Garbolino Spring Classic Festival 2010
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Once again Garbolino have joined forces with White Acres and this year marks just the second anniversary of the White Acres Garbolino Spring Classic Festival. The turn out for this year's festival is a lot better with a full capacity of 36 anglers taking to the banks of Trewaters & Twin Oaks for the 4-day festival.
The idea was for all of the anglers to be on the same venues on the same days and then swap lakes but as
the park is quieter this week we have been able to spread the anglers out so there are only 18 fishing on each venue each day.
There was a random draw on day one to determine which lake the anglers would start on and on then day two there would be another random draw between the 18 anglers in the two different sections so that the same 9 would not be fishing against each other for the 4 days, thus hoping to open up the competition a bit.
The lead up to the festival has been bitterly cold but the forecast looks good and the anglers have had a nice weekend to get out and do some practising. The seen is set for the start of the festival and here is how the first day went.
Day One
With the new format being announced at the last minute those anglers that thought they were prepared bait wise for Trewaters would get a bit of a shock if they drew on Twin Oaks so we have allowed them longer to set up today. The cons of having to change venues at the last minute are vastly out numbered by the pros and the anglers are more than happy knowing they have extra space and the chance of better fishing.
A Section Trewaters Middle
Good weights from the lake today generally and also close for the section results. The lake winner on the middle lake at Trewaters was Paul Carnwell; Paul was on peg 31 and caught on the waggler and the short pole with maggot for a weight of 61lb. Second with 51lb 11oz was Ben Stanford, Ben was on peg 21 and caught some fish on the method but mostly on the pole with maggot and caster. Jim Heasman on peg 34 had the next best weight, Jim caught on the pole with soft pellet over micros and in the margins with corn for a weight of 46lb 9oz.
Section Winner
Paul Carnwell 61lb peg 31
B Section Trewaters Bottom
There were higher weights on this lake and close for the overall results. Harry Billing was the lake winner on peg 50 with 75lb 3oz; Harry caught early on pole at 6 meters with expanders and then later on the method with micros and corn on the hook. Second with 73lb 11oz was Stephen Owen, Stephen caught at 7 meters in the margin from peg 40 with pellet & meat. Steve Evans weighed in with 50lb 9oz which was the next best weight on the lake; Steve was on peg 42 and caught on the pole in the margins with meat and pellet.
Section Winner
Harry Billing 75lb 3oz peg 50
C Section Twin Oaks Low
The weights weren't great on the low numbers but apart from a few stand out weights they were really close for points. Colin Mulholland on peg 16 was the lake winner with 127lb 13oz, Colin caught on the method with micros and pellet on the hook. Jay Davis was second with 59lb 5oz, Jay caught on the method tight over with micros and on the pole at 6 meters with meat from peg 15. Mal Runacres on peg 18 had the next best weight, Mal caught on the feeder with pellet and a banded pellet on the hook for a weight of 42lb 10oz.
Section Winners
Colin Mulholland 127lb 13oz peg 16
D Section Twin Oaks High
The results were close on the high numbers with only a couple of pounds making the difference for section points. Nigel Clark on peg 33 was the lake winner, Nigel caught on the pole with pellets at 6 meters for a weight of 44lb 14oz. Second with 40lb 11oz was Gary Smith, Gary was on peg 35 and caught on the pellet feeder. Sandra Maney had the next best weight with 40lb 4oz, Sandra caught tight across to the far bank on the method with micros and down the edge with meat and corn from peg 19.
Section Winner
Nigel Clark 44lb 14oz peg 33
Here is how the top ten looks after the first day of the festival.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Colin Mulholland | 9 points | 127lb 13oz |
| 2nd | Harry Billing | 9 points | 75lb 3oz |
| 3rd | Paul Carnwell | 9 points | 61lb |
| 4th | Nigel Clark | 9 points | 44lb 14oz |
| 5th | Stephen Owen | 8 points | 73lb 11oz |
| 6th | Jay Davis | 8 points | 59lb 5oz |
| 7th | Ben Stanford | 8 points | 51lb 11oz |
| 8th | Gary Smith | 8 points | 40lb 11oz |
| 9th | Steve Evans | 7 points | 50lb 9oz |
| 10th | Jim Heasman |
7 points | 46lb 9oz |
Day Two
With the first day under there belts the sections of 18 were decided by yesterday's random draw but today there will be another random draw within the two sections of 18 to see which of the lakes they would be fishing today.
