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Well another week, another festival! This week is the Dynamite Bait festival here at White Acres and once again it is a sell out with 180 anglers here who will be heading to the banks of Pollawyn, Twin Oaks/Trelawney, Gwinear, Porth & Bolingey to fish the Festival. Dynamite Baits are one of our longest festival sponsors and this year they have upped their sponsorship even more for the winners and also all 180 anglers will be walking away later in the week with the best goodie bag they have ever supplied. The weekend leading up to the festival has been very mixed weather wise, we have gone from glorious sunshine to torrential rain so we are keeping our fingers crossed that we have plenty of the former but none of the latter!
Day One
It was a frantic start to the day, not only does the draw take a little longer as we clarify the rules and running of the festival but also we had the EA here checking rod licences, we are happy to announce that all 180 anglers were in possession of their licences so the show was ready to go on! Day one has been abysmal weather wise and I think there will be a few hot toddies consumed tonight to restore normal body temperatures! Despite the rain the festival has got off to a good start so read on to find out today’s catch action and who has picked up those first magical section points.
A Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn has got off to a good start and despite the anglers being soaking wet all day there were some great catches. The lake winner today was Matt Pillay on peg 17; Matt fished the pellet waggler and ended up with a great haul of carp weighing 134lb 5oz. Rob Wootton was second with 102lb 4oz, Rob was on peg 25 and caught on the pellet waggler and the meat feeder. Third on peg 28 was Ben Fisk, Ben caught on the pellet waggler and the meat feeder to the aerator for a weight of 98lb 5oz. The next best weight on the lake was 97lb 5oz and this came from Tony Wynnick on peg 27, Tony struggled a bit at first but caught late on the pole.
Section Winners
Matthew Pillay 9 points peg 17 134lb 5oz
Rob Wootton 9 points peg 25 102lb 5oz
Lee Kerry 9 points peg 12 51lb 10oz
Nigel Marchington 9 points peg 34 49lb 11oz
B Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks
This section today proved to be very fair with good weights coming offboth sides of all the lakes. The overall lake winner was Kieron Rich on Twin Oaks peg 10, Kieron caught early on the pellet waggler then switched to the meat feeder ending up with a total weight of 141lb 14oz. Second went to Adam Richards on the other side of Twin Oaks on peg 35, Adam had a weight of 130lb 11oz caught mainly on meat down the edge but he also had a few bonus fish on the bomb with pellet. Bob Rand was third with 109lb 6oz; Bob was on Trelawney peg 32 caught on the pole with pellet and corn. The next best weight came from Richie Hull on Trelawney peg 26, Richie caught at 13 meters on the deck with meat for a weight of 96lb.
Section Winners
Kieron Rich 9 points peg 10 141lb 14oz
Adam Richards 9 points peg 35 130lb 11oz
Bob Rand 9 points peg 32 109lb 6oz
Jon Davis 9 points peg 16 92lb 13oz
C Section Gwinear
Not the best of starts on Gwinear today, we thought with the addition of pellets in this festival the fish would feed a bit more but with the cold water from the recent rain going into the lake this had not helped but just added to the fact the fish have really shoaled up in some areas of the lake and are simply not feeding. The lake winner today with 77lb 2oz was Paul Taylor on peg 24; Paul caught 20 carp on the pole at 11 meters with soft pellet on the hook. Second was Nigel Smith, Nigel caught at 13 meters on the pole with pellet for a weight of 67lb 2oz from peg 14. Phil Ringer was third with 55lb 5oz; Phil was on peg 9 and caught on the long pole with pellet. The next best weight on the lake was 49lb 3oz and this came from Paul Blinkhorn on peg 20, Paul caught on pellet on the long pole.
