Dynamite Baits 2011
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Another week another festival! This week we are welcoming 180 anglers to the 2011 Dynamite Bait Festival. This is always a very popular festival that has a regular following that prefer the modern format of fishing that allows pellet, paste and the method.
The lakes being used for the festival are Pollawyn, Jennys/Trewaters, Twin Oaks/Trelawney, Porth and Bolingey. These lakes were used for the festival last week so the anglers that were her for last weeks festival are clued up about how they fished whilst others have relied on word of mouth and by following the reports on the internet.
Dynamite Baits are one of our longest standing festival sponsors and we would like to thank them once again for their continuous support and generosity with the prizes winners as well as a goodie bag for each competitor.
It has been a mild weekend leading up to the festival and as well as catching up with old friends over a few pints in the bar the banks have also been busy with anglers keen to practise and crack on with the festival. Last week we were very fortunate with the weather and saw some great results, the start of this week is forecast to be a bit iffy but after then it is due to be getting a lot warmer so we should once again see some top catches.
With the anglers knowing their rotation they are ready for the off, the first draw is always exciting with the anglers hoping to get their week off to a promising start. The draw takes a bit longer as the format and rules are explained and then we are ready for the off. Read on for the match action from day one of the 2011 White Acres Dynamite Bait Festival.
Day One
One of the main new rules on this years festivals is a 60lb net limit, a few anglers were caught out with this last week and some of their weight docked so we shall have to see if anyone makes the same mistakes this week as we are anticipating some big weights.
It was a chilly and blustery start to the day and for some the wind was harsher in places which hampered their approach to the match.
A Section Pollawyn
It was a close call on Pollawyn today with the weights in all of the sections being close for points. For some anglers the wind was ripping straight across the lake which affected their match but in the more sheltered areas the weights soon began to build up. The introduction of barbel to the lake is also making an impact as more and more anglers seem to be catching them each day from different areas of the lake. Stuart Bracy was the match winner today with 110lb 4oz, Stuart was on peg 26 and caught on the method feeder with pellet and hair rigged corn on the hook. Second was Dean Smith, Dean caught 7 carp on meat and big bag of silvers down the edge on caster for a total weight of 83lb 2oz from peg 38. Lewis Murawski was on peg 22 and weighed in with 82lb 13oz to take third, Lewis caught on the waggler and the short pole both with pellet and meat. The next best weight was 82lb 1oz and this came from Harry Billing on peg 21, Harry caught 10 fish on the method and 6 on the short pole with meat.
Section Winners
Stuart Bracey peg 26 9 points 110lb 14oz
Dean Smith peg 38 9 points 83lb 2oz
Lewis Murawski peg 22 9 points 82lb 13oz
Adam Barnes peg 1 9 points 45lb 6oz
B Section Jennys/Trewaters
These lakes both fished their proverbials off last week with the top weights coming from both lakes and it being tight across the board. They have once again fished well today and we shall wait to see how the week goes on to see how much of a difference it makes with the allowance of pellets. Even the wind increase didn't have too much of a detrimental affect as both of these lakes are fairly exposed. Despite all the top weights coming from Jennys today it was still very close for points at Trewaters. Nick Speed on Jennys peg 9 took the top spot today with 101lb 8oz, Nick caught on the method with micros and pellet on the hook. Second was James Taylor, James caught on the method with groundbait and meat on the pole at 5 meters from Jennys peg 15 to weigh in with 88lb 4oz. Andy Bennett caught on the long pole with worm to take third, Andy was on Jennys peg 18 and had a weight of 82lb 5oz. The next best weight came from Alex Bones on Jennys peg 16 with 82lb 4oz, Alex caught on the pole at 14.5 meters with worm. The best weight on Trewaters was 81lb 3oz and this came from Joe Carass, Joe was on peg 19 and caught on the method feeder and the short pole with pellets.