It was another mild clear day but with a few spots of rain. The anglers busied themselves with the weigh sheets from yesterday and now they had some form to go by they knew what areas they wanted to draw today.
A Section Trewaters Middle
The weights were good on this lake today and the fishing fair. The lake winner with 69lb 1oz was Jay Davis; Jay was on peg 21 and caught on the method to the island and on the pole down the edge on corn. Jason Wellington was on peg 21 and was second, Jason caught on the pole at 4 meters and down the edge both on pellet for a weight of 67lb 11oz. Colin Mulholland had the next best weight with 53lb 5oz, Colin was on peg 19 and caught half his fish on the method with pellet and half on the pole down the edge with pellet.
Section Winner
Jay Davis 69lb 1oz peg 25
B Section Trewaters Bottom
It was like a tale of two stories today with the weights close as the top for points and also close at the bottom with 5 anglers being separated by just 3lbs in weight for points. Gary Smith was the lake winner on peg 50, Gary caught on the cage feeder and down the edge with corn for a weight of 64lb 3oz. Second with 55lb 8oz was Andrew Salcombe, Andrew was on peg 38 and caught on the pole down the edge on meat. On peg 44 Nigel Clark had the next best weight; Nigel caught on the pole short with pellet and down the edge with corn and weighed in with 53lb 1oz.
Section Winner
Gary Smith 64lb 3oz peg 50
C Section Twin Oaks Low
The low numbers produced some great weights today and gave the anglers weights a boost for the rest of the week. Harry Billing on peg 10 was the lake winner with 125lb 10oz, Harry caught on the method with micros and then had 5 fish late on caught on the pole with 6 & 8 mil pellets. Paul Carnwell was on peg 6 and was second with 96lb 9oz, Paul caught on the method with micros and 8 mil pellets on the hook. The next best weight was 83lb 1oz and this came from Kevin Howard on peg 18.
Section Winner
Harry Billing 125lb 10oz peg 10
D Section Twin Oaks High
Also good weights on the high numbers but the ends of the lake did dominate the overall weights but on the pegs in between the weights were close for those all important points. On peg 21 Colin Mercer weighed in with 109lb to take the lake win, Colin caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat and in the margins with corn. Second was Dave Ellis, Dave was on peg 19 and caught on the pole at 11 meters with pellet, in the margins with corn and on the method with micros for a weight of 90lb 2oz. Russell Shipton had the next best weight with 70lb 3oz, Russell was on peg 35 and caught on the method to the far bank with micros.
Section Winner
Colin Mercer 109lb peg 21
Here is how the leader board looks after 2 days of the festival
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Harry Billing |
18 points | 200lb 13oz |
| 2nd | Paul Carnwell | 17 points | 157lb 9oz |
| 3rd | Jay Davis | 17 points | 128lb 6oz |
| 4th | Gary Smith | 17 points | 104lb 14oz |
| 5th | Colin Mulholland | 16 points | 181lb 2oz |
| 6th | Nigel Clark | 16 points | 97lb 15oz |
| 7th | Colin Mercer | 14 points | 150lb 9oz |
| 8th | Jason Wellington | 14 points | 102lb 13oz |
| 9th | Stephen Owen | 12 points | 128lb 12oz |
| 10th | Steve Evans | 12 points | 117lb 15oz |
Harry Billing stays in the top spot with a perfect result but there are anglers snapping at his heels so it is not game over just yet. It is back to the lakes where they were on the first day today but fishing the opposite section, the anglers heading to Twin Oaks will be looking to significantly improve their weight and the anglers over at Trewaters will be looking to make every bite count as the weights have been so close.
Join us for an update on day three of the festival tomorrow.
Day Three
Back to the original starting venues for the anglers today but on the opposite lakes, the anglers have got a much clearer idea of methods and how to approach the lakes. Has anyone toppled Harry off of the top spot of has he picked up another section win, read on for the match action
A Section Trewaters Middle
Proving he's fast becoming the master on this venue Harry Billing took the win with 70lb 4oz, Harry was on peg 25 and caught 40lb on the method and 30lb on the pole with 6 mil soft pellets. On peg 31 Stephen Owen was second, Stephen caught on the method and shallow on the pole at 11 & 12 meters for a weight of 51lb 9oz. Antonio Poynter had the next best weight with 43lb 14oz; Antonio was on peg 27 and caught on the pole at 5 meters and down the edge with pellet & corn.
