Welcome to the start of the third spring festival here at White Acres.

Keenets have sponsored this festival for a number of years and we are pleased to welcome them back and thank them for their sponsorship. This week we have 170 anglers taking to the lakes both on site and off site to fish for big money and to take the title of Keenets champion 2005.

This week sees a slight alteration to the format with Gwinear Lake being out but in its place more on site lakes will be used. After such a good week on the Van Den Eyned festival, Python makes a return as well as Nelsons and Acorn. Hopefully the weather will be a bit more settled this week the forecast seems quite promising!

Again its great to see so many new faces as well as familiar faces back here at White Acres to fish the festival, as well as those that have been here for the duration and are beginning to show the signs of to much après-fishing!!

Watch this space for coverage of this years Keenets festival, we hope it is going to be another tremendous success.

Day One

Day one saw a great start to this years Keenets festival, with some great weights from all the Lakes. With a weekend of heavy rain behind us the forecast didn’t look good but despite over cast and stormy skies the rain held off and the fish were biting.

Pollawyn

Another great start on the match weight with a top weight of 153lb 14oz; Paul Greenwood caught this on peg 30. Paul used the waggler and pellet to weigh in this impressive catch giving him first overall on the lake. Second on the lake goes to William Jolly, Williams fished from peg 25 catching a huge haul of large carp to weigh in with 142lb 8oz. Tommy Pickering picks up third on the lake, Tommy fished meat across to weigh in 106lb 14oz from peg 41.

Section WINNERS

Paul Greenwood 9 points 153lb 14oz
Tommy Pickering 9 points 106lb 14oz
Darren Walters 9 points 99lb 4oz
Billy Grover 9 points 73lb 6oz

Trelawney/Nelsons/Acorn

Nelsons lake makes its 2005 festival debut and with it comes a promising weeks fishing. First on the lake and weighing 124lb 15oz is Dean Cherrington; Dean fished on the 16-metre pole to lake this lake victory. Second also comes from Nelsons with Ian Hudson fishing the 16-meter pole with meat from peg 8 to weigh in with 81lb 6oz. Stuart Carroll takes third over all fishing from peg 18 on Trelawney to weigh in with 77lb 11oz. Just a reminder it is Nelson Lake not Nelsons Specimen lake (Andy Lloyd!!)

Section WINNERS

Dean Cherrington 9 points 124lb 15oz
Stuart Carroll 9 points 77lb 11oz
Sean Huggins 9 points 68lb 9oz
Dave Geldart 9 points 58lb 5oz

Python/Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks is on form again this week with Steve Cook taking first over overall from peg 12 with 94lb 1oz Steve caught on the feeder tight over then down the edge in the last hour. 2nd on Twin Oaks was Adrian Marshall with 61lb 3oz, Adrian caught with meat on the pole from peg 18. Third overall goes to Chris Jenkinson on peg 23 Python, Chris fed castor across to the island to weigh in with 60lb 9oz.

Section WINNERS

Steve Cooke 9 points 94lb 1oz
Chris Jenkinson 9 points 60lb 1oz
John Waples 9 points 56lb 6oz
Rob Brennan 9 points 46lb 3oz

PORTH

Gary Vincent takes overall first on the lake with 50lb 15oz from peg 77, Second goes to Jamie Hall on peg 75 with 30lb 11oz and Rob Wotton takes third overall with 30lb 8oz from peg 89. All the winners caught mixed bags of roach, skimmers and big bream caught on the feeder and the pole.

Section WINNERS

Gary Vincent 9 points 50lb 15oz
Rob Wooton 9 points 30lb 8oz
Andy Dare 9 points 24lb 8oz
Geoff Ringer 9 points 14lb 10oz

BOLINGEY

Another great start to the week at Bolingey with Ray Hayward taking first overall on the lake, Ray drew peg 25 and weighed in 127lb 9oz. Simon Gould takes second on the lake with a weight of 102lb 4oz, Simon caught on the big waggler towards the island with pellet from peg18. Third overall goes to Andy Pounder, Andy caught on pole down the edge from peg 27 to weigh in 93lb 3oz.

