Leeds, Yorkshire specimen angler Mike Hunter has been enjoying some superb barbel fishing on the River Swale, and has kindly sent us some super photos of some of his most recent captures. Fishing on various stretches, Mike has been trying some new boilies ‘the Dubby’ – which he commented… Read more
Category: Specimen
Bryan Jarrett with more Berkshire Carp
Hinders of Swindon’s Bryan Jarrett has landed some more fine Berkshire Carp on Drennan Specimen Plus hooks! Bryan fished three rods to a clearing in the weed at 60yds on a syndicate pit, having filled in the spot with Sea Salt N Chilli Pepper Hemp mixed with some Partiblend &… Read more
Theo’s Cracking Thames Barbel

Well known angler & author Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald from South Wales with a cracking Thames Barbel caught recently! Theo also made waves in the world of TV entertainment recently when he appeared on the cult TV show “Deal or No Deal” – doing well against the banker. After a short… Read more
Drennan’s Geoff Butler and His Hard Fighting Carp
Drennan’s Geoff Butler playing a hard-fighting carp from a small Oxfordshire pool on a Series 7 Puddlechucker Method Feeder 12ft rod! Geoff passed a few pleasant Autumn hours bagging a mixture of Mirrors & Commons to around 7lb – using a Drennan small 25g Flat Method Feeder & mould, with… Read more
Ed Zneimer’s Great Ouse Perch
London angler Ed Zneimer kindly sent us this photo of a 3lb 7oz Great Ouse Perch caught just recently on simple floatfished Lobworms! Ed fished on a private stretch of the river and caught over 20 Perch on the day in question, using Lobworms fished under a Drennan Loafer float… Read more
Gareth Evans’ Wonderful Southern Carp
Sussex specimen angler Gareth Evans caught this wonderful 32lb 6oz Mirror Carp from a Southern Stillwater, using a Drennan Martin Bowler Big River Barbel 12ft 2¼lb rod! Gareth caught a British Record contender 3lb 5½oz Silver Bream back in the Spring, which featured in Angling Times and won him a… Read more