Drennan Barnsley Blacks have won the Division One National, which was held on the River Trent at the weekend! The talented outfit managed to win by the narrowest of margins, however, as their 336-point tally was just a single point ahead of the Shakespeare Superteam! That almost matches a similar outcome at the recent Angling… Read more
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The Tight Lines Young Angler Day
Dean Barlow reports back from the Sky Sports Tight Lines Young Angler Day, where he and a host of star names were joined on the bank by some very lucky competition winners. The Tight Lines Young Angler competition day is always one that I look forward to and always make sure… Read more
A Hard-earned 14lb Catch From The River Trent
Float fishing master, Wayne Swinscoe, explains how he managed an impressive 14lb catch on a wind-lashed River Trent at Burton. With the River Trent fishing so well on the float lately I was really looking forward to Sunday’s Coors AC open match at Burton. Two days previous I had fished the RAF… Read more
Tail-Hooked Barbel On Zircon Pole
Dave Harpin was third overall and qualified for the Wychavon Championship at Evesham – largely thanks to this foul-hooked barbel! He was fishing a 12g flat float when he hooked the impressive fish and somehow managed to get it into the net with 13 metres of his trusty old Drennan Zircon pole in the… Read more
10lb Tench On Hair-rigged Casters
Mark Simmonds’ first session on a 100-acre Cambridgeshire lake has produced a new personal best tench of 10lb 14oz. The impressive fish was taken on hair-rigged casters, using a Drennan in-line feeder filled with maggots. “I also had a new PB male at 8lb 9oz on maggots and the same… Read more
Wilkinson Qualifies For Evesham Festival
Harry Wilkinson has booked his place on the prestigious Evesham Festival after a fine display of eel fishing on the Warwickshire Avon. The match was the Evesham DAA Youth Championship, which sees the winner of the Junior and Intermediate categories earning themselves a place in the popular Bank Holiday weekend festival. The up-and-coming Drennan Leicester… Read more