Hook Bait Co. owner Darren McCann has recently tweaked the mix on the already successful Spicy Fish Pro range which has already helped put a significant number of specimen fish on the bank so far this season. Darren said “I have added Atlantic Salmon to it plus a couple of inducers as well but that’s […]

By Lewis Gaukrodger The Tidal Trent in appearance can be daunting- from is bleak sand bank stretches to its boulder lined rugged bends. It can have the most competent anglers questioning their sanity in angling with 6oz leads rolling up stream as the water comes back up the river on the turn of the tide. […]

The eagerly awaited eve of the new river season was here at last and as I wandered across the familiar field I couldn’t help pondering what lay ahead. It was 7pm on Wednesday 15th June as I settled in my chosen spot, I scanned the opposite bank and was pleased to see I had the place to myself. […]

By Christian Barker This season I have had a fantastic year Chub fishing and looking back through my catch records, I attribute part of this success to adapting my techniques and exploring the possibilities using the Laguna SAC products and a brilliant new product designed by Darren from the Hook Bait Company. The SAC juice […]

By Terry Theobald When the nights are drawing out and the clocks are imminently about to shoot forward an hour, it is always warming to know, as sure as the buds on the trees burst into life, the bream in our gravel pits are shaking off the rigours of Winter and looking to feed in […]

By Andrew Poole With: Darren McCann, Iain Nairn, Terry Theobald, Paul Martin, Justin McCann, Rich Frampton, John Monaghan, Mark Dutton, Barry Fisher, Jose Baxter On 19th July 2013 at around 8.30am in the Pengraig café (along the A40 towards Monmouth) in Herefordshire was the meeting point and the start of a long weekend fishing on […]