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John Tyzak
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Age 44
How many years have you been going fishing? 40
How did you get started in fishing? An interested father and uncle took me sea fishing aged 4. I taught myself to fly fish from the age of 13
Most memorable fishing moment? My first ever fish on my first fishing trip. A little school bass from the Taw estuary
What do you love most about fishing? I can't possibly explain that in words!
Who do you most admire and why? For sheer consistency over the last decade, it has to be the French and Czech fishing teams
How many International competitions have you been involved in? 2 Loch-style Home Internationals; 9 River Home Internationals; 3 European Championships and Poland will be my 7th World Championships
Favourite UK fishing location? The small streams of northern England
If you didn't fish what else would you do as a hobby? I don't honestly know. Fishing is my life
If you could choose one celebrity to fish with, who would it be? Dean Andrews
If you could choose one place in the world to fish where would it be? New Zealand
Have you ever caught anything interesting other than a fish? I once caught a dead rabbit on the river Wharfe. It put up a pretty good fight actually!
Out of the team, who makes the best tea or coffee? We usually drink beer!
Three Favourite Flies? JT Olive, F-Fly, Paraduster
Your Team Nickname "JT"
Who is the team joker? All of us
Most embarrassing moment during fishing? Too many to choose from
Biggest moaner of the team? That would be telling...
Strictly Come Dancing or X-Factor? X-Factor
Beer or Lager? Lager
Fish & Chips or Curry? Curry