Dynamite Baits Festival of 2009
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Well after a very successful first festival of the year we now move on to the second big event on the calendar the Dynamite Bait Festival, this is the first festival that allows pellet and as the temperature is a bit warmer we are expecting some top weights.
This festival is also the first where we are allowing our new rules which include being allowed to use a method feeder, paste and mini boilies, how this will affect the festival we will just have to wait and see. There are a few new names on the festival this year and a few White Acres first timers as well as a number of familiar faces. Dynamite Baits are one of our longest festival sponsors and they have once again pledged a tremendous amount of bait prizes not only for the winners but also for all anglers that fish the festival.
Day One
The weekend was dryer and certainly a lot warmer down here so hopefully the weather should stay settled for the week, today was a mild but overcast, the morning draw was the usual scene of excitement and eagerness to crack on with the festival. The first draw is one of the most important of the week making sure all anglers are aware of their sections and the rules that they must adhere to. So with the introduction over the draw bags were opened and the hands went in, with pegs drawn the anglers were off for the first match so lets see how they got on and who our first front-runners are.
A Section Pollawyn
The fish spent most of last week moving round the lake and this has been the same today as we saw weights coming from different areas and areas that had not been fishing as well. The match today was won by Phil Ringer on peg 25 with 156lb 9oz, Phil caught on the method feeder. Richard Hall was second with 120lb 5oz; Richard was on peg 19 on the point and caught on the pellet waggler. Third on lake from unfancied peg 52 was Sandra Scotthorne, Sandra caught on the pole at 16 meters to the island loose feeding 6 mil pellets with pellet on the hook for a weight of 91lb 12oz. Rob Wooton on peg 24 had the next best weight with 87lb 13oz, Rob caught out in the open water on the pellet feeder.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer peg 25 9 points 156lb 9oz
Sandra Scotthorne peg 52 9 points 91lb 12oz
Rob Wootton peg 24 9 points 87lb 13oz
Andy Bennett peg 13 9 points 44lb 13oz
B Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
Twin Oaks low numbers were once again off to a flying start to the festival and today’s lake winner was Chris Chadwick on peg 10 with 131lb 3oz, Chris caught on the pellet waggler. Second, also on Twin Oaks, was Jon Arthur, Jon was on peg 16 and had 28 fish on the method feeder and 2 down the edge for a weight of 118lb 1oz. Third went to Cameron Hughes on Canal peg 8, Cameron weighed in with 104lb 13oz caught on pellet shallow. The next best weight came also from Twin Oaks with Lee Prophet on peg 4 weighing in with 100lb 10oz, Lee caught on the pole with pellet. The best weight on Twin Oaks high numbers was 48lb 1oz and this came from Ian Winter on peg 35 and Bryan Travis had the best weight on Acorn with 79lb 4oz from peg 11.
Section Winners
Chris Chadwick peg 10 9 points 131lb 3oz
Cameron Hughes peg 8 9 points 104lb 13oz
Bryan Travis peg 11 9 points 79lb 4oz
Ian Winter peg 35 9 points 48lb 1oz
C Section Trewaters
It is the first time we have used the venue this year, it has been used throughout the winter on local and league matches but today will be the first time it has seen this many match anglers since the Autumn festivals, when we first used the venue it was a very new lake and although it is still new the fishing has improved and this reflected today in the general weights. Dave Taylor was our lake winner today on peg 54, Dave caught on the pole at seven sections with pellet for a weight of 48lb 9oz. Second went to Neil McKinnon with 44lb 13oz, Neil caught on the pole at 4, 10 & 13 meters with pellet and feeding pellet with a bit of groundbait from peg 42. Third on peg 33 with 43lb 10oz was Andy May. Andy caught on expanded micro pellets on the waggler. Steve Ringer was on peg 30 and had the next best weight with 41lb 5oz, Steve caught on the pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Dave Taylor peg 54 9 points 48lb 9oz
Neil McKinnon peg 42 9 points 44lb 13oz
Andy May peg 33 9 points 43lb 10oz
Steve Ringer peg 30 9 points 41lb 5oz
D Section Porth
The weights on Porth seem to be better today and hopefully this will continue throughout the week although some of the anglers are having problems with the pike that have become a bit more active since bait has started to go into the lake on a regular basis. The match winner today was Steve Conroy on peg 40, Steve caught on the pole with casters for a weight of 22lb 9oz. Second with 16lb 11oz was Jez Goldthorpe, Jez was on peg 32 and caught on the pole short with caster and also on the waggler. Mark Leader was third on peg 77 with 13lbs; Mark caught on the pole at 11.5 meters with worms and fed casters. The next best weight came from Nicky Crooks on peg 89, Nicky caught on the pole with maggot over groundbait for a weight of 12lb 10oz.
