Here’s another one of our popular interviews that gives an insight into the hearts and minds of some of the key figures behind the UK fishing industry.
Meet Mike O’Neill, owner of Pallatrax and Lone Angler, an out and out ‘Crabtree Kid’, and a proud grandad who’s mentoring his own next generation Crabtree kid… […]
Most anglers would love to be able to call themselves ‘professional’. How did you manage […]
Big thanks to Lone Angler’s Trefor West for taking time out to speak to us recently – here’s what he had to say on all things angling…
Q: Most anglers would love to be able to call themselves ‘professional’. How did you manage it?
The guiding system came into fishing and everybody was saying to me “you ought to do that you’re better than so and so”. So I thought I’d better have a go and I appeared to be good at it and got booked up straight away. Well my diary said I was good at it because you had to book a year in advance. I was lucky enough to do it 5 days a week and earn a living from it. I was also lucky enough to be able to design a rod of my own and write a book. […]
We’re very fortunate at Crabtree to be partnering with some fantastic brands. What singles all of them out is the people at the core of the business. Chris Hornsby of Enterprise Tackle is one such example.
If you only know Enterprise for their game-changing PopUp Corn, you might want to take a look at their vast product range and re-aquaint yourself with the potential of imitation baits. We had an opportunity to quiz Chris when he popped down to join us on location.
Here’s what he had to say… […]
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We’re delighted to announce a collaboration with new Crabtree Ambassador Gransnet, the social networking site for the UK’s 14 million grandparents, and sister site to Mumsnet.
Paula Battle, Crabtree Communications Director says: “We’ve been working hard on the Crabtree Crusade, and introducing Crabtree to community groups and Gransnet is just the perfect partner for us. […]
Charlie Pomeroy, the youngest member of the Pallatrax Clan, went fishing recently with his Beaver […]
During the whole of the river closed season I am constantly looking to get my fishing fix. I love floater fishing for carp, spending an afternoon by a lake in the summer after work is hard to beat. It’s also a perfect time to get all of my fishing tackle in some kind of order. I do like to try and keep my fishing varied during the closed season, purely because when the rivers open I seem to get sucked into fishing for my favourite species, the Chub. […]