Guillaume Fourrier

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Guillaume Fourrier
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Sport
CountryFrance
SportSport fishing
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • World record 8.630 kg European bass (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2014)..[1]
  • World record 6.155 kg European bass (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2011)[1]
  • European record 2.805 kg Plaice (Belleville-sur-Mer, France, 2011)[2]
  • European record 9.060 kg Cod (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, 2011))[2]
  • French record 9.800 kg Pollock (La Rochelle, France, 2009)[3]
  • French record 4.825 kg Thornback ray (Dieppe, France, 2019))[3]

Guillaume Fourrier,(born 3 March 1981) is a French professional sport fisherman[4]. He has set 28 fishing world, European and French records[5][6]. The most notable of his records related to a European bass weighing 8.630 kg[7], save as world record from the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) in the 8 lb line category. Guillaume set 5 fishing world records[8], 7 fishing european records and 16 fishing French records[5]. His favorite fish species are European bass[9], Pollock[10], Cod[11], Thornback ray and Turbot[12]

Biography

Jean-Pierre Papin, football player and sport fishing addict, and Guillaume Fourrier (on the right).Guillaume was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. He was a competitive swimmer until he was 14 and he is keen on fishing since he was 13[13]. From 1999 to 2003, he became a lifeguard on beaches of the North-West French Coast and Corsica French island[13]. In 2005 and 2006, he spent a few months in New Caledonia tracking tropical catches and releasing then. Guillaume published 13 books[14] about fishing and a number of articles since 2005. He writes article about fishing every month, especially in the "Pêche en Mer" French magazine. He participates in Atlantic bluefin tuna tagging programmes with IFREMER and Spanish scientists[15].

Career

In 2007, he became product manager and team manager[16] for a French brand named "Sakura", where he developed rods, reels and lures for the European lure market. From 2012 to 2021, he was the Marketing Director[17] for the Japanese manufacturing company Daiwa (Globeride). As a sport fisherman, Guillaume is sponsored by April Marine, Beneteau and Simrad Yachting[18]

Books

  • La Pêche aux Leurres, 2009, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 978-2-85725-683-0
  • Toutes les Pêches en Bateau, 2011, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 978-2-85725-762-2
  • La Pêche du Bar, 2012, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by Gérard d'Aboville. ISBN 978-2-85725-795-0
  • La Pêche aux Appâts, 2013, edited by Vagnon, prefaced by the French actor Gérard Klein. ISBN 2857258488
  • La Pêche à Pieds, 2013, edited by Vagnon. ISBN 2857258496
  • Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer, 2014, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 978-2-85725-893-3
  • 50 pêches faciles en Atlantique, 2015, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by Pierre Perret. ISBN 9782857259572
  • Montage de lignes & nœuds de pêche, 2016, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 9791027100446
  • Pêche facile en bord de mer : 40 poissons, bas de ligne et nœuds, 2017, edited by Fleurus. ISBN 9791027101375
  • Le Vagnon de la pêche en mer : Espèces, techniques, matériel, montages, 2018, edited by Fleurus, prefaced by Michel Desjoyeaux. ISBN 9791027101849

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "IGFA World Records - Guillaume Fourrier". International Game Fish Association.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 European records list recorded by the European Federation of Sea Anglers.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Records de France Bateau.pdf" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  4. ↑ Live avec Guillaume Fourrier, retrieved 2023-05-08
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 News about his first French record, Tackle Trade World magazine, June 2009.
  6. ↑ "Guillaume Fourrier, un Dieppois à la pêche aux records". actu.fr (in français). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  7. ↑ "8.63 kg ( 19 lb) European Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax)!". World Sea Fishing Forums. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  8. ↑ "IGFA Member Services". igfa.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  9. ↑ La pêche du bar sur France 3 Normandie, retrieved 2023-05-08
  10. ↑ "Fishing for pollock, aiming for the biggest ones while fishing lighter". Fishing.news. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  11. ↑ Fourrier, Guillaume (2021-10-22). "Pêche du cabillaud : animations, leurres, astuces". www.voileetmoteur.com (in français). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  12. ↑ "The beautiful turbots of the end of the season". Fishing.news. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Guillaume Fourrier : 'I have kept the passion of the first days'". Fishing.news. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  14. ↑ "Guillaume Fourrier: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  15. ↑ SIMRAD | Scientific Angler Tagging Tour 2023 | Event 1, Barcelona COMPLETE, retrieved 2023-05-08
  16. ↑ Interview as Product and Team manager for the French fishing brand named Sakura, Angling International business magazine, 2009 April.
  17. ↑ Magazine, ActuNautique. "Daïwa lance une canne à pêche en série limitée pour le Barracuda Tour 2019 de Bénéteau". ActuNautique.com (in français). Retrieved 2023-05-08.
  18. ↑ Magazine, ActuNautique. "Optimiser un timonier hors-bord pour la pêche sportive". ActuNautique.com (in français). Retrieved 2023-05-08.

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