Section Winners
Steve Conway peg 40 9 points 22lb 9oz
Mark Leander peg 77 9 points 13lb
Nicky Crooks peg 89 9 points 12lb 10oz
Paul Burton peg 17 9 points 11lb 5oz
E Section Bolingey
Bolingey was off to a great start to the festival with 14 weights over 80lb recorded today. The lake can be a bit “peggy†which is why we split the sections up to ensure everyone gets a fair shot at the section wins. Ian Harper was the lake winner today on peg 19, Ian caught on the pellet waggler for a weight of 141lb 12oz. Second with 130lb 7oz was Stephen Barraclough, Stephen was on peg 22 and caught down the edge short on meat. Chris Cameron was third on the lake, Chris caught on pellet and meat in the margins for a weight of 120lb 11oz from peg 7. The next best weight came from Ben Fisk, Ben was on peg 25 and had a weight of 119lb 7oz caught on the pellet waggler.
Section Winners
Ian Harper peg 19 9 points 141lb 12oz
Chris Cameron peg 7 9 points 120lb 11oz
Ben Fisk peg 25 9 points 119lb 7oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 44 9 points 85lb 3oz
So that was day one and here is how our overall top 20 looks.
| Name | Weight | Points | |
| 1st | Phil Ringer |
156lb 9oz | 9 points |
| 2nd | Ian Harper | 141lb 12oz | 9 points |
| 3rd | Chris Chadwick | 131lb 3oz | 9 points |
| 4th | Chris Cameron | 120lb 11oz | 9 points |
| 5th | Ben Fisk | 119lb 7oz | 9 points |
| 6th | Cameron Hughes | 104lb 13oz | 9 points |
| 7th | Sandra Scotthorne | 91lb 12oz | 9 points |
| 8th | 8h Rob Wootton | 87lb 13oz | 9 points |
| 9th | Alan Scotthorne | 85lb 3oz | 9 points |
| 10th | Bryan Travis | 79lb 4oz | 9 points |
| 11th | Dave Taylor |
48lb 9oz | 9 points |
| 12th | Ian Winter | 48lb 1oz | 9 points |
| 13th | Neil Mckinnon | 44lb 13oz | 9 points |
| 14th | Andy Bennett | 44lb 13oz | 9 points |
| 15th | Andy May | 43lb 10oz | 9 points |
| 16th | Steve Ringer | 41lb 5oz | 9 points |
| 17th | Steve Conway | 22lb 9oz | 9 points |
| 18th | Mark Leader |
13lb | 9 points |
| 19th | Nicky Crooks | 12lb 10oz | 9 points |
| 20th | Paul Burton | 11lb 5oz | 9 points |
Well what a line up we have after day one, some seasoned festival entrants and some new comers, fingers crossed for all that they have bought their drawing arms with them and that they can carry on with their good luck for the rest of the week. A section win on day one is always a massive booster for the confidence and any thing less than a section win is a kick up the bum for others so who knows where we will go from here. Stay tuned for more daily reports from the Dynamite festival 2009.
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Day Two
Off we go again on the second day of the festival, day one got off to a good start and the lakes are fishing fairly, it was predicted that by using the method it would “take the place apart†but this is not the case at the moment, the method is making a bit of difference but the traditional methods used by the anglers here are all working well too. So after a promising start to day one for some it was full steam ahead at the draw and for others it would be a game of catch up hoping for a better draw today. Read on for the action from day two.
A Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
The weights were lower today across the four lakes but they fished fairly for section points especially Acorn and Canal. The lake winner today was Nick Jones on Twin Oaks peg 16, Nick caught on the pellet feeder with 8 mil pellets on the hook for a weight of 124lb 9oz. John Pantry was second with 82lb 14oz, John was on Twin Oaks peg 14 and caught on the pellet waggler. Andy Bennett was on Acorn peg 7 and was third with 79lb 3oz. Andy caught on 6 mil pellets to the island. Sean Huggins was on Twin Oaks peg 4 and had the next best weight, Sean caught on the pellet feeder and weighed in with 73lb 12oz. Ben Rhodes had the best weight on the high numbers of Twin Oaks with 56lb 8oz from peg 23 and the highest weight that came from Canal was 62lb 15oz and this came from Gary Vincent on peg 2,
Section Winners
Nick Jones peg 16(TO) 9 points 124lb 9oz
Andy Bennett peg 7(A) 9 points 79lb 3oz
Gary Vincent peg 2(CA) 9 points 62lb 15oz
Ben Rhodes peg 23(TO) 9 points 56lb 8oz
B Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished fairly well today but the fish have started to back off, most of the anglers that stuck to the pole struggled a bit but those that switched to the feeder bagged the majority of the best weights. The Lake winner today was Miles Day with 78lb 2oz, Miles was on peg 54 and caught on the pole at 5 meters and in the margins with pellet. Second on peg 39 was Derek Hammond, Derek caught on the waggler and maggot for a weight of 46lb 14oz. Joe Carass was on peg 30 and was third with 40lb 8oz, Joe caught on the pole with pellet and then switched to the waggler with maggot in the latter part of the match. Jon Arthur had the next best weight on the lake; Jon was on peg 27 and caught on the pole with pellet and then the waggler for a weight of 34lb.
Section Winners
Miles Day peg 54 9 points 78lb 2oz
Joe Carass peg 30 9 points 40lb 8oz
Simon Willsmore peg 32 9 points 31lb 1oz
Ian Winter peg 42 9 points 29lb
C Section Porth
The weights were really tight on Porth today and we had double section wins in two of the sections with anglers joint on weight. It was a day of mixed fortunes for the anglers with some managing to seek out the bigger bream and perch to boost their weights whist others had to settle for the normal “bitsâ€. The lake winner today was Lee Kerry on peg 33, caught on the waggler with caster for a weight of 14lb 14oz. Second on the lake with 14lb 7oz was Andy May, Andy was on peg 38 and caught on the waggler & slider with caster. Tommy Pickering was on peg 72 and was third with 13lb 6oz; Tommy caught 46 skimmers and a 4lb bream all on the feeder. Andy Power and Steve Ringer tied for their section win and both had the next best weight on the lake with 12lb 13oz, Andy was on peg 18 and caught on the pole and waggler with maggot and Steve was on peg 19 and caught on the pole with red maggot over groundbait.
Section Winners
Lee Kerry peg 33 9 points 14lb 14oz
Tommy Pickering peg 72 9 points 13lb 6oz
Andy Power peg 18 9 points 12lb 13oz
Steve Ringer peg 19 9 points 12lb 13oz
Paul Gorman peg 87 9 points 11lb 2oz
Andy Geldart peg 81 9 points 11lb 2oz
D Section Bolingey
It was also a tougher day on Bolingey and we did not really see any of the prolific weights that we are used too. Mark Leader was the lake winner today, mark was on peg 21 and caught on meat down the edge at 11.5 meters weighing in with 125lb 1oz. Second on the lake with 102lb 1oz was Dean Smith, Dean was on peg 25 and caught on the pellet waggler & bomb to the island and meat at 6 meters. James Dent was third on the lake, James was on peg 24 and had a weight of 97lb 14oz caught on the pellet waggler. Mark Cullerton had the next best weight with 72lb 11oz, Mark caught on paste at 14.5 meters from peg 18.
Section Winners
Mark Leader peg 21 9 points 125lb 1oz
Dean Smith peg 25 9 points 102lb 1oz
Charlie Mayers peg 49 9 points 72lb 1oz
Steve Conway peg 29 9 points 67lb 12oz
E Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished well today and the weights were tight across the board. The fish are definitely on the move again and you are once again looking to draw a point or the centre of the high bank to win the match. Our lake winner today came from peg 19 where Russell Grimes weighed in with 145lb 8oz, Russell caught on the pellet waggler up in the water and straight lead bomb with 8 mil pellets. Marc Jones was second on the lake with 98lb, Marc was on peg 23 and caught on the pole at 16 meters to the island with 6 mil pellets and had a long lined flick rig to the island with 6 mil pellets also. Third on the lake on peg 17 was Alan Scotthorne, Alan caught on the method feeder and the pole with pellet for a weight of 83lb 7oz. The next best weight came from Stephen Barraclough on peg 21, Stephen weighed in with 78lb 15oz caught on the pellet waggler.
