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We got a new distro/dealer of Monkey Climber merch. Cleverfishing is our first one in Hungary ever, pretty proud of that!  Cleverfishing is being run by anglers for anglers and our man Bálint Varga is no stranger to big fish.  First order is on its way as we speak. If you live in Hungary or neighbouring countries go check out  www.cleverfishing.hu

"Nog een duwtje! Allez, nog een laatste krachtinspanning. Komaan, douwen!" Het winkelraam kraakt, de pleister vliegt van de muur. Op ettelijke meter hoogte in een drukke winkelstraat bengelt een multiplex Monkey Climber stand gevaarlijk over de passerende mensenmassa. De platen waar veel te groot voor de draaitrap, en ook via de ramen aan de buitenkant wil het niet lukken. Tot Gilbert Bouweraerts - patron van Hengelsport Waasland en gewezen bouwvakker - er letterlijk en figuurlijk eens zijn schouders onder steekt. Vlam! Binnen! Ward en ikzelf fronsen met een dikke smile de wenkbrauwen. "Dit hadden we moeten filmen!" Niet lang daarvoor had...

Last week we had Dieter from Forgotten Flavours over for an overnighter on the MC Syndicate. We had a mega time, discussing all things carpy and running Belgian indie brands MC & FF.  At some point, we chatted about the next collab pop up we should do and we came up with two meaty ideas from the Hutchy stable we used with great success in the past ourselves.  But, as nothing is decided yet, we thought it a good idea to hear your ideas too. Drop your wishlist / flavours / combo's in the post below and we might listen...

We had some mega pics posted for our August giveaway on the Monkey Climber x Shimano Tribal page, but Gijs van Ouwerkerk showed us all what stalking is about. "Sometimes stalking causes wet clothes," he captioned his very wet pic. Congratz man, please contact us with your details on info@monkeyclimber.be   

One month ago our magazine advertisers and friends over at Ridgemonkey welcomed no other than Nigel Sharp to their consultants team. "Nigel's known for catching some of the UK's most prestigious carp and brings a wealth of knowledge," RM says. In the meantime Nigel's not been sitting still, as can be seen on the pics below.