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Champions..Congratulations to the World Catfish Classic winners 2012 Catfish champions


Angling Spirit’s 2012 World Catfish Classic quickly established itself in only its first two years as the world’s undisputed premier catfish angling event


Drawing competitors from 14 different countries to fish in the event and contest the title, the World Catfish Classic has set a standard that others can only aspire to.


With a Wels Catfish weighing in at


91kgs (over 200lbs) in 2011, and a winning weight total of 594.90kgs (1091.0677lbs) duly registered in 2012 by the champions, you can determine that the event records are very healthy and that the event has been extremely successful. The three-day event has certainly made its mark and the concept has been remarkably well received. Fishing days only, from 08.00 – 18.00 has proven to be a winning formula, and with a daily draw taking


place each evening every competitor has an equal opportunity to draw a good peg.


Each evening,


there is a meal provided by Angling Spirit and


competitors get together to swap and share their tales from the riverbank. Peg draws always produce an exciting moment for competitors, and the World Catfish Classic has three! World Catfish Classic Champions


2012, Netherlands trio Ron Beugelink, Lee Carpenter and Arnout Terlouw, claiming their 2nd


successive World Catfish Classic


Title. 2nd Placed Alexander Knittel, Huber


Andreas and Florian Riedel from Germany with one of the cats that contributed to their total catch weight of 307.25kgs The 3rd


placed Team Ebro Crazy


Cats (fishing in the Team Event for Team Black Cat, from Germany) consisting of Steve Howard (England), Alina Padurean (Romania) and Tracey Lewis-Wilson (Wales) with Team Runner Barry Wilson (Ireland) and Ross Honey (Scotland) misbehaving in the background. The fantastic spectacle of the flag


parade, led by the stirring rhythm of a Spanish drum band, created a most memorable start to the event. The procession wended its way down through the meandering cobbled streets of Chiprana to the Opening Ceremony, creating a truly splendid atmosphere.


If you would like to learn more about this event, please visit www.worldcatfishclassic.com


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