In the 1984/85 season, Greg Buxton was crowned the first-ever winner of the Drennan Cup with a 14lb 1oz barbel.
The following year, he finished runner-up with a 12lb 14oz barbel and a 7lb 1oz chub before giving up coarse fishing entirely, having caught fish beyond all his expectations.
But, in 2017, he started serious specimen hunting again, focusing mainly on chub. He’s landed numerous impressive fish since, the biggest being this 8lb 2oz specimen caught recently from the Dorset Stour.
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The fish fell to quivertipped cheesepaste, which he presented on a link leger set-up.
Interestingly, Greg presented his hookbait over a homemade groundbait mix containing liquidised bread, garlic granules, grated Cheddar and blue cheese.
To help it sink, Greg squeezed the mix around small pebbles found on the bank and threw the balls a short distance upstream.
On entering the water, they create a cloudy scent trail which draws the chub to his hookbait.
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