Terry Theobald recently spent a day of the banks of the Dorset Stour in search of chub and was certainly rewarded for his efforts. Theo used his trusty 15ft MatchPro Ultralight float rod with a small fixed spool reel loaded with 4lb 4oz Float Fish mainline and a simple trotting setup consisting of a… Read more
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Huge Upper Thames Chub
Drennan Sales Agent Mike Davidson recently set a new personal best chub from the Thames weighing an impressive 7lb 10oz! “It was a new personal best for me by 6 ounces, a personal best I had been trying to up before the season finished. The fish came first cast on a… Read more
New Video: 11ft Acolyte Feeder Rods
We head for Gold Valley Lakes in our latest video to put the 11ft Acolyte Ultra Feeder and 11ft Acolyte Plus Feeder rods to the test. England internationals Darren Davies and Simon Willsmore tackle the excellent Gold Valley Lakes with two contrasting approaches. Simon uses a finesse approach to target bream and skimmers with the… Read more
Roach On A Cheese Sandwich
Tony Peet from Wigan has finally got back on his favourite River Ribble, with some impressive roach succumbing to his ‘cheese sandwich’ hook bait. After a bit of a break it was great to get back on the River Ribble. The river had been up and although dropping was still carrying some colour,… Read more
Chub On The Kennet
Stu Lennox has been having some great sport targeting chub on a local stretch of the River Kennet. The fish were all taken on bread flake, trotted down the swim under a 1 Swan Loafer with a size 10 Super Specialist hook tied to 0.17mm Supplex Fluorocarbon. “I fed a couple of balls… Read more
Grayling In The Snow
David Turnbull from Edinburgh christened his new Acolyte Ultra 14ft float rod by catching this quality 2lb (42cm) grayling in the snow. “The rod was great and I felt confident playing them in fast water with a 2lb hooklength,” he explained. “The tip cushioned the lunges but it had plenty… Read more