This superb action shot features Drennan’s Sean Trafford using a Martin Bowler Specialist Barbel 12ft 1.75lb rod to play a hard-fighting Barbel on the River Wye this week. After several scorching hot consecutive days in the office this week, Sean and Stewart Moss shot off down to Herefordshire after work… Read more
5 time World Champion Alan Scotthorne recently spent another day at Drennan International HQ working on the design and development of numerous new products with Peter Drennan. Items from reels to floats were examined in detail. Of particular interest Alan had achieved significant improvements in playing and landing big carp… Read more
It’s that man again with another whacker! Phil Smith continuing his enviable 2012 with a double figure Barbel from the 22nd different river of his distinguished career! Phil has recently switched his attention to Leicestershire’s River Soar – and after an unsuccessful trip a few days previously, arrived at around… Read more
These days more and more people are fishing with larger diameter elastics. But when the elastic isn’t ‘set’ right, instead of being an excellent tool for catching large fish on the pole, using it can be very frustrating! I have watched a lot of international matches where large fish were… Read more
Thanks to Martin Bowler for this photo from the River Kennet yesterday evening, showing his Barbel rod fishing away! “River Kennet still running fast with a little colour, but this is now dropping out. I have opted to use my 1.75lb test curve barbel rod with 12lb Supplex to a… Read more