Section Winners
Russell Grimes peg 19 9 points 145lb 8oz
Marc Jones peg 23 9 points 98lb
Gary Webber peg 43 9 points 53lb 9oz
Colin Scott peg 13 9 points 49lb 1oz
So that was day two and here is how our top twenty looks.
| Name | Weight | Points | |
| 1st | Mark Leader | 138lb 1oz | 18 points |
| 2nd | Andy Bennett | 124lb | 18 points |
| 3rd | Steve Conway | 90lb 5oz | 18 points |
| 4th | Ian Winter | 77lb 1oz | 18 points |
| 5th | Steve Ringer | 54lb 2oz | 18 points |
| 6th | Russell Grimes | 226lb 9oz | 17 points |
| 7th | Miles Day | 175lb | 17 points |
| 8th | Alan Scotthorne | 168lb 10oz | 17 points |
| 9th | Nick Jones | 168lb 6oz | 17 points |
| 10th | Rob Wootton |
147lb 7oz | 17 points |
| 11th | Ben Rhodes | 114lb 3oz | 17 points |
| 12th | Andy May | 58lb 1oz | 17 points |
| 13th | Ian Harper | 177lb 8oz | 16 points |
| 14th | Pemb Wrighting | 153lb 13oz | 16 points |
| 15th | Jon Arthur | 152lb 1oz | 16 points |
| 16th | Sandra Scotthorne | 141lb 8oz | 16 points |
| 17th | Gary Vincent | 116lb 7oz | 16 points |
| 18th | Joe Carass |
107lb 15oz | 16 points |
| 19th | Bryan Travis | 105lb 6oz | 16 points |
| 20th | Charlie Mayers | 80lb 12oz | 16 points |
So five anglers have bagged themselves a perfect point score after two days but the points and weights all across the top twenty are all very close. As we have seen before dropping a point or missing out by a few pounds could make all the difference at the end of the week so watch this space for the next daily update.
Day Three
So the mid-way point of the festival is upon us and it has been a tough day for some, bad draws have seen a few of the favourites drop back and has opened up the field for others. Today has been the mildest day we have had here for a while but the glare from the sun on the lakes isn’t doing anyone any favours. Read on for the match action from day three.
A Section Trewaters
It was a tougher day for some on the lake today with the wind blowing the fish to the ends of the lakes, a good draw today for some meant reasonable weights but at the other end the anglers were struggling for bites. Phil Ringer was the lake winner today with 49lb 12oz; Phil was on peg 52 and caught on the waggler with maggot. Second on peg 26 was Mark Wells, Mark was on peg 26 and caught on the pole in front and down the edge both at 11 meters with soft pellet over 4 mil hard pellet for a weight of 48lb. Paul Varley was third with 46lb 2oz, Paul caught on pellet at 6 & 13 meters feeding balls of groundbait and was on peg 54. Mick Lees was on peg 26 and had the next best weight on the lake with 45lb 4oz, Mick caught down the edge and at 11 meters with pellet.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer peg 52 9 points 49lb 12oz
Mark Wells peg 26 9 points 48lb
Ian Saiger peg 36 9 points 29lb 6oz
Ian Toplis peg 47 9 points 23lb 5oz
B Section Porth
The fishing at Porth was reasonable today with more double figure weights recorded but for some anglers the pike were proving a problem once again. John Chapman was todays lake winner on peg 77, John weighed in with 16lb 10oz caught on the feeder with worms. Second with 14lb 7oz was Simon Willsmore, Simon was on peg 84 and caught half and half on the pole and feeder with worms. Third on peg 87 was Adam Richards, Adam caught on the waggler with maggot and casters for a weight of 14lb 1oz. Gary White was on peg 74 and had the next best weight on the lake with 13lb 8oz, Gary caught on the pole with maggot.
Section Winners
John Chapman peg 77 9 points 16lb 10oz
Simon Willsmore peg 84 9 points 14lb 7oz
Ian Hudson peg 32 9 points 12lb 9oz
Ian Winter peg 17 9 points 9lb 12oz
C Section Bolingey
The colder night time temperatures are affecting the lake, as it has not really been fishing to form. Paul Gorman was today’s lake winner with 106lb 13oz; Paul was on peg 42 and caught on the pole shallow with pellet. Second on peg 7 was Lee Kerry, Lee caught up in the water with pellet for a weight of 98lb 12oz. Third was Steve Cooke, Steve was on peg 44 and weighed in with 91lb caught shallow on pellet. Andy Power on peg 45 had the next best weight on the lake with 81lb 6oz, Andy caught on the pole shallow with pellet and also had a few on meat down the side.
