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Welcome to the Preston Innovations festival. This is our final festival for the autumn that leads in to the one day £25,000 Parkdean Masters match where the top 24 anglers from this festival fish a one off match and walk away with a stonking great cheque.
The festival entrants list for this week contains numerous UK angling greats and is our most prestigious festival on the calendar as it is by qualification only. It has been a horrid weekend leading up to the festival and the forecast for the first few days are not the best so we shall have to see what this does to the fishing. Read on for all the action from day one.
Day One
A Section Pollawyn
It was a good start to the week on Pollawyn today with the weights being spread around different areas of the lakes. Derek Willan was today’s match winner with 100lb 6oz; Derek was on peg 23 and caught on the long pole to the island with pellet.
Second on peg 13 was Pete Joiner, Pete caught on the pole at 11 meters with pellet for a weight of 73lb.Craig Ebberell caught on the pole with meat and pellet across to take third with 65lb 7oz from peg 47. Paul Filmore had the next best weight on the lake with 62lb 11oz.
Section Winners
Derek Willan 9 points 100lb 6oz
Pete Joiner 9 points 73lb
Craig Ebberell 9 points 65lb 7oz
Paul Selvidge 9 points 60lb 5oz
B Section Trelawney, Twin Oaks & Python
This section saw a change this week with Trelawney being used and it has fished well today providing the match winning weight of 126lb for Joe Carass, Joe was on peg 18 and caught on pellet on the long pole and corn on the short pole.
Twin Oaks is still fishing well and Phil Ringer was second today on Twin Oaks 16, Phil fished on the feeder with meat and pellet for a weight of 99lb 7oz. Third, also on Twin Oaks, was Joff Rogers, Joff had a weight of 89lb 1oz caught on the meat feeder from peg 10. Andy Neal was on Trelawney peg 14 and had the next best weight with 86lb 9oz, Andy caught on the pole short and long with meat & pellet.
Section Winners
Joe Carass 9 points(tr) 126lb
Phil Ringer 9 points(to) 99lb 7oz
Paul Barnard 9 points(tr) 77lb 10oz
Paul Blinkhorn 9 points(py) 36lb 13oz
C Section Trewaters
There are still plenty of fishing being caught on Trewaters and the weights looked good today, it is stocked with lots of smaller fish so the anglers really have to work hard to build up a big weight. Harry Billing was today’s lake winner on peg 21, Harry caught on the pole with pellet for a weight of 48lb 9oz.
Second on the lake with 40lb 6oz was Jason Le Bosquet, Jason was on peg 54 and caught on the pole with pellet. Kieron Rich caught on the waggler with maggot from peg 30 to take third with 34lb 8oz. Paul Holland had the next best weight on the lake with 31lb 12oz, Paul was on peg 36 and caught on the 11 meter pole with maggot.
Section Winners
Harry Billing 9 points 48lb 9oz
Jason Le Bosquet 9 points 40lb 6oz
Kieron Rich 9 points 34lb 8oz
James Dent 9 points 19lb 12oz
D Section Porth
Porth is still producing consistent weights so far but once again those elusive bream don’t seem to be appearing. Will Raison took the lake win today with 20lb 5oz; Will was on peg 71 and caught on the pole with groundbait and worm.
Second on the lake was Martyn Howard. Martyn caught on the feeder with chopped worm from peg 88 for a weight of 15lb 12oz. Stewart Lister was on peg 23 was third on the lake with 15lb 7oz. On peg 70 Callum Dicks had the next best weight with 14lb, Callum caught on the pole at 13 meters with caster and worm.
Section Winners
William Raison 9 points 20lb 5oz
Martyn Howard 9 points 15lb 12oz
Stewart Lister 9 points 15lb 7oz
Tommy Pickering 9 points 12lb 6oz
E Section
The top weights on Bolingey were very close today but Jamie Wilde emerged as the eventual winner with 87lb 13oz, Jamie was on peg 45 and caught on the 16-meter pole with meat. Second on the lake was Mick Lees, Mick had a weight of 82lb 4oz caught on the pole at 16 meters and short with meat from peg 46.
Just one ounce behind was Alan Rutherford, Alan was on peg 23 and took third with 82lb 3oz caught on the long pole with meat & pellet. The next best weight came from Pete Wild; Pete was on peg 20 and had a weight of 69lb.
