Here’s a quick little tip from Dan Varney to help ensure your maggots are nice and clean for efficient feeding. This handy bit of advice was taken during a busy session showcasing the Acolyte Compact rods at the brilliant Docklow Pools in Herefordshire. Watch the Bite-Size Tips video >> (57 secs) Watch the Acolyte Compact Rods… Read more
Category: Match Anglers
Vandervleit Storms The Lake John Two-Dayer
Chris Vandervleit won the two-day Match Fishing Scene event at Essex’s Lake John Fishery with a huge 348lb 8oz combined weight! The venue expert managed 22 carp on Day One for a match-winning 199lb 4oz. He took that impressive weight from peg 36, using an Acolyte Ultra 10ft Feeder rod and casting to… Read more
White Acres Ups, Downs And Maybes
Jon Arthur reflects on an up and down week competing in the star-studded White Acres Preston Innovations Festival. I always look forward to any chance I get to fish a Cornish festival. The Preston Innovations Festival held every October is the biggest one that everyone wants to qualify for and… Read more
Acolyte Compact Rods In Action
Dan Varney visited the beautiful Docklow Pools in Herefordshire to flex the all-new Acolyte Compact rods – and put together this fine net of fish! A waggler session on the fishery’s idyllic Mickey Mouse Pool allowed Dan to put both the Acolyte Compact Ultra 13ft and Acolyte Compact Plus 13ft rods to the test. Their clever… Read more
Six New Videos Starring Grant Albutt
Our latest tip-packed video series stars Grant Albutt at Todber Manor Fishery. Grant demonstrates how he tackles Todber Manor Fishery, a venue that he had never seen before, and passes on some sound advice on bait and feeding. The six short films are now in our Videos section and can also be accessed via our YouTube Channel. Learn… Read more
Wednesday Wins At Branston
River ace Wayne Swinscoe looks back on two recent matches on a stretch of the Trent he hadn’t fished for some time. When I heard they were going to start running some Wednesday matches at Branston Golf Course I was intrigued. It’s been a long time since I fished this… Read more