Section Winners
Nick Speed peg 9(J) 9 points 101lb 8oz
James Taylor peg 15(J) 9 points 88lb 4oz
Joe Carass peg 19(TW) 9 points 81lb 3oz
Mark Cullerton peg 37(TW) 9 points 72lb 6oz
C Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Twin Oaks was on form last week with both the high and low numbers producing great weights, Trelawney fished reasonable well and although didn't compete as well for the overall weights it was still fairly close with only a couple of areas struggling to produce the better weights. The better weights came from the low numbers of Twin Oaks today but once again it was close on the high numbers and Trelawney with those anglers managing to get that extra bonus fish seeing the benefit when it came down to the section points. James Holmes on Twin Oaks peg 16 took the lake win with 162lb 3oz, James caught on the pole shallow with pellet. Second with 144lb 10oz was Andy Dare, Andy caught on the waggler and at 5 sections on the pole with pellet and meat from Twin Oaks peg 14. Steve Ringer was third, Steve was on Twin Oaks peg 21 and caught on the method and pellet waggler for a weight of 127lb 10oz. Martin Holmes on Twin Oaks peg 8 weighed in with 95lb 12oz which was the next best weight, Martin caught on the method with micros. The best weight on Trelawney came from Martyn Howard on peg 20; Martin caught a few to the island on the pole with pellet, a few in the open water on meat and a couple down the edge on worm for a total weight of 77lb.
Section Winners
James Holmes peg 16(TO) 9 points 162lb 3oz
Steve Ringer peg 21(TO) 9 points 127lb 10oz
Martyn Howard peg 20 9 points 77lb
Adam Rooney peg 14 9 points 74lb 13oz
D Section Porth
Porth fished steadily through the week although the anglers did have a struggle with the pike. The lake is still not coloured but what is good about this venue is that it is one of the fairest lakes with the weights coming from a different section each day. Today was a mixed day down on Porth with a couple of sections fishing better than others but once again it was close across the board when it came to the points. The lake winner today with 15lb 7oz was Andy Leathers; Andy was on peg 16 and caught 190 little skimmers on the waggler with casters. There was a joint second on the lake today with both Andy Geldart and Paul Christie weighing in with 14lb 10oz, Paul caught on the feeder with worm and caster from peg 19 and Andy was on peg 34 and caught on the pole with worm and the feeder with worm and groundbait. The next best weight came from Danny Scott on peg 40, Danny caught on the feeder with worm and the pole with maggot to weigh in with 12lb 1oz.
Section Winners
Andy Leathers peg 16 9 points 15lb 7oz
Andy Geldart peg 34 9 points 14lb 10oz
Malcolm Proctor peg 76 9 points 11lb 3oz
Alan Crouch peg 89 9 points 9lb 1oz
E Section Bolingey
This prolific bagging mecca was on form last week and once again we have high hopes for top weights once again during this festival. The bait limit on meat has been taken back to 2 pints this week seeing as pellets are allowed, this is to protect the quality of the water. It was a flying start to the festival for some who managed to draw the 'fliers' but it was a bit of a struggle for others, the one notorious section fished really well with a weight of 80lb plus only getting you 3 points! Even though in some areas there was only a couple of weights the back up weights were tight. Taking the lake win today with 142lb 14oz was Tony Watling; Tony was on peg 23 and caught on the method feeder and at 5 meters down the edge on meat. On peg 20 Frankie Gianoncelli weighed in with 132lb to take second, Frankie caught on the method with pellet and down the edge on meat. Third was Gavin Butler, Gavin caught on the pole short with meat for a weight of 129lb 11oz from peg 27. The next best weight was 111lb 1oz and this came from John Whincup, John was on peg 19 and caught on the pole at 5 and 14 meters with meat.
