Thanks to the Anglers Mail’s ace all-rounder Gary Newman for this wonderful picture of a specimen Hampshire Avon Dace, weighing 10 ½ oz, caught trotting with an Acolyte Ultra 14ft rod! Gary teamed the super-light rod with a Shimano Rarenium reel to trot a Crystal Avon float, bulk shotted with… Read more
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Carl’s Mirror Carp from Partridge Lakes
Many thanks to Carl McCormack for sending us in this very nice photo of a mirror carp he caught recently at Partridge Lakes in Cheshire. “Spending the afternoon enjoying the Autumn sunshine, and making sure the new newly elasticated top kits were right, I hooked into this beastie. Fishing the Willow Pool at… Read more
Gail’s River Arun Bream Haul
Many thanks to Gail Cottrill and the Pulborough Angling Society for sending us these excellent pictures after an action-packed session fishing for bream. This catch of Bream totalling 93lb 8oz, including individual fish to 6lb 15oz that was made on the Society controlled stretch of the tidal River Arun in… Read more
Drennan Acolyte Ultra 14ft Rod
A beautiful Roach caught trotting by Ryan Hayden from a southern river using his new Drennan Acolyte Ultra 14ft rod. Photo courtesy of Matt Tann, who remarked: “We found that even though the rod is so light, the control we had over our line and float was second to none…. Read more
Ben Gibbens Huge Dorset Grass Carp
Young Ben Gibbens from Dorset, who is just 11, sent us this picture of a huge Grass Carp he caught in the Summer. Ben fished a private lake with floater tackle and mounted a dog biscuit on a Drennan Super Specialist hook, which he cast amongst freebies. Ben tells us… Read more
20 Years of South West Trade Match
Drennan Sales Representative David Drake sent us some details on the 20th Annual South-West Area Trade Match – where he did well with the new Drennan AS1 Pole Floats! The match originated with a few South West area retailers challenging the reps and agents covering the area to a match…. Read more