HOW DOES IT WORK?

CAPTURES are submitted to Angling Times and then forwarded each week to Drennan to be considered for a weekly award worth £80 (plus a limited edition cap for first-time winners). Any angler breaking a British record receives a special one-off award of £300. Once the 12 months draw to a close, a list of winners is published and voting cards sent out to all weekly award winners from previous years. They pick their top four anglers, with four points going to their top pick, down to one point for their fourth.

Votes are counted and the winner is revealed in late April. The angler with the highest total number of votes wins the title and the trophy.