The Club used to run a Canal Pick and choose Head-to-Head knockout competition every year, During the 2025/26 season this competition was revived and proved to be a successful series of events. Due to the success we will be running this again for the 2026/27 membership year.

 

There is a small entry fee of £5.00 to cover the cost of the trophy and the rest of the funds will be donated to the chosen charity (Prostate Cancer Research).

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The competition will start in June 2026 and all entries must be received by Friday 5th June, and the closing deadline dates for each round are as follows (note: These are the dates you must complete the round by, and you must submit your match results by these dates, there are no set dates for the matches as these are to be mutually agreed by the chosen pairs)

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Preliminary Round

Deadline Sunday 28th June 2026

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Round 2

Deadline Sunday 19th July 2026

 

Round 3

Deadline Sunday  16th August 2026

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Round 4

Deadline Sunday 13th September 2026

 

Round 5

Deadline Sunday 4th October 2026

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Your match results should submitted by the relevant deadline dates above using the online result form (available at the bottom of this page). All of the results will be posted in the relevant section of this web page.

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• The general rules for the competition will be based on the current Luton AC Match Rules Click Here to see these Match Rules​

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• Any Club member (including eligible Juniors over age 13)  can enter the competition at a cost of £5.00 entries must be received by the deadline date of Friday 5th June 2026 - Payment is via credit or debit card through our secure online payment system.

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• The draw for round 1 will take place on Saturday the 6th of June 2026.

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• There will be a maximum of 32 places. When all entries are in, a draw for the pairs to fish against each other will take place (the organiser will do this). 

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• The first round will serve as a preliminary round with some anglers drawing a bye through to the next round. Entries 17 to 32 - 2nd round will have 16 remaining anglers, entries 9 to 16 - 2nd round will have 8 remaining anglers.

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• Those drawn against each other may fish at any location on the Club's Grand Union Canal sections. The drawn pairs will decide a mutually agreeable date and time and the location will be chosen by the angler in the pair drawn first (A). The second angler drawn (B) will choose the two swims to fish which should not be more than 30 Metres apart. The anglers will decide which swim, of the two selected, they fish via a coin toss or other suitable method. If the drawn pair of anglers decide to complete the fixture while fishing an organised match, pegs will be determined at the draw for the match itself, and the thirty metre rule will not apply.

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• Matches will be between 3 to 5 Hours duration as mutually agreed by the competitors.

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• Competitors should ensure suitable weighing equipment is available before commencing to fish (it may be possible to arrange for loan scales / weigh nets if suitable equipment is not available).

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• The match must be fished and the result notified by the deadline date for the round. Results shall be notified to the organisers via the Results form at the bottom of this page, these results will be placed on this page.

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• In the event of an angler not being able to fish by the closing date for the round a bye will be awarded to the angler who was available.

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• After the match is fished the organiser must be informed and the winners will go forward into the next pair draw for the second round, and again fish by a set date. Results of the draw will be posted on this page.​

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• This process will continue until only two anglers remain and the final will take place to decide the winner , which will be when trophies are decided. A match for third place will also take place between the losers of the penultimate round

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• Trophies will be presented at the Club AGM in March 2027.

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• In case of any dispute the organisers decision will be final.

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You can use the button below to book your place in the competition

 

Should you require any further information, please contact our Match Secretary Dennis Hunt - Click Here to contact Dennis

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