Section Winners
Jamie Wilde 9 points 87lb 13oz
Mick Lees 9 points 82lb 4oz
Sandra Scotthorne 9 points 59lb 5oz
Neil Machin 9 points 52lb 14oz
So that was day one and here is how the top 24 looks, this week we will be following the twenty four places to see who could possibly be in the final on Saturday.
Overall Top TwentyFour
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Name
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Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Joe Carass
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126lb |
9 points |
| 2nd |
Derek Willan |
100lb 6oz |
9 points |
| 3rd |
Phil Ringer |
99lb 7oz |
9 points |
| 4th |
Jamie Wilde |
87lb 13oz |
9 points |
| 5th |
Mick Lees |
82lb 4oz |
9 points |
| 6th |
Paul Barnard |
77lb 10oz |
9 points |
| 7th |
Pete Joiner |
73lb |
9 points |
| 8th |
Craig Ebberell |
65lb 7oz |
9 points |
| 9th |
Paul Selvidge |
60lb 5oz |
9 points |
| 10th |
Sandra Scotthorne |
59lb 5oz |
9 points |
| 11th |
Neil Machin |
52lb 14oz |
9 points |
| 12th |
Harry Billing |
48lb 9oz |
9 points |
| 13th |
Jason Le Bosquet |
40lb 6oz |
9 points |
| 14th |
Paul Blinkhorn |
36lb 13oz |
9 points |
| 15th |
Kieron Rich |
34lb 8oz |
9 points |
| 16th |
Will Raison |
20lb 5oz |
9 points |
| 17th |
James Dent |
19lb 12oz |
9 points |
| 18th |
Martyn Howard |
15lb 12oz |
9 points |
| 19th |
Stewart Lister
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15lb 7oz |
9 points |
| 20th |
Tommy Pickering |
12lb 6oz |
9 points |
| 21st |
Joff Rogers |
89lb 1oz |
8 points |
| 22nd |
Andy Neal |
86lb 9oz |
8 points |
| 23rd |
Alan Rutherford |
82lb 3oz |
8 points |
| 24th |
Pete Bennett |
68lb 8oz |
8 points |
So these are the first anglers to bag themselves section wins, this is always a very exciting week and the stage is set for it to be another nail biting fight to the end, will we be seeing any of the above names fishing Jennys next weekend, stay tuned for results coming daily.Cheers, Kirsty
Day Two
These past few days has produced some interesting results with a few people definitely not having much luck at the draw bag, with results like this we can expect to see a very different line up in the masters on Saturday. The weather has settled a bit now and the temperature has risen a couple of degrees but for some the big glowing ball in the sky is definite affecting the fishing. Read on to see if we have some predominant front-runners and to find out all the action from day two of the Preston Innovations festival.
A Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney/Python
Trelawney got off to a good start yesterday but it was once again Twin Oaks that dominate the results today. Darren Cox on Twin Oaks peg16 was the lake winner with 126lb 11oz; Darren had 41 carp caught on the pellet feeder with 8mil pellet on the hook.
Second on the lake was Kerry Kirkwood next door on peg 14, Kerry caught on the pole at 6 meter with meat for a weight of 93lb 15oz. Paul Burton was third with 89lb, Paul was on peg 12 and caught on the long pole with pellet. Paul Filmore had the next best weight on Twin Oaks peg 10, Paul caught on the feeder with pellet and on the pole with meat for a weight of 83lb 5oz. The best weight on Trelawney was 67lb 9oz and this came from Derek Willan on peg 28 and the best weight on Python was Greg Roberts on peg 20 with 34lb 2oz.
Section Winners
Darren Cox 9 points 126lb 11oz
Derek Willan 9 points 67lb 9oz
Lol Summers 9 points 58lb 15oz
Greg Roberts 9 points 34lb 2oz
B Section Trewaters
With no rain for a couple of days the amount of cold water flowing into the lake has decreased and this has had a positive affect on the fishing, Alan Scotthorne on peg 39 was the lake winner today with 43lb 8oz, Alan caught on the pole with maggot.
Second on the lake with 33lb was Nick Jones, Nick was on peg 36 and caught on the groundbait feeder with maggot. Phil Ringer was third on the lake, Phil caught down the edge on maggot from peg 54 for a weight of 32lb 8oz. Paul Barnard had the next best weight on the lake with 27lb 6oz, Paul caught on the feeder with chopped worm and maggot and was on peg 21.
