Buckingham angler James Aris has had a good winter with Chub on the upper reaches of the River Great Ouse, capped by this new personal best! James has caught a number of 5lbers in recent weeks – including the two fish below which weighed 5lb 6oz, before last week surpassing… Read more
Neill Stephen’s Specimen Grayling on Super Spades
We love the amazing colours on this specimen Grayling, which weighed 2lb 10oz – caught by 2010-11 Drennan Cup winner Neill Stephen. Now that’s what you call a Dorsal fin! Neill was using one of the Drennan Floatmaster 13ft/15ft Combo rods, and also hooked a double figure Salmon during the… Read more
Matchpro Ultralight ‘Live Test’ by Angling Times
Angling Times Tackle Editor Mark Sawyer knows a good rod when he uses one – this is him putting the Drennan Matchpro Ultralight 15ft through its paces on the snowy River Welland in Lincolnshire last month! “On a freezing cold winter’s day the rod’s extra length enable me to run… Read more
Dan’s Welsh Border Grayling
Herts specialist Dan Sales has sent us some lovely Grayling photos, caught using his Drennan IM9 Classic 13ft float rod. Dan travelled over to fish the Upper Wye system in the Welsh Borders for a couple of days, and despite freezing cold conditions, managed to find some nice fish up… Read more
Ryan’s Personal Best Chub
Ryan Hayden with his new personal best 6lb 4oz Chub, caught from the Dorset Stour last week. On a freezing cold day, Ryan fished a simple link leger rig utilizing Grippa Stops on 6lb Supplex mainline to make a sliding link, with a 1/3 oz weight just enough to hold… Read more
Danny’s Specimen Barbel Hat-Trick (plus a big Chub!)
Danny Spring enjoyed an extraordinary specimen Barbel hat-trick recently, and added a big Chub for good measure. Danny now lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland and made the long journey down to fish the Ouse System, but it paid off with Barbel of 11lb 15oz, 10lb 3oz and 9lb 9oz. He then… Read more