Meet our Prostaff team!

 

Our products can always be improved. In this, our customers but also our prostaffers play an important role. We selected our team members very carefully on experience, product feedback and performance.

For you as a customer, it is therefore important to know how our prostaff team is structured. We have therefore made an overview per country below.

Feel free to contact our prostaffers. They are at your service!

The Netherlands

Name:

Rik Silvrants

Set-up:

12bb JumboXS Bellyboat

Garmin Gpsmap 923xsv / Garmin Lvs 32

Specialty:

Pelagic fishing for pike, zander and catfish. I also like to fish for perch with finesse technique and/or with twitchbaits.

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

The sunvisor's extremely suitable for keeping out the sun.

But what I personally find absolutely of added value is that it also keeps rain off my screen so I'm not after a wet screen and keep a nice clean image despite the rain!

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Rik Silvrants, born in 1995 and I have been fishing since I was little. From whitefish, to carp and now since two years completely infected with the predatory fishing virus.
And mainly pelagic fishing from my bellyboat!

 

Name:

Kevin Demmers

Set-up:

Madcat bellyboat pro-motor 185

Garmin echomap ultra 102SV with GT54 and LVS32 livescope

Specialty:

Pelagic sharpshooting and casting for zander and pike also finesse fishing for perch and asp

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

I mainly use the sunvisor to block out the sun, but it also helped me to block out most of the rain and snow in the hearse conditions.

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Kevin, born in 1993 in the Netherlands. I have always been a fisherman since the day i could walk, i would go with my father to fish for trout and whitefish every week!
Later on i began to be fascinated by the predator fishing and the bellyboat. I began with a small bellyboat but later on i got myself a even bigger bellyboat. And with bigger boats comes bigger equipment and soon came the livescope and also the bigger fish and the rest is history!


Belgium

Name: 

Joffrey Vanalken

Set-up:

Lund 1625 Classic

Set-up: Garmin GPSmap 1223xsv, Garmin GPSmap 922xs, LVS34, PS30 & GT56

Specialty:

Pelagic Sharpshooting, Casting

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

During days when the sun is reflecting on the screens or when its rainy.

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Joffrey born in 1992 and fishing since the age of 8. As little kid I joined my father fishing from the shore on zander with livebait. I was just catching the small fish he was using for catching the big fish. In 2005 my dad bought a small polyester boat and we started to fish vertical without sonar equipment. In that year I already caught my first real big zander measured to 103cm which is still my personal best. Nowadays you find us on the water with our Lund 1625 classic chasing all kind of predators with different techniques.

Name:

Johnny Vanalken

Set-up:

Lund 1625 Classic

Garmin GPSmap 1223xsv, Garmin GPSmap 922xs, LVS34, PS30 & GT56

Specialty:

Pelagic Sharpshooting, vertical jigging, casting, slow trolling

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

On sunny days and also when its raining during day/night 

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Johnny (John for the friends) and I'm born in 1960. Started to fish quite young at the age of 6 together with my father on big roach and after on pike. Nowadays I form a team together with my son and we like to fish for all kind of predators. Mainly zander, pike, perch & catfish are our target fish. Go big or go home is our spirit! Monster chasing all the way.

Name:

Eric Vermeer

Set-up:

12BB JumboXS Bellyboat

Garmin GPSmap 8412xsv, LVS34 and a GT56

Specialty:

Plagic sharpshooting on Zander and finesse technics on Perch

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

I always have the sunshade with me so the weather gods can never outsmart me. Not only in case of sun but also in case of rain.

Tell us about yourself:

I am Eric Vermeer better known as Ricky. I was born in 1990 and completely infected with the fishing virus since I was a small child.
Since about 10 years I fish for predatory fish. My favorites are finesse techniques and powerfishing on perch or pelagic sharpshooting on zander.
I fish mainly from the floattube and managed to become Dutch champion in 2022. Also competitions like Zandernation and Luremasters Riverfighters I managed to put my name on.


Germany

Name:

Steffen Schulz

Set-up:

FloatPlus1 Bellyboat

Garmin GPSMAP 8410XSV & LVS34 transducer & GT56 UHD-TM

Specialty:

Fly fishing for perch, pike and zander

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

During rain, sunshine, snow especially during daytime. It's a great screen protector anyway!

Tell us about yourself:

I am a teacher for french and geography who is totally mad about fishing and for a long time now addicted to bellyboat and fly fishing for big predators. I work as a sponsored freelance consultant in the fishing industry for over 15 years and I write articles for European fishing magazines since 2008.

Name:

Dennis Kucharczyk

Set-up:

Bassboat
2x Garmin GPSMAP 1223xsv, LVS34 and LVS32

Specialty:

Fishing for all Predators but i prefere fishing for very big perch

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

I use the products every day but the key is if the rain is coming or the sun is shining badly I still have a good view!

