Matthew Fernandez, has had a great session after roach on his local river, with a couple of fish weighing over 1lb. The Southampton-based angler caught them from the River Itchen on float-fished red maggot. “I’d been pre-baiting the area for a week with maggot and hemp before I started to… Read more
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World Champs Preview
Drennan Team England are defending their title in Prelog, north Croatia, for the 61st World Championship this weekend. The venue is a man-made channel that runs from Lake Dubrava, parallel with the River Drava, to serve a hydro-electric power station. It is up to six metres deep on the pole line and although the flow can be… Read more
October’s Coarse Fishing Answers
There’s plenty of good stuff in the latest issue of Coarse Fishing Answers, including an in-depth review of our latest Acolyte Carp pole and a closer look at our revolutionary Crystal Dibber pole floats. Also inside, England ace, Will Raison, shows you why he rates Drennan catapults so highly and Jon Arthur lifts… Read more
Another PB For Shane
Earlier this month we reported on Shane Doherty smashing his PB barbel with an 11lb 3oz specimen. Now he has managed another milestone in the shape of this 1lb 8oz personal best river roach! The prized fish was caught from the River Swale in Yorkshire on worm, using a size 10 Drennan Super Specialist hook tied… Read more
Feeling The Heat In Portugal
Julie Abbott looks back at a frustrating weekend for her and the England Ladies team at the 2014 World Championship, held on the River Sorria in Coruche, Portugal. It wasn’t such a good week for me in Portugal. I struggled during the practice week and only just made the team, then I… Read more
Acolyte Pole Is A ‘Dream To Use’
David Clapham managed this cracking 20lb 5oz catch on only his second outing with his new Acolyte pole. The glistening net of roach was taken from the New Junction Canal and also included a surprise 3lb 4oz perch, which took a small roach on the way in! “The majority fell to single… Read more