Famous Norfolk specialist angler, author and artist Chris Turnbull with a 3lb 4oz Perch. Whilst visiting family in the South, Chris and his brother Malcolm joined Tony King and Lee Chatfield on some trips to a Sussex commercial fishery. The fishing proved more difficult than anticipated, with the Perch largely… Read more
Gary Newman & Mike Davidson’s Commercial Roach Trip
Gary Newman with a netful of Roach (in one of the new Speedex landing nets) from Lizard Lakes in West London. With all his local rivers in severe flood, Gary visited the complex in company with Drennan’s Mike Davidson in order to fish for Roach. Using a mixture of Pole… Read more
Big Weights On Kennet & Avon Canal
Drennan Banbury Gunsmiths filled two frame places on the Kennet & Avon Open last weekend as the canal showed excellent form. With an important semi final coming up a healthy 73 anglers lined the towpath. Despite being very clear, the average weight per man was over 5lb and the top… Read more
Russell Bishop’s Huge River Lea Chub
Essex angler Russell Bishop with a superb 7lb 12oz River Lea Chub – which appeared in Angling Times last week and earned him a weekly Drennan Cup award! The Lea has been in red-hot form for super-sized Chub and Russell used paste wrapped 10mm boilies hair-rigged to a size 10… Read more
Avon/Quiver Combo Is A Success For Arjan
Arjan Snoeij has been having some great success with the Netherlands’ carp, bream and chub – and it’s all thanks to a very versatile rod! “I was driven to catch some big chub this winter and the results were great! “My rod choice was a Drennan Series 7 Specialist Avon/Quiver… Read more
Terry Theobald’s Big Chew Valley Pike
Welsh specimen angler, writer and radio broadcaster Terry Theobald with a nicely marked big Pike caught from Chew Valley Reservoir recently. Theo used an E-Sox Pikeflex 10ft rod to fish a sea deadbait on size 4 E-Sox Trebles and 60lb Piker Braided reel line. These rods make really excellent boat… Read more