Leigh Harrison looks back at a summer that allowed him to fulfil an angling promise to a special friend to catch a barbel on the mighty Trent.
Leigh Harrison
Leigh started his coarse fishing career on his local West Midlands rivers of the Severn, Warwickshire Avon and his favourite river Teme, having been a member of the junior section of Starlets AS in the mid to late 80s. After a period on the local match circuit, Leigh decided pleasure fishing was more his thing, and he spent many successful years catching all coarse species, travelling the country and beyond in doing so. A 16-year hiatus followed before he returned to the sport he loved and had missed so much, and he followed his deep passion for float fishing on rivers. Having now lived in the Nottinghamshire area for over half his life, Leigh spends nearly all his time standing in his beloved river Trent, catching quality barbel, chub, roach, dace, perch, bream and other species, mainly on the float. It’s no surprise that he’s helped develop two match float rods in our Cadence range: the 14ft #0 Match, a silver’s dream, and the leviathan tamer 14ft #4 Match. Both have been extremely well received by the angling community and Cadence customers, giving many future years of pleasure.
Leigh Harrison takes a look at two rods Cadence Match Rods he never thought he would use, that are now essentials in his rod bag.
Leigh Harrison looks back over an eventful summer of 2023 - a summer that would enable Leigh to fulfil one of his lifetime goals.
In a very personal and honest piece, Leigh Harrison discusses what can be the very difficult subject of men’s mental health – and on how angling has...
Leigh Harrison was instrumental to the foundation and design of our brand new CR10 14ft #4 rod. Here, he gives you an insight into one of his field...
Bored on those long, cold, dark winter nights? Leigh Harrison goes through the process of making your own peacock quill wagglers, to quell such...
Leigh Harrison looks at his perfect rod and reel combination when fishing in big, fast water, the CR10 13ft 8in Power Feeder and CS10 5000 Feeder...
Leigh Harrison looks at why he wanted the new CR10 14ft Match #0 added to the range and what it can bring to your fishing.
Leigh Harrison and Andy Gammon go in search of an elusive winter roach on the River Trent, explaining the tackle and tactics to catch one.
An anglers life is often shaped by the mentors they encountered and gleaned knowledge from in their early angling careers. Leigh Harrison looks back...