Midlands matchman, Barrie Duggan, has been bagging up lately with more than a little help from our Crystal Dibbers! “I’ve just had a bit of a first for me,” The self-confessed Drennan fan told us. “Four 100lb-plus weights in my last four matches on four different venues; almost the entirety of these weights… Read more
Drennan’s Gary Barclay recently caught this magnificent 18lb 4oz common carp with his new Acolyte Carp pole. “This is now my biggest ever pole-caught carp,” The well-respected matchman commented, after a memorable test session at top Oxford venue, Rolf’s Lake. “I thought it may have been 20lb, but I certainly wasn’t disappointed when the scales settled on… Read more
England ace Stu Conroy shares some great tips for bagging up this summer. In recent weeks I’ve had some great results fishing ‘up in the water’ or targeting the really shallow water across to islands, with no fewer than ten 100lb catches, including two 170lb weights! This is mainly due to the warm weather, although… Read more
We are already getting reports back from anglers catching some impressive fish with the latest Acolyte Carp pole! Some of our area managers have also got in on the action recently, as these pictures from Rolf’s Lake in Oxfordshire testify. Julien Watson managed his personal best carp on the pole, an angry common carp… Read more
Oliver Jenkinson has sent us three quality fish captures, each taken with very contrasting tactics. “The common weighed 20lb 4oz and was caught on the fly, using a fake deer hair dog biscuit fly tied to a 12lb Drennan Supplex leader. “The barbel was on my first barbel session of the… Read more
Congratulations and commiserations in equal measure to Steve Hemingray for coming third in the latest Riverfest Qualifier with 33lb 2oz of bream on the Bristol Avon. “It was nearly the perfect start to my 2014 Riverfest campaign,” The Drennan Team England ace commented, “I had 33lb of bream, chub and… Read more