“Ben realised he had caught the barbel that holds the current Hampshire Avon record” This long, lean, Hampshire Avon barbel sent the centrepin reel of Bournemouth angler, Ben Fairweather, into meltdown just as he was about to pack up. On his second after work session in the space of a… Read more
“Reaching a deeper area, his lure was firmly hit by what he knew to be a decent perch” Although the thought of a few extra hours in bed is appealing to most of us, Shane Close was up at 5:45am to head off in search of a few perch recently… Read more
We recently caught up with Ramon Ansing who explained that Its been a busy few weeks with his latest match being the Topcompetitie Feederfishing. He told us “Last weekend I fished the Topcompetitie Feederfishing. As it is a teamevent of teams of four and a major event for feederfishing in… Read more
It’s been a busy month or so for Steve Hemingray with several big matches on the calendar including a trip over to Italy and he didn’t disappoint. He told us “I have just finished a hectic yet successful month of matches, starting off with the 3 day festival on the… Read more
Last week I fished Top Tackle’s 5 day festival down in Brean Sands in Somerset. This included 4 carp rounds and a silver fish only round. The festival is run on 2x sections of 9 anglers each day. Monday we went to Summer Hayes fisheries and I drew peg 3… Read more
“two crucian carp over the magic mark” For several years, Hampshire angler, Rod Fowler, has been pursuing crucian carp on a Southern stillwater. Not a long stay angler, he just fishes day sessions, and although he’s enjoyed some great results with the species, that illusive four-pounder has alluded him. That… Read more
