Well done to young Samuel Claydon who managed to finish 5th overall in his first ever Junior Festival, fished at White Acres Holiday Park in Cornwall. He used a mixture of meat and chopped worm tactics on the pole combined with the pellet and Method feeder on the rod and line to… Read more
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Jack Pells Floater Caught 20lb+ Carp
Thank you to Jack Pells from Surrey for pictures of some early Spring Floater-caught 20lb Carp. “I noticed that the carp on my local club water seemed to be moving around on the top lately so I popped over there to do some floater fishing and managed to trick a… Read more
Dave Harman’s Gravel Pit Pike
Surrey’s Dave Harman sent us this picture a few weeks back, his final big Pike of the Winter. This lovely fish weighed 21lb 15oz and came on a Sardine deadbait presented on E-Sox Extra Strong Trebles. Dave enjoyed a good Winter predator fishing, including specimen Perch from the Thames and then a 32lb… Read more
Celebrate 30 Years Of The Drennan Cup
This week’s Angling Times has a special feature celebrating 30 years of the Drennan Cup – arguably the most sought after and prestigious specimen angling prize in the UK! There is also a live test with the all-new Drennan Acolyte Plus 13ft match rod. For anyone after a stepped-up three-piece float rod, the… Read more
The Cross Drove Spring Final
Chris Vandervleit reports back from a very successful Cross Drove Two-Day £1,000 Spring Final. After a tough Day One, Chris certainly made up for it the next day with a catch that tested his Acolyte pole to the limits! Twice a year Cross Drove Fishery holds a two-day Final. One is the… Read more
Simon Ashton’s Final Northern Pike Report
Durham specialist Simon Ashton has sent us a final report on the end of his Winter Pike campaign, which was capped by this new personal best of 22lb 2oz! The big Pike was caught up on a large, popped-up Herring fished close to an island at long range. Simon had… Read more