A WELCOME FROM EVENT FOUNDER ROSS HONEY Welcome..
I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the World Predator Classic. The fantastic location of Hellevoetsluis and the Haringvliet, both of which are steeped in history, extend a warm and friendly welcome.
Hellevoetsluis was the port from which the greatest
ever Admiral of the Netherlands fleet sailed his way into battle. Perhaps it is now appropriate that there will once again be a tremendous battle on the water, involving anglers from all over the world.
Although last year’s event was the inaugural
competition, its success already bears the status and hallmark of a long-established event. In fact, it had such an impact that Hellevoetsluis was acclaimed as The Angling Capital Of The Year 2014, for which I pass on my heartfelt congratulations.
Success breeds success, but more importantly for
the event, it breeds confidence and as a result of that, I am delighted to welcome VMC and Plano to join the already extensive list of apex companies backing the World Predator Classic. These top companies and the event’s global partners, Rapala and Shimano, have enabled us to provide a truly amazing prize table.
We can reveal a fabulous boat based prize
package: an awesome, custom-made Nitro boat from the USA shas been sent over as one of the top prizes, thanks to SWAT Germany, the distributor for NITRO Boats in Germany. Mercury will be providing an incredible 115 EFI to accompany the boat: The Highest Displacement Engine with Advanced Four- Stroke, fuel-efficient performance. Ray Marine will be providing the full electronics package including top specification navigation and fish-finding features and they will also be providing the VIP boat and Head marshals boat. Holland based company, PEGA, will be providing a custom made trailer for the Nitro boat.
Navionics will be providing the event with vital,
platinum+ sonar navigation charts, because, quite literally, we would be going absolutely nowhere without those! Citta Romana will be the host for providing event accommodation and the site will be the hub for the captains’ briefings and the official event accommodation.
It is fantastic to have established such a great
relationship with the Dutch National fishing and local angling associations, who have been incredibly helpful and accommodating.
This year, I am pleased to announce that the
Event HQ, Registration, Captains’ Briefing and Prize Giving will all be conveniently located adjacent to the marina where the boats will be moored.
My vision for this event was like no other that I
have founded…this event is the Formula One of angling and that is evident by the amazing boats, fishing machines and equipment that will be used in the event. I wanted to introduce truly cutting-edge technology that linked many things together to be
used in a way that had never been done before and thanks to the hard work of a very skilled team, we have achieved this.
In the future, The World Predator Classic will
expand to include qualifying events all over the world. To have had so many countries represented in the first event highlights the fantastic opportunity there is to grow and establish this as a major competition in the global sporting calendar.
So many doors opened so much faster than I
had anticipated, and that allowed me to add lots of the elements to last year’s event that I had only aspired to and planned for in future years. These include the schools initiative – involving an angling academy – teaching respect for the environment and best practice catch and release angling. The whole tournament experience also includes the World Predator Classic Streetfishing event, for which Hellevoetsluis is the arena, and the World Predator Classic Kayak competition. Along with all of those elements there is also fund raising for a cancer charity.
Over the four days of the event, all of these
elements will come together to ensure that there is something for anglers of all ability and ages. Huge media attention will once again have Hellevoetsluis, the Haringvliet and the Netherlands in the spotlight.
I am very proud of the great team that I have been
working with to ensure that this world-class event is a resounding success, creating fantastic memories and friendships that last a lifetime.
TOURNAMENT FOUNDER ‘‘
to the 2015 World Predator Classic
In the future, The World Predator Classic will expand to include qualifying events all over the world ... and establish this as a major competition in the global sporting calendar
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