Drennan Barnsley Blacks have won the Sensas Challenge Final for the second year running. This annual two-day event saw 30 teams of five competing to international rules, including teams from Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Islands and France. It is a float-only competition with a 13m pole limit and bloodworm and joker allowed. This year’s event was… Read more
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Chub On The Acolyte Plus 12ft Feeder
Pictured is a handsome 6lb 11oz chub caught by Drennan’s Richard Norris from his favourite stretch of the Thames in Oxfordshire. This was the best of seven fish, all caught on the new Acolyte Plus 12ft Feeder rod and a medium 40g Heavyweight Cage Feeder packed with coarsely liquidised bread. The best hook bait was… Read more
Andy Berteyn Joins Drennan
Former Belgian Champion and international angler Andy Berteyn visited us in Oxford recently and enjoyed a brief afternoon session at a local fishery. The conditions were too cold for carp but Andy had a nice net of silverfish and the chance to try some new items of Drennan tackle. Andy… Read more
Second 7lb Chub In A Week!
Less than a week after landing a huge Thames chub of 7lb 10oz Mike Davidson has managed to land another huge chub of 7lb 4oz. Like London buses, two came along in quick succession for the Drennan Sales Agent. The area was somewhere he had been meaning to fish for… Read more
Big Avon Chub For Gaz
Gaz Fareham has been making the most of recent sessions on the Hampshire Avon in search of big chub. The run up had been looking good as we’d had a few floods come through in January, but it had been fining down quite nicely and I was hoping the Stour would be in… Read more
Enter The Drennan Knockout Cup
Entries are now being accepted for this year’s Drennan Knockout Cup. This prestigious event is run by Match Fishing magazine with anglers competing over five rounds on a mixture of commercial fisheries, canals and running water. From a starting lineup of over 100 anglers, just four will ultimately qualify for the two-day Grand… Read more