South Wales specimen hunter and writer Terry ‘Theo’ Theobald has been on the trail of big chub using simple trotting tactics and plenty of maggots. Pictured above is one of Theo’s latest chub captures from Throop, using his favourite maggot hook for big chub, the Drennan Super Spade. Theo is a bit of… Read more
Category: Specimen
New Personal Best For Simon
Durham-based all-rounder Simon Ashton has recently managed to beat his personal best for pike with an impressive fish of 24lb 3oz. Simon caught this fish just after first light from a northern stillwater using his ever-faithful 12ft E-Sox Piker Bait Rod, coupled with a reel loaded with 18lb ESP Syncro XT… Read more
Huge River Ouse Chub
Freezing temperatures weren’t enough to keep reigning Drennan Cup champion Jamie Cartwright away from the river bank as he braved the elements to bank this impressive 7lb 10oz chub. The Northampton Specimen Group member only need 20 minutes on the River Great Ouse in order to fool the specimen chub…. Read more
Barbel On The Mega Method Feeder
Here’s another great underwater shot from Martin Bowler of a very underused barbel rig. Martin is a big advocate of using a Method feeder for barbel, as it enables you to keep your hook bait tight to your feed and is a great tactic for powerful rivers such as the Wye…. Read more
Balanced Paste Fools Ouse Chub
James Aris from Buckinghamshire has been getting amongst a few chub recently up to 6lb on his local River Great Ouse. Arriving an hour before darkness James placed a few pinches of paste into several likely looking areas on his way to the far swim. He makes one cast into each… Read more
Forgotten Dutch Lake Produces Monster
Hans Molenaar opted to target a much shallower area than he normally would on a large Dutch water system in the hope of finding a true monster – and succeeded! The biggest pike of the session (pictured above) weighed an impressive 34lb, which was taken on a large pollan dead bait…. Read more