserve tickets will be available to buy from Sunday the 7th April 2024 at 7pm.
To buy reserve tickets please click on the “RESERVES” tab.
You will be able to purchase reserve tickets for any of the venues (only one per venue) and as many of the venues as you require. Names will be added to each venue reserve list in the order that the reserve ticket was purchased, when a place on your chosen qualifier becomes available then the first name on that list will be added to the competing anglers list.
In the event of you purchasing a reserve ticket and a place not becoming available then you will be issued with a full refund for that reserve ticket.
Pools Payment
Pools must be paid online by the Thursday before the match and before 6pm, after this time Northern River Masters officials have the option to cancel your match ticket and offer your place to the next name on the reserve list without any further notice.
You will be able to purchase your pools for £25 in the same way as you purchased your ticket using a debit or credit card and should you be lucky enough to frame or win section money then payment will be made via online bank transfer with the value of your winnings on the day.
- Pools of £25 are divided as follows.
- £20 into the pay outs giving a prize pot of £960. All based on 48 attendance (any other numbers will be pro rata)
- £5 of pools payments are for organising clubs pegging fees, credit card charges and admin costs.
- Winner of match £240
- 4 section winners £120
- 4 section runners up £60
60 peg matches will give a prize fund of £1200 and pay out will be as shown below
- Winner of match £300
- 5 Section winners £120
- 5 Section runners up £60
36 peg matches will give a prize fund of £720 and pay out will be as shown below.
- Winner of match £180
- 3 section winners £120
- 3 section runners up £60
24 peg matches will give a prize fund of £480 and pay out will be as shown below.
- Winner of match £140
- 2 section winners £120
- section runners up £50
IN ALL CASES THE ABOVE PAYOUTS WILL CHANGE IF THE NUMBER OF ANGLERS TAKING PART IS LESS THAN STIPULATED.
Returns and refunds
Tickets may be returned for full refund providing notice is given before 6 pm on the Wednesday prior to the qualifier in question (no refunds after the 6 pm Wednesday deadline) notice will only be valid if given via email to our website email address, or via personal message through our Facebook page, in both cases confirmation of the refund will be via a reply from ourselves, if you don’t receive confirmation within 24hrs then please contact us as it will mean we have not received your request for some reason.
All qualifying anglers will be automatically refunded for any subsequent tickets held.
All returned and refunded tickets will be available for purchase with the reserve list getting priority in numerical order, should any tickets be available after this process then they will be available via the website.
No Shows
Due to the disruption that anglers not turning up for qualifiers causes then it was decided at a meeting between officials and match organisers that in the event of any angler not turning up to register at the draw on the day of the qualifier without prior notice then said angler will be suspended from all qualifiers for 12 months from the date of the NO SHOW.
We know breakdowns and other mitigating circumstances do happen so a text, phone call or email 15 minutes before the draw to the match organisers or to a Northern River Masters official will sufficient to avoid such action.
In the event of a qualifier being postponed for any reason then it will be rearranged or may be moved to a different venue if a rearrangement is not possible, all will be determined by North River Masters officials and tickets already purchased will be valid for any such rearranged qualifier.
Anglers not able to fish any rearranged qualifier will be able to ask for a refund in the usual way.
Matters Arising
In the event of any matter arising not covered in the above rules then the competition officials reserve the right to make decisions or implement new ruling to rectify any problems or situations that may arise at any point during the competition or thereafter.