Section Winners
Paul Gorman peg 42 9 points 106lb 13oz
Lee Kerry peg 7 9 points 98lb 12oz
Andy Power peg 45 9 points 81lb 6oz
Andy May peg 13 9 points 79lb 3oz
D Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished harder today but some of the anglers managed to make the most of their pegs where as others struggled, the fish are still moving around the lake a bit and so far this week that are no real “hot†areas. Paul Burton was today lake winner on peg 23, Paul caught on the long pole with pellet weighing in with 112lb 14oz. Second on the lake with 80lb 3oz was Dean Smith, Dean was on peg 26 and caught on the pellet waggler. Darren Marder was third on peg 15 with 77lb 15oz, Darren caught on the pellet waggler. Peter Thomas on peg 27 and caught on the pellet waggler to have the next best weight on the lake of 61lb 14oz.
Section Winners
Paul Burton peg 23 9 points 112lb 14oz
Dean Smith peg 26 9 points 80lb 3oz
Stuart Bracey peg 4 9 points 43lb 14oz
Justin Page peg 41 9 points 21lb 10oz
E Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
Twin Oaks is once again is dominating the overall weights and fishing the most consistent of all of the lakes. Twin Oaks high numbers fished better today and both Canal and Acorn are fishing fairly with weights coming from across the section. Todays lake winner was Alan Scotthorne on Twin Oaks peg 16, Alan caught on the method feeder, pellet waggler and pole for a weight of 134lb 15oz. Second with 113lb was Stephen Barraclough, Stephen was on Twin Oaks peg 14 and caught on the pole with meat short at 5 meters. Ian Haper was third with 85lb 3oz, Ian caught on the pellet waggler from peg 4 on Twin Oaks. John Cockayne was on Twin Oaks high numbers peg 25 had the next best weight with 73lb 7oz, John caught on the pellet waggler. The best weight on Acorn came from Andy Dare on peg 6 with 64lb 15oz and Harry Billing had the best weight on Acorn with 69lb 15oz from peg 12.
Section Winners
Alan Scotthorne peg 16(TO) 9 points 134lb 14oz
John Cockayne peg 25(TO) 9 points 73lb 7oz
Harry Billing peg 12( C ) 9 points 69lb 15oz
Andy Dare peg 5(A) 9 points 64lb 15oz
So that is the action from day three and lets see how it has affected the overall results.
| Name | Weight | Points | |
| 1st | Ian Winter | 86lb 13oz | 27 points |
| 2nd | Alan Scotthorne | 303lb 9oz | 26 points |
| 3rd | Andy May | 137lb 4oz | 26 points |
| 4th | Steve Ringer | 129lb 7oz | 26 points |
| 5th | Lee Kerry | 143lb 9oz | 25 points |
| 6th | Paul Burton | 192lb 2oz | 24 points |
| 7th | Nick Jones | 187lb 6oz | 24 points |
| 8th | Miles Day | 187lb 1oz | 24 points |
| 9th | Rob Wootton | 181lb 5oz | 24 points |
| 10th | Steve Conway |
137lb 9oz | 24 points |
| 11th | Andy Power | 123lb 8oz | 24 points |
| 12th | Bryan Travis | 115lb | 24 points |
| 13th | Simon Willsmore |
107lb 9oz | 24 points |
| 14th | Stephen Barraclough | 322lb 6oz | 23 points |
| 15th | Ian Harper | 262lb 11oz | 23 points |
| 16th | Andy Bennett | 139lb | 23 points |
| 17th | Phil Ringer | 229lb 4oz | 22 points |
| 18th | Dean Smith | 189lb 12oz | 22 points |
| 19th | Sandra Scotthorne | 156lb 10oz | 22 points |
| 20th | Gary Vincent | 135lb | 22 points |
So Ian Winter is currently our only angler with a perfect score, it has definitely been a day of mixed fortunes with some hoping today they have said goodbye to their dropped result! Two days left and it is still an open book, a bad draw for Ian or a good draw for any of the other top 20 and then things could be all change once again. Tomorrow is the penultimate day of the festival and that tends to draft out the top twenty but in what order? Stay tuned for more match reports tomorrow.