Section Winner
Harry Billing 70lb 4oz peg 25
B Section Trewaters Bottom
Very close weights again here today with the anglers being very tight for points. The lake winner on peg 46 was Calvin Lawson; Calvin caught on the pole at 5 meters and weighed in with 64lb 12oz. Second with 50lb 1oz was Paul Carnwell, Paul was on peg 52 and caught on the pole with 4 mil expander pellets. The nest best weight was 42lb 3oz and this came from Ben Stanford on peg 54, Ben caught on the method and on the pole at 11 meters with pellet.
Section Winner
Calvin Lawson 64lb 12oz peg 46
C Section Twin Oaks Low
Nigel Clark on peg 16 was today's winner with 91lb 15oz, Nigel caught on the method to the far side, pole in the margins with meat and on the pole at 6 meters with meat over pellet. Second with a weight of 66lb 3oz was Gary Smith, Gary was on peg 4 and caught half his fish on the pellet feeder and half on the waggler. Dave Reynolds weighed in with 55lb 10oz from peg 18 which was the next best weight on the lake, Dave caught on the method tight across with pellet.
Section Winners
Nigel Clark 91lb 15oz peg 16
D Section Twin Oaks High
The high numbers fished a bit harder today but still reasonable weights for the winners. Collin Mulholland on peg 23 was the lake winner with 62lb 10oz, Colin caught on the method with pellet. With a weight of 56lb 8oz Charlie Hibbs was second, Charlie caught on the method with 6 & 8 mil pellets on the hook and on the pole with corn down the edge late on from peg 25. The next best weight on the lake was 46lb and this came from Jay Davis on peg 29, Jay caught on the pole at 4 meters and down the edge on meat.
Section Winner
Colin Mulholland 62lb 10oz peg 23
Here is how the leader board looks as we go into the final day.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Harry Billing |
27 points | 271lb 1oz |
| 2nd | Colin Mulholland | 25 points | 243lb 12oz |
| 3rd | Paul Carnwell | 25 points | 207lb 10oz |
| 4th | Nigel Clark | 25 points | 189lb 14oz |
| 5th | Gary Smith | 25 points | 171lb 1oz |
| 6th | Jay Davis | 24 points | 174lb 6oz |
| 7th | Calvin Lawson | 20 points | 191lb 5oz |
| 8th | Stephen Owen | 20 points | 180lb 5oz |
| 9th | Jason Wellington | 20 points | 151lb 11oz |
| 10th | Colin Mercer | 18 points | 180lb 1oz |
Harry is still in the top spot with a perfect set of points but it has once again been change in the remainder of the top ten and it is becoming too close to call.
Join us for the final results shortly.
Day Four
We have reached the end of our 4-day festival and it has ended on a scorcher of a day.
Read on for the final match report and to see who is the Garbolino Spring Classic Champion 2010.
A Section Trewaters Middle
Once again the lake has held up well with another top lake winning result. Winning the lake today with 83lb was Nigel Clark, Nigel was on peg 27 and caught on the method with micros & groundbait, Second on peg 25 was Gary Smith, Gary caught on the pole in the margins with corn for a weight of 53lb 10oz. The next best weight came from Andrew Salcombe on peg 23 with 41lb 7oz, Andrew caught on the pole down the edge with meat.
Section Winner
Nigel Clark peg 27 83lb
B Section Trewaters Bottom
It was also a good day on the bottom lakes with the weights the most consistent they had been all week. Jason Wellington took the lake win today with 72lb 10oz; Jason was on peg 38 and caught on the pole at 4 meters with pellet and down the edge with meat. Second on peg 40 was Colin Mulholland, Colin caught on the pole shallow with pellet for a weight of 65lb 15oz. Eddie Brown weighed in with 56lb 5ox which was the next best weight on the lake, Eddie caught on his top two with paste from peg 54.
