NAME: Ali Hamidi - AKA 'The Hurder'

AGE: 27
REGION: Essex in the week, Cheshire at weekends!
OCCUPATION: Marketing Manager for Korda Developments

PERSONAL BEST UK CARP
Mirror: 51lbs 8oz
Common: 40lb

PERSONAL BEST FOREIGN CARP
42lbs 7oz-France

AMBITIONS
To keep putting something back into the sport. To keep smiling everytime I go angling and to never forget why I fell in love with fishing in the first place! Its easy to become obsessed with big carp but ambition is based on personal circumstances not what you are made to believe.

ANY PUBLICITY INVOLVEMENT
Beginning to write more and more for Angling Publications and have an ongoing part in the production of fishing programmes for Sky Sports.

FAVOURITE BAIT
GLM Plum and Activ-8 (retro!)

HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF FISHING
Watching Arsenal FC, Snooker, partying and Xbox 360 live gaming!!

MATCH PLACINGS
An unknown quantity...how exciting!!