On an evening session recently, Hertfordshire angler, Alex Wolzak landed this immense 17lb 10oz barbel from the River Lea’s Fishing a paste-wrapped 10mm halibut pellet below a feeder filled with a mix of hemp, groundbait and small pellets, Alex recast regularly to a gravel spit he found at the start… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup 2021-22
Darrel Hughes 17lb 5oz Barbel
It didn’t take long before the rod slammed round, and he was into a powerful fish. There are few better ways to use your holiday than going fishing, but it’s even better when you land a special fish whilst doing so, such as this stunning 17lb 5oz barbel with an… Read more
Mark Woodage 17lb 11oz Barbel
“My centre pin burst into life!!” Mark Woodage recently headed over to a stretch of the iconic Hampshire Avon with his very good friend Martin Taylor in search of barbel and was rewarded for his efforts with this lovely 17lb 11oz specimen. He told us “It was a miserable day,… Read more
Paul Bailey 4lb 12oz Perch
“I used two rods – one with legered king prawn” Paul Bailey recently went on a short, early morning session on a local canal where he managed this lovely 4lb 12oz perch. He told us “I was in two minds whether or not to give it a miss and return… Read more
Joe Coleman 4lb 7oz Crucian
Picking it up he could instantly tell that he was into something heavy A swim move paid off in fine style for Norfolk angler, Joe Coleman, who has just landed this phenomenal 4lb 7oz crucian, a fish that not so long ago would’ve rocked the British Record. Targeting a southern… Read more
Matt Fernandez 16lb 12oz Bream
A ‘leviathan’ in the dark! Arriving at a big pit in his home county of Hampshire, Matt Fernandez, spotted several bream rolling on the back of the wind. With nobody fishing that area, he quickly barrowed his kit round and found a spot big enough to fish two rods on…. Read more