White Acres Gaymer Cider Festival 2009
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It is once again time for another festival and this one is the Virgins festival sponsored by Gaymer Cider. This festival is designed for the 'club angler' and for those who fish smaller matches.
It is a 4-day festival and is being fished on Twin Oaks (low & high) numbers, Acorn & Canal, it is run on points and then weight if the points are tied but there is no dropped result....
Day One
With the rest of the UK in the grips of a heat wave we escaped the soaring temperatures and although it was a hot day there was a fair amount of cloud cover and a nice breeze. The draw for the festival had already been done so the anglers knew their sections for the week and who they would be fishing against.
A Section Twin Oaks 1 - 18
It was the low numbers of Twin Oaks for A section on the first match, this lake is renowned for big weights but as with all the lakes the pegging is tight so the weights are more likely to be spread out. Andy Forbes was today's lake winner with 82lb 12oz; Andy was on peg 9 and caught on the method feeder with micro pellets. Second was Duncan Rogers, Duncan fished on the feeder & waggler with pellet from peg 10 and weighed in with 42lb 7oz. Jon Cook(L) was on peg 3 and was third with 40lb 10oz, Jon caught on the method with micro pellets. The next best weight on the lake came from Danny Edwards on peg 2, Danny also caught on the method with micros and was just one fish short of Jon's weight with 37lb 2oz.
Section Winners
Andy Forbes 8 points 82lb 12oz
Duncan Rogers 8 points 42lblb 7oz
B Section Twin Oaks 19 - 36
There have been mixed weights on this lake recently with no one area being preferable on the lake. The weights today were fairly consistent across all the lakes with only a few anglers struggling. The lake winner today was Mark Read on peg 20; Mark caught 14 fish on the pellet waggler and 1 on the bomb for a weight of 47lb 4oz. Second with 23lb 13oz was Ricky Dennis, Ricky caught tight over on the method with 6 mil banded pellets from peg 24.Third was David Gibbs on peg 32, David caught on the method feeder with 6 mil pellet on the hook for a weight of 23lb 1oz. 19lb 12oz was the next best weight on the lake and this came from Ricky Lale on peg 28, Ricky caught on paste in the margins.
Section Winners
Mark Read 8 points 47lb 4oz
David Gibbs 8 points 23lb 1oz
C Section Acorn
It was on to Acorn for the first festival match for C section and it was definitely a split match with one section catching well and the other fishing a bit harder. There were reasonable weights from across the lake but one end definitely fished better. The lake winner with 83lb 5oz was Mick Warner; Mick was on peg 5 and caught down the edge on the pole at 9 meters with paste. Ian Carley caught on the method and bomb to take second with 47lb 5oz, Ian was on peg 16. Third on peg 3 was Adam Baker, Adam caught on the pole in the edge with meat for a weight of 38lb 12oz. The next best weight came from Dave Phillips on peg 10, Dave weighed in with 37lb 8oz caught on the pellet feeder and then late on down the edge on meat.
Section Winners
Mick Warner 8 points 83lb 5oz
Dave Phillips 8 points 37lb 8oz
D Section Canal
Canal fished the closest of all the lakes today and with smaller fish in the lakes more were needed to build up and good net of fish so most of the anglers were certainly kept busy. Today's lake winner was Ian Turner with 33lb 8oz; Ian was on peg 6 and caught on the pole short with maggots and casters. Second on peg 15 was Chris Evans, Chris caught up in the water on worm for a weight of 28lb 13oz. Rich Britton was third, Rich had a weight of 24lb 4oz caught in the margins on worm from peg 12. The next best weight came from John Cain on peg 3; John fished the long pole across with worm and caster for a weight of 24lb 3oz.
Section Winners
Ian Turner 8 points 33lb 8oz
Chris Evans 8 points 28lb 13oz
That was day one of the festival and here is how the first top ten looks.
