Shawn Kittridge from Weston-super-Mare spent an enjoyable session on the waggler to catch this impressive 46lb net of skimmers. The catch was taken from Apex Pond in Highbridge, Somerset, after loose feeding 4mm pellets and sweetcorn around 25-30 metres out. His setup consisted of a 13ft Matchpro Ultralight waggler rod with a lightly shotted 4BB waggler on 3lb… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Barbel On A Faithful Classic
James Thomson has kindly sent in this great photo of a barbel caught on his faithful old 12ft 9in Drennan Tench Float rod and Red Range reel setup. “I love my original Tench Float,” he explains. “It’s perfect for many a job! You’ll even notice that is one of your Red series reels!”… Read more
Trent Barbel For Simon
Durham-based angler Simon Ashton has recently been targeting the River Trent for barbel and with great success. Simon was rewarded on his very first session with a new personal best barbel of 12lb 5oz which beat his long-standing best from his local River Wear. Since that session, Simon has been back… Read more
Success On The Hampshire Avon
Swindon based angler Mark Woodage has been enjoying some great success on the Hampshire Avon during recent months, but it’s not been easy as Mark explains. The Hampshire Avon is new territory for me, one of the first obstacles was obvious, I’d need to overcome it’s the crystal clear water…. Read more
Trio Of Two’s For Ryan
Drennan’s Ryan Hayden landed three two-pound perch on a short session on the canal over the weekend using simple lure tactics. Ryan used a simple light lure fishing outfit consisting of E-Sox 7ft 6in Dropshot rod coupled with a Series 7 Float reel loaded with 8lb low diameter braid and… Read more
Barraclough Takes The Lead
Steve Barraclough is the early leader after a gripping first day of the Match Fishing Drennan Knockout Cup Grand Final. The Match Lake was in great form at Docklow Pools for the first leg of this two-day Final. It proved an even contest with all four qualifiers catching well. With… Read more