Section Winners
Paul Taylor 9 points peg 24 77lb 2oz
Phil Ringer 9 points peg 9 55lb 5oz
Simon Gould 9 points peg 31 43lb 2oz
Scott Wilding 9 points peg 55 10lb 7oz
D Section Porth
The weights on Porth have increased since last festival but still has a lot of room for improvement, the weather is due to come in better this week so we are hoping that this adds to the fishing not just on this lake but on all of them. The Lake winner today with 12lb 6oz was Vic Molyneux, Vic was on peg 39 and caught on the pole at 13 meters with caster and maggots. Steve Ringer was second on the lake; Steve was on peg 75 and caught on the pole with maggot over groundbait for a weight of 12lb 2oz. Third from peg 76 was Steve Barnett, Steve had a weight of 11lb 9oz caught on the pole with maggots. The next best weight on the lake came from Steve Burgess on peg 71, Steve caught on the feeder with worm on the hook and also had a few on the pole for a weight of 10lb 6oz.S
Section Winners
Vic Molyneux 9 points peg 39 12lb 6oz
Steve Ringer 9 points peg 75 12lb 2oz
Mick Hughes 9 points peg 81 8lb 9oz
Rob Wootton 9 points peg 22 5lb 3oz
E Section Bolingey
It was another amazing start for the week on Bolingey with 17 anglers weighing in with over 90lbs! It was a great festival start for the Lake winner Andy Geldart today who weighed in with 177lb 12oz; Andy was on peg 20 and caught on the pellet waggler. Andy May was second with 163lb 2oz, Andy caught on the pellet waggler from peg 24. Third went to Lee Pesticcio on peg 46 with 140lb 10oz, Lee caught on 8 mil pellets and 14,5 meters on the deck and also had a few down the edge on dead red maggot. Alan Scotthorne on peg 1 had the next best weight with 134lb 1oz, Alan caught long down the edge.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart 9 points peg 20 177lb 12oz
Andy May 9 points peg 24 163lb 2oz
Lee Pesticcio 9 points peg 46 140lb 10oz
Ian Frost 9 points peg 37 122lb 12oz
So that was the action from day one, lets see who the festival leaders are from day one.Overall Top Twenty
Overall Top Twenty
| |
Name |
Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Andy Geldart
|
177lb 12oz |
9 points |
| 2nd |
Andy May
|
163lb 2ox |
9 points |
| 3rd |
Kieron Rich |
141lb 14oz |
9 points |
| 4th |
Lee Pesticcio
|
140lb 10oz |
9 points |
| 5th |
Matthew Pillay
|
134lb 5oz |
9 points |
| 6th |
Adam Richards
|
130lb 11oz |
9 points |
| 7th |
Ian Frost |
122lb 12oz |
9 points |
| 8th |
Bob Rand |
109lb 6oz |
9 points |
| 9th |
Rob Wootton |
102lb 4oz |
9 points |
| 10th |
Jon Davis
|
92lb 13oz |
9 points |
| 11th |
Paul Taylor |
77lb 2oz |
9 points |
| 12th |
Phil Ringer |
55lb 5oz |
9 points |
| 13th |
Lee Kerry |
51lb 10oz |
9 points |
| 14th |
Nigel Marchington |
49lb 11oz |
9 points |
| 15th |
Simon Gould |
43lb 2oz |
9 points |
| 16th |
Vic Molymeux |
12lb 6oz |
9 points |
| 17th |
Steve Ringer |
12lb 2oz |
9 points |
| 18th |
Scott Wilding |
10lb 7oz |
9 points |
| 19th |
Mick Hughes |
8lb 9oz |
9 points |
| 20th |
Rob Brennan |
5lb 3oz |
9 points |
So it has been a promising start for the festival and the weather is set to improve for the rest of the week so we all have high hopes of great matches to come.
Stay tuned for more results tomorrow.
Day Two
So everything ran smoothly on day one and for some it was start as you mean to go on! There was a vast improvement in the weather today with no wet gear being needed today; there was still a brisk wind though. Read on to find out the action from day two and what the lakes are fishing like. Have yesterday’s sections winners held on to their advantages, let’s look and see….
A Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks
It was another great day for these lakes with more big catches being recorded and the weights being tight across the sections. Rob Wootton was the lake winner today on Twin Oaks peg 10, Rob caught on the meat feeder tight across to the far bank and haD 7 short on meat for a weight of 182lb 5oz. Second was Alex Bones with 173lb 7oz, Alex was on Twin Oaks peg 2 and caught on the meat feeder tight across and long down the edge on 6 mil pellets. Stewart Lister on Trelawney peg 22 was third with 110lb 6oz, Stewart caught on the 19-meter pole to the island on meat. On Twin Oaks peg 16 Adam Wakelin had the next best weight with 108lb 11oz, Adam caught on pellet on the deck on the long pole.
