Sussex specimen angler Gareth Evans caught this wonderful 32lb 6oz Mirror Carp from a Southern Stillwater, using a Drennan Martin Bowler Big River Barbel 12ft 2¼lb rod!
Gareth caught a British Record contender 3lb 5½oz Silver Bream back in the Spring, which featured in Angling Times and won him a weekly Drennan Cup award. Gareth invested his prize in a one of our new Barbel rods and recently sent us the following feedback:-
“I’d been struggling on the river so decided on a trip back to the relative safety of my local gravel pits to try and christen the new rod properly with a carp or two – I don’t think a handful of roach to just under 2lb and a few bream to about 8lb were giving it the workout it deserved! The first day out with it drew a blank but the second attempt went with a bang, and then some!
Two mid doubles, a 23lb, a 29lb 12oz and a 32lb 6oz – talk about a baptism of fire! The 2¼lb rod coped beautifully with punching a 1.5oz lead the 70 yards needed to hit the spot, hitting the clip with ease every time. The playing action is sublime – it was hooped over with every fish but at no point did I ever feel I wasn’t in control, yet there was still enough ‘give’ in the butt to cushion any hard lunges even with a tiny size 10 hook. A far cry from the 3.5lb test curve rods that I normally use! I genuinely cannot fault such an awesome piece of kit and will be buying another one just as soon as I can sneak £169 from under the wife’s nose!”