Lure fishing tactics paid off in spectacular style for Martyn Welch, who nailed this stunning 4lb 4oz perch from the River Trent. Martyn was using a Z-Man TRD plastic lure when the big perch hit: “I cast to the opposite side of the river and the perch nailed the lure… Read more
Carpfeed Editor Stephen Stones utilised floating maggots during a recent trip to a Fenland Pit to land this immaculate 3lb specimen. Stephen soaked his grubs in water before nicking them onto a size 14 hook complete with a piece of hair-rigged foam. Completing his rig was a Korum maggot feeder… Read more
A species not often associated with rivers is rudd, but Andy Childs used the opening day to smash his personal best for the species by landing a clonking 3lb 3oz specimen. The fish was caught from a stretch of the River Cam which Andy and two friends had raked and… Read more
One of the biggest rudd of the season has been banked in the form of a 3lb 6oz beauty taken by specialist angler Richard Wilby. The Airfield’s Lakes Fishery-owner is certainly no stranger to catching big rudd having caught five to 3lb 6oz in a single session last year, but… Read more
‘After testing these Pencil type floats for a couple of years I have just got the finished floats that are now in the shops and I must say they are a great addition to my Drennan AS range.’ After testing these Pencil type floats for a couple of years I… Read more
Despite the recent cloudier and cooler conditions, it is still possible to catch the iconic surface feeding summer species, the rudd, as proven by Dan Gale when he caught this 3lb 8oz specimen. Dan caught the beautiful golden flanked fish from a Lincolnshire Stillwater, where himself and a friend fished… Read more