Section Winners
Rob Wootton 9 points peg 10 182lb 5oz
Stewart Lister 9 points peg 22 110lb 6oz
Gary Webber 9 points peg 35 105lb 4oz
Antony King 9 points peg 10 67lb 10oz
B Section Gwinear
The weighs were slightly better on Gwinear today but there are still some areas obviously fishing better than others. The lake winner today on peg 31 was Chris Downs; Chris had a weight of 94lb 8oz caught down the edge on worm & caster. Tony Stevenson was second on the lake, Tony caught shallow on pellet from peg 20 for a weight of 85lb 10oz. Third on peg 17 was Simon Colclough, Simon caught ON the pole shallow and down the margins for a weight of 73lb 15oz. Alan Prophet on peg 24 had the next best weight on the lake with 69lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Chris Downs 9 points peg 31 94lb 8oz
Tony Stevenson 9 points peg 20 85lb 10oz
Shaun Barnett 9 points peg 6 38lb 3oz
Wayne Mellings 9 points peg 51 15lb 1oz
C Section Porth
Porth is still fishing hard at the moment but everyone is in the same situation on the lake and there are still essential points up for grabs so there is everything to play for. The lake winner today was Lee Prophet on peg 86, Lee had a weight of 12lb 1oz caught on the pole with casters. Gary Skeritt was second with 10lb 4oz; Gary was on peg 38 and caught on the pole with chopped worm and casters. Third went to Steve Sanders, Steve caught roach and skimmers on the pole from peg 85 for a weight of 9lb 7oz. John Battersby on peg 83 had the next best weight on the lake, John weighed in with 8lb 6oz caught on the pole with maggot.
Section Winners
Lee Prophet 9 points peg 86 12lb 1oz
Gary Skeritt 9 points peg 23 10lb 4oz
Dave Rudman 9 points peg 23 8lb 1oz
Andy Lloyd 9 points peg 75 7lb 9oz
D Section Bolingey
Consistent weights again on Bolingey today with another 8 ton plus weights. The lake winner today with 159lb 2oz was Dean Barlow; Dean was on peg 20 and caught on pellet at 19 meters and meat at 5 meters. Second was Dean Cherrington on peg 45, Dean had a weight of 154lb 1oz caught mainly shallow on the pole with pellet but also had a few fish long down the edge on meat. Mark Eves was third on the lake with 148lb 8oz; Mark was on peg 22 and caught 90-100lb of his fish on the pellet waggler and the rest down the edge on meat. The next best weight came from Karl Webster on peg 46; Karl fished shallow on pellet for a weight of 133lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Dean Barlow 9 points peg 20 159lb 2oz
Karl Webster 9 points peg 46 133lb 4oz
George Perkins 9 points peg 18 107lb
Mark Wells 9 points peg 42 89lb 6oz
E Section Pollawyn
It was a mixed day on Pollawyn today as those anglers that drew the high bank and virtually skipped to their pegs were slightly disappointed, as the fish have begun to move. It is about this time each year that the bream begin to move to the far ends of the lake and down in to the arms and the familiar “munters” that lurk around the high bank follow them. The lake winner today was Steve Nicholson on peg 20, Steve caught on the straight lead with pellet and at 17 meters on meat for a weight of 141lb 2oz. Steve Conway took second with 110lb 7oz, Steve was on peg 19 and caught to the point of the island on the waggler and also pellet on the bomb. Will Raison was third, Will caught 15 carp on the feeder and pole for a weight of 92lb 2oz from peg 16. Andy May had the next best weight with 84lb 7oz; Andy was on peg 15 and caught on the meat feeder.
Section Winners
Steve Nicholson 9 points peg 20 141lb 2oz
Will Raison 9 points peg 16 92lb 2oz
Alan Scotthorne 9 points peg 4 69lb 4oz
Ian Frost 9 points peg 34 43lb 7oz
So it has been a promising start for the festival and the weather is set to improve for the rest of the week so we all have high hopes of great matches to come. Stay tuned for more results tomorrow.
