LARGEST EVER BRACE | DANIEL WOOLCOTT | SPECIMEN ROACH FISHING

As noted in Angling Times this is "THE GREATEST brace of roach in coarse fishing history". Drennan's Daniel Woolcott talks us through how he goes about targeting big roach from big pits and spills the beans on his recent capture of these two record-shaking fish, all caught on camera!

[@Yosser70]

Incredible catch! Worth a hundred of those stew pond 40 pound carp everyone seem to want to catch these days.

[@martinryan8101]

It’s all just fishing pal. Not better, not worse… just different. Each to their own.

[@Yosser70]

@@martinryan8101 No not really, he’s fishing for truly wild, natural and very rare fish, so considerably harder to catch than most fish. Definitely each to their own and yes, it’s just fishing but some catches are more worthy of praise.

[@Brian-rp6kq]

Go catch the burghfield common and tell me that’s easy lol foolish comment

[@1990sBreakbeatjunkie]

Stew pond carp🤔🤔 Ain't these stew pond roach? And if it wasn't for these "stew pond carp anglers" putting bait in these roach wouldn't even be half the size people like you crack me up😂😂

[@martinschumann8264]

@@Yosser70 well said mr Hughes,summed it up in one👍

[@coleorum]

I no longer fish but when I did 20 years ago roach were my favourite and I had a number Of 2lb plus fish on the Upper Great Ouse. My most remarkable memory was being witness to a catch of 18 fish by another angler in one session that were all over 2lb with the biggest being 2lb 11oz..... What a wonderful sight to see your brace of roach and in such lovely condition. 4lb 2oz....PHEW!!....Never thought I'd ever see one that size.

[@JammyGit]

Wow mate what beautiful roach 😮👀 I used to love catching roach, back in my fishing days back in the 80s & 90s on my local canals & rivers in the midlands. Be it hemp & tares, bread punch, casters, or bloodworm & joker fishing in the winter. I regularly caught nets of roach over 20lb down my local cut on hemp & tares, and back in the 80s my mate and me discovered bread punch and we would catch over 100 roach on rod & reel in a few hour winter session. My best ever roach was 2 lb 3 oz beauty caught in Wales in about 98. I caught it using a pole at 10 metres, fishing a foot deep on sweetcorn and constantly feeding casters & corn - I was actually fishing for carp 😆 Even though I beat that mythical 2 lb weight, the roach I caught down the canal over the years that weighed a pound and half were fish I value more, just going on the ease I caught big roach from that commercial carp pond in Wales, whereas the canal & river roach are much harder to catch in my opinion. I just get bored on the commercial ponds because it's so bloody easy to catch those fish. I used to prefer the challenge of catching proper wild fish. Some guys love catching 100 lb or more nets of carp but I'd rather have caught 25 lb of roach 3-4 oz and bigger 👍

[@robertcourt8593]

I think that's possibly the greatest brace of fish (of any species) ever landed in the uk.

[@septicsceptic419]

Absolutely and probably the hardest one to ever try and replicate. Fantastic fish

[@robertcourt8593]

@@septicsceptic419 goes to show what is out there though if you're willing to put the effort in. Nice to see big roach that aren't from a "Norfolk stillwater"

[@ArmchairOps]

Without doubt one of the best catches in modern coarse fishing.

[@whywhywhy9659]

Absolutely crazy. Did he say he purposefully sought out a lake he knew had a low stock of fish? If so nice to to think there's some undiscovered stuff out there.

[@pr1tch1]

Brilliant really enjoyed it thanks. Two years and still trying to get my first 2lber. This has inspired me try try even harder.

[@gregalexander8196]

What a Fabulous short film,very inspirational,and well done Daniel Woolcott,sometimes dreams do come true!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks,

[@daniellloyd6127]

Excellent video clip roach are my favourite fish I caught a pound and half roach last week I was dead happy can’t imagine a three pounder well done mate

[@fishingtailfilms]

Fantastic, well done again Dan

[@michaelmanning7765]

Absolutely brilliant mate I love fishing for roach as well 🎣 🎣🎣🎣

[@bagger7561]

Awesome brace of stunning fish and the catch of a life time. Well done Dan 👏 ✔️ 🎣

[@jonathanosborne4211]

Hell of an achievement. And another quality film from drennan

[@clivechadwick3788]

Fantastic!! Congratulations to Daniel and Drennan. Truly amazing 👏

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you very much!

