Whilst working my weekends at shows I always try to get one evening in on either the venue of the show or a suitable venue close by. Whilst in Belgium I caught a proper old mirror from a local canal that weighed exactly 30lb. Due to the long day of getting the show organised, I didn’t manage to flick my choddies out until 2.00 in the morning! At 5.00 a.m. I was awoken to an absolute one toner as the pineapple choddie rod was going into meltdown. After a good 15minute battle I slipped the net under the fish and being honest, I let out a small cheer! On top of that I’ve had a pukka 43lb Mirror from Church Pool on slow sinking bread, a load of other surface caught carp from local venues and a PB Asp! I caught the Asp in Holland whilst spraying Scopex Flavoured maggots up in the water. They are an interesting fish that can grow to double figures and I would describe them as a cross between a Cubb, Rudd and Bream but with sharp teeth! I would like to get some Tench fishing done over the next month or so and I also have a holiday planned in Belgium where I want to visit some more sections of canal to see what they have on offer. Lastly, the river season has started and I’ve spent the first three nights on a section of the Ouse around Milton Keynes – I’ll let you know next time how that went. Finally and this is for sure my biggest piece of news – I have had a job promotion. I started at Nash nearly three years ago when Kevin employed me as his Marketing Manager. During that time I have worked extremely hard to promote the brand through various forms and along the way tried to gain a better understanding of all elements of Nash, the importance of having the best product and creating a strong team of like minded, anglers, workers and now friends who all share the same passion. Kevin has seen the efforts I have made and as a result offered me a position on the board of Nash Group PLC as Operations Director. Of course I accepted his offer with immense pride and now relish the future tasks involved in continuing to drive and grow Nash right across the globe. Anyway – loads to do so better get on. Hope life’s good for you and you’re getting plenty of fishing in – maybe I’ll catch you at a show over the next couple of months?
Alan