Winners Week Festival 2010
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This event is fished by our gold, silver & rover match winners plus those anglers that had a lake win on a Wednesday on one of our main festivals. There are 52 anglers taking part this year and will be fishing in rotation over the three days on Pollawyn, Twin Oaks & Trelawney.
Each year White Acres rewards our match winners and some festival lake winners with a free holiday and a 3 day mini festival to fish for £1000 prize money.
Some of the anglers fishing have been here for three weeks now, whist others are on there second week or are just arriving for the first time since there match win. This week - despite fishing for £1000 - is a lot less pressurised and is a very friendly event with banter flying around the banks during the day and in the bar at night!
Day One
For this mini-festival we always do a random draw on the first day with all the pegs for the three lakes going into the hat so not only are the anglers drawing their peg for that day but their draw will also determine their fishing rotation for the week.
It has warmed up slightly down here over the past few days but the wind has increased and the threat of rain is imminent. All three lakes that we are using have been used for the previous festivals but with a couple of days rest over the weekend we should see some reasonable weights being caught.
A Section Pollawyn
Reasonable weights recorded on Pollawyn and the weights were spread out across all of the pegs, a couple of the anglers really struggled but as a whole it fished quite well. The lake winner with 72lb 1oz was Rob Minikin on peg 24, Rob had some on the pole with meat but most of his fish were caught on the bomb & feeder with pellet. Andy Geldart on peg 20 was second, Andy caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat for a weight of 58lb 13oz. Third on peg 27 was Andy Bailey with 57lb 3oz, Andy caught shallow on the pole at 14.5 meters with meat.
Section winners
Rob Minikin 9 points 72lb 1oz
Andy Bailey 9 points 57lb 3oz
B Section Twin Oaks
It was a mixed day over on Twin Oaks with some areas fishing better than others but there were good overall weights from both of the lakes. Today 's winner was Chris Kitchen on peg 16, Chris caught on the pole at 4 meters with pellet and 5 meters with meat for a total weight of 112lb 10oz. Kieron Rich weighed in with 95lb 6oz to take second; Kieron was on peg 25 and caught on the method feeder and the pole at 5 meters with meat. Third with 74lb 4oz was Jon Gray on peg 6, Jon caught on the method with maggot.
Section Winners
Chris Kitchen 9 points 112lb 10oz
Kieron Rich 9 points 95lb 6oz
C Section Trelawney
Trelawney fished hardest of all the lakes today especially on the low numbered side, although the weights were well down on previous days they were still very close with only a couple of pounds making the difference for points. The middle section of the high numbers fished reasonable well but again it was hard at either end of the section. Andrew Dargue on peg 26 was the lake winner today with 73lb 3oz, Andrew caught short on the pole with meat. Second was Karl Denson, Karl was on peg 23 and caught on the pellet waggler for a weight of 49lb 6oz. Third with 46lb 4oz was Peter Upton, Peter was on peg 26 and caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat.
Section Winners
Rob Randle 9 points 22lb
Andrew Dargue 9 points 73lb 3oz
Overall Top Ten
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Chris Kitchen |
9 points | 112lb 10oz |
| 2nd | Kieron Rich |
9 points | 95lb 6oz |
| 3rd | Andrew Dargue | 9 points | 73lb 3oz |
| 4th | Rob Minikin | 9 points | 72lb 1oz |
| 5th | Andy Bailey | 9 points | 57lb 3oz |
| 6th | Rob Randle | 9 points | 22lb |
| 7th | Jon Gray | 8 points | 74lb 14oz |
| 8th | Lewis Murawski | 8 points | 67lb 10oz |
| 9th | Andy Geldart | 8 points | 58lb 13oz |
| 10th | Mal Proctor | 8 points | 54lb 7oz |
With the first day under their belts those on section wins are looking for a repeat performance whist other are hoping for a bit more from their draw.
Day Two
After a good start for some and reasonable weights the anglers that scored high points yesterday will be looking for a repeat performance today and those that did not do as well will be looking for some better points today. It has been another cold evening and not getting much warmer throughout the day so we are definitely in to winter fishing territory.
A Section Twin Oaks
The high numbers on Twin Oaks provided the better weights today with one area of the lake dominating the top weights. It was a mixed day on the low numbers with the weights speared out across the section. Rob Pelling took the lake win today with 114lb; Rob was on peg 33 and caught at 5 meters on meat and down the edge. Second on peg 29 was Mal Proctor, Mal caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 91lb 1oz. Andy Geldart was on peg 31 and was third with 83lb 4oz, Andy caught on the method with pellet.
Section Winners
Rob Pelling peg 33 114lb
Mike Chung peg 16 79lb 5oz
B Section Trelawney
It was a better day on Trelawney with the over weights coming from both sides of the lake and even though it was a struggle for some the low numbers fished better than the previous day. The lake winner today with 66lb 5oz was Jon Gray, Jon caught on the pole at 16 meters with pellet and short with meat from peg 25. Robert Kite weighed in with 59lb 5oz to take second; Robert was on peg 17 and caught on the pole at 16 meters with worm & caster. Alex Murray was on peg 9 and caught about 16lb of roach, 3 carp on the waggler and 3 carp late on for a total weight of 45lb to take third.