[@bobbd6543]

Absolutely fantastic well done. Cracking video with loads of info I will now use in my own fishing. Thanks 😊

[@English_Speaking_Fox]

Love your passion mate, really cool. Great story telling.

[@mansfieldfolkhouse]

Lovely to see that this stamp of fish is out there somewhere.Well done.

[@vintage2429]

What a catch. I’m trying to broaden my horizon on species and this was a brilliant informative watch.

[@nobbyclarke6051]

Superb video Dan , what can be said about those fantastic Roach , you really have rung the bell , they are fish of every Roach anglers dreams , your dream has come true , congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@nagnomena860]

Well done , really enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing your moment.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.

[@sillybait1329]

What an amazing brace of beautiful Roach, 2 fish for 8lbs is fantastic I would have still been shaking after one never mind two , as mentioned previously this is worth so much more than tons of pond pig’s, a great achievement 👍👍👍👍

[@cliveeariss880]

Words cannot say enough, I love Roach, and these really are the finest ever, and good for you, for understanding, and going out there, thank you sir.

[@trevorcornes1056]

Brilliant well done. What an achievement. Big roach are so rare ,Lucky man Great Angling 👍 Nice One

[@simoncooper3693]

Fabulous fish and what an amazing film. Loved it

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jamesdavidbrabury]

Congratulations Dan, unbelievable catch !

[@stuartpetre3090]

What a brilliant video...Fish of a life time..Congratulations on a wonderful achievement

[@zackrichardsoncook3280]

Mega video from Daniel once again and what a brace of roach, not one but two!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks.

[@jackm942]

Incredible capture! An amazing moment encapsulated perfectly in this video. Thanks Drennan, and well done Dan :)

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@SteveLofthouse_]

Cracking fish and great video. Packed up coarse/ match fishing years ago but always loved catching roach, dace and chub. My best was 3 dace for 2lb 15oz. You've got me pining for those days again. Cheers and well done

[@waynenippard5933]

Wow! Fantastic conditioned fish too. Awesome brace 👏👏

[@kemalhussein6106]

Got goosebumps just watching this vid. What an achievement absolutely amazing. I doubt there will ever be another 8lb brace of Roach a truly stunning catch well done Dan.

[@iveywebb44]

Wonderful video, not just the catch. These productions are so good.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you very much! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@fatneck76]

What an amazing looking pair of fish!! Fantastic capture and film 👏

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@delwigzieful]

Amazing video absolutely awesome brace of fish Congratulations to Daniel pure fishing these roach are so beautiful and very rare in uk waters now the cormorants have destroyed the uk stocks of roach,i remember going to the river stour catching 2LB and 3 LB roach back in the 70's and early 80's i remember john Wilson warning about the european cormorant there a threat to uk freshwater fish especially the roach i carry a high powered air rifle and i shoot cormorants on site and will keep doing so until something is done about this bird so far i have shot 45 cormorants there should be a massive cull on these cormorants

[@leightondally1112]

Magnificent catch, really enjoying these specimen films with Daniel Woolcott. Well done Drennan

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Many thanks! Glad you're enjoying these films and Dan.

[@chriseegee-man6918]

One of the best fishing commentaries on specimen roach there

[@MrTim207]

Wow!!! Two truly beautiful roach, and a fantastic short film, I really enjoyed that.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheMaxlewis87]

Brilliant! I love roach and can't wait to get targeting them this week

[@stuart.the.pear.1]

Well done mate, one hell of a catch, fish of a lifetime... 😎

[@mshadow1495]

Im lost for words. Roach have been my number one species since forever. Truly magnificent.

[@andrewcunnington8161]

Best fishing video I've seen, fantastic guy, fantastic brace of roach your passion shining through was very evident well done !🏆

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@PaulScowen]

Proper fish, proper angler, proper video. Well done! 💪🏆👏

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@lukeripley1199]

Fantastic video top angling 👍🎣

[@pauledmonds3249]

Quite simply astonishing. An amazing achievement Daniel. Once again Drennan blows the competition out of the water. Stunning and inspiring film.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Many thanks!

[@motoproductions8015]

One of the best short films I’ve seen in a long time! Great commentary and videography……What an achievement! Tip my hat to you

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for your comment!

