The second round of the French Street Fishing Championship took place this Sunday, September 8, 2024. UPC16 took over the organization of this event, and we'd like to thank them again!
Asp, chub, pike or perch: which option is right for you?
20 teams took part. Echoes from locals and competitors who took part in prefishing reported that the perch were very difficult to lure... Asp, chub and pike, on the other hand, seem to be very active... The options are numerous and risky on these beautiful and often capricious fish...
The start is given at 7:30 a.m., and the competitors all set off towards the downstream end of the sector. The VERGER/JEANSSON duo took first place by a wide margin. Their choice to fish the Petit Cher proved more than judicious, with a solid catch of chub. Perch, pike and asp completed their quota.
Behind them, we find pairs less accustomed to podium finishes, but with fine fishing (MIREBAULT/FOURMESTREAUX and URGEN/MAYHOUB respectively 2nd and 3rd) having made a successful gamble on the aspe. With the big fish on the menu, the rankings changed rapidly in both directions.
VIDEAUD/BINET and SEGUIN BONTEMPELLI cleanly save the day on perch and asp. Both pairs remain in contention for the title and the final podium.
Favourites out of the running?
This seems to be in jeopardy for the CALU/GASNIER duo (14th), who once again underachieved, suffering from a complete lack of success, with fish caught in the last hour and a half by many other pairs. The pair, 4th in 2023, landed an asp of around 60 cm in the dense weed beds, a perch and a pike... And still can't get out of the crisis.
The ROJO-DIAZ/FOURCADE duo (18th), like the LEGGERI/DREVET pairing (17th), are also making their mark.
Chub were mostly lured with blackberry, insect or microjig imitations. The asps were lured with lipless minnows and casting jigs for the most part. The rankings changed very quickly, with the slightest fish changing the game. You had to be attentive and not miss any bites to rank well in this particular round.
The round's standings can be found on the MyFFPS app.
PROVISIONAL RANKINGS after the second round at Tours
The provisional standings before the final round in Toulouse at the end of September:
1st VERGER/JEANSSON 4pts place
2nd BINET/VIDEAUD 6
3rd BONTEMPELLI/SEGUIN 11
4th MESRINE/LYS 13
5th COMBEAU/LANDREVIE 19
6th ROJO-DIAZ/FOURCADE 20
7th SARRAZIN/MARTIN 21
8th GHIRARDELLI/BOUCHERON 22
9th VIDAL/VIDAL 23
9th URGEN/MAYHOUB 23
11th LEGGERI/DREVET 24
11th CAMPOT/ERICK 24
13th LOEUILLET/DEBOVE 27
14th GABRYSIAK/BONNAL 31
15th CALU/GASNIER 32
15th DESPALIN/HANSE-PAUTROT 32
17th DESAUT/DESAUTE 40
