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Lee wins the Drennan Cup!

by Freddie Sandford |

Published on2nd May 2023 at 4.59pm

Lee McManus has been crowned the 2022/23 Drennan Cup champion.

The Leicester ace topped a strong field to take specimen fishing's most prestigious award, after two intense weeks of voting by former Drennan weekly award winners.

Lee McManus is the 2022/23 Drennan Cup champion!

He pipped former champion Alan Stagg to the coveted annual trophy after a phenomenal 12 months of angling during which he won five awards – the most of anyone in the race – for huge bream (16lb 14oz & 17lb 11oz), barbel (17lb 14oz), zander (16lb 6oz) and perch (4lb 12oz).

"It’s unbelievable – I thought my chance was gone when I finished second a few years ago. I expected one of the southerners to win it!” Lee told Angling Times in a recent interview.

“I didn’t specifically set out to win the Cup this season – I just did my usual fishing and hoped for a personal best or two. Thankfully, a few came along.”

Read Lee's full interview on how he scooped the title in this week's Angling Times, here.

Lee caught some incredible bream in 2022/23

How the voting panned out:

1st - Lee McManus (£2,000)

2nd - Alan Stagg (£1,000)

3rd - James Champkin (£500)

4th - Dan Woolcott (£250)

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