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As many of you will know, we don't have a team of sponsored anglers. But we do give away quite a bit of stuff for either charity or youth events.  Recently we were asked to help out with the Attractive Baits youth comp 2022 on April 1, 2 en 3 & we gladly did!  Have fun boys & girls! #doingitforthekids #teachemyoung

For three years now 't Veld in Ardooie, a public water in our own province of West Flanders, is having serious difficulties with water levels after the province had works done. We fished it briefly in April last year ourselves and the side of the water we fished only had 70 cm of water... Local anglers have been raising the issue constantly but for some reason nothing happens. Sad to see this happening to an old school place holding a very good head of (old) fish up to mid forties.  Thanks to a local politician this was in the local news again...

From time to time we run a misprint or have fabrics with minor damages etc which we cannot sell on. Recently a customer and friend of ours dropped by and told us about his work over at the non profit organisation De Berkjes in Bruges, the only observation and treatment centre in our Belgian province of West Flanders for children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems.  These children often come from poor families too, or don't even have any real or caring parents. As our friend told us, these kids often lack toys, clothing, etc. That's when and where we...

In March 2022, our print advertiser Angling Direct - the UK's largest fishing tackle retailer - starts the new season with the opening of its new European head office and warehouse based in Holland. "With service being a top priority at Angling Direct, the company is particularly excited about the opportunities this move opens up," AD's Kat Parkinson told us when we met up the other week. For everyone Angling Direct's goal is to offer anglers the widest selection and best service online and in-store. Especially due to the pandemic, many people have newly found or rediscovered their love of fishing. The employees in sales and customer service are...

On Saturday we visited Hengelsport Waasland's open days, met a lot of lovely faces, including a couple we hadn't seen for decades, had some good chats and laughs, but being away from home and close to the Waesmeer syndicate we decided to do two sneaky overnighters in ice cold conditions. Expect nothing, you know. First morning, first light my single choddy blasted at the horizon was away resulting in a nice scaley of 21lbs 9oz and we left with a big smile to the shop. We were back just right in time to cast our rods back out just before...