World Carp Classic - Official Global Website
Lake Bolsena 2nd - 8th September 2012
| What does it take? |
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A few weeks on from last year’s event I interviewed the 2010 WCC Champions, George Csonka and John Roberts of England, and I was left in no doubt what it takes to win the competition. Having interviewed previous winners also, one common denominator is that you have to be 100% prepared to give every ounce of energy you have. Sleep deprivation is something that is coped with by some people far better than it is with others, and there is no doubt that to haul yourself through each of the six energy sapping days and nights it requires extraordinary determination. 
Does it take skill to win the event? If asked and pressed for an answer, I would have to conclude that it wouldn’t necessarily because, as we all know, Lady Luck can sometimes smile at us and when everything falls into place good fortune can be a deciding factor. However, it remains a fact that where the WCC is concerned, with a massive field of highly competent anglers, the ‘luck’ element does not contribute much other than perhaps the drawing of a good peg. In relation to the peg draw, yes, if you arrive at the situation where highly competent anglers draw what is considered to be ‘the’ top swim, and if the fish are present in numbers, there is every likelihood that this pair will win. However, nothing is set I stone and the same cannot be said if all of the required elements aren’t quite as they need to be… If there is any lack of effort, wrong choices in bait selection or application, or in fact any misjudgement anywhere at all, it can be decisive.
I guess that the margins between success and failure are very small and there are a number of elements required to fall into place for a victorious stroll up on stage to claim the title. Where the WCC is concerned, the eventual winners will have made the least mistakes, had the best luck and beyond question they will have put in a massive effort to win the Event.
Who will it be this year, which pair will lift that coveted trophy? Well, that’s anyone’s guess but, whoever it is, they will fully deserve it! Good luck to all contestants for 2011 and I'll see you out there in a few days time! Note to self: If I win the event, remember to edit out the word ‘luck’ from the above.
George Csonka and John Roberts, England |
Last year, the decisive factor could have been a combination of the above for the top three pairs. It could be said that Team PV-TV1 were unfortunate to lose so many fish (11 I think) and I cannot comment on that as I don’t know their situation and the reasons for those losses. As we all know, heavy weed can account for many losses and that there is a very fine line between good luck and bad luck in these situations. The third placed team, who I know well, are very competent anglers and yet, somehow, a very large fish escaped from the sack. Ultimately, that fish wasn’t decisive, but it could have been and that unfortunate and inexplicable loss could have been the difference.
