Alan Scotthorne has come back from a testing couple of weeks down at White Acres but, as always, there have been plenty of useful lessons to take away from the experience. I have just completed two festivals at White Acres in Cornwall where the fishing has been first class. The first was… Read more
Category: Match Anglers
Two Wins On The Bounce
Chris Vandervleit scored back-to-back wins over the Bank Holiday weekend on two different venues. The well respected southern match ace kicked things off with a level 65lb win at Hertfordshire’s Willows Lakes, consisting of 30lb of bream and 35lb of carp on the short-range feeder. “I threw 10 balls of Bait-Tech F1 groundbait 20 yards out,… Read more
Festival Fever
Jon Arthur has returned from his annual pilgrimage to Cornwall for the White Acres Milo Festival. Here’s how he got on: You never stop learning when you compete in a White Acres festival and this year was no different. I was down to fish the Milo Festival, which is the final big individual… Read more
Rib Valley Angling Open Day
Chris Vandervleit reports back from a fun and friendly Open Day at Rib Valley Angling at Ware in Hertfordshire. I was recently asked to represent Drennan and Bait-Tech at the Rib Valley Angling Open Day to stand in for my old mate Dickie Carr, as he was away in Ireland. I actually thought I was… Read more
Maggot Feeder Tricks
Top Baits For Spring And Summer
Match-ace Dean Barlow explains his top baits for commercial fisheries at this time of year: CASTERS – I love casters for shallow fishing. A nice steady stream of casters falling through the layers is perfect for catching F1s and big carp alike. I usually start by feeding a dozen or so casters with a catty. As… Read more