A day-ticket venue has produced the biggest roach of the season weighing 3lb 3oz. The impressive specimen provided the only bite of the day for former Drennan Cup champion Dai Gribble when he visited a venue in Oxfordshire. This is his sixth roach over the 3lb mark and fell into… Read more
Dave Brice was celebrating after he banked a fish-of-a-lifetime in the shape of this pristine 2lb 13oz roach. The 52-year-old from Coventry set himself the challenge of breaking the 2lb barrier this winter and exceeded his expectations with the huge fish, which turned up during a session at a gravel… Read more
There’s no better bait to catch a big river roach than a piece of bread flake and this was proved by Andy Childs when he banked a brace of impressive specimens. The fish topped the scales at 2lb 4oz and 2lb 1oz, which were caught by the Colchester-based specialist when… Read more
This 2lb 14oz roach was the biggest of a brace of fish banked by specimen all-rounder Alan Rio. His other roach weighed 2lb 1oz and fell to a critically-balanced Sticky Baits Manilla boilie fished with a groundbait feeder rig. It was taken his local Surrey lake, which is a venue… Read more
Drennan Oxford team member, Carl Eland targets roach on the River Thames at Medley, using his favourite tactic, the waggler. Click here to watch the full video.
Casters proved to be a winning bait for Mick Lomas when he banked this fine 2lb 14oz roach. He was fishing a northern Stillwater when the specimen took two imitation baits in conjunction with a groundbait feeder and a size 14 hook. Mick baited his chosen swim with a pint… Read more
