An interview with Steve Thompson
Q: How often do you fish and what do you fish for?
I predominantly go fishing […]
An interview with Kevin Taylor
Q: What are your earliest fishing memories? Who taught you?
My Granddad started to coach me […]
An interview with David Lidstone
Most anglers would love to be able to call themselves ‘professional’. How did you manage […]
An interview with Trefor West
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. […]
An Interview with Chris Hornsby of Enterprise Tackle
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… […]
Meet Jimmy Sallis…
It’s always a pleasure to meet young anglers, especially those who like to fish in the footsteps of Mr. Crabtree. Jimmy Sallis is one of those anglers; he’s lucky enough to be able to fish every day, and he fishes for all species – Mr. Crabtree would be proud.
Jimmy is predominantly a river angler and you’ll soon be seeing more of him right here on the Crabtree website as he shares his river exploits with us. Jimmy can also be found on twitter as @jimmysallis – go say hello – in the meantime we grabbed 10 minutes with him to get the low down on his angling credentials.
How often do you fish and what do you fish for?
I try to fish every day, work and weather permitting. Obviously the summer months are the best for me as the nights are longer, however I always try and fish through dusk and into the dark and this time can be the best part of any session. By far my favourite fish is the Chub. I generally target Chub & Barbel, but dependent on how I’m fishing, I’m happy for any species to find my hook bait. […]
An Interview with… Ben Hervey-Murray
Most anglers would love to be able to call themselves ‘professional’. How did you manage it?
I started fishing when I was about nine or 10 and spent my teens match and specimen fishing, which really sowed the seed for my interest in specialist angling later on. I went to Uni and started working in various publishing, PR and writing jobs before marrying my fishing and writing together after a few years spent writing about music and politics (but still fishing in my spare time). […]
An Interview with… Mike Holcombe
Anyone following the Crabtree story will know by now that a key part of our messaging is around the importance of mentoring to encourage and involve youngsters in our sport. For any young angler lucky enough to have a parent or a family member who fishes, this mentoring relationship creates an unbreakable bond. […]