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No, we don't have any commercial ties with the fairly new Dutch bait company Biemans Baits. So why plug it on here? Because we love a bit of journalism and the sustainability in the vision of Daan Biemans, its owner and former writer in our mag, might just be the future way for many bait companies around the globe. We asked 5 questions to Daan and it's well worth a read!   Hi Daan, you just launched your brand into a very competitive Benelux bait market, but with a totally different concept. Insect based baits. Say what!? If somebody had told me a few...

As many of you will know by watching vids with Alan Blair etc. we have been running the Monkey Climber syndicate successfully since 2013 now. Thanks to our friends at Hengelsport De Poorter in Ghent we now have the chance of opening up another MC Syndicate next year. It's basically an old river arm set in the East Flanders province of Belgium, home to some old pearlers up to 36lbs currently and a mix of young Kingfish stunners which are growing well. The place is a paradise to predator anglers too with a good stock of pike and perch mainly....

Whilst we are working hard on the upcoming MC#19 we still receive feedback from our readers regarding MC#18. We just came up with the idea to collect all feedback per issue in a blogpost from now on, either with the reader's name or anonymously. Please send yours to info@monkeyclimber.be As the magazine is still Dutch/Flemish written only, most feedback on here is non English, we're sorry: "Hey Gio ik wou je even bedanken. Ik heb het weer voor elkaar gekregen om de nieuwe MC te laten liggen tot mijn vakantie. Heb deze MC#18 van a tot z uitgelezen in 2 avonden. Wat...

A collab that has been long due. We've teamed up with our friend Daniel Schweinzer from Schweinzi Customs over in Austria for these very sick handmade baiting needles limited to 50 pieces only!  These beauties aren't exactly cheap due to the work going into them (around 15 steps in the process doing them), plus the gold plated front cap and the numbered, engraved ss end cap. Very similar to Solar's original baiting needles but then upgraded the game a bit. Baiting needle is changeable, also to a nut drill, etc.  A highly collectible & quality item dropping tonight 7pm Euro...

Hi peeps, we got a little box with 5 Avid Titatinium Braid Scissors, which we will be giving away with the first 5 orders over 40 euros on our webstore. Be quick :-) Featuring sharp and durable titanium coated blades, these scissors will cut through braid or monofilament with ease. The titanium blades combined with the supplied braid protector ensure the scissors stay sharper for longer.  - Titanium coated blades  - Ergonomic handle design - Supplied with a blade protector