Since I left the UK last year I have managed to secure several excellent sponsorship deals. I have specifically tried to tailor my needs to particular companies, who in my opinion are at the top of their game. No ‘one’ person produces everything, and for myself carp fishing is a collaboration of several companies who specialise in certain areas of the sport. I now have a dedicated and very strong team behind me. Each of my sponsors provide me with a specific range of tackle or equipment to help me get the best out of my fishing. I need kit I can trust and depend on 100% so it does not let me down when I need it the most.

I have given each of my sponsors a complete and dedicated page, explaining how they benefit me. There are links to their websites so you can look at the products they manufacture and sell. Eventually on each page I will highlight my favourite products that I like to use, and if you have any questions about them, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Destructive weather in Italy!

I fish all year round in drastically changing climates. Last year in Italy I endured blistering temperatures and then suddenly a tornado struck the lake whilst fishing at Lago di Pusiano, and after spending a long and dark winter, bivvied up on the bank at Cassien in France, in minus 15 temperatures, I am still here to tell the story. I suppose you could say I am an ideal field tester. I can put any item of tackle through its paces every day of the year, and in all conditions to really see if it is as good as the manufacturer claims it to be.

More rain at Cassien!

I come from a technology background and used to be a technology teacher. I have good product development and evaluation skills and I can now apply this to the sport of carp fishing. Much of the tackle I use is the best available but I am often given prototypes of new products to test. If I notice weak spots or can see obvious ways that products can be improved, then this is the vital information I will pass onto my sponsors. I can help them develop and improve the final finished product, which in turn means the customer knows they are buying a quality item that has been thoroughly tried and tested.

My International Carper series ‘No Fixed Abode’ and the ‘blog’ are both great platforms to promote products. I have a large readership and if there are any companies out there who have products you would like me to look at, I am more than happy to help. Just get in touch!

Finally, I would just like to say a big thank you to all of my current sponsors for your continued support. It is greatly appreciated by myself and the dogs!!