Throwing clinic Angling Escapes in partnership with Free Spirit.
Finally it was 11-7-20. After a contest was organized on facebook by Angling Escapes in which everyone could win a free day casting clinic, the 8 lucky winners (unfortunately 2 had canceled) with a big gray, behind their mouth caps, arrived neatly on time at the agreed location on the Wilhelmina canal in Tilburg.
The clinic was given by our team members Carlo Carspels and John Caeyers. Two “old hands” from the carp scene who, besides being members of the Angling Escapes team, are also associated with Free Spirit. And the combination of these toppers with the top rods from Free Spirit would try to get the utmost out of themselves and out of the rods. Under the motto that sometimes that extra 10 to 20 meters can make just the difference between catching and blanking, the participants had signed up.
Team Angling Escapes was actively present. Besides John and Carlo for the techniques
we had Tino Spaandonk and Stein Verheggen who took care of the inner man and we had Roel de Laat for the beautiful pictures of this day.
The casting clinic started at 10.00 am and lasted almost the whole day.
Photo: John and Carlo in the starting blocks
The day began with a general explanation of the different rods, different actions and with differences in casting weight.
In this case, John and Carlo brought the entire range of Free Spirit, so everyone could actually test the difference.
Photo: Supreme concentration.
Team members Tino and Stein were busy preparing the inner man. And made sure there was food and drinks for everyone.
Photo: Team members Tino Spaandonk and Stein Verheggen shop at the supermarket.
John Caeyers took off to show, what was possible with Free Spirit’s rods. Often you are a little too scared. A good rod can take a lot more than you think. He also explained how to step in with the right foot and then pull the rod back to your chest as quickly as possible. The technique determines the distance, only then does strength come into play. After this the participants were divided into two groups so that everyone got enough personal attention.
The pressure was of course quite high, because several spectators were watching you throw. But everyone was serious about their throwing techniques.
Photo: Seeing what everyone is up to!
Around noon there was a break with a sandwich and some drinks. After hard work, the inner man must also be strengthened. Now everyone had time to get to know each other. The conversations were also about the different locations of Angling Escapes. Always nice to be able to get some extra information about these locations when some of the team is walking around.
Team members from the Bikseboys and Angling Escapes Tino and Stein also did a throw.
To see if they were only there to provide food for the participants or if they could still do a good bit of throwing themselves….
The winner of this exciting day was Martijn van Raak (appropriate last name)! He and his fishing buddy Mark van Herk won a weekend to
It was a very fun, beautiful and educational day! Even the weather was beautiful! The feedback from the participants was so positive that Angling Escapes has promised us that more days like this will be organized. If you are interested let them know!
Finally, we would like to thank John and Carlo for the lessons, Tino and Stein for the inner care, Roel for the photos and all the participants for your positive comments and commitment on this beautiful day.
Below is an impression of the pitching clinic
Trots ben ik op mezelf maar met name op de mensen om mij heen. En trouwe vaste klanten! Want alleen was het nooit mogelijk geweest om te komen waar ik nu ben. En nog zoveel jaar later, doe ik nog steeds mijn werk met plezier! Ik wens iedereen de trip van zijn leven! En vooral ook te genieten aan de waterkant!