ANDY Loble was left exhausted on his first tench session of the year after netting over 100lb of specimens, with this cracking 7lb 6oz example of the species was the highlight of a 16 fish catch from a small weedy gravel pit in Chichester. The 32-year-old’s haul, which included five fish over 7lb and five of 6lb-plus, were all caught ...
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- 29 May 2013
CATCHING big tench at this time of year is often associated with the introduction of big beds of bait, but Keith Cracknell proved minimal feed can be just as effective with the capture of this 10lb 6oz specimen. With those around him using large amounts of particles, the Norfolk-based all-rounder kicked off his 48-hour session on a local gravel pit ...
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- 13 May 2013
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- 13 May 2013
DESPITE the freezing temperatures, former Drennan Cup holder Ted Bryan has already got his 2013 tench campaign underway with the capture of this 9lb 10oz specimen. The Sydenham, London-based big fish hunter spent two days on a southern stillwater and kicked off his session by introducing 10 spods of maggots, pellets and boilies at 60 yards. All of his rods ...
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- 15 April 2013
Former Drennan Cup winner Ted Bryan took the unusual step of fishing for tench in the middle of winter and it proved to be a worthwhile session when he netted this 9lb 12oz specimen from a southern stillwater. The Sydenham, London, based ace turned his attentions to tench in his quest for an elusive specimen and fed several large balls ...
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- 16 January 2013
Two artificial maggots proved to be the downfall of this personal best 11lb 4oz tench caught by Alf Wise from an 80-acre south east gravel pit. The specimen was the biggest of eight fish landed by the 65-year-old Waltham Abbey-based rod, all of which were taken from a gravel bar at 40yds range which he had baited with dead maggots ...
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- 25 July 2012
This 11lb 2oz tench brought a welcome end to a run of blank sessions for Ben Corfield and topped a four fish catch from a southern gravel pit. His haul, which also included two other doubles of 10lb 12oz and 10lb 4oz, were taken from a spot tight to a reed bed at 10yds range which the 33-year-old Shropshire-based civil ...
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- 13 July 2012
Three fake maggots proved to be the downfall of this 10lb 1oz tench caught from the Bawburgh Lakes complex in Norfolk by Justin Grapes. The 38-year-old local marine engineer fished over a gallon of red maggots with a large PVA bag of freebies to fool his biggest example of the species so far this year. He said: “It’s been a ...
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- 14 June 2012
Three fake maggots proved to be the downfall of this 10lb 1oz tench, caught from the Bawburgh Lakes complex in Norfolk by Justin Grapes. The 38-year-old marine engineer, from nearby Frettenham, presented his rig over a gallon of red maggots with a large PVA bag of freebies nicked onto the hook. It is the biggest example of the species that ...
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- 06 June 2012
