James Gould has had a great start to his tench fishing this year, landing numerous fish over his 9lb target and even breaking the magical 10lb barrier. Over the course of three recent sessions on a Midlands gravel pit, James has managed to land an impressive 29 tench including a… Read more
Category: Specimen
Traditional Tench Tactics
In this week’s Angling Times, Martin Bowler demonstrates how effective the lift method can be as the water temperature starts to rise. In his weekly column, Martin runs through his setup and tactics along with plenty of tips and tricks to help you put more tench on the bank this… Read more
Tench Session Topped By Huge Carp
Andy Loble received an invite recently to fish a prolific tench venue some 200-miles away, without a blink of an eye his car was packed and he was on his way! Andy located an area at about 60 yards, where he had seen a few fish roll. He baited the… Read more
In-Line Method Feeder Fools Huge Crucians!
After a patchy start to his crucian campaign, Adam Perna was rewarded with a magnificent brace of four-pound crucians and a new personal best of 4lb 1oz. After moving to a new swim after an unproductive session, Adam managed to get a couple of bites, at first a few crucians to… Read more
Golden Orfe For Trio
After receiving a kind invite from Lee Chatfield, Mark Pilley, and Tom Aldous headed down to Surrey in search of the golden orfe the lake is famous for. They each used a simple waggler set up consisting of a Drennan Loaded Crystal Waggler, Supplex hooklink and a size 16 Super… Read more
The 2014-2015 Drennan Cup Winner!
Huge congratulations to well-known specimen angler Alan Stagg, voted this year’s Drennan Cup Winner! Alan traveled to the Drennan UK headquarters to be presented with the famous trophy, and is pictured above receiving it from the previous champion, Jamie Cartwright. Alan also collected a winners’ cheque for £2,000, which helps reward the time… Read more