“I picked the rod up and leaned into a very heavy fish“ Ian Pryke has been a keen angler for almost 60 years in both saltwater and fresh. Specimen hunting has always been his favourite style of fishing, targeting bass in the sea and perch and pike in freshwater. For… Read more
Category: Eel
Steve Pitts 10lb 2oz Eel
“It measured an astonishing 48” long with a 12” girth, it was a proper snake..“ How about this for a monster eel! ‘Eel Man’ Steve Pitts smashed his personal best when he landed this impressive 10lb 2oz giant! Steve told us “I was targeting an undisclosed low-stock water which I… Read more
Daniel Woodcott 6lb 4oz Eel
“My bite alarm sounded and I finally bent into a proper one..” Daniel Woolcott’s eel campaign on a southern gravel pit this summer had been tough going as after 17 overnight sessions he’d only managed to catch a few smaller fish to 3lb. Daniel told us “I had an eighteenth… Read more
Barry McConnell 7lb 8oz Eel
Barry McConnell certainly celebrated his birthday in style when he banked 6 specimen eels topped off by this 7lb 8oz beauty. Barry told us “It was my 63rd birthday so I celebrated the way I know best – by going eel fishing! I decided to spend 10 consecutive days on… Read more
Charlie Coppollo 5lb 12oz Eel
Charlie Coppolo finally managed his first night eel fishing of the season, and tried his luck on a new water, which as far as his research found had no history of eels whatsoever! Which incidentally is exactly what he look for in an eel water. Charlie told us “I’ve found… Read more
Paul Faint 7lb 3oz Eel
“Looking down in the net I could see this was big eel..” 50 year old specialist specimen angler Paul Faint from Waltham Abbey landed himself a new personal best in the shape of this 7lb 3oz eel after a run of several good eels taken whilst targeting them since the… Read more