Section Winners
Alan Scotthorne 9 points 43lb 8oz
Nick Jones 9 points 33lb
Tony Wynnick 9 points 22lb 2oz
Dan Ashington 9 points 20lb 9oz
C Section Porth
The weights were even across all section on Porth today, Karl Webster was the lake winner with 15lb 15oz, Karl was on peg 40 and caught on the feeder with worm.
Second on the lake was Simon Colclough on peg 20; Simon caught 180 roach on the pole at 6 meters with maggot for a weight of 15lb 3oz. Third with 15lb 1oz was Jason Le Bosquet, Jason was on peg 33 and caught on the feeder with worm. Harry Billing was on peg 76 and had the next best weight with 15lb, Harry caught on the pole and feeder with maggot.
Section Winners
Karl Webster 9 points 15lb 15oz
Simon Colclough 9 points 15lb 3oz
Harry Billing 9 points 15lb
Lee Kerry 9 points 12lb 3oz
D
Section Bolingey
Bolingey was won today by Adam Wakelin on peg 27, Adam caught on the long pole with pellet for a weight of 114lb 6oz. Steve Barraclough was second on the lake, Steve had a weight of 107lb from peg 23 caught on pellet long, meat short and meat down the edge.
Third on peg 22 was John Waples; John had a weight of 90lb 2oz. The next best weight came from Tony Stevenson on peg 17. Tony caught on meat short for a weight of 70lb 10oz.
Section Winners
Adam Wakelin 9 points 114lb 6oz
Tony Stevenson 9 points 70lb 10oz
Dave Campbell 9 points 60lb 7oz
Nick Dean 9 points 56lb 10oz
E Section Pollawyn
The weights were very close on Pollawyn today especially in one section where the weights in a row were 69lb, 67lb & 65lb. Today’s lake winner was Adam Richards on peg 28, Adam caught on the bomb and pellet for a weight of 73ln 3oz. Charlie Shaw has a weight of 69lb 8oz, Charlie was on peg 15 and caught on the pole with meat.
Third with 67lb 14 was Michael Sanders, Michael caught on the bomb with pellet and on the pole at 13 meters with meat from peg 15. Jason Thomas was on peg 27 and had the next best weight with 67lb 12oz, Jason caught on the pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Adam Richards 9 points 73lb 3oz
Charlie Shaw 9 points 69lb 8oz
Sandra Scotthorne 9 points 60lb 3oz
Mike Barlow 9 points 44lb 12oz
So that was day two and here is how the leader board looks.
Overall Top Twentyfour |
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Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Derek Willan
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167lb 15oz |
18 points |
| 2nd |
Sandra Scotthorne |
119lb 8oz |
18 points |
| 3rd |
Harry Billing |
63lb 9oz |
18 points |
| 4th |
Phil Ringer |
131lb 15oz |
17 points |
| 5th |
Mick Lees |
120lb 8oz |
17 points |
| 6th |
Paul Barnard |
105lb |
17 points |
| 7th |
Jason Le Bosquet |
55lb 7oz |
17 points |
| 8th |
Simon Colclough |
42lb 14oz |
17 points |
| 9th |
Darren Cox |
175lb 16oz |
16 points |
| 10th |
Jamie Wild |
153lb 1oz |
16 points |
| 11th |
Joe Carass
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146lb |
16 points |
| 12th |
Will Raison |
99lb 10oz |
16 points |
| 13th |
Des Shipp |
82lb 5oz |
16 points |
| 14th |
Tony Wynnick |
79lb 3oz |
16 points |
| 15th |
Stewart Lister |
65lb 11oz |
16 points |
| 16th |
Paul Burton |
136lb 14oz |
15 points |
| 17th |
Adam Richards |
133lb 13oz |
15 points |
| 18th |
Adam Wakelin |
124lb 8oz |
15 points |
| 19th |
Michael Sanders |
115lb 3oz |
15 points |
| 20th |
Joff Rogers |
103lb 1oz |
15 points |
| 21st |
John Waples |
101lb 8oz |
15 points |
| 22nd |
Paul Carnwell
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94lb 7oz |
15 points |
| 23rd |
Lee Werrett |
89lb 12oz |
15 points |
| 24th |
Pete Bennett |
89lb 6oz |
15 points |
So we have three people on two section wins and then the points below remain very close, as we head towards the half way point of the festival we usually have a slight clue about a few names that will be fishing the final but if this week is anything to go by it could turn out to be a bit of a shock. Stay tuned for more match reports coming tomorrow.