Section Winners
Tony Watling peg 23 9 points 142lb 14oz
Gary Smith peg 29 9 points 110lb 8oz
Steve Cooke peg 17 9 points 109lb 11oz
James Stones peg 47 9 points 99lb 15oz
Here is how the first leader board of the week looks like
Overall Top 20
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | James Holmes |
9 points | 162lb 3oz |
| 2nd | Tony Watling | 9 points | 142lb 14oz |
| 3rd | Steve Ringer | 9 points | 127lb 10oz |
| 4th | Stuart Bracey | 9 points | 110lb 14oz |
| 5th | Gary Smith |
9 points | 110lb 8oz |
| 6th | Steve Cooke | 9 points | 109lb 11oz |
| 7th | Nick Speed | 9 points | 101lb 8oz |
| 8th | James Stones | 9 points | 99lb 15oz |
| 9th | James Taylor | 9 points | 88lb 4oz |
| 10th | Dean Smith |
9 points | 83lb 2oz |
| 11th | Lewis Murawski | 9 points | 82lb 13oz |
| 12th | Joe Carass | 9 points | 81lb 3oz |
| 13th | Martyn Howard | 9 points | 77lb |
| 14th | Adam Rooney | 9 points | 74lb 13oz |
| 15th | Mark Cullerton | 9 points | 72lb 6oz |
| 16th | Adam Barnes | 9 points | 45lb 6oz |
| 17th | Andy Leathers | 9 points | 15lb 7oz |
| 18th | Andy Geldart | 9 points | 14lb 10oz |
| 19th | Malcolm Proctor | 9 points | 11lb 3oz |
| 20th | Alan Crouch | 9 points | 9lb 1oz |
A great start to the Dynamite Bait festival - are we in for another high scoring close contest like last week?
Join us tomorrow to find out the latest update. Today we were fortunate that the predicted rain did not happen so we shall just have to see what happens over night as to how the rest of the week pans out weather wise and affects the fishing.
Day Two
It was a cold and wet start to the day after a cold and very wet evening. It hammered down for a good few hours which is never good to have that amount of cold water go in to the lakes. Generally all the lakes fished harder today but those that got their heads down and got on with it still managed some good weights.
After a promising day one performance from some there are high hopes for more top action today. Read on to find out how day two has affected our leader board.
A Section Jennys/Trewaters
Weights were slightly down on both lakes today but is was bitterly cold and windy especially over at Trewaters. Even though the weights were down there were still plenty of good catches and was once again close across the sections for points. Today's lake winner with 94lb 14oz was Liam Killinger, Liam caught on the tip from Jennys peg 19. Second was Lee Harrison on Trewaters peg 29, Lee caught at 5 sections on meat for a weight of 90lb 5oz. Harry Billing was third with a weight of 86lb 1oz, Harry was on Trewaters peg 31 and caught on the pole short with meat. The next best weight came from Paul Varley on Jennys peg 9; Paul caught on the pellet feeder with 8 & 6 mils on the hook and weighed in with 84lb.
Section Winners
Liam Killinger peg 19(J) 9 points 94lb 14oz
Lee Harrison peg 29(TW) 9 points 90lb 5oz
Paul Varley peg 9(J) 9 points 84lb
Rob Minikin peg 53(TW) 9 points 68lb 1oz
B Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Both lakes fished harder today especially Trelawney where the weights were down a lot than in previous days. The noted pegs are still doing the business on Twin Oaks but a couple of areas struggled and there was a big difference in the top weights and the back up weights. Nick Speed took the lake win today with 140lb 1oz, Nick was on Twin Oaks peg 27 and caught mainly on the method feeder with pellet but also had a few down the edge on meat. Second on Twin Oaks peg 14 was Chris Kitchin, Chris caught mainly on the pellet feeder but also had a few on the method for a weight of 138lb 12oz. Third with 124lb 6oz was Richard Wyatt on Twin Oaks peg 16. The next best weight and also the best weight on Trelawney was 87lb 8oz and this came from Andy Bennett on peg 32, Andy caught on the pole across with meat and the pellet feeder.
