In our latest video, Jon Arthur demonstrates how to make the most of a couple of pints of maggots and a simple short-pole approach. After an action-packed session at the fabulous Hillview Lakes, the reward was a tidy mixed catch including roach, perch, skimmers, bream, F1s and carp. It’s a simple and very effective way to fish,… Read more
Category: Venues
Impressive Win With Acolyte Plus Rod
Martin Ward used his new Acolyte Plus 14ft rod for the first time to bag an astonishing 49lb winning net of chub! The impressive catch was taken using waggler-and-maggot tactics on the River Avon at Seven Meadows, Stratford upon Avon. Martin nearly doubled the second-placed angler’s catch and cruised through to next month’s big-money Riverfest Final. “I caught 24 chub, the… Read more
18lb Canal Win For Flint
Drennan Bordon team man Anthony Flint continued his great run of form by winning last week’s Basingstoke Canal Champs. Here’s his account: “At the draw, my hand went in the hat and I drew end peg 1 in the turning bay at Ash Wharf. I wasn’t too keen initially as people had mixed comments about… Read more
Team Drennan Top At Alders Farm
Team Drennan topped the inaugural Joseph James Law event at Alders Farm yesterday with an excellent 53 points out of a possible 60. This 12 teams of five contest was spread across Ash, Pines and the Specimen Lake at the prolific venue at Brickhill, near Milton Keynes. Drennan’s talented quintet consisted of Grant Albutt, Joe… Read more
Quest For A 2lb Roach
Scott Cordingley has finally achieved his dream of banking a 2lb+ roach from his local river. “I managed to get an hour on my local stretch of the Upper Stour in Kent in the hope of a few chub,” he explains. “I was tooled up with a 12ft feeder rod… Read more
Vandervleit Storms The Lake John Two-Dayer
Chris Vandervleit won the two-day Match Fishing Scene event at Essex’s Lake John Fishery with a huge 348lb 8oz combined weight! The venue expert managed 22 carp on Day One for a match-winning 199lb 4oz. He took that impressive weight from peg 36, using an Acolyte Ultra 10ft Feeder rod and casting to… Read more