EFTTA PRESIDENT JEAN CLAUDE BEL FISHING IN THE RIGHT ANGLING SPIRIT
Limit your catch and never catch your limit
For 17 years, Ross and his Team of Angling Spirit have been organizing major events in the world of recreational fishing, primarily the World Carp Classic, then the World Catfish Classic, and these last two years the tremendously exciting World Predator Classic. Year after year, these events have grown to
finally become the most important international events of the sector, bringing the very best anglers from all over the world, who are not only attracted by the prizes, but are also eager and proud to compete together for their sponsors, their teams and their countries in such major events. These events, and especially the World
Carp Classic have brought the loyal support of prestigious sponsors, conscious that being there and supporting these events is a massive benefit to the brands in terms of image, quality and engagement, in exactly the same way that the major brands supporting other events like tennis, formula one etc., will benefit. If the same sponsors are there, year after year, even in tough economic times, it is certainly because they see the benefit for their companies and the whole
industry, even in our small world of Angling. Not only that, they support it because it is organized in such a professional and sustainable way, year after year for every one of its 17 years. But, it is not only a way to promote and
showcase new products in the really tough conditions imposed by the competition, where, even if chance exists (without it fishing would not have the same excitement), there is no room for mistakes in strategy, tackle and baits. It is only possible to win with talent forged by experience, only the best ones have a chance there.) It is also a major way to promote the whole industry by spreading information, images and dreams through all possible media outlets with a huge emphasis on social media. What is good for the angling community
is good for the angling industry and the employment, it helps the trade to go forward, being constructive, innovative and imaginative in terms of products and of course, where Angling Spirit place major emphasis, that of ethical fishing and care for the environment. Events like the WCC are not only good for
industry or anglers, but also the medium or small cities where they take place because they have a big economic impact on local economy, it can be better over €1.5 million, which can be incredibly important for those communities. This year the
competition returns to la belle France and its spiritual home, Lac Madine. This venue has had major investment in its infrastructure, making it a state of the art destination for anglers and many other leisure markets. This investment will be handsomely returned as the World Carp Classic circus rolls into town. Fun can be business, and business can also be
good for environment … We keep claiming that anglers are also watch
dogs of environment, but a lots of education is still necessary to achieve that result, and, the voice of the top anglers attending the World Carp Classic are a great help, by spreading the right messages to help us, industry associations and anglers’ international associations to change the mentalities of the non-angling public. They should not only be seen as examples as anglers, but also as representatives for the community and future of ethical and environmentally beneficial angling. This year, I have seen a fantastic new
event emerge in the Czech Republic, that of the World carp Clasic Junior 2015. This is a major step forward for the life and growth of competitive carp angling, not only in Europe, but internationally. Investing heavily in the event, and not forgetting the brilliant charity work and money it has raised, this event is set to become another world class event and doorway for the youth of the carp world into the adult and tough market of competitive carp angling tournaments. I am not personally, as a multi techniques, low
average angler an unconditional convert to ‘catch and release’, I also like to cook my catch and share just the necessary with friends and family. Of course, in all ethical angling competitions it should be catch and release, with no exceptions, which, sadly, is not always the case, particularly in salt water and trout fishing, maybe this is where Angling Spirit can go next, who knows? Banning of mouth destructive fish grips
should be considered along with minimum size increases to maintain the fish stocks for the future, even if the biggest damage is not done by the recreational anglers. Most of them are very respectful on environment, particularly amongst the growing population of young fishermen, we really hope that they will change the bad habits and the mentalities of the older generation, particularly is some countries I cannot mention here.
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