World Carp Classic - Offical Global Website
Lake Bolsena 3rd - 9th September 2012
| Reels On Wheel at WCC10 |
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| Written by pam | ||||||
| Wednesday, 20 January 2010 14:33 | ||||||
 We would like to introduce you to an amazing man who won't take no for an answer. Nick Rowe, ex circus performer, ex stuntman, ex deep water diver and now a wheelchair using angler.  When Nick, who has severe osteoarthritis, found that his passion for angling was being thwarted by his disability he didn't sit around saying 'I can't do that anymore' he decided his mantra should now be 'there is no such word as can't' and enrolled his wife (and carer) and friends to help him get to the waters edge. Thinking that others may need similar help to get back to the waters edge Nick founded the charitable organisation Reels On Wheels. Whose primary aim is to get less/disabled anglers back to the waters edge, with over 200 anglers helped so far. Many successful events for all abilities have been held over the past three years and many more planned for this year. As if to prove to others that there is nothing you cannot do if you put your mind to it, Nick, who is based in Cornwall, and at the grand age of 58 has managed to gain a place in probably the most prestigious and hardest carp fishing competition in the World, the six day long World Carp Classic. This event is fished on a huge 2700 acre lake in North East France. It is not disabled friendly in the least but Nick wants to prove that your disability should not create barriers to following your dreams.
If you would like any more information about Nick and Reels On Wheels you can visit their website www.reels-on-wheels.org contact him directly on 01288 350775 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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