Section Winner
Jason Wellington peg 38 72lb 10oz
C Section Twin Oaks Low
There were some very impressive weights on the low number today as the lake fished well. Russell Shipton took the lake win today with also the biggest overall weight of the week of 142lb 7oz; Russell was on peg 6 and caught on the method with micros and a 6 mil pellet on the hook. Second - and breaking his first ever ton weight barrier at White Acres was Ian Andrews, Ian was on peg 14 and caught on the method and on the tip with meat for a weight of 106lb 13oz. The next best weight was Peter Mercer on peg 2 with 95lb 13oz (his brother on peg 16 had 95lb 4oz) Peter had a few from all over but caught mainly on the method and in the margin.
Section Winner
Russell Shipton peg 6 142lb 7oz
D Section Twin Oaks High
It was also a cracking day on the high numbers and was a battle for section points. Calvin Lawson was the lake winner today with 106lb 12oz, Calvin caught on the method with micros and 6 mil pellet on the hook from peg 35. Second on peg 29 was Paul Carnwell, Paul caught also on the method with micros and weighed in with 103lb 4oz. Harry Billing had the next best weight with 83lb 6oz, Harry was on peg 21 and caught on the method and also had a 10lb fish down the edge on pellet
Section Winner
Calvin Lawson peg 35 106lb 12oz
And here are the final full results of the festival.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Harry Billing | 34 points | 354lb 8oz |
| 2nd | Nigel Clark | 34 points | 272lb 14oz |
| 3rd | Paul Carnwell | 33 points | 310lb 14oz |
| 4th | Colin Mulholland | 33 points | 309lb 11oz |
| 5th | Gary Smith | 33 points |
224lb 11oz |
| 6th | Calvin Lawson | 29 points | 298lb 1oz |
| 7th | Jason Wellington | 29 points | 224lb 5oz |
| 8th | Jay Davis | 29 points | 217lb |
| 9th | Russell Shipton |
25 points | 285lb 4oz |
| 10th | Stephen Owen |
25 points | 249lb 12oz |
| 11th | Colin Mercer | 24 points | 275lb 5oz |
| 12th | Steve Evans | 23 points | 231lb 8oz |
| 13th | Ben Stanford | 22 points | 182lb 10oz |
| 14th | Eddie Brown | 21 points | 165lb 13oz |
| 15th | Sandra Maney | 20 points | 140lb 14oz |
| 16th | Mal Runacres | 20 points | 137lb 7oz |
| 17th | Peter Mercer | 19 points | 221lb 6oz |
| 18th | Ian Andrews | 19 points |
211lb 15oz |
| 19th | Charlie Hibbs | 19 points | 161lb 8oz |
| 20th | Colin Dumphy | 19 points | 136lb 4oz |
| 21st | Antonio Poynter | 18 points | 150lb |
| 22nd | Jim Heasman | 18 points | 133lb 7oz |
| 23rd | Dave Ellis | 17 points | 197lb 2oz |
| 24th | Andrew Salcombe | 17 points | 113lb |
| 25th | Dale Elais | 15 points | 145lb 14oz |
| 26th | Dean Jamison | 14 points | 132lb 11oz |
| 27th | Jamie Lunn | 14 points | 114lb 6oz |
| 28th | Kevin Howard | 13 points | 156lb 8oz |
| 29th | David Reynolds | 13 points | 125lb 12oz |
| 30th | Mick Robson | 13 points | 116lb 13oz |
| 31st | Eric Searle | 13 points | 94lb 1oz |
| 32nd | Peter Slade | 12 points | 139lb 1oz |
| 33rd | Paul Whitford | 10 points | 102lb |
| 34th | Bill Dobson | 8 points | 103lb 2oz |
| 35th | Justin Hunt | 8 points | 90lb 2oz |
| 36th | Jim Berry | 7 points | 75lb 8oz |
Harry Billing takes the top spot with a result of 34 points, there was another angler on the same points but Harry had the superior weight, on the final day it came down to the wire and Harry nearly lost out by just 6oz which would have cost him the festival title if Steve Evans would have weighed in with one more fish!
Congratulations and thank you to all the anglers that fished this week especially our top three of Harry, Nigel & Paul. I'm sure you'll agree it has been a fantastic week. Also many thanks to Garbolino who provided prizes worth £500 for the anglers.
We are excited to announce that the festival will grow slightly for 2011 as we are increasing the number to 48 and we will be keeping it in the same format and it will be split across all 4 lakes on all 4 days.
Thank you all once again for making it such an enjoyable week and for those of you that are interested in joining us for the 2011 festival please give me a shout as it will be first come first served for the 12 new places.
Cheers, Kirsty