| |
Name |
Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Rob Wootton |
284lb 9oz |
18 points |
| 2nd |
Ian Frost |
166lb 3oz |
18 points |
| 3rd |
Andy May |
247lb 9oz |
17 points |
| 4th |
Alan Scotthorne |
203lb 5oz |
17 points |
| 5th |
Bob Rand |
170lb 7oz |
17 points |
| 6th |
Dean Barlow |
167lb 7oz |
17 points |
| 7th |
Gary Webber |
148lb 13oz |
17 points |
| 8th |
Will Raison |
196lb 7oz |
16 points |
| 9th |
Andy Dare |
191lb 4oz |
16 points |
| 10th |
Lee Kerry |
127lb 7oz |
16 points |
| 11th |
Joe Carass |
86lb 5oz |
16 points |
| 12th |
Phil Ringer |
62lb 11oz |
16 points |
| 13th |
Andy Geldart |
244lb 10oz |
15 points |
| 14th |
Steve Conway |
223lb 2ox |
15 points |
| 15th |
Adam Wakelin |
197lb |
15 points |
| 16th |
Dean Cherrington |
158lb 5oz |
15 points |
| 17th |
Nigel Marchington |
139lb 2oz |
15 points |
| 18th |
Tony Stevenson |
132lb 13oz |
15 points |
| 19th |
Richie Hull |
109lb 4oz |
15 points |
| 20th |
Jon Davis |
102lb 13oz |
15 points |
So that was day two and we have perfect points for two of the anglers, the top weights are impressive so far and the results across the top 30 in the festival are extremely close. Can Rob or Ian hang on in there; stay tuned for more results tomorrow.
Day Three
Well it is the halfway point already and we cannot believe how fast this week is going. The midway point is a crucial point of the festival as it is a major determining factor as to who will be taking to the stage on Friday to collect winnings and who will spend the rest of the week in the bar! Wednesday is another exciting day for the festival anglers, as all of the lake winners today will receive a free holiday and an invite back to fish gold winners week later in the year. So far only Rob and Ian have managed a perfect score, have they kept a hold on their advantage, read on for all the action from day three.
A Section Gwinear
The weights have been improving slightly throughout the week although there is still a section of “doom” the results have been tight for the overall win and those all-important section points. Dan Ashington was the lake winner today with 96lb 11oz; Dan was on peg 20 and caught on the pole shallow and down the edge with caster. Second on peg 19 was Dave Pimlott, Dave caught shallow on the pole with pellet for a weight of 96lb 7oz. With 89lb 3oz Stewart Lister was third, Stewart caught at 14.5 meters up in the water on maggot and caster from peg 17. The next best weigh on the lake came from Sean Huggins on peg 27, Sean caught shallow with 6 & 4 mil pellets for a weight of 81lb 7oz.
Section Winners
Dan Ashington 9 points peg 20 96lb 11oz
Sean Huggins 9 points peg 27 81lb 7oz
Matt Oldfield 9 points peg 43 44lb 3oz
Tony Wilde 9 points peg 50 33lb 10oz
B Section Porth
Porth is still fishing very hard but despite the overall wining weights not being very well; the weights across all the sections are gradually beginning to creep up. Colin Mercer took the lake win today with 9lb 11oz, Colin was on peg 89 and caught mainly on the pole at 12 meters with maggot over groundbait. Second went to Gaz Sadler, Gaz caught on chopped worm and caster over groundbait from peg 83 for a weight of 9lb 4oz. Simon Colclough on peg 32 was third with 8lb 5oz, Simon caught on the long pole with maggot, loose feeding maggot over the top catching small skimmers and roach. Pemb Wrighting had the next best weight on peg 39 with 8lb 4oz, Pemb caught on the pole with caster.
Section Winners
Colin Mercer 9 points peg 89 9lb 11oz
Simon Colclough 9 points peg 32 8lb 5oz
Kieron Rich 9 points peg 78 7lb 12oz
Richie Hull 9 points peg 20 6lb 4oz
C Section Bolingey
Great weights on Bolingey today with 10 over a ton and our first 200lb plus weight for the festival. Andy powers was the lake winner with 214lb 3oz, Andy was on peg 20 and caught 59 carp on the pellet waggler fishing to the island. On peg 23 Dave Rudman was second, Dave fished down the edge on pellet weighing in with 138lbs. Simon Gould had a weight of 135lb 1oz to take third, Simon caught on pellet up in the water and across at 16 meters on meat from peg 46. John Battersby on peg 27 had the next best weight on the lake with 127lb 13oz, John caught shallow on the pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Andy Powers 9 points peg 20 214lb 3oz
Simon Gould 9 points peg 46 135lb 1oz
Antony Atkinson 9 points peg 35 110lb 1oz
Cline Wynn 9 points peg 13 63lb 9oz
D Section Pollawyn
It was a much better days fishing on Pollawyn today, perhaps the nice sunshine for a change had something to do with it! The high bank was once again on form with anglers today catching plenty of carp, but the larger carp are still being caught toward the arms/ points rather than in the open area. The lake winner on peg 27 today was Chris Whitehead, Chris had a weight of 144lb 14oz caught on the feeder with pellet across to the island. Second went to Steve Sheppard with 116lb 1oz, Steve was on the point at peg 20 and caught on the meat feeder across to the corner of the island. Jason Thomas caught on the meat feeder to the aerator and on the pellet waggler from peg 28 to take third with a weight of 115lb 5oz. It was a very close battle for the next beat weight on the lake and vital section points between Steve Ringer & Karl Webster, Steve managed to gain the advantage and had the next best weight with 112lb 8zo, Steve was on peg 15 and caught on the meat feeder to the island and on the long pole.
