Simple waggler tactics have accounted for one of the biggest hauls of rudd ever recorded by an angler in the UK. The five specimen silverfish totalled nearly 16lb in weight and were banked by Airfield Lakes Fishery owner Richard Wilby from a private five-acre irrigation reservoir in Cambridgeshire. Richard’s impressive… Read more
A 240-mile drive from Cheshire to Kent rewarded Dean Taylor with this stunning 11lb 8oz tench – his biggest of the year so far. After spodding worm, caster, hemp and pellet at 4 am to an area 65 yards from the bank, it wasn’t long before the tench fanatic saw… Read more
A five-week campaign on a 40 acre Hertfordshire gravel pit finally paid off in big fashion for Steve Grinaham when he landed this 11lb 12oz tench. Steve pre-baited a new spot the day before his session after deciding to move away from the more pressured areas of the lake. Arriving… Read more
This colossal 12lb 3oz tench is the jewel in the crown of what’s possibly the greatest catch of the species ever recorded in the UK. It was banked by Angling Direct-backed angler Darryn Stolworthy during a week-long trip to Norfolk’s prolific Bawburgh Fisheries. Besides catching the biggest recorded tench of… Read more
Sweetcorn was the key to the capture of this stunning 10lb 12oz tench for Thomas Humphries. The specimen hunter targeted his local syndicate in the south of the country and put the budget bait to good use by hair-rigging four grains – topped by a single grain of ESP Buoyant… Read more
A colossal 11lb 14oz tench has topped a superb week for the species that’s seen numerous specimens banked all over the country. The fine double-figure tinca fell to Tenchfishers member Eddie Court on a pair of 8mm pineapple boilies fished over a bed of maggots, micro pellets and hemp. Eddie,… Read more
