2014 WPC CHAMPIONS: LUC COPPENS & JEREMY STAVERMAN
understand they need it, finding fish is not easy wherever you fish big or small waters, but being able to recognise structures, bottom depths, and having the skills to interpret all this information can give you a good idea where to fish under given circumstances. To me, it is not really a difference if it is a big
lake or a small lake, big lakes just need for more time to investigate .
Chris L: With the GPS tracker following every centimetre of your fishing route and particular fishing locations, how do you feel you are at a disadvantage this year as other anglers will be able to look at your angling ‘history’ for the event and maybe get into the best places before you?
LuC: I thought a lot about this and I see no difference with other competitions, the anglers who follow others to find success will always come to the best areas second, the thing is, spots are good for a reason, it can be anything or everything: wind, temperature, water clarity, clear, stained, it changes all the time, if you’re
not flexible and don’t understand this, then you won’t have a change! It’s obvious that many anglers will go to our
spots from last year, with the simple outcome that the spot will be dead fished before the event starts, so those anglers who have that in mind will not be the winning the WPC! But, like I said before being the most flexible
with the right techniques for any given day will be the one who wins through! For ourselves, We have several plans in our heads and only on the day itself is when we’ll decide what we’ll do…
Chris L: Most of us who have been lure angling a while (and in my case it’s been a long while) have too many lures and probably too many favourites! If you had a choice of three lures without giving away too many secrets, say a crankbait, soft plastic and spinnerbait, to use for the competition, what would they be?
LuC: most asked question I would say, I have too many lures with me, that’s for sure and will have too many with me this time as well. For me it also depends on the situation, but I can
tell you I use all the ones you name here. I just cannot say right now what it will be, will the fish feed on the bottom or suspend along the weeds, will rocky structures play a big role here this time? I use a mix from all these lures and mostly
it’s different on each spot, so I can’t be really specific. That’s also why this game cannot be won with one lure only! Some years ago, by the way, we had a big one lure competition here in Holland, that was fun too, before the event started we could choose one lure and that was it for the rest of the day! We chose the right (soft lure) for that river
and used it in the right places and we won, but on somewhere as big and diverse as the Haringvliet, I can’t see that working!
Chris L: Part of your winning prize was a visit to Finland and the amazing Rapala factory, what were the biggest surprises for you during that visit?
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