The World Carp Classic 2006, the biggest and most prestigious tournament in the history of carp angling, is now over! It took place on the magnificent French Lac D’Orient and like never before, the bar was raised to an entirely new level.

The tournament was always going to be a real test for the competitors, and thus it proved. Going into the last day it was still very much anyone’s guess who would come away with the win.

Team JRC Celebrate plus team member Kurt with his common
Team JRC Celebrate plus team member Kurt with his common

Mariusz Ciach & Jaroslaw Plochocki
Polish team Mariusz Ciach & Jaroslaw Plochocki take it out

An exciting climax over the last 12 hours of the tournament provided a very fitting finale, with the new WCC record fish being banked of 51lb 12oz, and the pairing of Mariusz Ciach & Jaroslaw Plochocki from Poland sweeping into a last night lead which was ultimately to prove unassailable. And here’s the results.

The World Carp Classic 2006 results table

Pairs Positions
Position Anglers Country Total Weight
1st Mariusz Ciach & Jaroslaw Plochocki Poland 80.85kg
2nd Leszek Rutecki& Andrzej Bartczak Poland 33.5kg
3rd Eddie Matthews & Richard Bradley England 23.5kg
4th Kurt Grabmayer & Przmek Sydor Europe 21.1kg
5th Jiri Jelinek &Vladimir Pazdera Czech Republic 18.5kg
6th Steve Howard & Andy Pethick England 15.2kg

Team Position
Position Anglers Country Total Weight
1st Team SBS England 23.5kg
2nd Team JRC International 21.1kg
3rd Team Carp Addict England 15.2kg

Mud, glorious mud!
Mud, glorious mud! Andy Chambers advice is to always be prepared!

Section Results
Dynamite Baits
Position Anglers Country
1st Robert Rigby & Gary Greg England
2nd Pascal Ricq & David Cheron France
3rd Paul Musson & Graham Moyle England
StickyBaits
Position Anglers Country
1st Kurt Grabmayer & Przmek Sydor Europe
2nd Stefan Duc & Jaroslav Sinansky Slovakia
3rd Karsten Klisch & Alexander Werner Germany
IndyLine
Position Anglers Country
1st Steve Howard & Andy Pethick England
2nd 2nd Sergiu Tofan & Lustinian Bobea Romania
3rd Jaroslav & Monika Tensinska Czech Republic
AntBaits
Position Anglers Country
1st Renaldas Marciukaitis & Marius Cilcius Lithuania
2nd Radu Morar & Josef Acs Hungary
3rd Jaap Bakker & Leo Overmars Holland
Carps Cabin
Position Anglers Country
1st Rubert Kasmin & Clifton Janssen Holland
2nd Jerzy Ryncarz & Miroslaw Hankus Poland
3rd Markus Dittgen & Bernd Schurmann Germany
GB Baits
Position Anglers Country
1st Jiri Jelinek &Vladimir Pazdera Czech Republic
2nd Mark Barton & Rod Bird Scotland
3rd Andras Szidiropulosz & Ferenc Kracsal Hungary
Solar Tackle
Position Anglers Country
1st Markus Lotz & A Herzog Germany
2nd Jaroslav Cuda & Lubomir Koudela Czech Republic
3rd Ladanyi Tamas & Ponyi Zsolts Hungary
Powerline
Position Anglers Country
1st Leo Burger & Karel de Neit Europe
2nd Timothy Knight & Martyn Baish England
3rd Paul Harrison & Keith Gambril England
International Carper
Position Anglers Country
1st Vladislav Tinchev & Metin Mustafa Bulgaria
2nd S Brouwer & J Boomsma Holland
3rd Jocelyn Dupre & Patrick Zambeaux France
Greys
Position Anglers Country
1st Tomasz Bilski & Tomasz Lipke Poland
2nd Mark Tebrooke & Philip Baker England
3rd Martin Bembom & Hartmut Buszell Germany
Free Spirit
Position Anglers Country
1st C J Gabriele & Arjen Uitbeijerse England
2nd Jan de Groot & Dirk Van Pelt Holland
3rd Chris Lowe & Roy Russell England
Armaled International
Position Anglers Country
1st Ali Hamidi & Frank Warwick England
2nd Gary Hirons & Chris Weeks England
3rd Paul Johnson & Daren Weatherley England

Supplementary Competitions
Competition Type Anglers Country
Best Lady Angler Schijf Romania
Biggest Fish Eddie Mathews & Richard Bradley (23.5 kg mirror) England
First Fish Steve Howard & Andy Pethick (15.2kg) England
Casting Competition Winner Mark Hutchinson England
SuperCat Competition Jan de Groot & Dirk van Pelt Holland

To read more indepth results, more about the competition and to view additional images, visit www.worldcarpclassic.com, or Click here to go straight to the results table.

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