Day Three
So we are at the mid-way point in the festival and it is still pretty much an open field, at the end of day three we have a good idea of some of the people in the final so the next couple of days could not be more important for some. Read on for the days catch results.
A Section Trewaters
Once again the lakes has fished consistently over the 4 sections with only ounces separating the points. Andy Geldart was the lake winner today with 37lb 7oz; Andy was on peg 48 and caught on pellet at 5 meters and maggot down the edge. Second on peg 32 was Derek Willan, Derek caught on the feeder with chopped worm and maggot for a weight of 29lb 7oz and also picked up his third consecutive section win.
Lee Werret was third on the lake, Lee had a weight of 26lb 2oz was on peg 49 and caught on the pole with pellet and down the edge on meat. Darren Cox on peg 51 had the next best weight with 24lb 4oz; Darren caught 25 fish on the pole with pellet and 30 fish on the waggler with maggot.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart 9 points 37lb 7oz
Derek Willan 9 points 29lb 7oz
Darren Cox 9 points 24lb 4oz
Craig Ebberell 9 points 24lb 2oz
B Section Porth
There weights were even closer on Porth today and although the top weights stood out the rest of the weights in the section were incredibly close. Des Shipp won the lake today with 29lb 14 oz, Des was on peg 89 and caught on the pole over groundbait with worm on the hook. On peg 78 Neil Daniels caught on the feeder for a weight of 17lb 8oz to take second.
Third was Joff Rogers, Joff was on peg 77 and caught on the long pole with chopped worm and caster for a weight of 17lb 4oz. George Perkins had the next best weight on the lake, George was on peg 88 and caught on the waggler with maggot weighing in with 13lb 12oz.
Section Winners
Des Shipp 9 points 29lb 14oz
Neil Daniels 9 points 17lb 8oz
Paul Blinkhorn 9 points 11lb 1oz
Alan Scotthorne 9 points 7lb 12oz
C Section Bolingey
The weights were reasonable on Bolingey today and it was nice to see overall monies coming from each section. Mark Fox was today’s lake winner with 99lb 1oz; Mark was on peg 50 and caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat and on the long pole down the margins with meat.
Second was Kieron Rich, Kieron had a weight of 95lb 12oz caught on the pellet waggler from peg 20. On Peg 24 Jason Le Bosquet was third with 86lb 8oz, Jason caught short on meat. Karl Webster was on peg 22 and had the next best weight with 85lb 8oz, Karl caught on the long pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Mark Fox 9 points 99lb 1oz
Kieron Rich 9 points 95lb 12oz
Jason Le Bosquet 9 points 86lb 8oz
Harry Billing 9 points 75lb 12oz
D Section
The pegs in section B of the lake seems to once again be producing the best weights this week rather than the high bank and today was no exception, Dave Campbell was today’s winner on peg 24, Dave fished the long pole into deep water with pellet for a weight of 96lb 13oz. Second with 75lb 14oz was Jon Davis, Jon caught on the bomb with 11 mil pellets and was on peg 17.
Dave Lewis was third on the lake, Dave was on peg 23 and had a weight of 67lb 3oz caught on the pole at 17 meters with 6-mil pellet. Steve Ringer had the next best weight on the lake with 65lb 12oz, Steve caught on the pole long and short with meat from peg 16.
Section Winners
Dave Campbell 9 points 96lb 13oz
Steve Cooke 9 points 52lb 11oz
Adam Wakelin 9 points 41lb 5oz
Matt Pillay 9 points 26lb 12oz
E Section Trelawney, Twin Oaks & Python
Twin Oaks is still fishing well, and very well in the case of Mark Pleavin who took the lake win from peg 18 with 119lb 8oz, Mark caught shallow on the long pole with pellet. Alan Rutherford was on Trelawney peg 18 and was second with 68lb 5oz, Alan caught on meat down the edge and on the long pole to the island.
Third with 64lb 13oz was Chris Jenkinson, Chris caught at 5 meters on the pole with meat from Twin Oaks peg 14. Dean Barlow was on Trelawney peg 16 and had the next best weight with 57lb 15oz, Dean caught on the 18-meter pole with pellet. The best weight on Python was 40lb 10oz and this came from Gary Webber on peg 12.
