Martin Bowler sent us this lovely photo of a specimen Hampshire Avon Dace, weighing 13oz, caught recently. Martin used an 11ft Drennan Bomb rod to fish a very light split shot paternoster rig with a 1lb 14oz hooklength and a size 18 Kamasan B520 baited with red maggot. “A rod… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Paul Passmore’s Oxford Canal Net using Acolyte Pole
Paul Passmore from the Devizes Match Group with a terrific net of fish from a difficult Oxford Canal match at the weekend. The canal was very clear with lots of leaves on the surface for an open match pegged in Oxford from Wolvercote to Jericho. Colin Wainwritght (Sensas A4) won… Read more
NEW Drennan Match Luggage
Some of the new Drennan Match Luggage in use at an Oxfordshire commercial fishery. This brand new range was launched in September and includes rod holdalls, carryalls, coolbags, wet net bags, reel bags and rod sleeves all manufactured from tough waterproof fabric and featuring the new Drennan logo. Available from… Read more
Hans Moolenaar’s Beautiful Dutch Pike
Dutch specialist angler Hans Moolenaar went on a daytrip for big pike in typical Dutch wet and windy conditions on one of the many large lakes in the southwest of the country. He did that several times earlier this year but without the result he wanted. This time it all… Read more
Drennan Quiver Rest
The classic design Drennan Quiver Rest! Absolutely ideal for quiver-tipping on rivers and stillwater – helping accommodate the optimum rod position which can buy the angler extra bites, and also can help to successfully convert those bites into hooked fish. Manufactured from lightweight, hard-wearing plastic with an angle tilt –… Read more
Geoff Collins Huge Zander on 7 Strand Wire!
Rushden’s Geoff Collins with a monster stillwater Zander weighing 18lb 5oz! This latest specimen on Geoff’s glittering personal best list comes just days after he’d taken a huge brace of Barbel (see our previous news item on 19th November) – capping a really memorable period of successful fishing on tough… Read more