Tony C. Zappia       Focus on the Outdoors

Brody Ryan hefts a chunky smallmouth taken on a tube

And to think Brody Ryan lost a smallmouth two-pounds larger than this one!

Brody Ryan with another three-plus pound smallmouth

Solar Tackle Team members, Simon Bater and Colin Davidson, England, fly the colors while awaiting for boat transportation to Long Sault Island during the 2005 World Carp Championship

Assortment of Boilies

A boat-full of boilies

Simon Bater and Angler Mail Magazine writer, Colin Davidson, England, gear up for the start of the 2005 World Carp Championship, St. Lawrence River, New York, USA

Pavel Sastr, owner, Master Carp Company, Czech Republic, baiting a swim during the 2005 World Carp Championship

Pavel Sustr, Czech Republic, launching bait during the 2005 World Carp Championship

Rob Henwood, Specialist Tackle, Waddington, NY prepares a rig during the 2005 World Carp Championship held on the St. Lawrence River, Waddington

Brian Nordberg, representing USA during the 2005 World Carp Championship, St. Lawrence River, Waddington, NY

Val Grimley, representing USA, during the 2005 World Carp Championship, St. Lawrence River, Waddington, NY