Section Winners
Nick Speed peg 27(TO) 9 points 140lb 1oz
Chris Kitchen peg 14(TO) 9 points 138lb 12oz
Andy Bennett peg 32(T) 9 points 87lb 8oz
Alex Bones peg 12(T) 9 points 51lb 14oz
C Section Porth
It was a mixed day down on Porth where we saw better weights - the highest amount of double figure weights so far this season but there were also a lot more poorer results. The roach are still not showing and it is all small skimmers that are being caught by the anglers. Today's lake win went to Callum Dicks on peg 40, Callum caught 100 skimmers on the long pole with groundbait and worm and the feeder with groundbait and worm for a total weight of 22lb 12oz. Lee Kerry weighed in with 15lb 11oz to take second, Lee caught 120 little skimmers on the pole with groundbait and maggot from peg 75. Third on peg 77 was Steve Ringer with a weight of 14lb 15oz, Steve caught 100 skimmers on the feeder with pinkies. The next best weight on the lake was 14lb 10oz and this came from Steve Conway on peg 38, Steve caught on the waggler with casters
Section Winners
Callum Dicks peg 40 9 points 22lb 12oz
Lee Kerry peg 75 9 points 15lb 11oz
Adam Rooney peg 24 9 points 12lb 3oz
Mark Pollard peg 83 9 points 11lb 2oz
D Section Bolingey
This venue can be easily affected after a hefty dose of cold water and this proved to be the case today after the overnight rain as the weights were lower than on previous days and some of the areas struggling more than others. Across all the pegs the weights were down but everyone was in the same situation and it was still reasonably close when it came down to those all important points. Andy Geldart weighed in with 188lb 12oz to win the lake today; Andy was on peg 29 and caught on the long pole with pellet and in the margins on worm. Second went to Paul Christie on peg 23, Paul caught on the method with pellet and the short pole with meat for a weight of 115lb 12oz. Third with 108lb 15oz was Rod Finch, Rod caught on the method and lead with bread and corn from peg 19. Chris Downs on peg 27 had the next best weight with 102lb 6oz, Chris caught down the edge on worm.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart peg 29 9 points 188lb 12oz
Paul Christie peg 23 9 points 115lb 12oz
Ricky Holdsworth peg 25 9 points 74lb 11oz
Connor Barlow peg 7 9 points 51lb 13oz
E Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished hard today and for the anglers in some areas the wind was howling across the lake making their day difficult. The carp were not showing in any great numbers today and for some that 'bonus' fish they managed to land made a big difference to their position within the section. There were lots of mixed nets of fish and the skimmers and silvers played a key part today, it was also good to see so many of the recently stocked barbel showing and even the small chub are being caught. Today's lake winner on peg 28 was Andy Wilkinson; Andy caught on the straight lead with 8 mil pellet and had a weight of 132lb 11oz. Paul Goldstraw weighed in with 75lb 12oz to take second, Paul was on peg 27 and caught on the method & pellet feeder with meat on the hook and had one fish down the edge. Third with 70lb 9oz was John Whincup, John caught on the pole shallow with meat from peg 18. The next best weight on the lake was 61lb 4oz and this came from Rob Middleton on peg 15, Rob caught on the method.
Section Winners
Andy Wilkinson peg 28 9 points 132lb 11oz
Rob Middleton peg 15 9 points 61lb 4oz
Richie Hull peg 7 9 points 55lb 8oz
Frankie Gianoncelli peg 45 9 points 39lb 13oz
That was day two and here is how the leader board currently stands.
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Nick Speed |
18 points | 241lb 8oz |
| 2nd | Andy Geldart | 18 points | 203lb 6oz |
| 3rd | Adam Rooney | 18 points | 87lb |
| 4th | Frankie Gianoncelli | 17 points | 172lb 7oz |
| 5th | Andy Bennett | 17 points | 169lb 13oz |
| 6th | Richie Hull | 17 points | 153lb 10oz |
| 7th | Steve Ringer |
17 points | 142lb 9oz |
| 8th | Paul Christie | 17 points | 130lb 6oz |
| 9th | Adam Barnes | 17 points | 110lb 10oz |
| 10th | Mark Pollard | 17 points | 79lb 6oz |
| 11th | Stuart Bracey | 16 points | 188lb 9oz |
| 12th | Paul Goldstraw |
16 points | 176lb 8oz |
| 13th | James Holmes | 16 points | 173lb 6oz |
| 14th | Harry Billing | 16 points | 168lb 2oz |
| 15th | Joe Carass | 16 points | 157lb 6oz |
| 16th | Kerry Kirkwood | 16 points | 157lb 1oz |
| 17th | Lee Harrison | 16 points | 149lb 5oz |
| 18th | Alex Bones | 16 points | 134lb 2oz |
| 19th | Kevin Wadge | 16 points | 118lb 5oz |
| 20th | Rod Finch | 16 points | 117lb 11oz |
This is shaping out to be an exciting week, there are only three anglers on maximum points so far but there results are so close across the board come Friday it could all change.
