Roger Marlow managed this healthy 8lb+ catch in just a few hours during a practice session on the River Soar in Leicestershire. The England Veterans squad member caught them all on bloodworm over groundbait and with extremely strong winds to contend with he chose to fish a 4g pole float at nine metres…. Read more
Category: Drennan Teams
Grimes Takes Top Honours At Colemans
Drennan Bordon’s Russ Grimes continues a great run of form after taking top honours in the latest round of the Colemans Cottage Individual League. Here’s the account of his latest win: On the day I drew Peg 1 on Stepfield Lake, which is an area that always seems to have a bit… Read more
A Winning Finale
After 10 hard-fought rounds, Drennan Bordon’s Russ Grimes finished the Tunnel Barn Farm Winter League in style with a tidy 90lb match win. Here’s his account of a winning finale: It’s been very up and down for me this year at Tunnel Barn for the 20 teams of four winter league. The… Read more
No Changes To Gold-Medal Winning Feeder Team
Congratulations to Drennan-backed Dean Barlow for once again being selected to represent his country for this year’s World Feeder Championship. The Preston Innovations England Feeder Team remains unchanged after it won both team and individual gold medals so convincingly in Ireland last year. It consists of Steve Ringer, Phil Ringer, Dean Barlow,… Read more
137lb Win With Silverfish Match Hooks
Rob ‘Weasel’ Deacon managed to win the latest open at Orchard Place Farm with an impressive 137lb 12oz. Not bad in winter and on his first visit for five years! The Drennan Bordon team man’s impressive winter catch consisted of 76 F1s and showed the importance of working the peg and varying swims to keep fish… Read more
England Squads Announced
Several new faces join an extremely talented England Veterans squad heading to Portugal this year. The 2015 FIPSed Veterans and Disabled World Coarse Angling Championships are to be jointly held on the River Sorraia near the village of Cabecao, Portugal on 5th/6th June. It is a challenging venue with both barbel and bleak… Read more