Q How did you first get into shore match fishing?
Many years ago, when I was a junior, my dad worked for British Gas. I joined the south-eastern gas board fishing club that ran out of their social club, based in Brighton. There were monthly beach matches and boat competitions; I was lucky that my dad would take me to fish most of them. The club also held an annual open. I won the junior section when I was about 14-years-old, promptly using the £25 prize to buy my first multiplier, a Shakespeare Sigma!
Q What advice would you give to any young females getting into the sport?
Don’t be put off by the sheer number of men who fish and the lack
