Only just found this. Had the pleasure of spending a day fishing with the Ol Captain and Max this year and have to say that the images portrayed on his many posts are accurate- he is a super nice guy and a tremendous advocate for our sport.
Not sure what "Champion of the Queen' award is, but as a Brit, I will make my own assumptions! Congrats Horace...You would be hard pushed to meet a nicer bloke on the river bank.
Tony