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The start of the 2014 event for us began with our first stop in Brussels, Belgium for EFFTEX. Our title sponsor for the event was Livingston Lures, so we came over early to help with the booth at the show and to bring over something very important to Ross. Ross had the WPC Champion rings made in America and
entrusted me with the critical job of delivering them in person, so I got a chance to see them before he did. I have to admit after getting that sneak preview made me want to win the event and wear that ring even more. What most people don’t know about Patrick and I, is that even
though we fish often, we don’t specialise in this type of predator fishing, in fact, neither of us had ever caught a zander, perch, or pike before! But that didn’t matter, we were up for the challenge and we knew we could figure it out. Thank God for great people like Livingston Lures, Eagle Claw, and
Bass Boat Germany. Without them we would have been in trouble. Christian Biereth made all the arrangements for us to have a boat at the event. Livingston Lures ensured that we had all of the tackle that we would need to be competitive in a realm of fishing we had never even tried. Besides all the TroKar and Eagle Claw hooks we could use, Eagle Claw set us up with Wright & McGill ‘Flats Blue’ rods and reels that definitely made just as much of a statement as our Team USA fishing jerseys from
ValleyFashions.com. Ross Honey always goes above and beyond the call of duty when
it comes to a fishing tournament. I’ve competed in three World Carp Classics and one World Catfish Classic for Team USA, but the World Predator Classic had a couple of unique elements the others couldn’t have: the boat parade with all the competitors waving their national flag and the firing of the cannons to start the fishing tournament off, both of which were my favourite parts.
Day One
We started early with a long, wet ride to our fishing zone. The game plan was to catch 3 zander first because during pre-fishing practice we learned their bite slows down in the afternoon. We found a ledge close by and started fishing right away. Some 15-20 minutes into it I hooked up on a zander! A small fella, but he counted. He was exactly 42 cm and that is better than no fish! I was happy to get him on the board and in this tournament there is always room for an upgrade. We moved to another spot and started working another ledge.
I ended up hooking up on another zander, this one was bigger and measured 61 cm! Zanders hit hard, but once hooked it almost feels like bringing up dead weight, not much of a fight after the first hit. Our plan was working, however the spot slowed down and
Patrick looked at me and said, “Let’s make a move.” I started reeling up my lure only to see him reeling his in fast – a huge pike came out of nowhere and engulfed Patrick’s lure right next to the boat! We
BEASTS
If you’re aware of her action- packed website,
larysaunleashed.com, then you’ll know there’s no limits to Larysa Swytlik’s passion for unique fishing adventures – from exotic to freshwater, offshore, inshore and fly fishing, there’s virtually no style she hasn’t taken on ... until the World Predator Classic came along!
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