Drennan Super League Round 1 - Colemans Cottage

Saturday saw us at Colemans Cottage for the first round of the Drennan Super League. This is our first foray into this level of fishing and with 5 other quality teams I knew it would... 

Three Tons in a week !

Well what a fantastic weeks fishing I’ve just had. I fished three matches won 2 of them and came third in the other and picked up a few quid along the way. In all three matches I’ve... 

Trabucco XPS M1 Competition Seatbox and Trolley System

The new Trabucco Genius XPS M1 Competition seat box is Trabucco’s top of the range seat box. The box is made of aluminium and fibre glass and is Trabucco’s answer to the popular... 

The rain in Spain falls mainly in Essex !!!!!!

With the Drennan Super league approaching fast and the first round at Colemans Cottage I rang up on Monday to book me and my team mate Calvin Lawson in on the Saturday match. It’s... 

Gold Valley, more a Bronze for me.

Round three of the Summer League was at Gold Valley which most people will know is one of the top match waters in the South East. With the match in mind I managed to get in on the Garbolino... 

J Range Styro Wagglers

Pellet waggler fishing is one of my favourite methods for catching carp. The main criteria for a good pellet waggler in my humble opinion is that it is strong and will stand up to being... 

Pussy on a Racetrack - No its not F1

With round two of the Summer League at Mushroom Farm (aka Falkenville) in Hailsham, Sussex I spent the week preparing rigs. The problem with this venue is that the five sections are... 

Not Even Close to A Cigar - Dynamite, No I wasn’t !!

A week in Spain prior to the Dynamite Baits Festival at Whiteacres was all very nice but if there is one thing you need to be at these festivals it is prepared and ready for action.... 

J Range Lastix

I started using these Elastics last year and over the winter I used them extensively for a lot of the winter league matches. Hollow elastics are all the rage at the moment and these... 

New Trabucco Platinum Coolbag

Most of us these days carry a coolbag or two especially in the summer. This new coolbag from Trabucco won’t revolutionise fishing but it is a nice looking bit of kit, is foil... 

Make Your Own Groundbait

This is a groundbait we have been using on our match circuit for many years to great effect for carp and bream. It is simple to make and more importantly it is cheap. The first things... 

Bottle of Scotch remains in London

With the Dynamite Baits festival fast approaching I have been spending much of my spare time sorting out kit, rigs and the numerous other things that go with getting ready for a festival. As... 

Mark Murdoch

Mark was brought up on the Leeds Liverpool Canal and places such as River Ribble, River Dane. He started match fishing in 1980 and soon got involved with Widnes Angling Centre Match... 

Bits and Bobs Boxes

Its nice to review new tackle but until an item of tackle has been tried and tested it is in my view an unknown quantity. I thought I’d start off with something small for my first... 

Ski Sunday is Back

With no team commitments over the bank holiday weekend and strict instructions that I was only allowed out on Sunday due to family I’d decided that I would go to Stubpond. I hadn’t... 

Welcome to South of Watford

Having been introduced to the website by Stewy Lister and then speaking to Tom I am pleased to have joined what is a quality team of anglers and I feel I am going to have to pull my...