Section WINNERS

Ray Haywood 9 points 127lb 9oz
Simon Gould 9 points 102lb 4oz
Mark Richardson 9 points 79lb 10oz
Darren Stayne 9 points 66lb 11oz

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Day Two

Well when it rains in Cornwall it certainly knows how to rain, with over 2cm in less than half an hour recorded by the lakes! These downpours came as a shock to most of us as it was warm and sunny earlier in the day and some angles had neglected the fact the weather can change so quickly and were only fishing in trainers and no coats! I think a few lessons were learnt yesterday and everyone will be going into day 3 taking note of the Boy Scout rule “Always be Prepared”. Despite the rain the fishing was still good with top weights being seen on all the lakes.

Pollawyn

Despite the anglers being battered by the wind and rain on the lake there were still some great catches. First on the lake goes to Karl Webster, Karl caught on the waggler and pellet from peg 19 to weigh in with 141lb 15oz. Nigel Marchington takes second with 87lb 3oz, Nigel caught mostly carp for a total weight of 87lb 3oz. Third on the lakes goes to Ray Hayward, Ray caught on the waggler from peg 25 and weighed in with 81lb 12oz.

Section WINNERS

Karl Webster 9 points 141lb 15oz
Jeremy Attwood 9 points 80lb 10oz
Darren Stayne 9 points 59lb 14oz
Kieron Rich 9 points 50lb 14oz

Trelawney/Nelsons/Acorn

Trelawney is still on great form and the large carp in the lake are feeding. Despite having to battle heavy rain and wind Nathan Watson picked up first overall on the lake with an impressive 95lb 6oz, Nathan on peg 20 Trelawney picked up this win by feeding worm on the 16 metre pole down the edge and when the wind changed direction he fed meat across on the pole. Taking second from peg 23 on Trelawney is Paul Greenwood, Paul weighed in 91lb 11oz of mainly large carp and a few silver fish all caught on the feeder. Paul Blinkhorn takes third overall; Paul fished down the edge and corn across to the island from peg 16 on Trelawney to weigh in with 87lb 2oz.

Section WINNERS

Nathan Watson 9 points 95lb 6oz
Paul Blinkhorn 9 points 87lb 2oz
Sam Bates 9 points 84lb 11oz
William Jolly 9 points 84lb 9oz

Python/Twin Oaks

Ian Hudson takes first overall on Twin Oaks with an impressive haul of carp from peg 2 to weigh in with 81lb 4oz. Second goes to Sean Huggins on peg 14 Twin Oaks, Sean fished the waggler with pellet to weigh in 67lb 9oz. Darren Cox takes third from peg 14 on Python, Darren caught on hair rigged meat and the feeder to weigh in 54lb 7oz

Section WINNERS

Ian Hudson 9 points 81lb 4oz
Darren Cox 9 points 54lb 7oz
Tim Rowe 9 points 38lb 3oz
Rick Johnston 9 points 33lb 10oz

PORTH

Heavy rain meant a change in colour for the lake, although the anglers all caught consistently the fish were a lot smaller. Local angler John Waples takes first overall on the lake with a mixed bag from end peg 40, John weighed 23lb 12oz. Second overall goes to Billy Knott, Billy on peg 77 weighed in with 23lb 9oz. Third on the lake goes to Rob Brennan with a mixed bag caught on the feeder and pole from peg 16 with a weight of 22lb 12oz.

Section WINNERS

John Waples 9 points 23lb 12oz
Billy Knott 9 points 23lb 9oz
Rob Brennan 9 points 22lb 12oz
Simon Abbott 9 points 17lb 4oz

BOLINGEY

Another great day on the lake, the top weight comes from Rob Wooton on peg 20, Rob fished the waggler to weigh in with a massive weight of 123lb 10oz. Mick Hughes takes second on the lake weighing in with 110lb caught from peg 22. Third on the lake goes to David Lawrence, David weighed in with 109lb 5oz caught from peg 27.

