Coventry big fish angler Phil Smith caught this magnificent 7lb 2oz Chub recently from the Hampshire Avon, during the same trip as previously mentioned with John Found. The almost scale perfect ‘seven’ is the fourth over that weight of Phil’s illustrious angling career! Phil used his well perfected inline maggot… Read more
Category: Catch Reports
Paul Elt chooses Drennan
We really enjoyed reading issue 255 of ‘Improve Your Coarse Fishing’ magazine, and was really pleased to see Paul Elt using our Red Maggot hooks and Avon floats (amongst other things) in his great article on trotting. If you’ve not had the opportunity to read it yet, then you’re in… Read more
Drennan’s Richard Norris bags 100lb of Chub
Drennan Director and Sensas A4 Matchman Richard Norris took a 100lb pleasure bag of Chub (with a few Bream) on the Thames in Oxfordshire recently and we’ve posted a few action photos. This final shot shows a few of the excellent stamp of Chub Rich caught, all on Waggler and… Read more
Testing Times – Martin Bowler joins Peter Drennan on the Wye
The float not so much sailed downstream but waddled with its in built buoyancy, fighting against the river’s will to pull it under. The aptly name ‘dragger’ though had been designed purposely to overcome such a situation while allowing the hookbait to be placed on the stony bottom in a… Read more
Paul Elt’s Snowy Chub
Now we’re just starting to get towards spring time, here’s another look back at some of the recent freezing weather – with another big Chub. This 5lb+ fish was taken from the River Ivel by Paul Elt on a freezing cold day, using (as you can see) a Drennan Matchpro… Read more
Brooker’s Memorable Chub Session
Drennan’s Ian Brooker fished the River Thames last week on a short after work session in search of Chub. His first swim quickly produced a fish of 4lb before suffering a hook pull shortly afterwards. With no more indications of fish present he decided to up sticks and try a… Read more