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BIANCA VENEMA & LIZETTE BEUNDERS 2013 CHAMPIONS ‘‘
Since winning the 2013 World Carp Classic in
Bolsena, our champs have been in high demand from the media, sponsors and fellow anglers ... and by becoming the first females to take the trophy, they’ve made a little history too!
That moment we won the WCC 2013 at Lake Bolsena, had to be one of the greatest moments of our lives. For a whole year we have carried the title of “World Carp Classic Champions”. A huge honour and a title we held with pride. As the cannonballs fired to close the
competition, a lot of friends were there, people we know from the Dynamite, Shimano and the media. They were taking lots of pictures, doing interviews and they even helped us to pack up all our stuff. Our peg was about a mile from our van so we had to ship everything by boat and make sure we were on time for the prize giving ceremony. After a quick shower, we arrived the theatre in Bolsena for the closing ceremony. When we saw the beautiful trophy and
heard our names as the winning team, we got the biggest goose bumps you can imagine and it was so special to hear the Dutch National Anthem play for us. After winning the WCC our lives changed
and the party started. The day after the closing ceremony we headed back to Holland whilst reading all of the reactions on all the different social media and news sites and we got calls all over from Dutch radio and TV. We felt sort of famous and that was an amazing feeling. Once we arrived in our hometown we
sensed something happening as Some people had already asked what time we expected to be home. It soon became clear what was going on; our whole street was decorated with balloons, garlands and ‘champion’ signs put there by family, friends, neighbours and our fishing mates. Everything was white and blue in the Shimano colours; there were bar
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tables everywhere, champagne, snacks, flowers and lots of presents. It was fantastic to experience this love and attention from everybody. My father was even crying loudly when we got out of our van. He was so very proud of our achievement, especially since it was he who taught me to fish about 35 years ago. He’s our biggest fan! The Dutch national and local television
were there as were the national and local radio. For weeks after winning the WCC, there were newspaper articles about us. Journalists called us for interviews and our story was all over the Internet. We received presents, cards and flowers as congratulations from people, even from people we didn’t know! It was very heart-warming and we’re grateful to all the people who made this happen.
The following week we were invited to participate in different TV and Radio talk shows. We also received a lot of sponsorship
offers. We accepted offers from WileyX sunglasses, Raymarine fish finders and Monster Bait boat, because we remain selective. We were nominated for our hometown’s
Sports Team 2013 and were chosen for the gala – another great honour for us. As part of the winning prize package,
we were invited by one of the best bait companies in the world – Dynamite Baits – to their HQ in Nottingham where we were able to make our own personalized boilie based on our own recipe. This was a unique experience for us, since this was the first time Dynamite Baits had ever given this prize. As
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