May is regarded by many as prime time for tench, and two-times Drennan Cup winner Dai Gribble proved exactly why with this 11lb 9oz specimen landed on his very first cast of a recent trip. Having taken his time getting his kit sorted and a spot baited on a Kent… Read more

Spring traditionally signals the start of tench season for many anglers, but few can have kicked their campaigns off in better fashion than Alan Rio, who’s just landed this stunning tench weighing 12lb 1oz, which was backed up by a further specimen of 11lb 1oz in one memorable session. The… Read more

London angler Simon Baker has been getting in on the tench action recently which saw him bank this stunning 12lb 2oz tinca. Targeting a southern gravel pit, Simon had made an early start to his tench campaign this year but had racked up plenty of blanks. On a recent outing… Read more

Last year’s Drennan Cup runner-up, Dan Woolcott got off to a flying start this season, banking a brace of 3lb 8oz roach last month earning his first Drennan Cup weekly. He has now backed this up with his second weekly award with this stunning 12lb 6oz tench which was part… Read more

A single bite during a 48-hour session has produced the biggest tench reported this season – this 12lb 6oz specimen falling to the rod of Trevor Pole on a large Cambridgeshire gravel pit.. Fishing at 80-yards, Trevor introduced a mixture of caster and maggot with a spomb and fished rubber… Read more

Having spent the last three years targeting a ten-pound tench from a Hampshire estate lake, Tom Randall managed his target recently with this 10lb 12oz specimen.. Previously, he’d managed four fish over the 9lb mark, and on the very session in which he landed the double, he’d lost another big… Read more