Section Winners
Chris Whitehead 9 points peg 27 144lb 14oz
Steve Ringer 9 points peg 15 112lb 8oz
George Perkins 9 points peg 12 57lb 1oz
Joe Carass 9 points peg 36 53lb 11oz
E Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks
These lakes are still fishing their proverbials off! Twin Oaks especially is on fire with nearly 850lbs being weighed in between 9 anglers in one section! Today’s lake winner was Andy Geldart on peg 12, Andy caught on the meat feeder and the pellet waggler for a weight of 153lb 8oz. Steve Cooke was second, Steve weighed in 152lb 14oz from peg 2 caught down the edge on meat. Third with 131lb 6oz was Derek Hammond, Derek caught on the pellet waggler from peg 14. The next best weight, and it was also the best weight from Trelawney, was 121lb 1oz and this came from Andy Dare on peg 28, Andy caught down the edge on meat.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart 9 points peg 12 153lb 8oz
Andy Dare 9 points peg 28 121lb 1oz
Will Raiso 9 points peg 33 95lb 7oz
Stephen Prophet 9 points peg 18 64lb 12oz
Overall Top Twenty
| |
Name |
Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Andy May |
335lb 13oz |
25 points |
| 2nd |
Andy Dare |
312lb 5oz |
25 points |
| 3rd |
Will Raison |
291lb 14oz |
25 points |
| 4th |
Joe Carass |
137lb |
25 points |
| 5th |
Andy Geldart |
389lb 2oz |
24 points |
| 6th |
Rob Wootton |
345lb 5oz |
24 points |
| 7th |
Ian Frost |
266lb 13oz |
24 points |
| 8th |
Simon Gould |
182lb 15oz |
24 points |
| 9th |
Bob Rand |
178lb 7oz |
24 points |
| 10th |
Gary Webber |
176lb 15oz |
24 points |
| 11th |
Phil Ringer |
167lb 14oz |
24 points |
| 12th |
Richie Hull |
115lb 8oz |
24 points |
| 13th |
Dean Barlow |
199lb 9oz |
23 points |
| 14th |
Steve Ringer |
171lb 2oz |
23 points |
| 15th |
Simon Colclough |
153lb 9oz |
23 points |
| 16th |
Alex Bones |
317lb 7oz |
22 points |
| 17th |
Steve Conway |
283lb 9oz |
22 points |
| 18th |
Karl Webster |
252lb 1oz |
22 points |
| 19th |
John Battersby |
165lb 1oz |
22 points |
| 20th |
Tony Stevenson |
138lb 11oz |
22 points |
So that was day three and what a change around it has been, it is very very rare that we reach the midway point in the festival with no one on maximum points so this is a bit of a first for us. This is going to be a close one with both amazing weights and very close points across the top 30 on the festival, can Will sneak up there and do the festival double or will Steve Ringer creep his way up there or can we see a fresh name on the trophy this year? Stay tuned for more news on what is turning out to be a very close and exciting festival.
Day Four
It has been another great days fishing and the festival just seems to keep getting closer and closer, today’s action has made it even closer up at the top so read on to find out how day four of the festival went.
A Section Porth
It is still fishing hard down at Porth, possibly the hardest it has ever fished in a festival but this is not really surprising given that we are two weeks behind on the normal weather for this time of year. The lake winner today was Nigel Marchington on peg 39; Nigel fished the feeder with worm and maggot for a weight of 9lb 1oz. There was a draw for second place with both Adam Wakelin & Dean Smith weighing in with 9lbs, Adam was on peg 88 and caught on the groundbait feeder with maggot and Dean caught on the feeder with maggot and worm from peg 85. The next best weight came from Harry Billing on peg 37 with 8lb 7oz, Harry caught on the long pole with pinkie and maggot.