Section Winners
Mark Pleavin 9 points 119lb 8oz
Alan Rutherford 9 points 68lb 5oz
Grant Albutt 9 points 57lb 11oz
Gary Webber 9 points 40lb 10oz
Overall Top 24
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Name
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Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Derek Willan
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197lb 6oz |
27 points |
| 2nd |
Harry Billing |
139lb 5oz |
27 points |
| 3rd |
Jason Le Bosquet |
141lb 15oz |
26 points |
| 4th |
Darren Cox |
199lb 10oz |
25 points |
| 5th |
Des Shipp |
112lb 3oz |
25 points |
| 6th |
Adam Wakelin |
165lb 13oz |
24 points |
| 7th |
Mick Lees |
146lb 4oz |
24 points |
| 8th |
Phil Ringer |
143lb 2oz |
24 points |
| 9th |
Will Raison |
132lb 13oz |
24 points |
| 10th |
Craig Ebberell |
150lb 9oz |
23 points |
| 11th |
Mark Fox |
122lb 15oz |
23 points |
| 12th |
Joff Rogers |
120lb 5oz |
23 points |
| 13th |
Lee Werrett |
115lb 14oz |
23 points |
| 14th |
Paul Barnard |
111lb 14oz |
23 points |
| 15th |
Steve Sanders |
108lb 12oz |
23 points |
| 16th |
Stewart Lister |
88lb 8oz |
23 points |
| 17th |
Paul Blinkhorn |
59lb 4oz |
23 points |
| 18th |
Jamie Wilde |
172lb 11oz |
22 points |
| 19th |
Dave Campbell |
167lb 3oz |
22 points |
| 20th |
Joe Carass
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156lb 13oz |
22 points |
| 21st |
Sandra Scotthorne |
153lb |
22 points |
| 22nd |
Paul Burton |
152lb 1oz |
22 points |
| 23rd |
Pete Bennett |
147lb 7oz |
22 points |
| 24th |
Kieron Rich |
136lb 6oz |
22 points |
So that was day three, the above names will now be under pressure to keep up their high point scoring results and the people in 25th position onwards will be keeping their fingers crossed for some good draws to try and climb up the leader board.
Unfortunately for some the final will have to wait to next year but for others there is a glimmer of hope, these next two days are going to be exciting, the fishing maybe a bit harder but it is the same for everyone and those that have realised that and have got on with it stand more of a chance of making it to the banks of Jennys on Saturday more, than those who spend 90% of the match moaning about their peg.
So there is two days match fishing remaining, stay tuned for the latest updates. Cheers, Kirsty Preston Festival Report day four
Preston Innovations
Day Four
So we have reached the pen-ultimate day of the festival and everyone is on tender hooks waiting to see if they have done enough to get to the final, the dropped results has not yet come into play so the next two days are even more important than ever. Do we have anyone with a perfect result so far, read on for the action from day 4A Section Porth.
There were many more double figure weights today with half the pack weighting in with over 10lb, so they have definitely been busy down at the reservoir today, Paul Burton was the lake winner today, Paul caught on the pole at 13 meters with worm from peg 89 for a weight of 19lb 3oz. Second on peg 38 was Darren Cox, Darren weighed in with 18lb he caught 37 fish on the feeder and 50 on the pole.
Third was Ben Leach with 17lb 14oz, Ben was on peg 36 and caught on the 14.5-meter pole with worm. The next best weight came from Tim Nash on peg 79, Tim caught on the pole with maggot for a weight of 15lb 7oz.
Section Winners
Darren Cox 9 points 18lb
Tim Nash 9 points 15lb 7oz
Paul Burton 9 points 13lb 3lb
Gaz Sadler 9 points 10lb 4oz
B Section Bolingey
It was the best day on Bolingey so far this week numerous 80lb plus weights. Phil Ringer fished the long pole with pellet from peg 45 to take the lake win with 112lb 14oz. Second went to Ray Hayward just ounces behind on 112lb 1oz, Ray was on peg 42 and caught on the pole at 4 meters with meat.