Overall Top Ten
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Mick Warner |
8 points | 83lb 5oz |
| 2nd | Andy Forbes | 8 points | 82lb 12oz |
| 3rd | Mark Read |
8 points | 47lb 4oz |
| 4th | Duncan Rogers |
8 points | 42lb 7oz |
| 5th | Dave Phillips | 8 points | 37lb 8oz |
| 6th | Ian Turner | 8 points | 33lb 8oz |
| 7th | Chris Evans | 8 points | 28lb 13oz |
| 8th | David Gibbs | 8 points | 23lb 1oz |
| 9th | Ian Carley | 7 points | 47lb 5oz |
| 10th | Jon Cook | 7 points | 40lb 10oz |
So that is how things look as we head into the second match, it was a great start for some but for others not so, just by looking at today's results I have a feeling it is going to be another close festival so you will have to stop by tomorrow to see how day two fishes and how the top ten looks.
Cheers, Kirsty
Day Two
It was another warm and humid day for the anglers as they ventured onto the lakes for the second match of the festival. Day one saw some good weights but it has seemed to fish better today with good weights all round. Read on for the match action and the latest look at the top ten.
A Section Twin Oaks 19 - 36
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he lake winner today was Danny Edwards on peg 35; Danny was on peg 35 and fished the method with pellet. Second was Andy Forbes, Andy was on peg 22 and caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 49lb 2oz. Phil Thornley caught on method for a weight of 36lb to take third, Phil was on peg 34. The next best weight on the lake came from Andy Leamon on peg 32, Andy weighed in with 24lb 2oz.
Section Winners
Danny Edwards 8 points 57lb 3oz
Andy Forbes 8 points 49lb 2oz
B Section Acorn
It was a better day on Acorn; although the top weights were lower there was a general increase in weight from across the whole lake. Mark Read on peg 15 was today's lake winner with 50lb 6oz, Mark caught on the method and then later on in the margins with meat & corn. Second was Chris Bell, Chris caught on the method with pellet and then in the margins on paste from peg 5 and weighed in with 50lb 1oz. David Gibbs was third with 39lb 2oz, David was on peg 13 and caught on the pole short with caster & paste. The next best weight came from Michael Gibbs on peg 16, Michael caught on the method with pellet tight over to the island for a weight of 38lb 9oz.
Section Winners
Mark Read 8 points 50lb 6oz
David Gibbs 8 points 39lb 2oz
C Section Canal
It was also a better day on Canal with better weights overall from across the whole lake. Today's lake winner with a weight of 43lb 7oz was Dave Parkinson; Dave was on peg 15 and caught on the pole at 4 & 9 meters with worm. Second on peg 9 was Ian Carley, Ian caught on the pole with chopped worm and caster at 5 & 13 meters for a weight of 33lb 15oz. Third with 31lb 4oz was Rick Broadway, Rick was on peg 11 and caught on the long pole with chopped worm and micros. Steve Couch had the next best weight on the lake with 29lb 10oz, Steve caught short in the margins on worm from peg 6.
Section Winners
Dave Parkinson 8 points 43lb 7oz
Ian Carley 8 points 33lb 15oz
D Section Twin Oaks 1 - 18
Great weighs were recorded today from this lake and they were really spread our meaning it could be won from anywhere at the moment. The lake winner today was Mark Grassi on peg 15, Mark caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 93lb 3oz. Second was Maurice Brown with 73lb 15oz, Maurice caught on the method feeder and then down the edge on the pole. Joint third on the lake both with 70lb 1oz was Rich Britton & Paul Haines, Rich was on peg 12 and caught on the waggler & method and Paul caught on the method from peg 14. The nest best weight came from Chris Evans on peg 17, Chris caught on the method and waggler with pellet for a weight of 69lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Mark Grassi 8 points 93lb 3oz
Maurice Brown 8 points 73lb 15oz
That was the action from day three and here is how our current leader board looks.
Overall Top Ten
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Andy Forbes |
16 points | 131lb 14oz |
| 2nd | Mark Read | 16 points | 97lb 10oz |
| 3rd | David Gibbs | 16 points | 62lb 3oz |
| 4th | Ian Carley | 15 points | 81lb 4oz |
| 5th | Dave Parkinson | 15 points | 75lb 3oz |
| 6th | Duncan Rogers | 15 points | 66lb |
| 7th | Danny Edwards | 14 points | 94lb 5oz |
| 8th | Rich Britton | 14 points | 94lb 5oz |
| 9th | Ian Turner | 14 points | 65lb 11oz |
| 10th | Mark Grassi | 13 points | 112lb 8oz |
We have three anglers on maximum points as we go into the third day; the weights are beginning to mount up so it could come down to a close finish.
