Manchester’s Andy Cheetham had the best day’s fishing of his life when a trip to a midlands river saw him beat his personal best twice with the two incredible perch. “I’m still in disbelief as to catch a five ‘pounder’ is a dream, but to have two in a session… Read more
Power Gum has a multitude of uses, from bungee shock absorbers to stop-knot line markers. For most of my predator float fishing, I like to use Power Gum to create stop-knots. I find Power Gum grips far better than mono especially when using braid as a mainline. Power Gum is also… Read more
Graham Mann banked a 15lb 6oz zander from the River Severn on a lure. He was on the verge of packing up when he hooked the fish on a lure. His current personal best stands at 15lb 15oz caught from the same venue and his latest specimen came after he… Read more
Tony Hopley legered a lobworm hookbait over his carpet of molehill soil that he collected from the riverbank, formed the basis of a trap that proved irresistible to the biggest river perch of 2018 weighing 5lb 1oz. The Perchfishers member from Chesterfield in Derbyshire introduced four balls of the soil… Read more
Ravensthorpe Reservoir is well known for its trout fishing but Patric Kyte proved it’s also a pike haven with the capture of this 33lb 4oz monster. Predator enthusiast, Patric fished the Northamptonshire venue with his son and already boated a 6lb pike on a deadbait early on in the session…. Read more
Particle baits such as hemp, seeds and maize are a great alternative for many species. A great tactic is to use a small PVA mesh bag of particles which you can nick onto the hook before casting. The majority of seeds and particles are soaked for a period of time and… Read more