Des Shipp was third on the lake; Des was on peg 26 and caught on the pole shallow long to the island with 6 mil pellets for a weight of 107lb 7oz. The next best weight came from Joff Rogers on peg 20 with 95lb 12oz, Joff caught on the pellet waggler and the bomb.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer 9 points 112lb 14oz
Ray Hayward 9 points 112lb 1oz
Tony Wynnick 9 points 90lb 4oz
Mark Richardson 9 points 61lb 11oz
C Section Pollawyn
It was a tough days fishing on Pollawyn but even though the weights were down across the lake the sections were still tight. Simon Colclough on peg 25 was today’s lake winner, Simon caught 11 carp on the pva with pellet & the bomb and pellet for a weight of 62lb 12oz.
Second with 57lb 7oz was Jimmy Kelly, Jimmy was on peg 15 and caught to the island with pellet on the pva. Simon Fry weighed in with 50lb 5oz to take third, Simon caught on the bomb and pellet from peg 27. On peg 17 Bob Rand had the next best weight with 43lb 13oz, Bob caught on the bomb & pellet.
Section Winners
Simon Colclough 9 points 62lb 12oz
Jimmy Kelly 9 points 57lb 7oz
Steve Sanders 9 points 36lb 10oz
Harry Billing 9 points 31lb 9oz
D Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks/Python
Twin Oaks once again produced the majority of weights in this section today but Trelawney also had some good back up weights. Paul Cannon was today’s lake winner with 83lb 1oz; Paul was on Twin Oaks 12 and caught on the feeder with meat. Second was Steve Cooke, Steve was on Twin Oaks peg 2 and caught on the pellet feeder for a weight of 81lb 10oz.
Leon Seabright was third on the lake, Leon was on Trelawney 18 and had a weight of 68lb 10oz caught on meat down the edge. John Pantry had the next best weight on the lake with 63lb 1oz, John caught on the pellet feeder from Twin Oaks peg 16.
Section Winners
Paul Cannon 9 points 83lb 1oz
Leon Seabright 9 points 68lb 10oz
Tony Stevenson 9 points 64lb 15oz
Adam Wakelin 9 points 51lb 11oz
E Section Trewaters
Roger Parnell was the lake winner today with 49lb 4oz; Roger was on peg 55 and caught on the pole at 12.5 meters with expander pellets. Second was Steve Conway on peg 37, Steve caught on the pole long and in the margins with maggot and worm for a weight of 30lb 8oz.
Jamie Wilde took third with 21lb 12oz, Jamie caught on the maggot feeder from peg 20. The next best weight came from peg 36 where mark Pleavin caught in the margins with worm and on the feeder with maggot for a weight of 20lb 14oz.
Section Winners
Roger Parnell 9 points 49lb 4oz
Jamie Wilde 9 points 21lb 12oz
Mike Barlow 9 points 20lb 12oz
Adam Richards 9 points 18lb 8oz
So that is the action from day 4 and here is how our top 24 looks.
Overall top 24
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Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Harry Billing
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170lb 14oz |
36 points |
| 2nd |
Darren Cox |
217lb 10oz |
34 points |
| 3rd |
Derek Willan |
207lb 8oz |
34 points |
| 4th |
Phil Ringer |
256lb |
33 points |
| 5th |
Des Shipp |
219lb 10oz |
33 points |
| 6th |
Adam Wakelin |
217lb 8oz |
33 points |
| 7th |
Jason Le Bosquet |
177lb 2oz |
33 points |
| 8th |
Steve Sanders |
145lb 6oz |
32 points |
| 9th |
Jamie Wilde |
194lb 7oz |
31 points |
| 10th |
Paul Burton |
165lb 4oz |
31 points |
| 11th |
Joff Rogers |
216lb 1oz |
30 points |
| 12th |
Steve Cooke
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199lb |
30 points |
| 13th |
Adam Richards |
198lb 14oz |
30 points |
| 14th |
Dave Campbell |
197lb 5oz |
30 points |
| 15th |
Will Raison |
194lb 12oz |
30 points |
| 16th |
Mick Lees |
160lb 4oz |
30 points |
| 17th |
Mark Fox |
146lb 13oz |
30 points |
| 18th |
Paul Barnard |
202lb 10oz |
29 points |
| 19th |
Sandra Scotthorne |
165lb 9oz |
29 points |
| 20th |
Pete Bennett |
160lb 1oz |
29 points |
| 21st |
Craig Ebberell |
159lb 6oz |
29 points |
| 22nd |
Simon Colclough |
152lb 10zo |
29 points |
| 23rd |
Neil Machin |
142lb 5oz |
29 points |
| 24th |
Alan Scotthorne |
137lb 11oz |
29 points |
So the stage is set for the final day, the top ten have had a great week so far and unless there is a major shake up their place in the final is guaranteed, but as for the remaining 14 places, watch this space as we could see some surprises.