Thankfully the weather is due to break tomorrow and we are expecting it to warm up a bit which should gee the fish on into feeding so we once again see some top bagging!
Join use tomorrow as we reach the midway point of the festival and see of we have anyone still on a perfect result.
Day Three
Today's weather was a vast improvement and apart from a couple of areas that were sheltered away it was glorious sunshine. Everywhere fished a bit better today and this is partly down to the lack of cold wind.
All of the lake winners today receive an invite back for a free holiday and to fish the winners' week mini festival in October. Read on for the action from day three to see if any of our anglers previously in the top spots have kept a hold on their lead.
A Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Both lakes fished reasonably well today and the weights across all the sections were up on yesterday. It was good to see Trelawney back on form and competing for the overall results. The weights on the high numbers of Twin Oaks were not quite as high as the low numbers but more consistent across the section. The lake was won today with 124lb 8oz and this came from Tim Dabrowa, Tim was on peg 12 and caught carp and F1's on the pellet waggler. Nick White was second, Nick caught on the pellet waggler and the method with pellet from peg 14 for a weight of 110lb 11oz. Dean Smith was on Trelawney peg 26 and was third with 108lb 1oz, Dean caught a few on the bomb but mainly caught on the long pole with pellet and short pole with meat. The next best weight came from Dave Swain on Twin Oaks peg 21; Dave caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat and weighed in with 99lb 6oz.
Section Winners
Tim Dabrowa peg 12(TO) 9 points 124lb 8oz
Dean Smith peg 26(T) 9 points 108lb 1oz
Dave Swain peg 21(TO 9 points 99lb 6oz
James Howarth peg 12(T) 9 points 71lb 2oz
B Section Porth
The lake looked slightly more coloured today but the anglers are still having a lot of pike troubles. There were a handful of better weights and the back up weights in most of the sections were reasonably close. Taking the lake win today was Phil Ringer; Phil was on peg 75 and caught on the feeder with maggot for a weight of 14lb 4oz which included a 3lb 4oz perch! Chris Kitchin weighed in with 13lb 6oz to take second; Chris was on peg 87 and caught on the feeder and waggler with worm and red maggot. Joe Carass on peg 21 weighed in with 12lb 9oz to take third; Joe caught 100 skimmers on the pole and waggler with maggot. The next best weight on the lake was 11lb 10oz and this came from Russell Grimes, Russell was on peg 32 and caught mainly on the waggler with caster but also had a few on the pole.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer peg 75 9 points 14lb 4oz
Chris Kitchin peg 87 9 points 13lb 6oz
Joe Carass peg 21 9 points 12lb 9oz
Russell Grimes peg 32 9 points 11lb 10oz
C Section Bolingey
It was another slightly slower day on Bolingey but the 'fliers' still threw up the winning weights. There were mixed results across all of the sections with some good stand out weights but for the venue not as many impressive back up weights. The lake winner today with 172lb 2oz was Lee Edwards; Lee was on peg 20 and caught shallow on the long pole with meat. Martin Holmes on peg 22 was second, Martin caught on the long pole shallow with meat for a weight of 155lb 8oz. Third was Lee Kerry, Lee caught on the pole shallow with pellet for a weight of 135lb 14oz from peg 19. Steve Ringer had the next best weight on the lake; Steve was on peg 29 and weighed in with 100lb 10oz caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat.
