Hello Freddy, can you introduce yourself to the readers of Fishing.news ?
Freddy Bechet - My name is Freddy Bechet, I am 45 years old. I fish on the Loire between Orleans and Tours and I mainly track asps, but I also like pikes, perches, barbs, chub and catfish which haunt this magnificent river. I represent the distributor Kerfil.
Can you tell us about your early days in fishing?
Freddy Bechet - I fished like everyone else with my grandparents and my father, but my interest in lure fishing came about 15 years ago... To know and to know what happens under water, to make hypothesis, it's quite exciting, I confess...
When, how and why did you agree to be a Pro-Staff?
Freddy Bechet - My arrival at Kerfil is a story of meeting and sharing, a Breton who comes to fish on the Loire, a Blaisois who goes fishing in Brittany. Then the meeting with Sébastien Kiehl, who works at Kerfil, the circle is closed.
What does being an ambassador mean to you?
Freddy Bechet - For me, this partnership with Kerfil is to put forward the material with my know-how and the knowledge of my environment.
What is your best memory, or anecdote, as a Pro-Staff to share with our readers?
Freddy Bechet - I have so many memories, but recently, I managed to catch a 2.30 m catfish on light tackle distributed by Kerfil, it was quite intense and impressive... I had aches and pains for several days!
I also remember a fishing trip with Sébastien on the Glénan, where we saw bird hunts for nearly 3 hours and caught a total of eight different species of fish, all as impressive as each other for the freshwater fisherman that I am!
How do you see the fishing industry in France?
Freddy Bechet - I think that the fishing community is going in the right direction, even if awareness is slow for some, we must be aware that resources are not inexhaustible, everyone must do his part at his own level.
Any advice for anglers who want to join a Pro-Staff team one day?
Freddy Bechet - If I had one piece of advice to give to a young person who wanted to become a partner of a brand or a distributor, it would be: fish a lot, know your environment well, put forward your qualities, whether they are human or technical.
