Find out how they do things overseas, as one of our Italian correspondents, Matteo Maggi, reports back from the first qualifier for the Individual National Feeder Championship. This year’s Italian Championship began a couple of weeks ago with the qualifier on the Canal Brian, near to the popular seaside resorts… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
French Lessons
Five times World Champion, Alan Scotthorne, crossed the Channel last weekend to compete in the Sensas Festival at Châteaudun in France. Here’s how he got on. The Sensas Festival is a new individual competition run by the groundbait manufacturer Sensas in France. It consists of two one-day matches on the… Read more
The Drennan Knockout Cup Begins!
The 2014 Drennan Knockout Cup, run by Match fishing magazine, kicks off with Round One at Lindholme Lakes tomorrow. We’ve been busily making up well over a hundred goodie bags packed with Drennan tackle for all of the competitors as a thank you for them taking part. Last year it… Read more
Simon Ashton’s Nottinghamshire Bream
Many thanks to Simon Ashton for this fantastic photo of a bream he caught this weekend using the Drennan Distance Tench and Bream Rod and size 10 Specimen Plus hooks. “I baited a bar that I knew ran in front of me, at a range of 60 yards in quite a strong… Read more
Vandervleit Just Misses Out On A Second Fisho Final Appearance
Drennan-backed Chris Vandervleit was just one place off qualifying for this year’s Fish ‘O’ Mania Final with a massive 177lb 5oz catch! The match was last weekend at Barford Lakes in Norfolk, where the southern match ace has already once qualified for the £30,000 final, back in 2009. Well in front on the day was Kieron Rich,… Read more
Round One Fun At Viaduct

Jon Arthur was flying the flag for Drennan in Round One of the prestigious UK Championship. Here’s how he got on… The UK Champs is always one of the highlights of the year for me as I’ve been privileged enough to win it twice. There’s always a bit of a… Read more