Section Winners
Nigel Marchington 9 points peg 39 9lb 1oz
Dean Smith 9 points peg 85 9lb
Adam Wakelin 9 points peg 88 9lb
John Waples 9 points peg 18 5lb 12oz
Sandra Scotthorne 9 points peg 79 4lb 8oz
B Section Bolingey
The weights on Bolingey just get better as the week goes on with 3000lbs of fish caught yesterday! The lake winner was Pemb Wrighting on peg 27 with 193lb 1oz; Pemb caught 42 carp on the pole with meat. Dave Lewis was second with 145lb 15oz, Dave caught down the edge on meat from peg 16. Third went to Wayne Mellings on peg 29, Wayne had a weight of 141lb 9oz caught on corn and meat down the margins. The next best weigh came from Shaun Barnett; Shaun was on peg 21 and caught down the edge on corn.
Section Winners
Pemb Wrighting 9 points peg 27 193lb 1oz
Dave Lewis 9 points peg 16 145lb 15oz
Wayne Mellings 9 points peg 29 141lb 9oz
Richie Hull 9 points peg 49 133lb 10oz
C Section Pollawyn
It was very close on the lake today; not only for the overall results but the section points were also very tight. The eventual lake winner was Scott Wilding on peg 28, Scott caught on the meat feeder to the aerator and the bomb & pellet in the open water for a weight of 125lb 1oz. Second was John Battersby with 109lb 3oz, John was on peg 16 and caught on the feeder with pellet and the bomb. Graham Thomas was third, Graham caught on the bomb and meat from peg 20 with a weight of 108lb 5oz. On peg 19 Peter Mercer had the next best weight with 102lb 15oz, Peter caught on the bomb both with meat and pellet.
Section Winners
Scott Widling 9 points peg 28 125lb 1oz
John Battersby 9 points peg 16 109lb 3oz
Dave Rudman 9 points peg 36 79lb 12oz
Alan Such 9 points peg 13 55lb 11oz
D Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks
The weights from Twin Oaks again just have continued amazed us and Trelawney has also fished consistently. The lake winner was Kerry Kirkwood on Twin Oaks peg 14, Kerry had a massive haul of 205lb 6oz caught on the pellet waggler and on the meat feeder. Steve Ringer was second with 145lb 8oz, Steve caught on the long pole with pellet from Trelawney peg 8. Third was Joe Carass with 135lb 13oz, Joe was on Trelawney peg 18 and caught on the 16-meter pole with pellet. Greg Roberts had the next best weight with 116lb 15oz, Greg was on Trelawney 23 and caught both long and short on the pole with meat.
Section Winners
Kerry Kirkwood 9 points peg 14 205lb 6oz
Steve Ringer 9 points peg 8 145lb 8oz
Greg Roberts 9 points peg 23 116lb 15oz
Ian Hudson 9 points peg 31 73lb 11oz
E Section Gwinear
As with the previous festival the weights seem to have got a bit better throughout the week and the weights have been a bit more spread across the lake. Alan Scotthore was the lake winner today with an impressive 141lb 3oz, Alan caught shallow with pellet from peg 24. Second was Andy May, Andy was on peg 28 and caught on pellet shallow towards the bridge for a weight of 121lb 12oz.110b 15oz was the weight that came third and this was from Will Raison on peg 20, Will caught shallow on the pole with pellet and on the pole down the edge with caster. The next best weight was 102lbs and this was from Paul Cannon on peg 27, Paul used a mixture of methods to accumulate his weight catching on the feeder with meat, shallow on pellet and also some down the left margin with worm.
