Name: Eric Verhiest

DOB: December 1962
Family situation: Married
Star sign: Sagittarius
Hometown: Rotterdam
Personal best mirror: 18 kilo - common 17 kilo

Most memorable capture:  My first fish over 15 kilo in 1986
Most memorable angling moment: The catch of 2 carp by my twin daughters
Favourite venue: All kind of places as long there are carp over 15 kilo in it.

Favourite Venture product: It is very difficult to pick one because the are all good quality but if I had to pick one  the recovery swing because it give carp more safety.

Who are your angling icons:  Rini Groothuis, Kevin Maddox , Steve Briggs , Piet Vogel, Leon Hoogendijk.

What mags / papers do you read:  All kind of carp magazines, Dutch and English.

Angling CV: Starting at carp angling long before the boili was there in 1976 and still enjoy every carp I catch , most of the time a have I fish in Holland and catch many carp but never over 20 kilo . I was a few year the head of safety at the WCC and make some beautiful picture`s of all kind of carp.

Favourite TV programmes: Nation Geographic.

Favourite music:  Rock and Roll ( Elvis)  Meringue  ( 4:40 )

All time dream girl:  My one wife

People you admire: Honest people.

Likes outside of angling: My wife and two daughters and my profession as firefighter at the city of Rotterdam.

How would describe yourself:  I enjoy angling always and try to be respectful to al the catch I make, and to the environment am into. Helping other people is something I like, especially jong kinds , I am a family man. I like to keep busy at all time.