[@repeekeeb1]

Thoroughly genuine angler and top bloke. Hard work and focus to achieve an almost unbelievable catch. Relatively simple rigs and watercraft. Great film, captured beautifully that sense of strange unreality when an angling miracle actually happens beautifully

[@johncampion1006]

A great watch. And what a brace. Well done fella. 👍🏻

[@deniswyatt8696]

Unreal! Awesome fishing 👍🏻

[@johncollyer7800]

Absolutely fantastic film, I’m no roach angler but was blown away by this amazing catch , truly wonderful… the filming and editing of this video is also on another level …… perfect 👍

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comment 😁

[@hampshirefieldfencing8500]

Top class angling and a brilliant video, surely this must be the best brace of roach (or even best British brace of any species )ever caught , massive achievement , beautiful fish top guy as well . Well deserved

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, this is the best-ever brace of roach.

[@graemeclarke5814]

What are well produced video and catch .. great watch well done

[@frankwarwick8068]

Magnificent film and those fish WOW 🤩

[@alanhoughton9961]

Absolutely stunning looking fish

[@kevinmyrane196]

What a fantastic film, really captured the magic of fishing, topped off by one of the greatest catches in coarse fishing history. More of these video please Drennan, and Dan! Dreaming does come true!

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it. 👍

[@Fishwish]

What a great video, interesting angler, and brilliant catch. Very inspiring stuff

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stevanfarley6652]

amazing pair of fish, a great video well done Daniel

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Damman22]

What a great film,inspiring… cheers

[@jimmyo6616]

Awesome catch ...Brilliant film 👌

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Bustergonad81]

What a catch. Absolutely amazing brace 🎣 stuff of dreams

[@stevenunn1642]

Absolute class angler!!! Well done Dan, mental brace 🤯

[@barbelmeister]

There are tales of big fish.. and then there are tales of big fish. This was an epic catch and retold in such a captivating way with the filming to evidence it all. Well done to Daniel - all his efforts have been justly rewarded and thank-you to Drennan for putting together a professional bit of film for us all to enjoy.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@stevenwilson7665]

What a story loved it. Fishing is just the best

[@jamesatkinsfishing]

absolutely brilliant Daniel WOOLCOTT, catch of a life time, roach like that are as rare as rocking horse poo and a very nice video from Drennaninternational, thank you and obviously keep the water's to your self or it will get overrun, 👍

[@26Tackle.reviews]

yet again such a epic video! is a 3-4 pound lake roach such a true one of a life time musts! Roach is a river fish for me!

[@nicoletremayne4032]

Here's me thinking my PB 2lb 2oz Roach was a monster, absolutely dwarfed by these 2 behemoths. I sit here in awe..... immense achievement Daniel.

[@TheBassRacer]

Stunning brace and one of the best short films on fishing I’ve seen, respect👏🙌

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks 😊

[@TheBassRacer]

@@DrennanTackleTV the filming was brilliant the catch epic

[@markhepworth7822]

Outstanding,lovely little film

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@markhepworth7822]

@@DrennanTackleTV 👍

[@Philippe408]

Magnificent testimony of angling. It reminds me "roach from the twilight zone" in "improve our coarse fishing may 1997" where top angler Mick Dinnigan reveals his secrets with helicopter rigs, spicy maggots in modified feeders, and two splendid avon style 1.25 lbs tench kevlite specialists on bite alarms too. Back to basics is often the key to succes. Tight lines and greetings from France.

[@gdad60s]

Absolutely awesome catch.. Top angling 🎣 well done

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gdad60s]

@@DrennanTackleTV I certainly did... ty

[@orsonkart4794]

Well done,incredible fish !

[@cliffordlee1898]

What an immaculate pristine perfectly conditioned pair of roach, a brilliant achievement, what a catch well done fella WOW

[@EmptyRooms_uk]

This was such an inspiring video.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@niallwilson3787]

It's amazing seeing roach at that size what a cracking video I love fishing myself

[@jamieboomer8636]

I want to go roaching again now. Top video buddy

[@englishdave9986]

Great film and fish of a lifetime,hard work does pay off.👌

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Thank you. Certainly does 😁

[@martinlawrence8427]

Great video, great angling! 🙌

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@garrybradnam5184]

One of the greatest angling feats of all time

[@jonhooley7110]

Well done m8 super catch🎉🎉

[@dalestales]

Simply astounding brace. I would be shaking for weeks after such a catch.

