COMPETITIONS

ICFA's aim is to make sure that compettions are carried out in the true spirit of carp angling not just match angling and are also properly and professionally organised.

There have been a number of poorly organised international competitions where the fishing is not reflective of "true" carp fishing. Either the venue holds not enough fish, or the venue holds lots of fish that are too small. ICFA ensures that if a competition is seeking ICFA ratification status it will be held on a "true" carp venue, will be properly organised, and any prizes promised will be awarded.

If you are a competition organiser seeking ratification we can assist you with the organisation and the rules of your competition and also to make sure that the event is run properly. We have a team of representatives that can assist your judges and we will provide a head judge to ensure the rules are adhered to and that the event has credibility. We have a rules pack which must be followed and which we can customize to suit your event. If the event is run along ICFA guidelines it can be ratified by us. We can then assist with the publicity of the event through our network of representatives.

For more information abut ratification please contact your national representative or ICFA head office.

As a competitor you can be assured that if an event is a ratified ICFA competition the rules will be correctly applied and that the prize fund will be presented and not withdrawn throughout the competition as we have seen with some independent events in the past.