Darran Goulder won a weekly Drennan award in Angling Times at the start of December for this magnificent River Lea Barbel. Darran, a previous winner of the cup, banked the 14lb 15oz specimen during mild flood conditions by hair-rigging a single Robin Red pellet on a Super Specialist Sink Braid… Read more
Category: Drennan Cup
Dean’s Stour Roach Haul & Drennan Award
Kinson, Bournemouth specialist Dean Derbyshire won a weekly Drennan award in Angling Times last week for a catch of Roach including this big old survivor! Dean bagged over 30 fish up to 2lb 4oz on his local Dorset Stour, with over a dozen over 1lb, by alternating between trotting maggots… Read more
Neill Stephen’s Latest Specimen!
Adam Perna’s Beautiful Specimen Great Ouse Perch
Buckinghamshire specialist Adam Perna with a beautiful specimen Perch from his local upper Great Ouse, which won a weekly Drennan Award in Angling Times last week. Adam has taken a number of big river Perch from ‘off the beaten track’ in recent years and this one weighed in at 4lb… Read more
Phil Smith’s Scottish Specimen Roach Brace!
Coventry’s legendary specimen angler Phil Smith with one of his recent Scottish Specimen Roach brace for 5lb 14oz – deservedly winning a weekly Drennan award in Angling Times! Phil made the considerable effort to travel up to modern giant roach mecca, and stunningly picturesque Lochnaw Castle Loch in Scotland. Phil… Read more
Gwyn Davies Specimen River Wye Pike
Fordingbridge, Hampshire angler Gwyn Davies won a weekly Drennan Cup award in Angling Times recently for this photo of a specimen River Wye Pike! Gwyn floatfished a Sardine on 28lb Drennan Green Pike Wire hard on the river bed, using size 6 semi-barbless Partridge trebles. The only bite of the… Read more