Thanks to “Match Fishing” magazine for some terrific photos of Lincolnshire Match Angler Steve Winter fishing his Acolyte pole! Check out the current, December issue for the magazine for an excellent 4-page article shot at Water Meadows Fishery near Skegness, where Steve and friend Mark Griggs go head-to-head. As you… Read more
Kev Hewitt’s Upper Thames Roach Catch
Swindon, Wiltshire Ace Kev Hewitt with a terrific 26lb netful of Upper Thames Roach caught float fishing. The Upper Thames is not an easy venue on which to compile a net of Silverfish, but Kev proved that despite being best known for his amazing big carp catching skills, he’s actually pretty accomplished at… Read more
Alan Stagg’s 21lb Pike
Gardner Tackle’s prolific specimen hunter Alan Stagg caught this super 21lb Pike recently on our E-Sox Extra Strong Trebles! Alan fished a vast stillwater with a Sardine deadbait mounted on 28lb E-Sox Super Trace Wire to Gardner Kinetic 30lb Braided mainline, with a free running lead set up on an… Read more
Paul Elt Bags a Number of December Barbel
St Neots specimen angler Paul Elt has taken advantage of the recent mild December weather by bagging a number of fine Winter Barbel. Paul fished the Ouse system and opted to use a maggot feeder with flavoured red maggots, and then cleverly constructed a special hair-rig of maggots to a size… Read more
Simon Pritchard’s Norfolk Broads Pike
Thank you to Simon Pritchard for sending us this photo of a Norfolk Broads Pike, caught on an E-Sox Piker Lure 10ft Lure Rod. Simon used a Jointed 13cm 30gram Abu Garcia Floating Tormentor lure, with a white body and red head; a bright easy-to-see pattern which worked well in… Read more
Phil Smith’s E-Sox Piker Bait Rods
These are famous Coventry specimen angler Phil Smith’s new E-Sox Piker Bait 12ft 3lb+ Rods set up and ready for a take. That particular day failed to produce anything memorable, but a subsequent trip to Bristol Pike mecca Chew Valley Reservoir resulted in Phil scooping his landing net under this… Read more