One angler who has already found some phenomenal success with huge tench this season is specimen hunter, Chris Taylor, who so far has taken no less than four double-figure fish – topped by his biggest of the season yet at 11lb 8oz. The fish was caught from a southern gravel… Read more
Sweetcorn was the key to the capture of this stunning 10lb 12oz tench for Thomas Humphries. The specimen hunter targeted his local syndicate in the south of the country and put the budget bait to good use by hair-rigging four grains – topped by a single grain of ESP Buoyant… Read more
A colossal 11lb 14oz tench has topped a superb week for the species that’s seen numerous specimens banked all over the country. The fine double-figure tinca fell to Tenchfishers member Eddie Court on a pair of 8mm pineapple boilies fished over a bed of maggots, micro pellets and hemp. Eddie,… Read more
A specimen perch catch is a rarity at this time of year but Trevor Gunning has made it look easy with the capture of this 4lb 10oz monster. Trevor targeted a gravel pit at Cotswold Water Park with light lure tactics to fool his new personal best for the species…. Read more
The second double-figure specimen caught during the Tenchfishers fish-in event at Medway Valley Fisheries fell to Hugh Boyle in the form of this 10lb 12oz chunk. The 62-year-old from Shirley in Surrey had blanked during the previous two days fishing at the Kent venue until the very last hour when… Read more
This is the image of an incredible 10lb 2oz eel which falls just one pound short of the current British record. It was banked by 55-year-old engineer Tony Arbery, the son of outright 1990 Drennan Cup Winner, Len Arbery – who spent 48 hours targeting an undisclosed southern Stillwater with… Read more
