“Some anglers stop targeting tench this late into summer as they’re down in weight, but to me they’re such a beautiful fish I’m happy to catch them at any size..” An uncommon hookbait in the tench world proved the downfall for this stunning 12lb 7oz tench landed by Rob Spinks…. Read more
Fishing a Colne Valley pit after a hard spring which incurred few blanks, 52 year old Paul Faint, a specimen angler from Waltham Abbey, Essex, finally got amongst his target species, the might eel. Targeting a deep and weedy swim, Paul decided to fish a Dyson rig with worm hook… Read more
Taking a break from his usual carp fishing, 72 year old Bill Phillips drove his motorhome to a campsite in the southwest with his wife, where he’d heard rumours of some decent eels.. On the second evening of a four-night trip, Bill set up three rods, one baited with a… Read more
Following a slow start to his tench campaign, Hampshire specimen angler, Matt Fernandez, landed this beautiful 11lb 1oz fish on his last session for the species. After pre-baiting a few areas, Matt noticed fizzing on both spots when he arrived and decided to toss a coin on which swim to… Read more
A session on the River Thames whilst listening to the football proved to be incredibly fruitful for Bait-Tech consultant, Justin Beale, when he landed this immense 18lb 1oz barbel. After having a few casts during the first half of the England game, Justin had just reeled in one of his… Read more
Following a good start to the season on the Fenland Drains, southern specimen hunter Simon Baker connected with this immaculate rudd, weighing in at 3lb 8dr. Simon had already banked several fish over the 2lb mark this season, topped by a 2lb 9oz fish, but with low pressure and high… Read more
