Durham “Dace Ace” Simon Ashton – reigning British record holder for the species – has been out bagging on the River Wear with a Matchpro Ultralight 15ft! Simon actually purchased an original Drennan DRX Ultralight 15ft back in 2002 – and was really looking forward to getting his hands on… Read more
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The Drennan Revolution Tangle-Free Catapults
The Revolution Catapult: A new design pouch and frame, with super-slick rotation bearings. The perennial problem with catapults is twisting up of the elastic – so these have a special attachment at the frame end which is designed to revolve freely and reduce such tangles to an absolute minimum. We… Read more
Make Your Own Pike Traces
It’s time for some Pike Fishing! And these are just some terminal tackle items you might need to construct your own deadbait traces – 7-Strand Wire, E-Sox Extra Strong Trebles, Slim Crimps and a crimping tool – photo by kind courtesy of Gary Newman. The advantage of constructing your own… Read more
Drennan’s Richard Norris Trotting On A Tiny Chalk Stream
This superb picture shows Drennan’s Richard Norris trotting on a tiny chalk stream using a Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 12ft. During the trip last Winter (when the rod was still pre-production) Richard used the rod with an FD 3000 reel to trot a 1 swan Loafer float and caught Dace, Grayling,… Read more
E-Sox Pikeflex 10ft Rod At Chew Valley
Drennan’s Sean Trafford putting an E-Sox Pikeflex 10ft rod into almost full compression at Chew Valley Reservoir! Sean was float fishing Smelt deadbaits injected with pungent Baitbox Herring Oil under a Zeppler float and a sliding stop knot to adjust the depth of the rig depending on the swim. Unfortunately… Read more
Beet Magazine features Drennan Feeders & Rigs
A great technical article in the Netherlands November issue of “Beet” Magazine with lots on Drennan Feeders & rigs and some quite superb diagrams! Thank you to Andy Steer of Angling Knots for sending us details. There are some Great tips on setting up both Drennan Feederbombs and Inline Bolt… Read more