5 Times World Champion, Alan Scotthorne revisited Drennan HQ to discuss pole rigs and is seen here demonstrating a special loop knot. If tied correctly this three-turn long-barrel knot, turned out to be stronger than the unknotted line. Knots however well tied are always reckoned to weaken monofilament but breaking strain tests using… Read more
Category: Alan Scotthorne
Maver Larford Lakes Festival – By Alan Scotthorne
I recently fished the Maver Larford Lakes silver fish festival, after practising the week prior on the Wednesday with traveling partner Lee Kerry I thought we were going to be in for a great competition as the specimen lake was fishing very well. Catching around fifty pounds of Skimmers on… Read more
“Stainforth and Keadby Canal – Thorne individual league” by Alan Scotthorne
This league has been running for a few years now and attracts a field of good anglers all keen to enjoy brilliant Roach & Skimmer fishing and with weights in the past of 20lb it really is second to none. League organiser Mark Silman does great making this event run smoothly: it’s… Read more
Drennan Preview In Paris
Peter Drennan and Alan Scotthorne travelled to Paris recently to meet Drennan France sales manager Lucie Thomas and six area agents from France to preview the first new products for 2013 including the exciting new Revolution catapults. Since Drennan first supplied direct to French retail shops back in 1999, the… Read more
Winter Fishing At Its Best – by Alan Scotthorne
I have just fished two completely different matches that I am sure could have been very similar for just a change in the rules. On Saturday I went on the Aire and Calder to fish a match on the river but unfortunately the river was flooded and it was cancelled… Read more
Alan Scotthorne versus Pike!
This exceptional bit of photography by Ben Fisk of the Angling Times shows the dramatic moment when five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne saw a Pike try to grab one of his ‘netter’ roach on Stainforth & Keadby Canal – as featured in last week’s issue! The very informative article explained… Read more