Section WINNERS

Rob Wooton 9 points 123lb 10oz
Alex Murray 9 points 85lb 1oz
Terry Molloy 9 points 76lb 1oz
Mark Plevin 9 points 69lb 7oz

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Day Three

Another exciting but wet days fishing! Although there was not too many showers there was still a strong wind trying to hamper performances. As we reached the half way mark we saw the leader board change once again, with only one angler on a maximum 27 points.

Keenets, our longest standing festival sponsor, have arrived with the prizes for Friday night so the stage is set for the final two days of fishing. All stops must now be pulled out as we head into the penultimate day of the festival.

Pollawyn

It was a very exciting days competition on Pollawyn with the biggest weight recorded on this lake during this years spring festivals, This honour went to Alex Murray who picked up first on the lake weighing in a massive haul of carp from peg 28 topping the scales at 209lb 8oz. Alex caught on the waggler at 20 meters with pellet shallow. Second overall goes to Paul Fillmore, Paul fished hair rigged meat and banded pellet from peg 27 to weigh in an impressive 140lb 10oz. Danny Scott picks up third overall with 97lb 6oz, Danny caught from peg 19.

Section WINNERS

Alex Murray 9 points 209lb 8oz
Josh Garrett 9 points 79lb 15oz
Mark Plevin 9 points 51lb 14oz
Paul Hiller 9 points 51lb 3oz

Trelawney/Nelsons/Acorn

All the lakes in this section are performing well with first and second in the section both being caught on Nelsons. Mark Richardson takes first overall, Mark fed meat down the edge from peg 4 Nelsons to weigh in with a whopping 137lb 2oz. Second goes to Darren Stayne on peg 1 weighing in 118lb 4oz, Darren caught on the waggler and pellet.

Section WINNERS

Mark Richardson 9 points 137lb 2oz
Alan Jones 9 points 74lb 6oz
Dave Stratford-Way 9 points 56lb 14oz
Simon Gould 9 points 46lb 1oz

Python/Twin Oaks

Bob Johnson takes first overall on the lake fishing from peg 36 on Python, Bob fished pellet on the long pole to the island to weigh in 74lb 15oz. Steve Sanders on peg 10 Twin Oaks takes second, Steve weighed in with 68lb 4oz. Third goes to Paul Greenwood, Paul used the feeder and the pole from peg 16 on Trelawney to weigh in 63lb 4oz.

Section WINNERS

Bob Johnson 9 points 74lb 15oz
Steve Sanders 9 points 68lb 4oz
Darren Walters 9 points 42lb 9oz
Lol Summers 9 points 40lb 9oz

PORTH

The change in weather and colour in the lake means the shallow bank is fishing well with anglers catching plenty of smaller fish. Darren Cox put in a great performance from peg 39 taking first on the lake weighing in 25lb. Charlie Mayers on peg 16 takes second with 19lb 4oz. Ian Hudson weighed in 17lb 9oz to take third from peg 76.

Section WINNERS

Darren Cox 9 points 25lb
Charlie Mayers 9 points 19lb 4oz
Ian Hudson 9 points 17lb 9oz
Mark Illingworth 9 points 14lb 13oz

BOLINGEY

Rob Brennan takes first on Bolingey with an impressive 106lb 12oz. Rob caught from peg 20 and is our current overall leader. David Self picks second from peg 19 weighing in 93lb 1oz. Third overall with 76lb is Simon Wheeler, Simon caught this from peg 33.

Section WINNERS

Rob Brennan 9 points 106lb 12oz
David Self 9 points 93lb 1oz
Simon Wheeler 9 points 76lb
Dave Hadden 9 points 57lb 8oz

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Day Four

The weather conditions were greatly improved yesterday with only a few small showers instead of the torrential downpours we have experienced this week.
Well another exciting day on the lakes, has there been a change at the top? Read on for more information.