Day Four
Despite starting with a frost it turned into a sunny penultimate day of the festival. It has been a tough day for some with Porth & Bolingey fishing particularly harder than in previous days. Yesterday we saw a change in the top twenty and what will today bring? Read on to see who goes into the final day with decent points behind them and who needs a bit of a boost.
A Section Porth
It has definitely been the toughest day on Porth so far over the past couple of weeks and despite some of the weights being close across the four sections they were definitely lower than in previous days. Todays lake winner was Dave Hiller on peg 88, Dave caught on Cornish baggin mix and worm on the pole at 10 & 11 meters for a weight of 11lb 8oz. Steve Sanders was second with 10lb 5oz, Steve was on peg 39 and caught on the feeder and pole with maggots. Third went to Gary Vincent, Gary caught on the waggler and the pole at 13 meters from peg 89 for a weight of 9lb 11oz. The next best weight came from Dave Schofield; Dave was on peg 84 and caught on the pole at 13 meters and the feeder to weigh in with 9lb 9oz.
Section Winners
Dave Hillier peg 88 9 points 11lb 8oz
Steve Sanders peg 39 9 points 10lb 5oz
Nigel Smith(bucks) peg 21 9 points 9lb 6oz
Sandra Scotthorne peg 78 9 points 7lb 10oz
B Section Bolingey
The overnight frost and cold start to the day did no favours for the anglers on Bolingey today as it was a bit of a struggle. Gareth Drury on peg 22 won the lake with 78lb 12oz, Gareth caught at 16 meters shallow and 6 meters down the edge both with pellet. Second with 70lb 9oz was Paul Cannon, Paul was on peg 27 and caught on worm and meat catching 11 carp at 5 meters, under the bridge and down the edge. Jim Barrowman was on peg 7 and caught on the pole with pellet for a weight of 62lb 14oz to take third. The next best weight came from Adam Richards, Adam was on peg 17 and weighed in with 54lb 4oz he caught on the waggler, feeder and pole shallow all with pellet.
Section Winners
Gareth Drury peg 22 9 points 78lb 12oz
Jim Barrowman peg 7 9 points 62lb 14oz
Adam Richards peg 17 9 points 54lb 4oz
Jon Arthur peg 35 9 points 50lb 11oz
C Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished better today and although some of the areas struggled slightly we saw some better overall & section weights. The lake winner was Clive Poole with 132lb 14oz; Clive was on peg 15 and caught on the pellet waggler. Nick Speed was second on peg 26, Nick caught mainly on meat shallow but also had five fish on the method to give him a total weight of 111lb. Third with 95lb 7oz was Scott Wilding, Scott was on peg 24 and caught half and half on the tip with pellet and at 16 meters to the point of the island. Steve Cooke was on peg 20 and caught on the method to the island to have the next best weight on the lake of 93lb 6oz.
Section Winners
Clive Poole peg 15 9 points 132lb 14oz
Nick Speed peg 26 9 points 111lb
Greg Roberts peg 52 9 points 53lb 15oz
Andy Geldart peg 13 9 points 52lb 9oz
D Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
Twin Oaks is still fishing well with anglers once again catching large bags of fish, the weights were lower on Canal today but consistent across the section and the same can be said about Acorn with the exception of one big weight. Dean Smith on Twin Oaks peg 6 was todays match winner, Dean caught on the long pole with pellet for a weight of 139lb 5oz. Second was Paul Burton with 112lb 14oz, Paul caught on the long pole with pellet and the pellet waggler from Twin Oaks peg 16. James Dent was on Twin Oaks peg 12 and caught on pellet shallow to take third with 110lb 8oz. John Battersby was on Acorn peg 2 and had the next best weight of 81lb 5oz, John caught on the pole with pellet. The best weight on the high numbers on Twin Oaks was 68lb 12oz and this came from Jamie Parkhouse on peg 25 and Steve Conway had the best on Canal with 57lb 14oz from peg 18.
