Thank you to Stuart Woods for sending some photos of recent Barbel from the Thames system. Stuart has been using 3 FT Krill and Octopus Boilies hair-rigged to a size 10 Wide Gape Specialist Barbless hook, and both these fish came during short evening sessions. Both these fine Barbel weighed… Read more
E-Sox Piker Bait 12ft 3lb+ Rods
Top specimen angler and British Perch record holder Neill Stephen has sent us this super photo of his E-Sox Piker Bait 12ft Rods, fishing a vast stillwater over the Christmas Period! Neill has recently purchased the rods and kindly gave us the following feedback:- “I found the rods had loads… Read more
Series 7 Silverfish Float 13ft Rod Report
Thank you to Vinny Coulson for this photo of a handsome Chub and his Series 7 Silverfish Float rod! Vinny tells us he used the rod for the first time at the start of December on the upper reaches of a North West river, and enjoyed a cracking day! He… Read more
Gary Newman using a Matchpro Ultralight 15ft Rod
Gary Newman about to land a big Trout whilst trotting for Grayling with a Matchpro Ultralight 15ft rod. These excellent photographs are taken from Gary’s brilliant Angling Adventures feature which appears in Anglers Mail every week, this one from a trip to the lovely River Itchen. Gary used Drennan Crystal… Read more
John Hoyle’s Northern Canal Pike
Thank you to John Hoyle from Halifax for sending us this Yorkshire Pike photo: John fished a local canal from a narrow boat and presented a fish bait beneath a Drennan Zeppler float, with size 8 Trebles on 15lb 7-Strand wire to tempt this 14lb 2oz specimen. For full details… Read more
Paul McLoughlin’s Acolyte Ultra 14ft Feedback
Thank you to Paul McLoughlin from the Republic of Ireland for sending this photo of his new Drennan Acolyte Ultra 14ft & Centrepin reel! Paul has been using the rod to great effect on the River Inny in County Westmeath and sent us the following report:- “I am a sucker… Read more