The ever consistent Alan Stagg, Media Executive at Gardner Tackle, kindly shared this super 27lb Pike with us – which he caught recently at a large gravel pit. The big pike set a new personal best and fell to a small Sardine bait cast around 25 yards to a drop-off… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Roger Marlow’s Open Match Win
Drennan Leicester matchman and England Veterans international, Roger Marlow, has just won an open match at Lakeview Fisheries, Melton Mowbray, with an excellent 40lb 10oz netful! Roger used an Alan Scotthorne AS pole float to 0.11mm Supplex line and a size 20 Silverfish Maggot hook to fish two different lines at… Read more
Christian Barker’s Chub Filled 2013

Christian Barker tells us he finished 2013 with 83 Suffolk Chub over 4lb – a very consistent year! He used a variety of baits – live insects, bread and cheese pastes and likes to use the Laguna SAC flavours and uses a Drennan Matchpro Medium Feeder rod for his quivertip… Read more
Arjan’s Big Dutch Roach and Rudd
Many thanks to Arjan Snoeij of the Netherlands for sending us this great report of big Dutch Roach & Rudd he caught recently: At the moment I am fishing a big pit in the Netherlands for Roach, and I must say that things going well this year – with some quite… Read more
Dave Lambert’s Specimen Grayling
Thank you to Dave Lambert for this photo of a beautiful 2lb 12oz Grayling caught before Christmas. The ‘Lady of the Stream’ set a new personal best and was caught by trotting with a 3AA Loafer on 5lb Supplex line. The famous Loafer float has been one of our most… Read more
Acolyte Pole Feedback from Drennan Leicester Captain
We’ve received this brilliant Acolyte Pole feedback from Nick Moss, captain of the Drennan Leicester match team:- “I’ve just acquired a new Drennan Acolyte Pole, so I thought I would test it out after having the Christmas/New Year break. I couldn’t have Christened it any better! Saturday saw me down… Read more