[@nicachar8806]

Shaking is spot on - took a 3kg wild brown on an invented fly & home-made rod in a shallow loch - it ran & jumped for 40 minutes - I couldn't even fish for an hour afterwards. We are spoiled in Scotland...

[@stewartevans9753]

Amazing fishing mate never caught a big big roach very jealous!

[@matthewmiller8048]

Amazing. Incredible angling

[@paulastin944]

Fantastic brace, congrats!

[@self-preservationsociety7057]

What a fantastic catch , really enjoyed this video too . ( My 1st ever fish was a roach weighing just over two pounds , I was 6 and that was over 45 years ago , I didn’t remember it but Dad sure didn’t forget it . ) Well done mate

[@DrennanTackleTV]

Glad you enjoyed the video 👍

[@wokingsaint]

stunning catch

[@johnbambury3380]

What a pair of magical fish . Reminds me of the biggest roach I’ve ever seen which was caught in a match at ardleigh reservoir. I was lucky enough to be among the first to ever fish there when it opened for coarse fishing .It was full of massive shoals of huge roach. And we was regularly catching forty pounds bags with probably five over two pounds on the waggles. Then we started the original famous grouse league which I ran with the late Dennis Salmon. I think I remember rightly that two fish were weighed at 3-11 one for Billy Allen and one for John Howe

[@trevorpritchard9715]

Wow wow wow…..simply outstanding 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AB-vl4cz]

What magic video's these are. Grz from Holland

[@johnlovegrove7956]

Just spectacular, and inspiring

[@jonbrown853]

Amazing catch

[@markfrosttiling936]

Absolutely brilliant congratulations

[@stringsgb8833]

I've just watched the video of him catching a brace of stonking tench. Now seeing these amazing roach too I'm blown away. Outstanding

[@daveewens6578]

Hairs on the back of my neck went looking at those beauties , brilliant vid :)

[@indigoskyfall9862]

Awesome man, inspired

[@martyjohn100]

That’s probably the best fishing video I ever seen…sadly we lost all our fishing in Ireland to Eastern Europeans … What’s the music on the video Beautifully filmed video… inspired all over again😊

[@tonycamplin8607]

What a fantastic catch, congratulations and thanks for telling us your secrets, you're a real expert, unlike me, however I would like to offer my twopence worth. I've never fished for roach on a lake, all of my 2lb fish have been on a float on rivers or drains. I agree about hook size but I usually go even bigger and use 10s, I use a 5lb line straight through to the hook, in my experience big roach aren't tackle shy and I don't want to loose any fish in the inevitable lilies. By the way I've always found bread flake to be much better than maggots, however I don't have to cast it out your sort of distances, it would probably come off.

[@carlmarch9591]

what a fantastic watch 👏👏

[@janedurston8939]

wow I've had with my mate 5 roach to 3lb 2oz smallest 2lb 7oz in the 80s and that was a lot of hard work from dragging a swim building a raft to fish off an island and pre-baiting once a week for 2 months with a small amount of bread these fish are so unbelievable and In my eyes better than catching any carp well I'm just blown away by the size well-done mate kind regards Mr. D

[@ridgebackdk]

in 40years of coarse fishing i have never seen such a catch .had a few 1 lb+ and a couple mid 2 lb roach in that time many years ago... so great to see that large roach are still out there....

[@alinmocan235]

This is so nice!!!!

[@sjmclean0]

This is wonderful, I had a 3lb 4oz roach out the Test once, was an incredible fish.

[@DrennanTackleTV]

It sure is, well done!

[@fishingforbiteswithmo]

Wow what a pair of fish! 👍👍

[@dface6447]

that has to be the best IE condition brace of roach i’ve ever seen😳,my PB is 2lb 7oz from the Abbeydale Hamlet 30+ years ago and sadly the water was drained due to damage to the water mill dam and it was never the same again😞,i’ve also had roach over 2lbs from the Don and Sheaf in sheffield 😁 but again 30+ years ago (i fish for carp nowadays) but sadly those scenarios are few and far between nowadays 😞,Top 🎣 man🙂👍.