Tell us about yourself:

I have been fishing for over 20 years, from bank fishing to bellyboat kayak and boat fishing. I‘ve been trough it all but my passion is bank fishing for big Perch. I also love to Explorer big waters from a boat and find and catch big fish but the most important thing is to never lose sight of the fun because fishing is the greatest hobby in the world and not the size of the fish! Tight lines

Name:

Sven Johnen

Set-up:

Hobie ProAngler 12 180°

Lowrance HDS Live 12 - ActiveTarget & LiveSight

Specialty:

Powerfishing – Throwin‘ all Kinds of Hardbaits like Crank`s, Minnow`s and Twitchbait`s.
The Zander is my favourite fish, whether classic jigged or by pelagic sharpshooting.

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

The Sunvisor is an allround talent and belongs to every fishfinder!

It makes my fishing day much more pleasant, not only in the sunshine, but also in the rain.

Tell us about yourself:

I’m Sven and was born in 1987. My passion for fishing began in early childhood. From fishing for white fish to carp fishing in Germany and the large French reservoirs, I moved on to specialized predatory fishing in 2018. Now I mainly fish from kayak for all types of predatory fish in The Netherlands and Belgian rivers and lakes. Always on board - THE SUNVISOR!

Name:

Tobias Hilbert

Set-up:

Garmin ECHOMAP 102SV & LVS32 transducer

Specialty:

Spin and fly fishing for predators, pelagic fishing for vendace

In what situation do you prefer to use our products?

Always nice to have my screen protected but best use is during heavy sun and rain.

Tell us about yourself:

I have always been fishing since I was a little boy. I did all kinds of fishing, from roach to carp, eel etc. and I ended up spinfishing. Thanks to my buddy Steffen I started fly fishing for predators. I do a lot of fly fishing but not exclusively yet. I have two rowing boats with electric motors I use from time to time in my home waters but I prefer bellyboat fishing when ever I can.


France

Name:

Clément Pouthier

Set-up:

Brema 440 pro Bass

Humminbird Helix 9 and Helix 10 with MEGA live imaging

Specialty:

Pélagique fishing / vertical fishing / power fishing / shar shooting during the season

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

The best situation where I use this product is when there is a lot of sun and brightness, this is where we really see the usefulness of it or even with heavy rain

Tell us about yourself:

I'm Clément, born in 2002, I've been passionate about boat fishing since I was very young, I mainly fish large rivers in France, rivers and certain large lakes. for almost 2 years I have been using a lot of live technology, particularly in pelagic/vertical fishing for pike perch etc. in flood and also in sharpshooting, which is why I use visors to improve my fishing comfort and better perceive my screens during no matter what condition

Name:

DARLAY FLORIAN (Carnaflofishing)

Set-up:

Crestliner Kodiak 16

Garmin GPSmap 8416, ECHOMAP ultra 122sv, ECHOMAP ultra 102sv

LVS 62, LVS 34

Specialty:

I became addicted to Sharpshooting! For 2 years!

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

All the time!! Sunvisor caps have become essential on screens! Protection from the sun, this avoids reflections! And especially rain! This allows you to fish and have a clean and sharp image in all conditions!

Tell us about yourself:

I’m Florian, I’m 32 years old, I’ve been fishing since I was very young! I have practiced a lot of fishing techniques on all types of fish, for 2/3 years I have been fishing in a boat with the Garmin livescope mainly in the large Alpine lake!

I am looking for any type of carniver with a great preference for pike!

My goal for the next two seasons is to take a lake trout in Sharpshooting! One of the only freshwater fish I haven’t caught yet.


United Kingdom

Name: 

Andrew Gault

Set-up:

19ft king fisher lake boat
Garmin echomap ultra 122sv with GT56UHD
Garmin LiveScope Plus System with LVS34 and GLS10

Specialty:

Pelagic , vertical, casting, dropshoting,trolling, fly fishing and which way to catch on a lure i will be at on it.
only time its of when the unit is packed away after fishing.

The sunvisor is always on as its great to stop the sun but mostly the rain we have in the uk/Ireland

In what situation do you prefer to use our products

Tell us about yourself:

From the coarse fishing capital of Northern Ireland Co. Fermanagh. I am born in a place called Enniskillen where there is no shortage for places to lose yourself in its natural beauty when fishing on rivers and lakes. From the very early age of 4, my grandfather and father had me out fishing. When reflecting back on that period of time, it was an amazing experience. Both of them have passed on their experience onto me. 

Name:

Jude Evans

Set-up:

Hobie Pro Angler 12

Garmin Echomap UHD2 95SV with GT56 transducer. And Garmin Echomap Ultra 102SV with Livescope +

Specialty:

Targeting Perch with finesse techniques

In what situation do you prefer to use our products:

I keep my visor on no matter the weather to give myself the best view of the screen.

Tell us about yourself:

My name is Jude Evans, I was born in 2010. I have been fishing since the age of 7. In 2021 my Dad and I began our kayak fishing journey and have never looked back. I am usually found searching for Perch, Pike or Zander from my Kayak!