Day Three
Another scorcher of a day for the anglers as they go into the pen-ultimate match. By now the anglers have got a little bit of form for the lakes and an idea of the bait so they will be going all out to fish for those vital points. Three anglers went into the third day with top points read on to see how many, if any, come out the other side still on maximum.
A Section Acorn
It was another good day on Acorn, especially for our lake winner Andy Forbes who weighed in with an impressive 85lb 2oz, Andy was on peg 16 and caught on dead maggots and micros on the method. Duncan Rogers was second, Duncan was on peg 3 and caught on the pole in the margins with paste and meat for a weight of 46lb 4oz. Third with 27lb was Arthur Rigley, Arthur caught on the pole in the margins with paste from peg 5. Phil Thornley had the next best weight on the lake, Phil weighed in with 24lb 10oz from peg 11 caught on the method feeder with pellet.
Section Winners
Andy Forbes 8 points 95lb 2oz
Phillip Thornley 8 points 24lb 10oz
B Section Canal
The Canal fished well again today with most of the anglers weighing in with weights of 15lb. Brandon Turner on peg 3 was the lake winner with 41lb 5oz, Brandon caught on the pole with chopped worm and red maggots. Second was Ricky Lale, Ricky was on peg 17 and caught on chopped worm for a weight of 38lb 13oz. Lee Baker was third on peg 12 with 24lb 9oz, Lee caught on the pole with chopped worm and maggot. The next best weight came from John Price; John was on peg 16 and caught up in the water with pellet for a weight of 24lb 5oz.
Section Winners
Brandon Turner 8 points 41lb 5oz
Ricky Lale 8 points 38lb 13oz
C Section Twin Oaks 1 - 18
It was good day on the lake today with good weights coming from across the lake, this is one lake where the method is playing a big part as sometimes it can be a bit wind dominated, but with accurate casting of the method the anglers can get tight over and get steady bites all day. Dave Phillips was the lake winner with 89lb 13oz; Dave was on peg 17 and caught on the pellet feeder. Second on peg 3 was Ian Carley, Ian caught on the method feeder for a weight of 83lb 1oz. Mick Warner was third, Mick was on peg 16 and weighed in with 64lb 14oz caught mainly down the edge on paste but also had a few on the pellet waggler & feeder. Alan Symonds was on peg 6 and had the next best weight with 52lb 11oz, Alan caught on the method feeder with micros and 8 mil on the hook.
Section Winners
Dave Phillips 8 points 89lb 13oz
Ian Carley 8 points 83lb 1oz
D Section Twin Oaks 19 - 36
Mixed weights today on the lake with some anglers in the middle pegs struggling a bit. John Cain was the match winner; John was on peg 35 and caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 56lb 15oz. Second with 52lb 12oz was Paul Haines, Paul caught on the method with pellet from peg 32. Ian Turner took third with a weight of 35lb 10oz; Ian was on peg 20 and caught on the inside with maggot. The next best weight came from Pete Mace on peg 24; Pete caught on the pellet waggler & bomb and weighed in with 28lb.
Section Winners
John Cain 8 points 56lb 15oz
Ian Turner 8 points 35lb 10oz
Let's see how that affects our results.
Overall Top Ten
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Andy Forbes |
24 points | 227lb |
| 2nd | Ian Carley | 23 points | 164lb 5oz |
| 3rd | Duncan Rogers | 22 points | 112lb 4oz |
| 4th | Ian Turner | 22 points | 101lb 5oz |
| 5th | David Gibbs | 22 points | 81lb 9oz |
| 6th | Danny Edwards | 21 points | 118lb 8oz |
| 7th | Mark Read | 20 points | 114lb 3oz |
| 8th | Ricky Lale | 20 points | 77lb 2oz |
| 9th | Mark Grassi | 19 points | 140lb 1oz |
| 10th | John Cain | 19 points | 124lb 5oz |
We now only have one angler on maximum points, tomorrow is the last day of the festival so the pressure is on, can anyone knock Andy off the top spot? The points and weights are now very close so we could be in for a surprise tomorrow if anyone makes a mistake. Join us tomorrow for the final result of the White Acres Gaymer Cider festival 2009.
