World Carp Classic - Offical Global Website
Lake Bolsena 3rd - 9th September 2012

CarpItaly - It's a beauty!

We are pleased to announce that Angling Spirit will be attending the CarpItaly show on the 11th/12th February at Gonzaga, Italy. CarpItaly can proudly boast that it has been the premier show in Italy since its inception and is now being staged for the 14th time.

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Italian Qualifying Match

For the first time ever, a World Carp Classic Qualifying event will be held both for, and in the host country itself. It is with great pleasure that we can provide you here with a few details about the location where it will be held…

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What a great opportunity

The World Carp Classic is a great opportunity for the fishery students of Sparsholt College to experience the top end of angling competition, to meet important people in the industry, make contacts, and show themselves and the college to the fishing industry. I have been working with the World Carp

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ATT announced as section Sponsors

We are delighted to announce that innovative UK company, ATT (Advanced Technology Tackle) will be section sponsors at lake Bolsena. ATT have achieved something very rare in the industry, and in a comparatively short space of time the innovative design of the ATTs alarm has swiftly reached cult status. With its 100% waterproof casing and almost ‘retro’ appearance aligned to its reputation for reliability, it has quickly established itself at the very top of the pile.

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Great Expectations

I guess that working behind the scenes, helping with the publicity and media related components of the World Carp Classic as I do, and being privy to a lot of the type of detail that competitors thirst for, it may be seen as a nice bonus. Well, I guess it is. It’s certainly interesting if not advantageous, however, it can at times be a bit of burden to know certain things, especially exciting aspects that cannot be spoken about until the time is right and the crossing of all the t’s and dotting of I’s has been finalised.

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On Site Accommodation

Lido Camping Village

Situated directly on the shore of Lake Bolsena, surrounded by rich vegetation, is Lido Camping Village, which boasts excellent facilities. Competitors who wish to take advantage of free camping, using their own bivvies, may do so in the area designated within the grounds of Lido Camping Village, specifically arranged to accommodate bivvy city. If however you would like a little more comfort or privacy there is a terrific range of accommodation options to choose from below!

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It's Show Time!

It’s show time!

Angling Spirit is delighted to announce that the company will be present at many shows this season and in addition to the Carp Society show at Sandown (UK), and The Ponty Show in Hungary that we attended at the back end of last year, we will be there to meet and greet at several other shows.

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South Africa Qualifiers

We've set aside the dates, June 18th - 23rd for the SA qualifier. It will be at the same venue as last year, Tzaneen Dam, Limpopo. We will be using the same pegs as last year plus we've got permission to use another piece of property on the water, giving us about another 5km of bank space. I've got a meeting in January to inspect the venue and decide if we will use it.

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Rod-Box announced as Section Sponsor

We are delighted to announce that UK Company, Rod Box will be section sponsors for the event to be held at Lake Bolsena in 2012. "We are extremely pleased to be section sponsors for the World Carp Classic" said Mark Hunter of Rod Box. "We will be there at Bolsena to fish in the event and to represent Rod Box, which is manufactured in the UK using only specifically constructed parts and components" Importantly, the Rod Box is designed by anglers for anglers to provide you with the safest rod transportation and storage solution possible"

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The new SBS website is online

We are happy to announce that the new SBS website www.sbsbaits.com is available in 6 languages with a unified design for Carp anglers worldwide. A webshop offering products with detailed descriptions is part of the website. Also various video materials and articles offer Carp anglers valuable information to widen their knowledge and acquire many new tricks and practices.

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Ross Honey

Welcome to the online home of the World Carp Classic. Since its inception in 1998, the tournament has metamorphosed from a 48-hour singles event to what it has become today; an enduro for pairs extending over five nights and six days. Over the years, the event has developed a truly remarkable and unique ambience and it is with great pride that I can say the occasion is regarded by many as a thoroughly unmissable festival of angling.

My ethos is that the event is as open and fair as possible, and I will strive to ensure that this continues to be the case. With over 30 countries participating, parity is sought by the initial allocation of an even number of places for each country. Also, with the demand for places being traditionally higher than the number available, each country has the option to run a qualifying event, thus enabling a completely open entry. The event is inclusive, not exclusive.

Ross Honey / Event Founder