VOTE FOR YOUR 2019/20 DRENNAN CUP CHAMPION!
ONCE again it’s time to vote in Britain’s premier big fish competition – The Drennan Cup.
It has been another memorable year of specimen angling and there are a multitude of big fish catches to preside over.
Specimen anglers all over the UK recognise the significance of The Drennan Cup and that its prestige is down to one thing – you.
Only those who have won weekly Drennan Cup awards in the last five years get to decide who has been the best big fish angler in the UK over the last season.
Letters have now been dispatched inviting these anglers to vote to help determine this year’s winner.
Below you’ll find a list of the weekly winners from the past season (including multiple award winners), alongside details of how you can submit your votes.
Multiple award winners:
Richard Wilby: 8
For: 16lb 2oz bream, 3lb 6oz rudd, 11lb 11oz tench, 6lb 9oz eel, 3lb 2oz roach, 2lb 9oz roach, 3lb 2oz grayling, 1lb 1oz dace
Daniel Woolcott: 5
For: 3lb 4oz roach, eel brace of 5lb 10oz and 6lb 2oz, tench brace of 10lb 12oz and 11lb 11oz, rudd brace of 3lb 1oz and 3lb 10oz, 17lb 2oz barbel
Joe Royffe: 5
For: 3lb 2oz rudd, 15lb 10oz bream, 4lb 11oz perch, 1lb 8dr dace, 2lb 7oz roach
James Champkin: 4
For: Roach brace of 3lb 2oz and 3lb 3oz, 10lb 11oz tench, 3lb 2oz rudd, 15lb 9oz barbel
Dai Gribble: 4
For: 16lb 8oz bream, 5lb 12oz eel, 11lb 2oz tench, 3lb 8oz roach
Alfie Naylor: 4
For: 2lb 10oz roach, 3lb 4oz roach, 16lb 14oz barbel, 18lb 2oz barbel
Mike Lyddon: 3
For: 12lb 2oz tench, 5lb 9oz eel, 12lb 4oz tench
Paul Faint: 2
For: 4lb 6oz perch, 5lb 13oz eel
Andy West: 2
For: 18lb 2oz bream, five rudd to best of 3lb 1oz 8dr
Matthew Fernandez: 2
For: 12lb 8oz tench, 2lb 9oz roach
Christopher Menlesohn: 2
For: 16lb 4oz barbel, 9lb 1oz chub
Brett Longthorne: 2
For: 10lb 6oz tench and a 15lb 8oz bream, 16lb 6oz barbel
Adam Fisher: 2
For: 2lb 5oz roach, 3lb 2oz grayling
Roman Vann: 2
For: Haul of roach to 2lb 5oz roach, 17lb 12oz barbel
Simon Daley: 2
For: 16lb 13oz barbel, haul of 2lb roach to 2lb 14oz
Mike Staines: 2
For: 7lb 13oz chub, 15lb 12oz barbel
Andrew Knots: 2
For: 15lb 5oz barbel, 4lb 7oz perch
Alan Rio: 2
For: 11lb 15oz tench, 3lb 1oz roach
2019/2020 Drennan Cup contenders (by issue date)
April 9 2019
Carl Hill 3lb 2oz roach
April 16 2019
Mark Woodage 3lb 14oz roach
Daniel Woolcott 3lb 4oz roach
Stefan Jansen 38lb 2oz pike
April 23 2019
James Champkin roach brace of 3lb 2oz and 3lb 3oz
April 30 2019
Si Llewellyn 11lb 8oz tench
Paul Faint 4lb 6oz perch
May 7 2019
Andy West 18lb 2oz bream
Richard Wilby 16lb 2oz bream
Daniel Woolcott eel brace of 5lb 10oz and 6lb 2oz
Dan’s 6lb 2oz eel
May 14 2019
Rob Thompson 10lb 15oz tench
Steve Grinham 5lb 2oz eel
Simon Aldred 11lb 11oz tench
May 21 2019
Dai Gribble 16lb 8oz bream
Daniel Woolcott 10lb 12oz and 11lb 11oz tench
Dan’s 11lb 11oz tench
Brett Longthorne 10lb 6oz tench and a 15lb 8oz bream
Brett’s 15lb 8oz bream
Mark Rogers 12lb 14oz tench
May 28 2019
James Montier haul of double-figure tench to 12lb 2oz
