AGE: 37
FAMILY SITUATION: Married to Cath with a daughter Eleanor, and son Jack.
YEARS CARPING: 20
UK PERSONAL BEST : 48lb 12oz (22.15kg) mirror
CONTINENTAL PERSONAL BEST: 75lb 12oz (34.33kg) mirror
MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: A 35lb 7oz common from England underneath some ice on a freezing January afternoon when I thought it would be impossible to catch.
MOST MEMORABLE ANGLING MOMENT: Winning the World Carp Cup in 1996 with Crowy.
FAVOURITE VENUE: A tie between Raduta and Cassien
VENUES YOU’D LIKE TO FISH: Any of the big continental venues as my big water fishing over the last five years has been restricted due to work commitments
FAVOURITE VENTURE PRODUCT: The Razorback bivvy or the Razorback sling combo
WHO ARE YOUR ANGLING ICONS: Firstly Briggsy. A bloke who knows how to catch them and has been around long enough to command respect without demanding it like some other big names I can think of. He’s generally and sincerely one of the good guys in angling. Secondly Rob Maylin as a bloke I grew up reading about and who, having met him, impressed me even more with his great attitude and also his brilliant carp fishing mind, and finally to Tim Paisley who helped me on my way in the early days and whose motivational words over the years have spurred me on to do what I do now.
ANGLING CV: TV presenter for The Carp Show, Extreme Carp, Carpin On, The British Carp Angling Championships, guest presenter on Fish O Mania and studio guest on Tight Lines. Co-author of Strategic Carp Fishing and Discover Carp Fishing. Contributor to Crafty Carper, Carpworld, Carp-Talk, International Carper, Angling Times, Carpology, Advanced Carp Fishing, Total Carp, Improve Your Coarse Fishing, Carpe Magazine and Media Carpe (Fr), Tutto Carper (Italy), Der Karperwereld (Holland), The Carp (USA) WW (Poland) and a few others I’ve forgotten the name of…. Head of the design team within Venture.
FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES: Top Gear and Dragons Den.
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Funk and Two Tone plus anything acoustic.
WHAT MAGAZINES AND PAPERS DO YOU READ: The Sunday Times, Top Gear Magazine, FHM plus a few fishing mags.
DO YOU LIKE SPORT: Yes, especially rugby and car rallying as I used to compete in both.
ALL TIME DREAM GIRL: A cross between Vicky Butler Henderson (off 5th Gear) and Professor Kate Humble (off nature watch). Brains, bubbly, good looks and a bit racy. That’ll be the wife then…
PEOPLE YOU ADMIRE: Positive people who succeed but keep their feet on the ground.
LIKES OUTSIDE OF ANGLING: My Family and family life, trying to keep fit, playing the guitar (badly) and motorsport.
DISLIKES: People with an over-inflated opinion of themselves.
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF: A positive person who knows what I want. The wife would call me a workaholic.
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