Norwich specialist Josh Fisher has sent us these fine pictures of a brace of 6lb+ Chub caught lure fishing from a Kayak! Josh used the Kayak to explore a rarely fished area of one of his local Norfolk rivers, and by lure fishing, was able to stay mobile and cover… Read more
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Waveney Valley Lakes Big Carp on S7 Waggler Rod
David Potter, manager at Waveney Valley Lakes in Norfolk sent us this fabulous photo of a 28lb two-tone Mirror Carp he landed from the complex! The astonishing part was that he was using a Series 7 Puddle Chucker Carp Waggler 11ft rod and a Shimano reel loaded with 4lb mono through… Read more
Drennan Specimen Plus Hooks
Durham’s Simon Ashton visited the River Wye in Herefordshire earlier this Summer, and found the river low and quite stale. As a consequence, he found the bulk of the fish in shallow, turbulent and rocky swims – which are often attractive to Barbel in such conditions. This meant a strong hook pattern with a… Read more
James Hinley’s Newly Purchased Acolyte 13ft Rod
Thanks to James Hinley from Middlesborough for this photo of a bag of Chub caught on his new Drennan Acolyte Ultra 13ft rod. James went to try the rod out on Yorkshire’s River Swale – and used a 4½BB Drennan Big Stick to trot Casters very effectively on a size… Read more
Chris Brass and a Bonus Common
Thanks to Chris Brass from West Yorkshire for this excellent photo of a muscle-bound Common Carp which interrupted a Tench session whilst fishing with a Series 7 Tench & Specimen Float rod recently. He was using 4lb Supplex through to a Red Maggot hook when the Carp took his bait,… Read more
Mr & Mrs Doherty’s Wye Barbel Trip
Thank you to Debbie Doherty, pictured above with a 6lb 5oz Barbel, and husband Shane for some fine River Wye Barbel photos. The couple travelled to Herefordshire to enjoy the river’s famous Barbel fishing and caught well using a combination of groundbait feeder / straight lead tactics with 12mm / 16mm Halibut… Read more