Swim preparation helped Drennan’s Ryan Hayden land eight tench on his recent session to a Southern gravel pit. Arriving the evening before Ryan prepared two spots, one down the marginal shelf alongside a weed bed using a traditional rake and one at around 40 yards using a castable rake to… Read more
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Bright Baits Tempt Tench
Hans Moolenaar and Arend Termorshuizen have managed to land some good catches of tench despite the unsettled weather in Holland. “We both fished with 35g In-Line Flat Method feeders on 8lb Feeder & Method Mono with a short hooklength of 10lb Super Specialist Sinkbraid tied to a size 12 Specimen Plus hook with… Read more
Dropshotting For Scottish Brownies
Ian Young has just spent an enjoyable session in Scotland catching brown trout with light dropshot tackle. I christened my E-Sox Dropshot Rod recently, but not in the way I originally got it for. After failing to get out on the canal just 500 metres behind my house, I took it 550 miles to… Read more
Alan Scotthorne’s Six Of The Best
Alan Scotthorne is on an unbelievable run of form on festivals, so we got the England ace to share some of his learnings from the past few weeks: I have had a tremendous run this year, particularly on the festival scene, with a 2nd on the White Acres Guru Festival, a 1st on the… Read more
A Tough Lesson Learnt
England feeder ace Dean Barlow reflects on a recent Feedermasters qualifier where things didn’t quite go to plan. It’s always nice writing articles when you have the perfect match and a good win… but I thought I would write something a little different. Last Sunday I competed in a Feedermasters… Read more
Success For Stephane
Well done to Stephane Szczupak from Paris who has won the First Division Departmental Yvelines (78) series. The event was held over three rounds on the River Seine. Conditions became tougher as the series progressed, which forced anglers to use a wide range of silverfish tactics to keep bites coming. Stephane won the first heat with… Read more