Steve Winter with a quality, match-winning 19lb 4oz net of fish from the Middle Level Drain in Lincolnshire:- “The 1st of my Winter leagues starts next week so Sunday we had a practice round on the Tydd section of the Middle Level Drain, where the 1st round will be held. The… Read more
Category: Specimen
Phil Bends the new E-Sox Piker Bait Rod!
Coventry’s famous specimen angler Phil Smith playing a big Sturgeon on one of the new E-Sox Piker Bait 12ft Rods. Phil has a set of the new rods for his Winter Pike campaign, but decided to put them through their paces with Sturgeon at a midlands stillwater. Three huge fish… Read more
Stu Hanson’s Pellet Waggler Carp

Thanks to Stu Hanson from Grimsby, Lincolnshire for this photo of a 15lb Mirror Carp landed on a Series 7 Pellet Waggler 11ft rod. Stu has been using the Loaded Pellet Waggler floats, and also recently caught this 12lb Common on the same rod: For full details on the Series… Read more
Matt Tann’s Prettiest Big Barbel

Without doubt one of the prettiest big Barbel we’ve seen this season, and fabulous photography – caught by Portsmouth’s Matthew Tann from an undisclosed river. Matt baitdropped a swim with good old Hemp & Caster and left it a while in peace before creeping in to fish, when the rod… Read more
Matthew Faulkner’s Sussex Specimens
Thank you to Matthew Faulkner from Bognor Regis in West Sussex for sending us some quality pictures of Bream and big Carp caught this Summer. Matthew has been fishing a very weedy local club lakes using Premier Boilies on 15lb Super Specialist Sink Braid hooklinks over spod mix, and his… Read more
Paul Elt’s Drop-Shotted Perch

Thanks to Paul Elt from St Neots for this picture of a vividly coloured 3lb+ Perch – caught whilst drop-shotting one of his local rivers using a Little American Worm Replicant on 6lb Supplex. “The lure was a little American Worm Replicant that I picked up – great little action… Read more