Day Four - The Final
So it is the final match of the week and there is a sense of excitement and anticipation in the air. Overnight the weather has been terrible with torrential down pours, thunder & lightning, unfortunately it stayed like this for most of the day so instead of battling with the heat as in previous days it was now a case of avoiding looking like a drowned rat! It is hard to predict how this change in weather will affect the fishing so read on for today's match action.
A Section Canal
Canal has gone from strength to strength this week and has withheld the pressure from the festival, the weights today were up in all areas and it fished well. Danny Edwards was the lake winner on peg 7, Danny caught on chopped worm for a weight of 39lb 8oz.
Our current festival leader Andy Forbes was second picking up 7 points, would this be enough so see him concrete his place as festival winner? Andy was on peg 8 and weighed in with 30lb 9oz caught on worm over groundbait. Third with 30lb 3oz was Jon Cook(G), Jon was on peg 10 and caught on maggot over groundbait. Arthur Rigley was on peg 16 and had the next best weight on the lake, Arthur caught on chopped worm & maggot for a weight of 25lb 15oz.
Section Winners
Danny Edwards 8 points 39lb 8oz
Arthur Rigley 8 points 25lb 15oz
B Section Twin Oaks 1 - 18
It was a good day on Twin Oaks with the weights better than they had been all week, perhaps not as many big weights but overall it fished well. The lake winner with an impressive weight of 115lb 10oz was Ricky Lale, Ricky was on peg 5 and caught on the method and then down the edge with corn, meat & paste. Dean Evans was second, Dean caught down the edge on paste for a weight of 66lb 12oz. Third was Claire Hollis, Claire, one of our two ladies fishing the festival, caught on the method feeder with micros for a weight of 60lb 3oz from peg 17. Mark Read was on peg 15 and had the next best weight on the lake, Mark weighed in with 48lb 14oz caught on the pellet waggler.
Section Winners
Ricky Lale 8 points 115lb 10oz
Dean Evans 8 points 66lb 12oz
C Section Twin Oaks 19 - 36
A tougher day on this lake with a few struggling, the pegs in the 30's fishing much better than the 20's. Phillip Morris was the lake winner today with 45lb 9oz; Phillips was on peg 32 and caught on the method with micros and white boilie on the hook. Second was Ian Carley, Ian was on peg 20 and caught on the method with micros and maggot on the hook for a weight of 33lb 8oz. Eric Searle weighed in with 30lb 4oz to take third, Eric caught on the bomb with pellet from peg 35. The next best weight came from Alan Symonds with 27lb 14oz; Alan was on peg 34 and caught on the method with groundbait and single dead red maggot on the hook.
Section Winners
Phillip Morris 8 points 45lb 9oz
Ian Carley 8 points 33lb 8oz
D Section Acorn
Another mixed day on Acorn with the same area dominating the winning weight. Today's lake winner was John Cain on peg 5, John weighed in with 79lb 3oz caught on the method feeder with dead red maggots on the hook. Second was Alan Milward on peg 6, Alan caught short on meat for a weight of 35lb 10oz. Third with a weight of 34lb 3oz was Maurice Brown, Maurice was on peg 17 and caught in the margins on corn. The next best weight came from Ian Turner on peg 12, Ian caught on maggot on the inside for a weight of 31lb 3oz.
Section Winners
John Cain 8 points 79lb 3oz
Ian Turner 8 points 31lb 3oz
That was the final day of action from the festival and here is how the final leader board looks.