Pollawyn

Rob Brennan heads the pact again with another lake and section win, Rob caught on meat on the pole all day to weigh in with 99lb 7oz from peg 18. John Waples picks up second on the lake with 94lb 11oz John caught on the big waggler from peg 26. Third on the lake goes to Chris Jenkinson on peg 25, Chris fed meat shallow on the pole all day catching big carp and a few skimmers for a total of 86lb 11oz.

Section WINNERS

Rob Brennan 9 points 99lb 7oz
Andy Geldart 9 points 72lb 6oz
Steve Collins 9 points 52lb 11oz
Adrian Marshall 9 points 41lb 7oz

Trelawney/Nelsons/Acorn

Rob Wooton picks up first overall from peg 21 on Trelawney, Rob fished the pole across to the island to weigh in with 82lb 4oz. Terry Molloy also caught on pole across to the island from peg 18 to take second on the lake with 77lb 12oz. Third goes to Mark Plevin on peg 8 who weighed in with 74lb 13oz.

Section WINNERS

Rob Wooton 9 points 82lb 4oz
Terry Molloy 9 points 77lb 12oz
Chris Davis 9 points 72lb 2oz
Geoff Ringer 9 points 64lb 15oz

Python/Twin Oaks

Dave Brittain on peg 10 Twin Oaks picks up first overall, Dave caught on the feeder to weigh in 87lb 3oz. Karl Webster picks up second from peg 9 with 60lb 03oz on Python. Also on Python Ray Hayward picks up third weighing in with 53lb 11oz from peg 14.

Section WINNERS

Dave Brittain 9 points 87lb 3oz
Karl Webster 9 points 60lb 3oz
Kieron Rich 9 points 49lb 14oz
Simon Gould 9 points 44lb 8oz

PORTH

The colour of the lake is still hampering the sport but the anglers are still catching. Taking first on the lake is Steve Ringer, Steve tried to set up his pole but was defeated by the towing wind so went back to his original method the feeder, this was the best option as he won the lake with 22lb 4oz from peg 79. Gary Hamilton takes second with 15lb 12oz; Gary caught a mixed bag from peg 76. Tommy Pickering takes third on the lake catching a mixed bag of skimmers and small bream from peg 78 with a weight of 15lb.

Section WINNERS

Steve Ringer 9 points 22lb 4oz
Steve Sanders 9 points 14lb 1oz
Bill Price 9 points 11lb 11oz
Graham Tappenden 9 points 10lb 6oz

BOLINGEY

Another great day on Bolingey, Rick Johnston picks up first overall on the lake from peg 20 weighing in with 101lb 2oz on the straight lead with banded pellet. Second goes to Gary Webber on peg 24, Gary weighed in 100lb 4oz including a ghostie weighing 19lb 06oz. Kevin Arathoon picks up third on the lake with 98lb 6oz, Kevin caught shallow on the pole and down the edge to weigh in 98lb 6oz.

Section WINNERS

Rick Johnston 9 points 101lb 2oz
Kevin Arathoon 9 points 98lb 6oz
Tim Rowe 9 points 64lb 2oz
Martin Newstead 9 points 38lb 3oz

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So Rob Brennan takes another maximum 9 points, can anyone reach him now or is it in the bag for Rob?

Watch this space for the final report on the final.
In the mean time Keenets, our longest festival sponsor, have again turned up trumps with this years prizes, the stage has been set and we are all ready for the final, below is a list of prizes that the competitors will receive (as well as their festival polo shirts).

11th – 20th receives...
1 keepnet, 1 landing net & handle, umbrella & keepnet bag.
10th place receives...
£ 200, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
9th place receives...
£ 250, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
8th place receive...
£ 300, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
7th place receives...
£ 400, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
6th place receives...
£ 500, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
5th place receives...
£ 600, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
4th place receives...
£ 700, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
3rd place receives...
£ 1000, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
2nd place receives...
£ 1500, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.
1st place receives...
£ 3000, plus 2 Keepnets, 1 landing net & handle, 1 umbrella and deluxe triple keepnet bag.

