Lat week we brought you a mid-competition update on the World Shoe Fishing Championships from Hammamet, Tunisia in the Mediterranean. After two rounds the Irish team were lying in 10th overall, in a competition where the home team Tunisia was putting in a dominant performance.
A great effort on the final day saw two Irish anglers in the top 10 on the day, with Des Farrelly winning his zone and 2nd overall, and John O’Brien 2nd in his zone and 9th overall. Fantastic fishing! That and Ruairi Coleman’s zone 5th place saw the Irish team move up two places in the final overall table. 8th was a very creditable finish for a team fishing very unfamiliar waters for unfamiliar species. Well done to the all-island team which comprised John O’Brien, Mike Curtin, Des Farrelly, Karl Fogarty, Ryan Blair, Ruairi Coleman and managers Joe Carley and Darren Ryan.
Currently the team lie in 10th position after 2 sessions, with one more to go. Tunisia, the home nation, are well ahead and in pole position to take a gold medal. Hopefully the Irish team can go well in the final session and move up the board. Whatever the outcome, we are just a bit jealous of the weather they are enjoying! We hope to bring you the full results in next week’s update.
