Selamat Tinggal Ireland!

14/9/2014

What a brilliant week in Ireland! With surprisingly very good weather throughout (though not ideal for fishing), fishing in beautiful locations among new friends. Had my first taste as an ‘international’ match angler. Reached my goals of not blanking on any day and certainly did not finish last, hurrah!

I sincerely hope that more international anglers will take part in the coming years and the World Pairs will grow from strength to strength with solid support from sponsors and participation from all of the top anglers again.

I've certainly learnt loads, and identified areas that I need to improve on, which are very important, things that hopefully will turn me into a better angler and a better person. Against all odds I made it to Ireland and caught a few fish, travelling thousands and thousands of miles on limited budget and borrowed tackle but it was all worth it.

Can’t thank Steve Lockett enough who made it all possible. He was my coach, chef, chauffeur, cameraman, caster turner and what else! And not to forget my partner Kevin Locke (who surprisingly liked my cooking) for his generosity and for sharing plenty of his Irish fishing tips.

The two most frequent questions I get asked in Ireland were "Are you enjoying it?"
"I certainly am!" I'll reply, and " Will you be back?" " I certainly will!"

Till then, tight lines. - Guv

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Tengku Izzudin bin Tengku

Better known as 'Guv' for short, lives and works in sunny Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with his lovely missus and 3 young boys (who are not unlike leather carps; smooth skinned, good fighters and ferocious eaters!). When he's not too busy working on underground power cable systems, he's seen pole fishing at his favourite fishery or chucking a lure for snakeheads in a remote location somewhere where his bosses can't get hold of him.

At the time of the World Pairs, he is 28 years and err..126 months old. Been fishing since childhood days, he had a brief affair with fly fishing and beach casting while studying in Caterham before fully converting to the joys of coarse fishing after moving to Nottingham in the mid 90s. It was in Nottingham that he discovered his passion (and obsession) for match fishing with the Keyworth & District Angling Club and Nottingham Anglers Association.

He has a regular column in a few local Malaysian angling mags called ' A Cup Of Tea With The Guv'nor' where he's been writing on and promoting coarse & match fishing since 2001. From his tireless efforts the number of Malaysia's pole anglers has surged by 300% and now they boast 4 pole anglers throughout the country.

Apart from coaching some new and budding local coarse anglers, Guv works towards so that coarse fishing will be more accepted among Malaysian anglers and is helping to set up a Malaysian Feeder Fishing Team to compete in the World Championships.

The Guv'nor is also active in river conservation and safeguarding Malaysia's native fish species and hopes that Crystal Palace FC will fare better in the Premiership this season.

Whats the craic'?