Darryn Stolworthy haul of tench to 11lb 10oz
Lee Snow bream brace of 16lb 8oz and 17lb
Lee’s 17lb bream
Richard Wilby 3lb 6oz rudd
June 4 2019
Len Arbery 6lb eel
Lee McManus 16lb 4oz bream
Gord Burton 30lb 12oz pike
Kevin Durman 11lb 7oz tench
June 11 2019
Dai Gribble 5lb 12oz eel
Matthew Fernandez 12lb 8oz tench
Alan Rio 11lb 15oz tench
Fonz Howard 32lb 1oz pike
June 18 2019
Mike Lyddon 12lb 2oz tench
Justin Grapes 12lb 12oz tench
Tony Arbery 7lb 6oz eel
June 25 2019
James Champkin 10lb 11oz tench
Mike Lyddon 5lb 9oz eel
Andy Childs 3lb 3oz rudd
Sam Everist 7lb 15oz chub
July 2 2019
Andrew Knots 15lb 5oz barbel
Ben Fairweather 7lb 11oz chub
Paul Faint 5lb 13oz eel
Mike Lyddon 12lb 4oz tench
July 9 2019
Richard Wilby 11lb 11oz tench
Anthony Stockdale 16lb 6oz barbel
Kim Whiley 8lb 4oz eel
July 16 2019
Jay Elliot 8lb 2oz chub
July 23 2019
Dai Gribble 11lb 2oz tench
Richard Wilby 6lb 9oz eel
Trevor Stroud 3lb 15oz 8dr grayling
July 30 2019
Alfie Naylor 2lb 10oz roach
James Champkin 3lb 2oz rudd
Joe Royffe 3lb 2oz rudd
Kiran Nathan 5lb 1oz perch
August 6 2019
Scott Day 3lb 3oz rudd
Chris Mason 5lb 15oz eel
Martyn Welch 4lb 4oz perch
August 13 2019
Alfie Naylor 3lb 4oz roach
Richard Barlow 3lb 5oz roach
August 20 2019
Paul Nixon 16lb 2oz barbel
Phil Buckingham 3lb 7oz rudd
August 27 2019
Chris Carlyle 16lb 2oz bream
Richard Easom 16lb 3oz barbel
September 3 2019
Carl Salisbury 16lb 12oz barbel
Thom Hunt 16lb 2oz zander
September 10 2019
Andy West five rudd to a best of 3lb 1oz 8dr
Michael Coucom 17lb 5oz barbel
Ian Potts 17lb 1oz barbel
September 17 2019
Richard Wilby 3lb 2oz roach
Joe Royffe 15lb 10oz bream
Kevin Clark 14lb 12oz barbel (Wye Record)
Christopher Mendlesohn 16lb 4oz barbel
September 24 2019
Luke Agacy 16lb 10oz barbel
Matthew Fernandez 2lb 9oz roach
Chris Higham 15lb 6oz bream
October 1 2019
Christopher Mendlesohn 9lb 1oz chub
Scott Dethick 15lb 15oz barbel
Colin Hebb 2lb 10oz roach
October 8 2019
Paul Williamson crucian brace of 3lb 15oz and 4lb
Paul’s 4lb crucian
James Howes crucian brace of 4lb and 4lb 2oz
Dan Eaves perch brace of 4lb 2oz and 4lb 4oz
Justin Stoddart 16lb 10oz barbel
October 15 2019
Paul Gurton 3lb 3oz roach
Joe Royffe 4lb 11oz perch
James Champkin 15lb 9oz barbel
Daniel Woolcott rudd brace of 3lb 1oz and 3lb 10oz
October 22 2019
James Matthews 4lb 10oz 8dr perch
Gary Manders 16lb 9oz barbel
October 29 2019
Mike Staines 15lb 12oz barbel
Alfie Naylor 16lb 14oz barbel
Luke Reed 30lb 4oz pike
November 5 2019
Charlie Coppolo 4lb 4oz perch
Alan Rio 3lb 1oz roach
Brett Longthorne 16lb 6oz barbel
November 12 2019
Joe Atkinson haul of perch to 4lb 7oz
Simon Aldred 7lb 12oz chub
Ash Costa 4lb 12oz perch
Matt Roberts 33lb 5oz pike
November 19 2019
Simon Daley 16lb 13oz barbel
Joe Royffe 1lb 8dr dace
Richard Wilby 2lb 9oz roach
John Joyce 3lb 1oz 8dr roach
November 26 2019
Kevin Sanders 3lb 3oz roach
Graham Mann 16lb 12oz zander
Richard Earl 35lb pike
December 3 2019
Ivan Newton 36lb 12oz pike
Joe Royffe 2lb 7oz roach