Harry so far has had an unblemished result going in to the final day but as we have seen many times before a festival can be won or lost at the draw bag on the final day! Darren, Adam & Derek are all nipping at Harry’s feet as far as section wins go, we are set for an exciting final day.Stay tuned and we will have our festival winners and Parkdean Master finalists for you in the morning.Cheers, Kirsty
Day Five - The Final!
So we have reached the final day of the festival and it has been an exciting week, Mr Billing has perfect results but if he drops any points today there are a couple of anglers that could grasp victory from him.
When the final results are put on the system tonight and “enter” is pressed for the last time the computer will work out the dropped result and then we will have our Preston Innovation Festival winners and our 2008 Parkdean Masters finalists. Read on for the catch action from the final day of the festival.
A Section Bolingey
Bolingey has been fishing harder all week but there is still everything to play for. The lake winner today was Kerry Kirkwood on peg 46, Kerry caught on the pole at 7 meters with meat for a weight of 109lb 8oz.
Second with 88lb 6oz was Dean Smith, Dean was on peg 31 and caught on meat on the short pole. Paul Burton was third on the lake, Paul had a weight of 71lb 9oz caught on the pole long with pellet and also on the pole short with meat and he was on peg 40. Dean Cherrington had the next best weight on the lake; Dean was on peg 23 and caught on the long pole with pellet and the short pole with meat for a weight of 70lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Kerry Kirkwood 9 points 109lb 8oz
Dean Smith 9 points 88lb 6oz
Dean Cherrington 9 points 70lb 8oz
Matt Davenport 9 points 68lb 15ozB
Section Pollawyn
The lake winner today on Pollawyn was Wayne Mellings; Wayne was on peg 13 and caught on the pole at mid-depth with meat for a weight of 91lb 15oz. Phil Ringer was on peg 15 and took second with 75lb 1oz, Phil caught on the pva bag with pellet.
Alan McMahon was third on the lake; Alan was on peg 16 and had a weight of 54lb 14oz. The next best weight on the lake was 54lb 7oz and this came from Gary Hamilton on peg 27.
Section Winners
Wayne Mellings 9 points 91lb 15oz
Phil Ringer 9 points 75lb 1oz
Gary Hamilton 9 points 54lb 7oz
Des Shipp 9 points 47lb 12oz
C Section Trelawney/Twin Oaks/Python
Twin Oaks has fished consistently well over the last couple of weeks and today on the last day of the festival has been no exception. Today’s lake winner was James Dent on peg 14, James caught on the pellet feeder for a weight of 93lb 11oz.
It was a cracking day for Kevin Williams on Trelawney peg 18 where he took second with 88lb 6oz, Kevin caught on the long pole with pellet and down the edge on meat. Third went to Clive Wynn, Clive caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat from Twin Oaks peg 16 for a weight of 77lb 12oz. The next best weight came from Simon Colclough on Twin Oaks peg 18 with 73lb 11oz, Simon caught in the margins and at 14 meters on meat. Harry Billing was on Trelawney peg 29 and completed his week and sealed his festival victory with another section win, Harry caught on the long pole with pellet and the short pole with meat for a weight of 67lb 1oz.
Section Winners
James Dent 9 points 93lb 11oz
Kevin Williams 9 points 88lb 6oz
Harry Billing 9 points 67lb 1oz
Roger Young 9 points 35lb 6oz
D Section Trewaters
No catch info from the final day on Trewaters I’m afraid (blame Clint!!) but we do have the overalls. In an ideal world these lakes wouldn’t have been used until the spring festivals so we didn’t expect great weights from such an immature lake but it has withstood the pressure well with the weights being tight and consistent across all of the sections.
Ken Oldham was the lake winner on peg 54 with 59lb 10oz. Second with 40lb 12oz was Will Raison on peg 37. Third was Tommy Hiller on peg 36 with 38lb 8oz and the next best weight was from Callum Dicks on peg 31 with 25lb 12oz.
