Here’s a tactic which will catch lots of fish this Spring – the Method Feeder – this well constructed example being provided by Hertfordshire specimen angler Dan Sales. We like how Dan has squeezed a nice tight ball of method mix around a Flatbed Method Feeder, liberally studded with free… Read more
Drennan North-West storm Lindholme!
The Drennan North-West Match team fished their Winter League Northern Semi Final at Garbolino Lindholme Lakes in Yorkshire last week, and won the match convincingly! The team produced four section winners, one second and two thirds to total 75 points, nine clear of the 2nd placed team. In addition, recently… Read more
The Drennan Distance Tench & Bream 12ft 2lb Rod
Here’s a nice picture from the weekend (when the rain stopped briefly) of the Drennan Distance Tench & Bream 12ft 2lb Rod – a great choice for targeting the species to real specimen size in gravel pits this Spring. This rod belongs to Stewart Moss – who has taken ‘bonus’… Read more
Drennan Cup 2012 – who will you vote for?
Neill Stephen is pictured being presented with the Drennan Cup by Peter Drennan back in Spring last year, for the 2010-11 season. The end of the river season in March just gone saw the 2011-12 competition draw to a close – and the Angling Times are now organizing voting forms… Read more
Why Throw Away Good Maggots? By Alan Scotthorne
Recently I have been using and having a lot of success with dead red maggots as hook baits and also feeding the same. How many anglers buy maggots every week and simply discard left over ones at the end of every match, wasting perfectly good bait for Carp and Skimmers with… Read more
Mike Davidson’s Tench
Here’s a nice picture of Mike Davidson’s successful Tench rig from the weekend – incorporating a Drennan 35g Large Flat Method Feeder (loaded with method mix) and a short hooklength of the new 10lb Gravel Braid. Hookbait, as shown, was two of the Bloodworm Red artificial buoyant maggots, which proved… Read more