Final Overall Result
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Andy Forbes | 31 points | 257lb 9oz |
| 2nd | Ian Carley | 31 points | 197lb 13oz |
| 3rd | Ian Turner | 30 points | 132lb 8oz |
| 4th | Danny Edwards | 29 points | 158lb |
| 5th | Ricky Lale | 28 points | 192lb 12oz |
| 6th | John Cain | 27 points | 203lb 8oz |
| 7th | Mark Read | 26 points | 163lb 1oz |
| 8th | Rich Britton | 26 points | 133lb 1oz |
| 9th | Dave Phillips | 25 points | 153lb 9oz |
| 10th | Phillip Morris | 25 points | 137lb 15oz |
| 11th | Dave Parkinson | 25 points | 119lb 13oz |
| 12th | David Gibbs | 25 points | 118lb 15oz |
| 13th | Duncan Rogers |
24 points | 129lb 7oz |
| 14th | Phillip Thornley | 24 points | 104lb 8oz |
| 15th | Mick Warner | 23 points | 182lb 3oz |
| 16th | Jon Cook(L) | 23 points | 95lb 1oz |
| 17th | Alan Symonds | 22 points | 109lb 10oz |
| 18th | Stephen Baker | 22 points | 94lb 12oz |
| 19th | Pete Mace | 22 points | 82lb 2oz |
| 20th | Paul Haines |
21 points | 150lb 10oz |
| 21st | Maurice Brown | 21 points | 132lb 5oz |
| 22nd | Claire Hollis | 21 points | 115lb 15oz |
| 23rd | Andy Leamon | 21 points | 91lb 6oz |
| 24th | Mark Grassi | 20 points | 147lb 13oz |
| 25th | Adam Baker | 20 points | 112lb 8oz |
| 26th | James Murfit | t 20 points | 107lb 11oz |
| 27th | John Price | 20 points | 106lb 10oz |
| 28th | Lee Baker |
20 points | 102lb 6oz |
| 29th | Corrie Wagstaff | 20 points | 60lb 2oz |
| 30th | Colin Ellaway | 19 points | 96lb 1oz |
| 31st | Arthur Rigley | 19 points | 77lb 5oz |
| 32nd | Brandon Turner | 18 points | 109lb 15oz |
| 33rd | Andy Poole | 18 points | 98lb 1oz |
| 34th | Michael Gibbs |
18 points | 81lb 13oz |
| 35th | Nigel Anderson | 18 points | 80lb 4oz |
| 36th | Chris Bell | 17 points | 102lb 5oz |
| 37th | Dean Evans |
17 points | 95lb |
| 38th | Ricky Dennis | 17 points | 78lb 12oz |
| 39th | Jon Cook(G) | 17 points | 77lb 15oz |
| 40th | Rick Broadway | 16 points | 88lb 14oz |
| 41st | Eric Searle | 16 points | 80lb 10oz |
| 42nd | Steve Couch |
16 points | 54lb 6oz |
| 43rd | Chris Evans | 15 points | 106lb 4oz |
| 44th | Gary Page | 15 points | 64lb 4oz |
| 45th | Alan Milward | 13 points | 54lb 13oz |
| 46th | Alex Cockburn | 13 points | 54lb 10oz |
| 47th | Peter Goode | 13 points | 38lb 2oz |
| 48th | Tom Gamby | 13 points | 35lb 1oz |
| 49th | Nigel Lale |
12 points | 67lb 8oz |
| 50th | Mark Forbes | 12 points | 50lb 9oz |
| 51st | Brian Wood | 12 points | 49lb 9oz |
| 52nd | Gary Walker | 12 points | 47lb 2oz |
| 53rd | Mitch Revill | 11 points | 56lb 15oz |
| 54th | Chris Couch | 11 points | 44lb 15oz |
| 55th | Dave Woolgar | 11 points | 27lb 11oz |
| 56th | Roy Quail | 10 points | 67lb 4oz |
| 57th | Bill Milton | 10 points | 38lb 14oz |
| 58th | Pete Eden | 10 points | 28lb 9oz |
| 59th | Darren Mason | 8 points | 54lb 14oz |
| 60th | Debbie Wiltshire | 7 points | 27lb 1oz |
| 61st | Ray Bazeley | 6 points | 30lb 14oz |
| 62nd | Bill Dutfield | 6 points | 27lb 14oz |
Despite dropping a point on the final day Andy Forbes has emerged the victor of the 2009 White Acres Gamers Festival, Andy has had a great week and although tied on points he has amassed the biggest weight of the festival. Ian Carley has also had a great week and narrowly missed out on the win as it came down to weight on the final results.
I hope all the anglers have enjoyed their week; we have received great reports from all the competitors saying they have had a great festival. Thank you and congratulations to all the anglers that competed in the event and thank you also to Gaymers Cider for providing sponsorship, their generosity allowed us to provide prizes for the top ten anglers plus the mystery weight.
The festival date for 2010 is confirmed as the 26th June so if you are interest please get in touch.
Thanks to all once again and see you next year.
Cheers, Kirsty