Day Five - The Final

The final day and finally we have some brighter weather. The weights this week have been amazing; today alone we have had nine 100lb plus weights! I think every one will agree that despite the dreadful weather it has been another amazing festival here at White Acres. Again we would like to thank all the angles for taking part and to Keenets for once again sponsoring this fantastic event.

Pollawyn

Another great day for the anglers on Pollawyn with five weights over 100lb. First overall goes to Andy Lloyd topping the scales with a massive weight of 151lb 11oz, Andy caught on the waggler and pellet consistently catching carp all day from peg 29. Tim Rowe on peg 27 finished second on the lake with 147lb 10oz, again Tim caught all carp on the waggler with pellet. Adam Rooney finished third on the lake with 130lb 7oz Adam caught with meat on the 16m pole from peg 20.

Section WINNERS

Andrew Lloyd 9 points 151lb 11oz
Kevin Walters 9 points 123lb 8oz
Claire Dagnall 9 points 63lb 1oz
Kevin Arathoon 9 points 44lb 10oz

Trelawney/Nelsons/Acorn

Nelsons has fished brilliantly once again with Adrian Marshall taking first overall from peg 11 with 89lb 1oz. Steve Sanders on peg 6 Acorn came in second with 82lb 5oz. Third goes to Rob Brennan on peg 18 Trelawney, Rob fished on the pole across to the island feeding pellet to weigh in with 80lb 9oz.

Section WINNERS

Adrian Marshall 9 points 89lb 1oz
Steve Cooke 9 points 82lb 5oz
Rob Brennan 9 points 80lb 9oz
Mike Dedman 9 points 68lb

Python/Twin Oaks

Mark Plevin finished first overall on Twin Oaks weighing in with 82lb 4oz caught from peg 10. Jack Harness on peg 10 Python weighed in with 76lb 10oz and came in second, Jack fished worm down the edge. Third goes to Daniel Race, Daniel weighed in with 65lb 9oz from peg 16 Python he caught shallow with pellet.

Section WINNERS

Mark Plevin 9 points 82lb 4oz
Jack Harness 9 points 76lb 10oz
Richie Hull 9 points 58lb 2oz
Gary Vincent 9 points 46lb 13oz

PORTH

The fishing was still tough on Porth but Derek Hammond took first on the lake with 25lb 15oz from peg 79. Second goes to Dave Schofield on peg 72 who weighed in with 19lb 12oz. third went to Simon Gould on peg 88 with 15lb 1oz.

Section WINNERS

Derek Hammond 9 points 25lb 15oz
Simon Gould 9 points 15lb 1oz
Mick Webb 9 points 14lb 15oz
Darren Stayne 9 points 10lb 12oz

BOLINGEY

Bolingey has fished consistently well over the past three weeks and today, the last day of our spring festivals, nothings changed. Steve Sanders takes first overall with 136lb 14oz, Steve caught on waggler and pellet from peg 19 for the victory. Second goes to Gary Hamilton on peg 45, Gary caught on the 16-metre pole out to the bank and weighed in with 121lb 8oz, which included a 20lb 4oz ghostie – picking up the award for biggest fish of the week. Nathan Watson comes in third on the lake weighing in with 107lb 11oz, Nathan caught on the shallow pole with pellet from peg 17.

Section WINNERS

Steve Sanders 9 points 136lb 14oz
Gary Hamilton 9 points 121lb 8oz
Graham Tappenden 9 points 89lb
Paul Greenwood 9 points 78lb 1oz

Keenets 2005 - The Winners



Well what a week, Rob Brennan takes first overall in this years festival with a un blemished five straight 9-point section wins. Rob finished on 36 points with 332lb 15oz (minus his lowest days weight), his total points and weight was an impressive 45 points 355lb 11oz. Simon Gould has also had a great week, Simon finished second with 40 points 240lb 10oz with his worst result dropped this left him also with 36 points but a lower weight with 207lb 14oz. Third goes to Mark Plevin who has crept steadily up the top ten with consistent performances all week. Marks final result was 43 points 300lb 10oz, with his lowest dropped this left him with 35 points 278lb 6oz.

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