A five-week campaign on a 40 acre Hertfordshire gravel pit finally paid off in big fashion for Steve Grinaham when he landed this 11lb 12oz tench. Steve pre-baited a new spot the day before his session after deciding to move away from the more pressured areas of the lake. Arriving… Read more
This colossal 12lb 3oz tench is the jewel in the crown of what’s possibly the greatest catch of the species ever recorded in the UK. It was banked by Angling Direct-backed angler Darryn Stolworthy during a week-long trip to Norfolk’s prolific Bawburgh Fisheries. Besides catching the biggest recorded tench of… Read more
Relentlessly targeting a southern gravel pit for three years has resulted in Daniel Woolcott finally landing his target of a double-figure tench – in the shape of this fantastic 11lb 3oz specimen. Daniel told AT: “I’ve put a lot of effort and time into catching this fish, every year I’ve… Read more
One angler who has already found some phenomenal success with huge tench this season is specimen hunter, Chris Taylor, who so far has taken no less than four double-figure fish – topped by his biggest of the season yet at 11lb 8oz. The fish was caught from a southern gravel… Read more
Sweetcorn was the key to the capture of this stunning 10lb 12oz tench for Thomas Humphries. The specimen hunter targeted his local syndicate in the south of the country and put the budget bait to good use by hair-rigging four grains – topped by a single grain of ESP Buoyant… Read more
A colossal 11lb 14oz tench has topped a superb week for the species that’s seen numerous specimens banked all over the country. The fine double-figure tinca fell to Tenchfishers member Eddie Court on a pair of 8mm pineapple boilies fished over a bed of maggots, micro pellets and hemp. Eddie,… Read more
