Lukasz Gamoński from Poland caught this collossal 20.8kg (45lb 10oz) carp with his Drennan 12ft Matchpro Medium Feeder rod! He caught the impressive fish with Method Feeder tactics and using 0.26mm (8lb) Feeder & Method Mono to an 8lb Micro Braid hooklink to a size 10 Drennan Specimen hook. The fish was tempted with a hair-rigged 10mm Drennan Pineapple Punch Method Boilie.
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A Close Finish At White Acres
Alan Scotthorne managed second overall in the latest big festival held at White Acres. Here’s his report from an enjoyable week at the popular Cornish angling destination. I do love the buzz of these big 180-peg festivals at White Acres and the newly sponsored Guru event looked like it would be a… Read more
Success With Mini Catfish
Greg Sire has qualified for the France Cup at Bethune in the North of France after catching around 200 tiny catfish for a section-winning 6.34kg. This species of catfish (poisson chat) is now extremely common in many French venues. They are an invasive species and much smaller than the Wels Catfish common in Britain…. Read more
The Croatian Feeder League
Dora Kolmanić has sent in some nice pictures and information on the Croatian Feeder League that the Orka Drennan team have been fishing. “Some of these images are from Rakitje, a lake near Zagreb in Croatia which is full of carp, Prussian carp and bream,” Dora explains. “It was the first match… Read more
Great Start For Reigning Champ
Jon Arthur made a promising start to his UK Angling Championship title defence after finishing 3rd overall on Round One. The three-time champ managed a hard-earned 52kg (115lb) from peg 52 on Laurels Pool at Lindholme Lakes. Most of that weight consisted of F1s and small carp caught up and down in the water with chopped worm and… Read more
The Art of the Lift Method
Still water specimen hunting is predominantly based around bolt rigs and buzzers, which is understandable given its effectiveness. Not only is this true for carp but tench as well. There is a period, generally, from mid-May onwards, where a more traditional approach will have its day and for once the… Read more