Section Winners
Dean Smith peg 6(TO) 9 points 139lb 5oz
John Battersby peg 2(A) 9 points 81lb 5oz
Jamie Parkhouse peg 25(TO) 9 points 68lb 12oz
Steve Conway peg 18( C ) 9 points 57lb 14oz
E Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished more consistently today with even weights coming from across all of the sections, there is only one area that isn’t fishing as well but again the weights are tight for those all important section points. Kieron Rich on peg 28 was today’s lake winner, Kieron caught on the waggler with red maggots for a weight of 59lb. Second with 44lb 6oz was Steve Porter, Steve was on peg 54 and caught on the pole short with pellet. Colin Mulholland was third with 41lb 4oz, Colin caught on the pole at 6 meters with pellet from peg 37. The next best weight on the lake was 41lb and this came from John Cockayne on peg 25, John caught on the pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Kieron Rich peg 28 9 points 59lb
Steve Porter peg 54 9 points 44lb 6oz
Alan Scotthorne peg 31 9 points 34lb 14oz
Harry Billing peg 42 9 points 29lb 8oz
That is day four done and dusted, lets see how the top twenty looks now.
So that was day four and here is how the current top twenty looks.
| Name | Weight | Points | |
| 1st | Alan Scotthorne | 338lb 7oz | 35 points |
| 2nd | Ian Winter | 138lb 3oz | 35 points |
| 3rd | Steve Conway | 195lb 7oz | 33 points |
| 4th | Steve Ringer | 186lb 8oz | 33 points |
| 5th | Andy May | 176lb 2oz | 33 points |
| 6th | Paul Burton | 305lb | 32 points |
| 7th | Miles Day | 215lb 13oz | 32 points |
| 8th | Lee Kerry | 186lb 12oz | 32 points |
| 9th | Dean Smith | 329lb 1oz | 31 points |
| 10th | Sandra Scotthorne |
164lb 4oz | 31 points |
| 11th | Jon Arthur | 212lb 5oz | 30 points |
| 12th | Nick Jones |
195lb 3oz | 30 points |
| 13th | Andy Geldart | 150lb | 30 points |
| 14th | Gary Vincent | 144lb 11oz | 30 points |
| 15th | Ian Harper | 280lb 2oz | 29 points |
| 16th | Steve Cooke | 224lb 6oz | 29 points |
| 17th | Rob Wootton | 90lb 3oz | 29 points |
| 18th | Andy Power | 177lb 11oz | 29 points |
| 19th | Harry Billing | 206lb 10oz | 28 points |
| 20th | Paul Cannon | 132lb 6oz | 28 points |
So Alan Scotthorne has snuck into the top position as we go into the final day but as you can see the points and weights are closed and Ian could still snatch it back, as could any of the top ten. After the match tomorrow the dropped result will come into play, for those that have already had a bad result it will mean pulling out all the stops to stay in contention and for others it is just full steam ahead for the best position possible. As we head into the final day there are fingers, toes and lord knows what else crossed as they head for the draw so come back tomorrow to find out who is the White Acres Dynamite Bait champion 2009.
Final Day
The final day of the festival was a scene of excitement and anticipation, the field was still wide open and by picking up a 9 point section win today could result on any of the current top 12 anglers winning the festival. The Dynamite Bait team were at the draw to hand out goodie bags to all the anglers fishing the festival this week, the generous goodie bags included the new Source range of pellets, groundbait, soft hookers & paste. Once again it was mild for the final day and we have been lucky to avoid the forecasted rain. Right the scene was set and the pegs drawn, lets see how the final day panned out, unfortunately we have no catch reports but all the important details on the lake wins and points are covered.
A Section Bolingey
The final day was tough on Bolingey with anglers struggling for bites, for some this was due to the fish backing off but others admitted they totally approached the day wrong. Phil Ringer on peg 29 was the lake winner with 110lb 3oz, Second with 75lb 12oz was Steve Sanders on peg 11, Gary Vincent was on peg 23 and weighed in with 71lb 14oz to take third and the next best weight came from Mark Gallagher on peg 27 with 66lb.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer peg 29 9 points 110lb 3oz
Steve Sanders peg 11 9 points 75lb 12oz
Gary Vincent peg 23 9 points 71lb 14oz
Alan Rutherford peg 3 9 points 39lb 3oz
B Section Pollawyn
Once again the section weights were close across the whole of the lake and that one lost fish for some saw important points lost and their position in the festival drop out of the top ten. The lake winner on the final day was Chris Chadwick on peg 19 who weighed in with 122lb, Second with 78lb 15oz was Joe Carass on peg 15, Cameron Hughes was third on peg 27 with 77lb 12oz and the next best weight came from Derek Hammond on peg 21 with 69lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Chris Chadwick peg 19 9 points 122lb
Joe Carass peg 15 9 points 78lb 15oz
Bill Jolly peg 12 9 points 48lb 11oz
Jon Arthur peg 52 9 points 43lb
C Section Twin Oaks/Acorn/Canal
Twin Oaks has fished well for the past two weeks and today was no exception. The match was won today by Dave Swain on peg 16 with 142lb 4oz, Scott Wilding was second with 111lb 10oz from peg 12, Third on peg 6 was Nick Speed with 76lb 5oz and the next best weight came from the high numbers of Twin Oaks where Tommy Pickering weighed in with 72lb 10oz from peg 29. The best weight on Acorn was 62lb 3oz, this came from Andy Geldart on peg 11 and Steve Cooke had the best weight on Canal on peg 14 with 43lb 3oz.