Section Winners
Ken Oldham 9 points 59lb 10oz
Tommy Hiller 9 points 38lb 8oz
Marcus Harrison 9 points 13lb
Tommy Hiller 9 points 9lb 7oz
E Section Porth
Limited catch information from Porth today also (blame Benjamin!!) but again the overalls were as follows, Chris Jenkinson was the lake winner on peg 38 with 14lb 10oz caught on the long pole. Second with 14lb 3oz was Gary Webber on peg 18, Gary caught on the waggler with maggot & caster. Pemb Wrighting was third on peg 32 with 13lb 15oz and the next best weight came from Pete Bennett on peg 33 with 11lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Chris Jenkinson 9 points 14lb 10oz
Gary Webber 9 points 14lb 3oz
Michael Sanders 9 points 10lb 9oz
Richard Hall 9 points 9lb 11oz
So that was your Preston Innovations festival 2008 and here is how your final 24 looks.
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Name
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Weight |
Points |
| 1st |
Harry Billing
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237lb 15oz |
36 points
(dropping 9) |
| 2nd |
Phil Ringer |
331lb 1oz |
35 points
(dropping 7) |
| 3rd |
Des Shipp |
267lb 6oz |
34 points
(dropping 8) |
| 4th |
Darren Cox |
279lb 7oz |
34 points
(dropping 7) |
| 5th |
Adam Wakelin
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223lb 6oz |
34 points
(dropping 6) |
| 6th |
Derek Willan |
229lb 12oz |
34 points
(dropping 1) |
| 7th |
Simon Colclough |
226lb 5oz |
33 points
(dropping 3) |
| 8th |
Jaosn Le Bosquet
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197lb 13oz |
33 points
(dropping 2) |
| 9th |
Paul Burton
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242lb 13oz |
32 points
(dropping 7) |
| 10th |
Will Raison |
235lb 8oz |
32 points
(dropping 6) |
| 11th |
Adam Richards |
209lb 5oz |
32 points
(dropping 6) |
| 12th |
Jamie Wilde |
205lb 4oz |
32 points
(dropping 6) |
| 13th |
Mark Fox |
200lb 7oz |
32 points
(dropping 6) |
| 14th |
Steve Sanders |
177lb 9oz |
32 points
(dropping 6) |
| 15th |
Andy Geldart |
196lb 10oz |
32 points
(dropping 4) |
| 16th |
Alan Scotthorne
|
173lb 15oz |
32 points
(dropping 3) |
| 17th |
Tommy Hiller
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168lb 5oz |
31 points
(dropping 6) |
| 18th |
Neil Machin
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150lb 7oz |
31 points
(dropping 5) |
| 19th |
Dave Campbell
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202lb 13oz |
31 points
(dropping 4) |
| 20th |
Sandra Scotthorne
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176lb 00oz |
31 points
(dropping 4) |
| 21st |
Kelvin Acton |
162lb 9oz |
31 points
(dropping 3) |
| 22nd |
Joff Rogers |
264lb 8oz |
30 points
(dropping 7) |
| 23rd |
Mick Lees |
167lb 00oz |
30 points
(dropping 5) |
| 24th |
Michael Sanders |
160lb 5oz |
30 points
(dropping 5) |
Well what a close festival and what a difference a dropped result can make in your overall standings. A massive well done to our festival winner Harry Billing who has completed the week with a spotless result of 5 section wins.
A full gallery of pictures is available - click here to view
Myself and the fishery team would like to offer a huge thank you to Ricky Teal & Preston Innovations for once again sponsoring the festival and I’m sure if you were there at the presentation on Friday night you will agree that it was an amazing line up of prizes, probable one of the best we have ever seen so thank you once again for your tremendous support and generosity.
We would like to thank all the anglers that took part in the festival in particular those that have constantly expressed their thanks and support, this has been a very tough time for our fishery recently and we know it has not fished as well as in previous festivals but all the 2009 events will be going ahead as planned and we will be doing a lot of work over the winter to start the path to recovery.So it is the end of one event but the start of our biggest match of the year, the Parkdean Masters £25,000 one day final.
For the above 24 names it could be one of the longest nights possible as they eagerly await the final tomorrow, there were a few very surprised anglers when their names were read out at the presentation but they are all very deserved of their place and this is one of the most exciting line ups we have ever seen, we wish all of them the best of luck and we will be updating you with the results shortly, do you have any favourites for the Parkdean Master 2008?
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