Phil Ringer emerged from the shadow of his brother Steve's recent Cornish festival success to notch up a victory of his own with a four match maximum 36 points haul in the Keenets backed 180-entry White Acres Spring festival on the Cornish holiday park's lakes, Bolingey and Porth reservoir. In fact in form Phil even recorded a fifth section win making it a clean sweep from start to finish to leave the rest of the field scrapping for the minor, but still lucrative, placings.
Phil Ringer in action Keenets Festival
Northampton based Phil (Ringer Baits Van Den Eynde) continued the family firm's traditions of rising to the big occasion notching up two lake wins on his way to the £3000 winners cheque. A previous winner of the Fish O Mania final, recently 25-year-old Phil has had to stand by as elder brother Steve won first the Parkdean Masters then the Van Den Eynde Festival on the White Acres circuit but he hit back with second place in the Dynamite event last week before this latest flawless show.
Phil Ringer with his winning catch
Phil had done all the hard work by the end of day four having won the festival with one day to spare thanks to four straight section wins and with no other angler having acheived three wins could not be caught on the last day no matter where he finished. However Phil desperately wanted the clean sweep and set his stall at Bolingey 35 for a another win with a positive crumb feeder attack baiting two pieces of hair rigged meat. That saw him enjoy a profitable opening 90 minutes taking several carp tight across for the basis of his 47 lb section winning haul.
He began the week in equally impressive style carding an opening day lake second overall success at Pollawyn 43 where he turned his unfancied peg into a section winner long poling meat at 16 metres for an all carp haul. The second day saw Phil draw Python 10 where some fish down the side were added to crumb feedered hair rigged meat tempted carp across for a joint section win and maximum points again, tying with end peg 9.
The third day saw Phil step up a gear winning Twin Oaks from peg 4 with a far bank feeder attack again baiting hair rigged meat over Ringer Carp Bait feed for a 44-6-0 haul.
At Porth on the fourth day Phil seaed the win with one day to spare after feedering dead red maggots and a groundbait mix of Ringer Carp Bait diluted with brown crumb at peg 73 for an 18-0-0 89 skimmers lake win.'After last weeks second place I didn't think I'd get another chance of a win so quickly,' smiled Phil.
'I know I didn't need to win the section today but it was nice to achieve the maximum, although I thought I might have been beaten by some late big fish caught by the angler to my left,' he said.
In addition to the 3K cheque Phil trousered another £600 in pools money and added to his previous weeks plundering saw his fortnights efforts rewarded in the region of six grand.
ADAM'S AWAKENING
The battle for second was fiercely contested with several anglers in with a chance on the last day but making the most of the final match at peg 1 on Twin Oaks was Adam Wakelin. Adam (Dynamite Middy) poled along the end bank for 65-10-0 of mostly carp on the worm and that gave him a 35 pt. return beating Tim Rowe to the runner-up £1500 cheque with a better dropped section score of 7. Tim (Thatchers 2000) won Trelawney on the final day from peg 26 with 93-15-0 but his discarded result of 6 pt. saw him settle for the £900 third placed cheque.
Top 3 of the White Acres Keenets Spring Festival, from left to right Adam Wakelin, Phil Ringer and Tim Rowe.
Meanwhile Adam also acheived the accolade of being nominated as Bill Knott's Man Of the Match receiving a cut glass crystal bowl. 'The most important and best result of the week was today, winning on Twin Oaks,' said 22-year-old fish biology graduate Adam from Mansfield Nottinghamshire.
Darren Cox 2002 Parkdean Masters champion wins
the biggest match weight of the festival
SPECIAL PRIZES
BOLINGEY once again provided the biggest fish of the week the £50 prize being claimed by the superb 22 lb 3 oz carp landed by local ace Dave Hillier.
The £100 cheque for the biggest match haul of the week went to former Masters winner Darren Cox with a thumping 150 lb 14 oz haul from Pollawyn's peg 28 on day three.
The lucky recipient of the mystery weight draw was Martin Rafferty in 153rd place with 62 lb 14 oz.
LONGEST RUNNING SPONSORS HAPPY TO HELP
Keenets, now part of the Sharpes group are the longest running sponsors of White Acres Festivals and Group Sales Manager Brendan Fitzgerald was on hand to personally present the tackle prizes worth £4000.
Keenets core products including umbrellas, keep nets, landing nets and handles were awarded to the top 20 individual anglers.
'We are proud of our long standing association as sponsors of White Acres festivals,' commented Brendan. Cash prizes of £3000 down to £200 were awarded to the top ten anglers.
Daily Lake Winners
DAY 1
Pollawyn Lee Kerry (Browning Hotrods) 112-6-0; Trelawney /Python Wayne Nolan (NIC)110-3-0; Twin Oaks Micky Hughes (Simons 2000) 63-3-0; Porth Andy Dare (Daiwa Trentmen) 24-15-0; Bolingey Kieron Rich (Mosella) 92-13-0.
DAY 2
Trelawney / Python Andy Geldhart (Colmic Ossett) 81-15-0; Twin Oaks Steve Sanders (Daiwa Dorking) 54-6-0; Porth Mark Pleavin (Deggy's Tackle) 26-7-0; Bolingey Paul Greenwood (Sensas Viaduct) 62-1-0; Pollawyn Chris Jenkinson (Diawa Trentmen) 143-12-0.
DAY 3
Twin Oaks Phil Ringer (Ringer Baits) 44-6-0; Porth Tom Pickering (Preston Innovations) 19-6-0; Bolingey Steve Ringer (Shimano Ringer Baits)128-5-0;Pollawyn Darren Cox (Garbolino)150-14-0; Trelawney / Python Paul Carnwell (Blake Hall) 128-12-0.
DAY 4
Porth Phil Ringer (Ringer Baits VDE) 18-0-0; Bolingey Bob Rand (Manadon Angling) 63-2-0; Pollawyn Tim Rowe (Thatchers 2000) 88-11-0; Trelawney / Python Stuart Carol (Daiwa) 102-8-0; Twin Oaks Kian Wardle (MAP Starlets) 35-3-0,
DAY 5
Bolingey Rob Wootten (Bristol) 81-14-0; Pollawyn Lee Edwards (Mosella) 121-2-0; Python and Trelawney Tim Rowe (Thatchers 2000) 93-15-0.; Twin Oaks Adam Wakelin (Dynamite Middy) 65-10-0; Porth Chris Jenkinson (Daiwa Trentmen) 18-0-0.
Overall Top TEN
Name
Team
Points
Prize
1st
Phil Ringer
(Ringer Baits VDE)
36 pts
£3000
2nd
Adam Wakelin
(Dynamite Middy)
35 pts dropping 7 pts
£1500
3rd
Tim Rowe
(Thatchers 2000)
35 pts dropping 6 pts
£900
4th
Harry Billing
(Mosella Garbolino)
34 pts dropping 7 pts
£700
5th
Chris Jenkinson
(Daiwa Trentmen)
34 pts dropping 6 pts 251-15-0
£600
6th
Mark Harper
(Thatchers 2000)
34 pts dropping 6 pts 187-13-0
£500
7th
Steve Cooke
(Ringer Baits)
34 pts dropping 4 pts
£400
8th
Mark Pleavin
(Deggy's Tackle)
34 pts dropping 3 pts
£300
9th
Steve Ringer
(Ringer Baits Shimano)
33 pts dropping 7
£250
10th
Andy Geldart
(Comic Ossett)
33 pts dropping 6 200-3-0
£200
KEENETS Spring Festival, White Acres, Newquay, Cornwall, UK
Darren Cox 2002 Parkdean Masters champion wins
