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Images of Paris... no.1
A pictorial portrait of the 2001 Angling World Championships held on the Seine in the heart of Paris.
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Left: Stu Conroy with that magic net of bleak which earned him 1 point on day 2 from Section E.
Below: Dave Wood, Channel Islands, getting some support from his runner on what proved a blank day!
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Above: Diego da Silva unhooks a good bream which saw him capture B section with nearly 6 kilos.
Right: Easy does it Diego... we don't want any slip-ups do we!
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Left: This shot gives you an idea of the magnitude of the venue, it was a bit on the large size!
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Left: Downsey makes some notes while 'god' figures out how to add to his 'one bleak' tally, having just spotted Diego, three pegs away, land his first bream. Not to worry though, Steve came good and posted over a kilo in section B, day 1, to take 7th in section behind the Frenchman.
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Above left & right: Contrasting views of two major section headaches... the drop to the water!
Left shows a sheer drop down in E section (we believe the organisers issued some form of lifebelts to competitors) and a more gradual approach in D section (We think ski's were issued in this one!).
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Above left & right: Two different methods of prayer... Bob Nudd adopts the humble 'looking down in his mixing bowl' approach while Diego and a French official look up to the almighty... Diego won his section by the way!
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Left: Alan Scotthorne improvised some pole supports with this novel idea. Note the tape up of those green buckets and as you can see the spectators were idelly placed opposite to watch the Triple World Champs. It was however not Alan's year but he was part of the winning team which is what it was all about!
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Above: Dutchman Eddie Van Der Hoogen drew one of the spectator pegs and quickly attracted a large gallery over his peg 1 on B Section, day 1, and didn't disappoint them with a polished display to finish runner up to Diego with over 4 kilos. Eddy maintained the momentum the following day to eventually finish in 6th overall spot with 7 penalty points.
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Above: No it wasn't a sloping bank but a more laid back seating approach by one of the South African squad. An absence of kit, in stark contrast to some other squads mean't the Sprinboks truly followed the 'taking part what counts' principal, well done!
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