Section Winners
Alan Scotthorne 9 points peg 24 141lb 3oz
Andy May 9 points peg 28 121lb 12oz
Steve Bass 9 points peg 43 64lb 12oz
Jimmy Wilson 9 points peg 1 35lb 4oz
Overall Top Twenty
| |
Name |
Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Andy May
|
457lb 9oz |
34 points |
| 2nd |
Will Raison |
402lb 13oz |
33 points |
| 3rd |
Joe Carass |
272lb 13oz |
33 points |
| 4th |
Richie Hull
|
249lb 2oz |
33 points |
| 5th |
Andy Dare
|
396lb 1oz |
32 points |
| 6th |
Rob Wootton
|
349lb 10oz |
32 points |
| 7th |
Steve Ringer
|
316lb 10oz |
32 points |
| 8th |
Pemb Wrighting |
311lb 8oz |
31 points |
| 9th |
John Battersby |
274lb 4oz |
31 points |
| 10th |
Andy Geldart |
476lb 8oz |
30 points |
| 11th |
Phil Ringer |
270lb 2oz |
30 points |
| 12th |
Simon Colclough |
264lb 4oz |
30 points |
| 13th |
Dean Barlow |
248lb 9oz |
30 points |
| 14th |
Scott Wilding |
240lb 7oz |
30 points |
| 15th |
Gary Webber
|
180lb 10oz |
30 points |
| 16th |
Karl Webster |
341lb 7oz |
29 points |
| 17th |
Bob Rand |
288lb 15oz |
29 points |
| 18th |
Simon Gould |
221lb 8oz |
29 points |
| 19th |
Wayne Mellings |
220lb 15oz |
29 points |
| 20th |
Steve Sanders |
167lb 1oz |
29 points |
So Andy has just managed to hold onto his advantage today but as we all know anything can happen on the final day and that is before the dropped result comes into play. There is a very strong pack chasing Andy and with these impressive weights we all know this is going to be a very close festival. Andy needs another section win to keep him up there and in the clear but with the calibre of anglers in the above list, who will no doubt pull out all the stops to secure themselves a position, we will just have to wait and see. I will get the results up as soon as I can on Saturday.
Final Day
Well here is the report from day five of the 2008 Dynamite Baits festival, by now you all should know the winner, but if you done, the victorious angler was no other that Mr Steve Ringer. We have managed to collate a bit of catch/action so here is how the final day panned out.Day Five
Day five was a gloriously sunny day for most but there was still a brisk breeze in the air, the catches so far this week have been great and today was no exception, despite a weeks worth of matches, most of the lakes still seem to be on top form.
A Section Bolingey
It was another top bagging on Bolingey today and the lake winner was non other than our ex-employee Adam “fog horn” Wakelin, Adam was on peg 20 and had a weight of 196lb (Ben Goldring said that this was a waste of a peg and should have caught at least 200lbs – so Adz if you ever read this make sure you give Ben a proper slap next time you see him!!) caught on the long pole and waggler with pellet. Second with 170lb 10oz was Gary White, Gary was on peg 38 and caught in the left hand margin. Stewart Lister was third with 144lb 13oz, Stewart caught in the long pole to the far bank with pellet from peg 7. Lee Kerry on peg 22 had the next best weight, Lee caught down the edge for a weight of 128lb 13oz.
Section Winners
Adam Wakelin 9 points peg 20 196lb
Gary White 9 points peg 38 170lb 10oz
Stewart Lister 9 points peg 7 144lb 13oz
Harry Billing 9 points peg 9 94lb 6oz
B Section Pollawyn
The weights on Pollawyn were very close today especially on the high-bank. The eventual lake winner was Richie Hull on peg 22; Richie endured the day fishing the 19 meter pole with pellet for a weight of 154lb 14oz. Second was Tony Baker with 114lb 2oz, Tony caught on the bomb and pellet from peg 25. Dave Lewis caught short on the pole with meat to take third with 107lb 15oz from peg 27. Pemb Wrighting caught on the bomb and pellet to weigh in with 97lb 7oz, which was the next best weight on the lake, Pemb was on peg 26.
Section Winners
Richie Hull 9 points peg 22 154lb 14oz
Tony Baker 9 points peg 25 114lb 2oz
Skip McCabe 9 points peg 47 85lb 3oz
Kieron Rich 9 points peg 1 72lb 13oz
C Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks
The weights have been great all week on Twin Oaks and today was no exception. The Lake winner was Nigel Smith on Twin Oaks peg 2, Nigel caught on the pole at 7 meters with pellet and down the edge on pellet for a weight of 162lb 3oz. Clive Wynn was second with 134lb 4oz, Clive was on peg 14 and caught on meat down the edge and on the pole at 6 meters with meat. Third on peg 16 was Antony Atkinson, Anthony caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat and on the pellet waggler for a weight of 130lb 7oz. The next best weight came from Andy Powers on Trelawney peg 14, Andy caught on the bomb and waggler to the island and pellet down the edge for a weight of 111lbs.
