Alan Scotthorne has come back from a testing couple of weeks down at White Acres but, as always, there have been plenty of useful lessons to take away from the experience. I have just completed two festivals at White Acres in Cornwall where the fishing has been first class. The first was… Read more
Chris Vandervleit scored back-to-back wins over the Bank Holiday weekend on two different venues. The well respected southern match ace kicked things off with a level 65lb win at Hertfordshire’s Willows Lakes, consisting of 30lb of bream and 35lb of carp on the short-range feeder. “I threw 10 balls of Bait-Tech F1 groundbait 20 yards out,… Read more
Jon Arthur has returned from his annual pilgrimage to Cornwall for the White Acres Milo Festival. Here’s how he got on: You never stop learning when you compete in a White Acres festival and this year was no different. I was down to fish the Milo Festival, which is the final big individual… Read more
Chris Vandervleit reports back from a fun and friendly Open Day at Rib Valley Angling at Ware in Hertfordshire. I was recently asked to represent Drennan and Bait-Tech at the Rib Valley Angling Open Day to stand in for my old mate Dickie Carr, as he was away in Ireland. I actually thought I was… Read more
Match-ace Dean Barlow explains his top baits for commercial fisheries at this time of year: CASTERS – I love casters for shallow fishing. A nice steady stream of casters falling through the layers is perfect for catching F1s and big carp alike. I usually start by feeding a dozen or so casters with a catty. As… Read more