The Official Ratified

7th F.I.P.S.e.d World Carp Fishing Championships
29th September 2005 – 2nd October 2005

In Belgium at Les Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure.

(The official World Carp Championships with NO prize incentive and entry only by selection from the various different countries recognised national fishing Bodies.)

National Federation of Anglers (NFA) Carp Team England.

Section A English Pairing :-
Steve Spurgen and Chris Rose.
Swim 9

Section B English Pairing :-
Peter Holehouse and Ian Huntington
Swim 13.

Section C English Pairing :-
Mitch Smith and John Dean.
Swim 3

Team Runners :-
Jason Woods and Lee Bell.

Official Team England Sponsors (financially committed)

Realtree
Reuben Heaton
Greys
Sensas
Waterline Angling Products
Hippo Golf (non angling sports company)

Product liaison
Mainline Baits
B.C.uk baits
Korda Developments.

Official event results
International Team podium positions
(the team event is won on a points system with the lowest points winning,
Points are scored from section positions)

1st place. Croatia, 3 fish caught for 7 points 29,050 kg
2nd place . England, 3 fish caught for 18.5 points 24,950 kg
3rd place , Romania, 1 fish caught for 19 points 13,600 kg.

International individual podium positions.
(individual event is won on overall individual pairs total weight)

1st place . England, Mitch Smith and John Dean, swim 3 section C.
3 fish caught to 24,950 kg.

2nd place .South Africa, J Goodwin and G Ford, swim 12 section B.
1 fish caught to 14,650 kg.

3rd place . Romania, C Rosioru and B Guguianu, swim 7 section A.
1 fish caught to 13,600 kg.

Other English pairs results.

Section A

1st Romania Swim 7. 13,600 kg 1 fish
2nd Croatia Swim 10. 8,850 kg 1 fish
3rd Serbia Swim 6. 8,600 kg 1 fish
No other fish caught to any other teams within section A all teams finished joint 4th.
England swim 8 one fish lost

Section B

1st South Africa . Swim 12, 14,650 kg 1 fish
2nd Croatia . Swim 1, 10,850 kg 1 fish
No other fish caught to any other teams within section B all teams finished joint 3rd
England swim 13 one fish lost

Section C

1st England . Swim 3. 24,950 kg 3 fish
2nd Austria . Swim 11. 12,900 kg 1 fish
3rd Croatia . Swim 5. 9,350 kg 1 fish
4th Russia . Swim 6. 3,200 kg 1 fish
No other fish caught to any other teams within section C all teams finished joint 5th

Other info

NFA Carp Team England has been invited by the Russian carp Team to compete in Moscow on the 26th June 2006 against the Russian Team.

The next World Champs is in Portugal next September 2006, this is a special Mondial of fishing with all disciplines in angling fishing at the same time in an Olympic manner.

Mitch Smith won the European Challenge cup at Fishabil in 2002 with a different partner and set both the 48 hr (290,100 kg) and 72 hr (378,500 kg) World Record for Carp Enduros, ratified by F.I.P.S.e.d, this still stands to date, this now makes him the 2005 world champion and world record holder under F.I.P.S.e.d ratification and standing European Challenge cup holder as the event has not been restaged since the victory.