Our Anglers

Name: Sacha Gerber Age: 33 Country: France Favourite Species: Barbel Most Memorable Capture: Catching a barbel weighing 3kg on bread from my favourite river Favourite Item of Tackle: Korum barbel Rods

NAME: Fred Loriot COUNTRY: France FAVOURITE SPECIES : Tench MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE : My first big tench in a lake weighing 4kg. FAVOURITE ITEM TACKLE: The trilogy rod, goes everywhere with me.

NAME: Danny Bellfield AGE: 38 COUNTRY: UK FAVOURITE SPECIES: Dace and Chub, always obliging on the Coldest and Warmest of days. MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: Recent capture of a 20lb pike from local canal, fished this canal since age of 4 and to finally see one of its giants in flesh, special.

NAME: Ellis Brazier AGE: 52 COUNTRY: UK FAVOURITE SPECIES:  I enjoy angling for them all. MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: Putting the net under my father’s last salmon FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: My glide 13 ft float rod, heaven to fish with.

NAME: NICO BREEVAART AGE: 47 COUNTRY: THE NETHERLANDS FAVOURITE SPECIES: BARBEL MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: My first Dutch barbel back in 2006. Because looking back it was life changing for me! FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: the Korum fast mat! Best example of 'Korum fishing made easy'. For every way of fishing and most important it is the ultimate in fish care

Chris Ponsford first cast a line over 40 yrs ago, and has built up an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of the sport, such is his enthusiasm for it.

NAME: Derren Burr AGE: 51 COUNTRY: UK FAVOURITE SPECIES: It's hard to choose being an Allrounder but it'll have to go... Chub MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: A 7lb 2oz Chub. After putting in major leg work that involved arriving and packing up in the dark hours throughout the winter months in search of that Seven-pound target fish, the elements were starting to win, but there was only one winner. FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: Tough one this, but for me it

NAME: Kai Chaluppa AGE: 50 COUNTRY: Germany FAVOURITE SPECIES: Barbel and Bream MOST MEMORABLE CAPTURE: Catching my first barbel with my grandfather when I was 12 years old. FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: Big River Rod - the most powerful river rod I’ve ever owned.

NAME: Kevin Clark Age:38 Country: UK Favourite species: Barbel Most memorable capture: Breaking the river Wye Barbel record with a fish of 14lb 12oz Favourite item of tackle: Neoteric rod range, Love mine.