George Fox Posted October 5, 2014 Report Posted October 5, 2014 What an experience!! Before i start typing my post i just want to say a massive thank you for the messages and support you as a club have shown me, it has been hugely appreciated! So i went away on the 25th of September to go to Weymouth to have a few trips out with the england team (senior and U21) on some of the charter boats and i learned very quickly that it is like nothing I've ever seen before! Rods of 4m and fish coming in left right and center! My long herd preparation was quickly proving to be insufficient as my rigs one by one failed due to a lack of experience in the methods used to make them! I was given rigs that were made by more experienced hands and yet was still not connecting... After 2 days worth of coaching from the team i was starting to use the rigs correctly at last but still with little effect! Saturday was a day of rig making and was ling and hard! Sunday we needed more time on rigs but were on parade for the opening ceremony so it was a careful juggling act of time! Monday was an official practice day and i had a good day at sea and was left feeling confident! However, Tuesday arrived and i could not catch scoring fish for love nor money and lost my boat and was completely out classed by the other competitors. After a motivational speech or two from the team i went out on Wednesday a little less confident but determined to get a score that would be counted for the team especially after my score being dropped on the first day at a measly 11... I gave it my all and managed to go from 7th to 4th! I was ecstatic! I scored over double the previous day at 24 points! I was made even happier when i found that my score was counted for the team that day also! Then it was upon me, Friday, the final day of competition! I was quite relaxed judging by the immensity of the occasion and was talking during bait preparation time with newly found friends from different nations but as the lines went over my focus tightened and i appeared to have finally got the hang of my tackle! Fish were flowing in!! By the end of the day i had scored 40 points almost doubling my score again! sadly this only scored me 5th place on my boat and, after comparing scores at the end of the day, would have won some of my team mates boats!! After checking our scores from previous days we realized we had done it! we had a podium position!! We were neck and neck with the French and sadly came third overall to the amazing talent and teamwork that was the Italians and the French, but for a team that had been actually together for about a week, we had come together and achieved bronze at the world championships! An amazing achievement! I learned so much about different rigs, rods and reels and met anglers of the highest caliber and made so many new friends along the way that i hope to fish with in the future! This opened my eyes to a whole new way of fishing and i cant wait to explore deeper into the depths of knowledge that is available at international levels and i aspire to fish in the world championships again next year in Croatia! Brian, rich185, Stuie and 15 others 18 Quote
Kingfisher 126 Posted October 5, 2014 Report Posted October 5, 2014 A great report George, and good luck in the future with the team. A great experience for you and sounds like you've learnt alot too. Quote
Adam F Posted October 5, 2014 Report Posted October 5, 2014 Awesome! What an experience, and well done George. Quote
Rob Posted October 5, 2014 Report Posted October 5, 2014 Great George, funny old club this, who knows where it might lead you!!! Well done Stuie to bringing the last minute call to the attention of this forum!! Quote
Maverick Martin Posted October 5, 2014 Report Posted October 5, 2014 Well done George, one memory that will be with you a lifetime. Quote
Jim Posted October 6, 2014 Report Posted October 6, 2014 Well done George. Very impressive. Jim Quote
Stuie Posted October 6, 2014 Report Posted October 6, 2014 Excellent report - and honest too - very well done George. Quote
Greg Posted October 6, 2014 Report Posted October 6, 2014 A great start George and like Stuie I commend your honesty. With that attitude I believe you have the makings to be a top international angler. But here again you are already a Top International Angler How does it feel? Greg Quote
Reel Wizzard Posted October 6, 2014 Report Posted October 6, 2014 World Championship English team picture with George Maverick Martin, George Fox and Kingfisher 126 3 Quote
Brian Posted October 6, 2014 Report Posted October 6, 2014 Brilliant report George, well done and good luck for the future. Quote
iansimpson63 Posted October 7, 2014 Report Posted October 7, 2014 Well in mate, I like and applaud your humility, you have a great future. All the best Ian Quote
biggcol Posted October 7, 2014 Report Posted October 7, 2014 Well done George you will always remember your first international and you can remember it with pride you acquitted yourself well and are now the proud possessor of a world champs bronze medal. Well done now get practicing for the next event and stop wasting time on the computer you should be tying rigs!!! WELL DONE Paul J and Maverick Martin 2 Quote
Coddy Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Well done George, as others have said I am sure you will remember this trip We all want to know how its done now!! Dave Quote
Brian Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Just opened November's Boat Fishing Monthly and there was George smiling at me. I assume they've made a mistake with the Youth points. George Fox and Stuie 2 Quote
Mike Fox Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 The youth points look correct. England was pipped to 2nd by France on countback. as they had more "boat wins". Mike Quote
Brian Posted October 15, 2014 Report Posted October 15, 2014 Looked odd as England appear to have more points. Quote
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