Section Winners
Dave Swain peg 16 9 points 142lb 4oz
Tommy Pickering peg 29 9 points 72lb 10oz
Andy Geldart peg 11 9 points 62lb 3oz
Steve Cooke peg 14 9 points 43lb 3oz
D Section Trewaters
Trewaters has been another lake where the weights have been consistent over the festival, the lakes have matured over the winter and are fishing a lot better than in the autumn festivals. James Dent on peg 37 was the lake winner with 50lb 11oz, Second with 44lb 5oz was Tony Stevenson on peg 51, Richie Hull was on peg 40 and was third with 37lb 7oz and the next best weight came from Nicky Crooks on peg 33 with 34lb 2oz.
Section Winners
James Dent peg 37 9 points 50lb 11oz
Nicky Crooks peg 33 9 points 34lb 2oz
Dean Smith peg 25 9 points 33lb 2oz
John Battersby peg 49 9 points 32lb 12oz
E Section Porth
Porth fished harder today than it has for the past two weeks with the weights significantly lower. Kevin Retford was the lake winner on peg 40 with 12lb 11oz, Second with 12lb 2oz on peg 89 was Kieron Rich, Third was Russell Grimes on peg 36 with 12lb 1oz and Shaun Barnett on peg 39 had the next best weight with 10lb 9oz.
Section Winners
Kevin Retford peg 40 9 points 12lb 11oz
Kieron Rich peg 89 9 points 12lb 2oz
Steven Barraclough peg 76 9 points 8lb 14oz
Harry Billing peg 23 9 points 8lb 8oz
That is how the final day looked and lets see how this has affected the final results.
| Name | Weight | Points | |
| 1st | Dean Smith | 362lb 3oz | 36 points dropping 4 |
| 2nd | Alan Scotthorne | 348lb 9oz | 35 points dropping 8 |
| 3rd | Ian Winter | 175lb 15oz | 35 points dropping 7 |
| 4th | Steve Conway | 224lb 3oz | 35 points dropping 6 |
| 5th | Andy Geldart | 212lb 3oz | 35 points dropping 4 |
| 6th | Jon Arthur | 255lb 5oz | 34 points dropping 5 |
| 7th | Harry Billing | 215lb 2oz | 34 points dropping 3 |
| 8th | John Battersby | 184lb 3oz | 34 points dropping 1 |
| 9th | Lee Kerry | 233lb 7oz | 33 points dropping 7 |
| 10th | Andy May |
216lb 15oz | 33 points dropping 7 |
| 11th | Paul Burton | 332lb 4oz | 33 points dropping 6 |
| 12th | Steve Ringer | 232lb 4oz | 33 points dropping 6 |
| 13th | Gary Vincent | 216lb 9oz | 33 points dropping 6 |
| 14th | Sandra Scotthorne | 199lb 10oz | 33 points dropping 6 |
| 15th | Tommy Pickering | 196lb 5oz | 33 points dropping 3 |
| 16th | Adam Richards | 155lb 15oz | 33 points dropping 2 |
| 17th | Steve Cooke | 267lb 9oz | 32 points dropping 6 |
| 18th | Miles Day | 255lb 10oz | 32 points dropping 5 |
| 19th | Rob Wootton | 248lb 11oz | 32 points dropping 5 |
| 20th | Kieron Rich | 243lb 10oz | 32 points dropping 4 |
So Dean Smith is the 2009 White Acres Dynamite Bait Champion, it has been one of the closest events so far and only Dean ended up with the four section win result needed to clinch the festival victory. It has been a great festival and we would like to once again thank Dynamite Baits for their generous sponsorship as well as thank and congratulate all of our anglers who took part in the festival especially out top three of Dean Smith, Alan Scotthorne & Ian Winter.
Cheers, Kirsty