Many thanks to Scott Thomson for sending us in this great photo of a beautiful perch he caught using the ever-successful Super Specialist hooks. Scott tells us he caught it from “a small Cumbrian water and it weighed in at 3lb. The bait was a small roach livebait on a size 4… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
The Nearly Man
Jon Arthur looks back at two recent matches where a place in the big-money Mega Match This Final narrowly slipped from his grasp… I think I’m sadly destined never to qualify for the 24-man Maver’s Mega Match This Final. Like many others, I’ve so far been one of the nearly… Read more
Craig’s Wild Irish Tench
Many thanks to Craig Murphy from Dublin, Ireland for sending us these great photos of wild Irish tench caught using the old Tench Perfection float. Craig tells us “They are by far the best tench float ever made.” We’re really pleased you like them Craig (we have a soft spot… Read more
So Close In Slovenia
A Great Day With Dean
Matthew Johnson and his fiancé, Jade, have just spent a great day’s coaching with match ace Dean Barlow. Here’s what Matthew had to say: “I just wanted to drop you an email in regards to the coaching day myself and my fiancée Jade recently attended with Dean Barlow at Woodlands… Read more
Barnsley Finish 4th In The World Club Champs
Drennan Barnsley Blacks have finished just three points away from a medal in the World Club Championship. This year’s event was fished on the River Sava in Slovenia and saw a great turnout with 30 nations involved. Catching a dace/roach-like species called vimba on the bottom in depths up to 10 metres… Read more