“There are other things I do to swing the odds in my favour..” Eel ace and last year’s Drennan Cup runner up Steve Pitts has been back out on the eel hunt and was rewarded with the fine 7lb 4oz specimen on a recent session. He told us “For me,… Read more
“It stayed deep and gave a really dogged fight, but I was still shocked when I saw the size of it.” Most anglers would be delighted to catch just one personal best each spring, so you can imagine Joe Millar’s delight when he landed a trio of them in one… Read more
“A 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels“ A mad 30 minute spell resulted in two monster eels for Gavin Barrett, who landed the fish when a low-pressure front rolled in just after dark. Targeting the base of a vertical marginal slope, where the water drops from five to thirteen… Read more
A year-long quest for a big eel paid off in fine style for Mason Whittaker with this specimen eel weighing 6lb exactly. Targeting a stillwater in North Yorkshire, Mason had to put in some serious graft before being rewarded with this fine fish. “I fished every corner of the lake… Read more
Steve Pitts has been getting himself amongst some big eels once again, just a couple of weeks after his colossal 10lb 2oz specimen. Steve told us “I have been fishing a very low-density pit with very few eels in it. Having said that, so far this season I have had… Read more
“I picked the rod up and leaned into a very heavy fish“ Ian Pryke has been a keen angler for almost 60 years in both saltwater and fresh. Specimen hunting has always been his favourite style of fishing, targeting bass in the sea and perch and pike in freshwater. For… Read more
