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Event 2008 - Introduction Print Email
When the World Carp Classic was launched in 1998 at Lac de Madine, Meuse, it was a 48-hour, individual event, and although it was a completely new competition, 142 competitors from five countries took part. The 2,700 acres of water produced 37 fish on that occasion, and after taking six of those fish for a total of 118lbs, the overall winner, Paul Rayment drove away the first prize of a Rover car worth £14,000.

Madine also hosted the event the following year, in 1999, where there was a 30 per cent increase in the number of participants as the competition switched to pairs. A year later, in 2000, the format of the event was amended again to really test the anglers' endurance, as it became a 72-hour competition.

The outstanding success of the competition in those formative years was certainly in no small measure down to the choice of venue, and Lac de Madine is rightfully heralded by many as being the spiritual home of the World Carp Classic. Fittingly, the competition returns this year to Madine for its 10th anniversary, and the occasion will be celebrated with all due pomp and ceremony.

The superb facilities at the venue will accommodate a host of attractions in a full blown festival of angling befitting the occasion. Traditionally the grand old lady, Lac de Madine, has been very generous to the participants of the World Carp Classic, and it is reasonable to expect that she will once more give forth some of her most prized jewels.

The scene is set, and the challenge awaits!