NAME: Dan Varney

LIVES: Banbury

OCCUPATION: Drennan Service Department

TOP ACHIEVEMENTS: Framed in festivals in Holland, Ireland and White Acres, Thames Championship Team Winner, Winter League Final Team Winner, lots of other team related wins

TEAM: Starlets

BIGGEST FISH: 21lb 8oz carp

BEST MATCH WEIGHT: 179lb of carp on the pole at Boddington Reservoir

FAVOURITE METHODS: 'Balling it' on the pole for river roach

FAVOURITE VENUES: River Thames

ANGLING AMBITIONS: To win the Drennan Knockout Cup. Win the Division 1 National with my team. Win a festival in Ireland

FAVOURITE ITEM OF TACKLE: Acolyte Pole 

ABOUT: 

Dan is the ‘pole man’ at Drennan International, working in the company’s service department, and a talented match angler with over 19 years experience in the angling trade.

His profile has really elevated since joining Kamasan Starlets, one of the top three teams in the country and since being taken into the fold, his results have rocketed, culminating in him making it all the way to the Semi-Final of the Drennan Knockout Cup in 2015.

Dan still loves fishing a variety of venues; everything from commercial fisheries to rivers like the Thames and the Soar.