Section Winners
Jon Gray peg 25 66lb 5oz
Robert Kite peg 17 59lb 5oz
C Section Pollawyn
It was another tough day on Pollawyn with the fish really backing off in this cold weather. The weights were split across all the sections with some areas fishing better than others. The lake winner today was Alex Hulme, Alex was on peg 25 and caught on the method and bomb with pellets and weighed in with 51lb 5oz. Karl Denson took second with 43lb 5oz, Karl caught on meat at 4 meters from peg 34, Third with 40lb 4oz was Rob Randle, Rob was on peg 13 and caught on the pole long and short with meat.
Section Winners
Alex Hulme peg 25 51lb 5oz
Karl Denson peg 34 43lb 5oz
Here is how the action from day two has affected the top ten.
Overall Top Ten
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Chris Kitchen |
17 points | 152lb 13oz |
| 2nd | Jon Gray | 17 points | 141lb 3oz |
| 3rd | Karl Denson | 17 points | 92lb 11oz |
| 4th | Rob Randle | 17 points | 62lb 4oz |
| 5th | Rob Pelling | 16 points | 151lb 2oz |
| 6th | Mal Proctor | 16 points | 145lb 8oz |
| 7th | Andrew Dargue | 16 points | 102lb 4oz |
| 8th | Andy Geldart | 15 points | 142lb 1oz |
| 9th | Lewis Murawski | 15 points | 95lb 9oz |
| 10th | Alex Murray | 15 points | 94lb 3oz |
There are no anglers on 2 section wins which has left it open for the final day of the festival. The points and weights are incredibly close so a bad draw for some and a good for others will make a big difference on the final outcome.
Join us tomorrow to find out who the White Acres Winners Week 2010 Champion is,
Day Three
A break mid-week gives the opportunity for the anglers to have a day off, a day out with the family or for some another days fishing as they fish the residents match and then it is back to the final day of the festival.
With the previous results throughout the week the anglers know where they fancy drawing today but obviously there can only be one person on each peg so a lot is going to come down to luck at the draw bag
The points and weights are too close to call at the moment so a good or bad day for the top ten today could be make or break them, read on to find out who is the White Acres Winners Week Champion 2010 and walks away with the £1000 prize money.
A Section Trelawney
It was a change on Trelawney today, the low numbers had previously struggled for the better weights but today the high numbers didn 't fish as well and the better weights came from the pegs in the teens although as the whole the lake generally fished a lot harder. There was one exceptional weight and this came from the lake winner Andy Geldart on peg 15, Andy caught on the pole at 16 meters with 8 mil pellets and weighed in with a very impressive 143lb 4oz. Andy Bailey was second with 72lb 11oz, Andy was on peg 11 and caught on the deck with pellet at 14.5 meters. Martin Porter weighed in with 33lb 4oz to take third; Martin was on peg 22 and caught on the pole at 14 meters with meat and pellet and down the edge on corn.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart peg 15 143lb 4oz
Martin Porter peg 22 33lb 4oz
B Section Pollawyn
The weights were better overall on Pollawyn with all of the anglers weighing in with a respectable weight for this time of year, there were only a couple of the anglers who struggled. Today 's lake winner and once again picking up maximum points was Chris Kitchin, Chris was on peg 20 and weighed in with 70lb 4oz. Second on the lake with 69lb 1oz was Tony Wynnick, Tony was on peg 24 and caught on the bomb with pellet, 11 meters on meat and down the edge with worm. Alex Murray was on peg 21 and weighed in with 55lb 15oz to take third; Alex had 5 fish for 55lb caught late on with meat at 5 meters.
Section Winners
Chris Kitchin peg 20 70lb 4oz
Steve Parry peg 26 54lb
C Section Twin Oaks
It was a much better day on the low numbers which dominated the better weights but it was more of a struggle on the high numbers, the weights on the high numbers were incredibly close across all the pegs though with only a couple of ounces or pounds making the difference on points. Tyrone Hull was today 's lake winner with 82lb 4oz; Tyrone was on peg 14 and caught on the pellet feeder with meat. Second on peg 2 was Mick Kearns, Mick caught down the edge on meat for a weight of 77lb 3oz. Alex Hulme on peg 8 weighed in with 73lb 12oz to take third, Alex caught on the method with boilie on the hook.
Section Winners
Tyrone Hull peg 14 82lb 4oz
Andrew Dargue peg 31 41lb 3oz
Here is how the action from the final day has affected the overall results.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Chris Kitchin |
26 points | 223lb 1oz |
| 2nd | Andrew Dargue | 25 points | 143lb 7oz |
| 3rd | Rob Randle | 25 points | 103lb 4oz |
| 4th | Andy Geldart | 24 points | 285lb 5oz |
| 5th | Mal Proctor | 23 points | 170lb 4oz |
| 6th | Rob Pelling | 22 points | 170lb 14oz |
| 7th | Alex Murray | 22 points | 150lb 2oz |
| 8th | Steve Parry | 22 points | 144lb 6oz |
| 9th | Jon Gray | 21 points | 165lb 6oz |
| 10th | Tyrone Hull | 21 points | 121lb 7oz |
With 26 points out of a possible 27, Chris Kitchin takes the champions title for 2010, Chris had led from the start and with a great performance on the final day he cemented his place in the top spot.
The final day gave us a few twists and turns with some of the names in the frame loosing points and others gaining so it kept it exciting down to the last minute.
This week is a great celebration of all our match winners and has a great atmosphere, thank you and well done to the anglers that took park and hopefully a win next year will see some familiar names in the line up for the 2011 festival.
Cheers, Kirsty