Section Winners
Nigel Smith 9 points peg 2 162lb 3oz
Simon Gould 9 points peg 32 117lb 9oz
Andy Powers 9 points peg 14 111lb
Gary Skeritt 9 points peg 23 93lb 11oz
D Section Gwinear
Not much catch info from Gwinear I’m afraid and the catch info I do have doesn’t seem to be correct as I’m sure “shallots” are not on the permitted bait list!! Joe Carass was the lake winner; Joe was on peg 28 and had a weight of 174lb 4oz. Second with 99lb 12oz, was Ian Hudson, Ian was on peg 25 and caught on pellet shallow. Third was Les Ralph on peg 19, Les caught on the feeder with meat and on worms & casters in the margins for a weight of 83lb. The next best weight and also picking up his vital 4th section win was Steve Ringer on peg 7, Steve caught on pellet at 14.5 meters on the deck for a weight of 80lb 3oz.
Section Winners
Joe Carass 9 points peg 28 174lb 4oz
Ian Hudson 9 points peg 25 99lb 12oz
Steve Ringer 9 points peg 7 80lb 3oz
Rob Brennan 9 points peg 2 28lb 5oz
E Section Porth
Another hard day on Porth but saying that we have seen the highest weights so far this week so it goes to show the fish are there you just need the right angler on the right peg making the correct decision to catch them. We hope that the fish begin to move up the lake a bit more for the next festival. Today’s lake winner on peg 84 was Will Raison with 19lb. Second went to Steve Cooke on peg 88 with 16lb 13oz, third with 11lb 8oz was Alan Scotthorne and the next best weight came from Andy Stonner on peg 32 with 11lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Will Raison 9 points peg 84 19lb
Alan Scotthorne 9 points peg 39 11lb 8oz
Andy May 9 points peg 78 9lb 3oz
Derek Hammond 9 points peg 23 7lb 7oz
So that was the 2008 Dynamite Baits Festival and here is how the final top twenty looks.
Overall Top Twenty
| |
Name |
Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Steve Ringer
|
total weight 396lb 13oz |
36 points (dropping 5) |
| 2nd |
Andy May |
total weight 466lb 12oz |
35 points (dropping 8) |
| 3rd |
Will Raison |
total weight 421lb 13oz |
35 points (dropping 7) |
| 4th |
Richie Hull |
total weight 404lb |
35 points (dropping 7) |
| 5th |
Alan Scotthorne |
total weight 383lb 14oz |
35 points (dropping 2) |
| 6th |
Kieron Rich |
total weight 355lb 6oz |
35 points (dropping 2) |
| 7th |
Joe Carass |
total weight 447lb 1oz |
34 points (dropping 8) |
| 8th |
Simon Gould
|
total weight 339lb 1oz |
33 points (dropping 5) |
| 9th |
Adam Wakelin |
total weight 411lb 4oz |
33 points (dropping 3) |
| 10th |
Pemb Wrighting |
total weight 408lb 15oz |
32 points (dropping 6) |
| 11th |
Andy Dare
|
total weight 401lb 13oz |
32 points (dropping 6) |
| 12th |
Simon Colclough |
total weight 353lb 14oz |
32 points (dropping 6) |
| 13th |
Phil Ringer |
total weight 339lb 14oz |
32 points (dropping 6) |
| 14th |
Rob Wootton |
total weight 395lb 10oz |
32 points (dropping 5) |
| 15th |
Rob Brennan
|
total weight 281lb 14oz |
32 points (dropping 5) |
| 16th |
Dave Rudman |
total weight 301lb 13oz |
32 points (dropping 2) |
| 17th |
John Battersby |
total weight 382lb 9oz |
31 points (dropping 6) |
| 18th |
Karl Webster |
total weight 359lb 4oz |
31 points (dropping 5) |
| 19th |
James Hawkins |
total weight 270lb 121oz |
31 points (dropping 5) |
| 20th |
Stewart Lister |
total weight 396lb 3oz |
31 points (dropping 4) |
(points include dropped result, weight is total) |
So Steve Ringer has won another White Acres Festival, This years top Twenty is not only comprised of the accomplished White Acres anglers but a few up and coming names in the angling world and a few Steve might have to look out for it the future.
I must take this occasion to once again thank Dynamite Baits for the continued support and sponsorship; the goodies they provided this year were excellent as well as increasing the prizes for the overall winners. I think you’ll all agree it has been another top festival and I would like to thank the anglers that took part for making it such a successful event and we shall see you next year for the 2009 festival!
Cheers, Kirsty |
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