Thanks to Mark Simmonds for sending us photos of some of his tremendous Tench and Bream from this Spring/Summer from a Cambridgeshire stillwater! Mark struck gold as early as April when he landed Bream to 14lb 2oz and Tench to 10lb 3oz – winning a weekly Drennan Cup award in… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Oliver Does It Again!
Young Oliver Jenkinson from Bedfordshire with his terrific new personal best Barbel, weighing 13lb 2oz, caught from one of his local rivers earlier this Summer! Ollie, who is 14, has been enjoying a truly prolific season and had already bagged a Barbel of 11lb 5oz last month to set a new best, but… Read more
Andrew Hawksley’s Float-Caught Welsh Barbel
Andrew Hawksley from Garry Evans Fishing Tackle in Cardiff, with a big Welsh Barbel caught whilst trotting! The barbel weighed 10lb 6oz and Andy landed it on 4.4lb (0.18mm) Drennan Floatfish line through to a size 16 Super Spade hook, baited with maggots. For full details on the famous Drennan… Read more
Jack Reid’s Wye Barbel in the Sun
Thanks to Jack Reid for some lovely photos of recent River Wye Barbel. Jack used his Drennan Specialist Tench & Bream 12ft 1.75lb as a barbel rod – and on a lovely summer day on the lower river, bagged 8 barbel to 8lb odd. Great fun! Click here for full… Read more
Series 7 F1 Carp Waggler 10ft Rod
A nice detail photo of the Series 7 F1 Carp Waggler 10ft rod! Perfect for summer ‘puddle’ fishing on commercial fisheries for ‘match sized’ carp – the rod is suited to mainlines up to 6lb and is designed for use with Wagglers up to 5g. It also comes supplied in… Read more
Tim’s Huge French Catfish
Tim Walden sent us these photos of two huge catfish he caught on a recent week-long campaign in France using 70lb Drennan Shockleader with an ESP Spod Rod. Here’s Tim’s report in full: Over the last 3 or 4 years I have been exploring different rivers in France trying to… Read more