Former Drennan Cup holder Dai Gribble recently landed his biggest tench of the season during the third day of a four-day session. Dai caught this impressive tench fishing to a gravel bar at 55 yards, which he baited with 2mm pellets and hemp. The fish fell to three rubber maggots on a… Read more
Keep up to date with the latest Drennan Cup news and awards for the longest-running big fish competition in the UK. On our dedicated page you can find information regarding the history of the Drennan Cup, including previous winners all the way back to when it first started, full details about… Read more
Ryan Hayden caught this lovely female tench at the weekend after preparing the swim for over an hour prior to fishing. The keen specialist angler revisited a small gravel pit at the weekend to fish for tench and was greeted with masses of weed covering the majority of the lake. He selected… Read more
Ian Brooker had a successful session targeting tench on a local gravel pit using the new Specialist Distance Tench & Bream Mk2 rods. “I was fishing to the front of gravel bar which was surrounded by dense walls of weed at 60 yards. All of the fish came to an In-line Flat… Read more
Dane managed to land this impressive pike from a kayak during a recent session on Pitsford reservoir in Northamptonshire. The fish fell to a crank bait fished on a bait caster rod with and reel loaded with 20lb braid. “I hooked the fish whilst working along the margins, at first… Read more
Steve Fenton thought he’d hooked a carp when his alarm screamed out during a session on a pit in the Lea Valley. The experienced 64-year-old, specialist from Herts banked the fish-of-a-lifetime after it took three floating maggots that were threaded onto a size 12 hook and fished in conjunction with a… Read more
