Days that are too cold, wet and windy to venture outside are the perfect time to start thinking about changing the line on your reels. Arriving at the bankside with a freshly spooled reel will give you maximum confidence when casting out, striking and then leaning into that all-important fish. Here’s our top recommendations for float and feeder work: Float… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
A Perfect Winter Bomb Rod
Pictured is Alan Scotthorne leaning into another quality fish caught with a Drennan Ultralight Bomb & Feeder rod. The Ultralight Bomb & Feeder is an ideal choice for registering the shyest of bites in winter, whether you are targeting delicate biting silverfish or finicky carp and F1s. It has an extremely forgiving action… Read more
Chub Nets Jamie Weekly Award

Former Drennan Cup holder, Jamie Cartwright recently banked this huge 7lb 4oz chub from the River Great Ouse. The Northampton Specimen Group member used his 12ft 1.5 Series 7 Specialist Avon/Quiver rod and a bolt rig constructed of 2oz in-line lead, a short Tungsten Loaded hooklink and a size 8 Curve Shank… Read more
User Report: Acolyte & Acolyte Carp Poles
Team England and Drennan Barnsley Blacks star Matt Godfrey has been putting the Acolyte and Acolyte Carp poles through their paces for well over a year now, but are they holding up to the pressure? Here’s his ‘used and abused’ report, which originally featured in Match Fishing magazine: The Acolytes… after 14… Read more
Bream Fishing In France
France’s Benjamin Fruit shows you how to catch bream on the pole in the latest edition of Method Fishing magazine. The talented match angler and Drennan fan stars in Issue 6 of the 100-minute video and e-Mag for the up and coming French media channel. Watch the trailer or visit www.methodfishing.com to learn more.
Drennan Silverfish League Round 7
Forty anglers braved the 7th round of the Drennan Silverfish League, which was held in freezing temperatures at Rycroft Fishery in the East Midlands. It was the most difficult match on the venue for a long time and those with a favourable wind seems to fare the best. The comfortable winner… Read more