Durham’s Simon Ashton visited the River Wye in Herefordshire earlier this Summer, and found the river low and quite stale. As a consequence, he found the bulk of the fish in shallow, turbulent and rocky swims – which are often attractive to Barbel in such conditions. This meant a strong hook pattern with a… Read more
Category: Products
James Hinley’s Newly Purchased Acolyte 13ft Rod
Thanks to James Hinley from Middlesborough for this photo of a bag of Chub caught on his new Drennan Acolyte Ultra 13ft rod. James went to try the rod out on Yorkshire’s River Swale – and used a 4½BB Drennan Big Stick to trot Casters very effectively on a size… Read more
Drennan Acolyte 16m Pole Review
Five-Times World Champion Match Angler Alan Scotthorne using the new Drennan Acolyte 16m pole earlier this Spring, seen here in company on the bank with Peter Drennan. We’ve received lots of positive feedback on the pole since it was launched in June, with numbers of top anglers having switched to… Read more
Martin Bowler Tests New E-Sox Rods on Sharks!
This fabulous photo shows Martin Bowler testing one of the new E-Sox Piker 10ft rods – by hooking and playing a Blue Shark!! Martin and his friend Wayne Little have been enjoying some exciting offshore fishing for the powerful predators recently, and decided to really put the new 10ft Piker… Read more
Series 7 F1 Carp Waggler 10ft Rod
A nice detail photo of the Series 7 F1 Carp Waggler 10ft rod! Perfect for summer ‘puddle’ fishing on commercial fisheries for ‘match sized’ carp – the rod is suited to mainlines up to 6lb and is designed for use with Wagglers up to 5g. It also comes supplied in… Read more
Angling Times Gives Acolyte Pole Glowing Review
No expense has been spared to make the new Acolyte pole fit for five times World Champion Alan Scotthorne. Similarly, no compromise was made on design and features, and this is beginning to be appreciated by top anglers across the country. Angling Times tackle editor Mark Sawyer gave the Acolyte… Read more