Summerhayes – Open – 25th January 2026
Only nine of us fishing today and when Pete announced the draw, I was fourth on the list and well happy when I pulled out 32 which is an absolute bunghole. For company I had Steve Collins and Oscar on …
Only nine of us fishing today and when Pete announced the draw, I was fourth on the list and well happy when I pulled out 32 which is an absolute bunghole. For company I had Steve Collins and Oscar on …
For the next Fish South Silvers qualifier at the Viaduct, heavy rain and strong winds were forecast and it’s just never ending at the moment. Everybody was hoping for a peg on the near side as the wind would be …
Sellicks on Sunday and I was hoping for one of the pegs down the arms of the lake, preferably on the near side (2-8) although I’d happily take the opposite bank (16-22), I just really didn’t want to draw the …
On Saturday it was up to Acorn for the first time this year, 28 anglers fishing today and I was disappointed to draw peg 12 as it’s a great carp swim. It’s also one of the widest at over 16 …
With Pete deciding to give Sellicks a rest for a while, it was back on Longs today, I picked Janders up on my way and we were soon pulling into the car park which was already filling up as there were 24 booked in for today. It was already windy with the forecast for it to get worse in the afternoon – …
With a much more favourable weather forecast for today I was looking forward to todays match on Longs and as I pulled into the car park it looked like there was another good turnout. One of the first people I bumped into was Ads Palmer who was back from Scotland and itching to get going as he hadn’t fished a match for ages. Pete announced the …
My latest interview is with Bait-Tech and Matrix backed England Feeder Squad member, Jamie Harrison. Against Men and Fish – Hi Jamie, it was great to finally meet you at The Big One and thank you so much for agreeing to this interview. After talking to you at the show it quickly became very apparent how driven and dedicated you are, it’s obviously …
The weather overnight was horrendous and it was relief to wake up this morning to see all our fence panels still intact! As I loaded my kit up, I was pleasantly surprised that it was nowhere near as windy as they’d forecast but I was well aware how quickly things can change after yesterday! I got to Bridgwater and as I pulled …
I was due to fish a pairs match at Summerhayes today and tomorrow but with only a few booked in, Pete made the decision to cancel the pairs and just run two individual matches instead so I decided to stay local today and fish at Harrys with a few others and then fish Longs tomorrow. I picked Hurf up on my way …
At The Big One, along with ‘The Juice’ the other new Bait-Tech product that stood out was the Sticky Method Pellets, Dean Barlow gave us a little demo and yes, they looked fantastic for fishing the method, something I just don’t do but the more I spoke to Dean, the more I began to realise that confining their use to just fishing the …
As I had a week off work, I thought it would be rude not to fish my first mid week match for ages and I was in a really good mood, that was until I received a text from the Torquay Tart informing me he was fishing today, he knows how to ruin someone’s day! I was up in plenty of time …
With no Ilminster matches now until May, I booked into the match on Longs today and also phoned Janders who said he’d like to come along as he hasn’t been fishing since last year. Despite it being the first day of Spring, there was still a definite chill in the air as I loaded the car. I picked Janders up and we …
As always I was really looking forward to the Big One as it’s a chance to see what’s new on the tackle and bait scene as well as getting to catch up with some friends I don’t get to see nearly enough. Hurf came along to keep me company once again. First stop was the Gillhams stand and with Stuart and Sean …
Back in February last year, Kitshack contacted me to ask if I’d review one of their Polar Buffs from the new Anglers Collection, if you didn’t see it at the time, you can find it here – Polar Buff Review I was very impressed with it and at The Big One at Farnborough in March I visited the Buff stand and said I’d love …