Aiden Bordiuk 1lb 1oz dace
Alan Storey 2lb 11oz 8dr roach
December 10 2019
Colin Smithson 21lb 2oz barbel
Adam Fisher 2lb 5oz roach
Roman Vann haul of roach to 2lb 5oz
December 24 2019
Tim Dabrowa 3lb 7oz roach
Roy Jones 2lb 11oz roach
Mark Everard 1lb 2oz 8dr dace
Richard Miller 32lb 8oz pike
Alyssa Williams 34lb 14oz pike
December 31 2019
Matt Ward zander brace of 11lb 9oz and 17lb 9oz
Rob Taylor 2lb 15oz roach
January 7 2020
Richard Wilby 3lb 2oz grayling
Chris Lowe 4lb 10oz perch
Brian Hankins 7lb 10oz chub
January 14 2020
Tom Watts 15lb zander
Adrian Garside 16lb 10oz barbel
Jeremy Weitz 1lb 3oz dace
January 21 2020
Simon Baker 7lb 9oz chub
Adam Fisher 3lb 2oz grayling
James Ufton 18lb 10oz barbel
Clive Samuell 3lb 4oz roach
January 28 2020
Michael Pardoe 3lb 8oz grayling
Robert Bown 18lb 9oz barbel
Roman Vann 17lb 12oz barbel
February 4 2020
John Goble 38lb 2oz pike
Liam Bishell 16lb 13oz barbel
Vito Napoli 7lb 11oz chub
Simon Daley haul of 2lb-plus roach to 2lb 14oz
February 11 2020
Daniel Woolcott 17lb 2oz barbel
Mike Staines 7lb 13oz chub
James Hunt 3lb 4oz roach
Martin Jauncey 16lb 5oz zander
February 18 2020
Colin Douglas 18lb 13oz barbel
Steven Birt 20lb 7oz barbel
Mark Austin 4lb 12oz perch
Ian Harvey 7lb 15oz chub
Rob NG 7lb 15oz chub
Rob Malseed 33lb 4oz pike
February 25 2020
Richard Wilby 1lb 1oz dace
Dave Owen 3lb 6oz roach
Bob Copsey 8lb 12oz chub
Neil Hogg 42lb 4oz pike
Terry Theobold 16lb 7oz barbel
March 3 2020
Alfie Naylor 18lb 2oz barbel
Hugh Chappell 2lb 9oz roach
March 10 2020
Andrew Knots 4lb 7oz perch
Paul Scowen 2lb 7oz, 2lb 10oz and 3lb 9oz roach
March 17 2020
Dai Gribble 3lb 8oz roach
Gavin Barrett 2lb 11oz roach
March 24 2020
Robin Cave 9lb chub
Garth Sykes 18lb 3oz barbel
David Herrin 17lb 5oz barbel
Warren Hammond 8lb 1oz chub
Raymond Ball 17lb 5oz barbel
March 31 2020
Phil Smith 3lb 8oz roach
Ed Matthews 33lb 8oz pike
Simon Ashton haul of perch to 4lb 6oz
Voting
Voting is based on a points system and you can make four choices when you submit your votes. Each of your choices will correspond to a different number of points awarded, as follows:
First choice: 4 points
Second choice: 3 points
Third choice: 2 points
Fourth choice: 1 point
The angler who receives the most points ultimately wins the Drennan Cup. The winner will be announced in the Tuesday April 28 issues of the Angling Times.
To submit your choices just email Angling Times News Editor Ian Jones at ian.jones@bauermedia.co.uk
Alternatively you can ring or text Ian your choices on 07587109011.
Remember, only weekly Drennan award winners from the past five years can vote. (We have your details so we can cross reference!)
You cannot vote for yourself and all votes must be submitted by midnight on Friday April 17. Any votes submitted after that date will not be counted.
Thank you all again for your help in making the Drennan Cup the most respected big fish competition in angling!
We look forward to seeing your catch submissions for the 2020/21 season.
AT