Alexei Bygrave with a tremendous 7lb 7oz Chub from an Oxfordshire river, winning a weekly Drennan Cup award in last week’s issue of the Angling Times.
Amazingly, this was Alexei’s first visit to the venue in question – as he is currently at University in the county. It will certainly be very difficult to top this fish! Fishing in bright sunshine and with a hard frost on the ground – Alexei opted to fish a delicate 3lb 6oz (0.138mm) Drennan Double Strength hooklink through to half a Lobworm on a size 8 hook, with a light (¼ oz) bomb. This proved a wise choice as first cast to a new spot in the swim produced the memorable bite.