Section Winners
Lee Edwards peg 20 9 points 172lb 2oz
Steve Ringer peg 29 9 points 100lb 10oz
Paul Cannon peg 49 9 points 85lb 8oz
Stewart Lister peg 11 9 points 80lb 7oz
D Section Pollawyn
Close results across most of the sections today with the anglers having the better nets of skimmers and silvers taking the advantage. The better weights are coming from the high bank and the points showing that the fish are in their usual cruising area but are also proving slightly elusive to catch. The lake winner today on peg 19 was Rod Finch, Rod caught on the method with corn for a weight of 111lb 10oz. Steve Bass weighed in with 82lb to take second, Steve was on peg 27 and caught on the method and pellet feeder. Third went to Martin Beardsmore, Martin caught on the method, waggler and lead all with pellet for a weight of 71lb 12oz from peg 15. Mike Barlow had the next best weight on the lake; Mike was on peg 21 and caught on the long pole with pellet.
Section Winners
Rod Finch peg 19 9 points 111lb 10oz
Martin Beardsmore peg 15 9 points 71lb 12oz
Alan Crouch peg 47 9 points 51lb
Andy Leathers peg 1 9 points 46lb 2oz
E Section Jennys/Trewaters
Jennys was on top for yesterday providing top catches from across the board. The middle lake on Trewaters fished better with weights very close across the pegs, the bottom lake fished a bit harder but also produced the best weight on the venue today. Rob Middleton was the lake winner today with 82lb 8oz; Rob was on Jennys peg 18 and caught on the method feeder with maggot on the hook. Second with 73lb 11oz was Richie Hull, Richie caught 88 skimmers on the pole at 5 meters with meat from Jennys peg 14. Ian Chestney on Jennys peg 17 weighed in with 73lb 10oz to take third; Ian caught F1's on the method with pellet. The next best weight which was also the best weight on Trewaters was 71lb 5oz and this came from John Whincup on peg 53, John caught shallow on the pole with pellet at 14.5 meters.
Section Winners
Rob Middleton peg 18(J) 9 points 82lb 8oz
John Whincup peg 53(TW) 9 points 71lb 5oz
Frankie Gianoncelli peg 7(J) 9 points 67lb 2oz
Johnny Maddison peg 35(TW) 9 points 59lb 1oz
So here is how the action from today has affected our leader board
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Steve Ringer |
26 points | 243lb 3oz |
| 2nd | Frankie Gianoncelli | 26 points | 239lb 9oz |
| 3rd | Andy Geldart | 25 points | 269lb 13oz |
| 4th | Lee Edwards | 25 points | 241lb 11oz |
| 5th | Rod Finch |
25 points | 229lb 5oz |
| 6th | Richie Hull | 25 points | 227lb 5oz |
| 7th | Paul Christie | 25 points | 181lb 4oz |
| 8th | Andy Bennett | 25 points | 180lb 2oz |
| 9th | Joe Carass | 25 points | 169lb 15oz |
| 10th | Alan Crouch | 25 points | 114lb 4oz |
| 11th | Stuart Bracey |
24 points | 263lb 8oz |
| 12th | Nick Speed |
24 points | 248lb 9oz |
| 13th | Dave Swain | 24 points | 231lb 8oz |
| 14th | Chris Kitchin | 24 points | 224lb 4oz |
| 15th | Alex Bones |
24 points | 145lb 11oz |
| 16th | Harry Billing | 23 points | 262lb 15oz |
| 17th | Paul Goldstraw | 23 points | 228lb 2oz |
| 18th | Lee Harrison | 23 points | 225lb 5oz |
| 19th | Lee Kerry | 23 points | 197lb 2oz |
| 20th | Callum Dicks | 23 points | 182lb |
At the half way point we have no one on that perfect maximum score! There were points won and dropped all over the shop today which has given everything a shake up and still left the festival right open! There are still some high points at the top and with two days to go anything could happen - is Mr Ringer about to add another White Acres festival win to his CV or will someone pip him to the post.
Join us tomorrow for the penultimate day of the festival when we should have a bit more of a clearer idea of the definite frontrunners.
The weather is forecast good again for tomorrow so we should be in for a top bagging end to the festival.
Day Four
Despite a foggy cold start to the day the sun soon burned through and we joined the rest of the country in glorious sunshine.
A Section Porth
It was a tough day down on Porth especially for those anglers trying to land a fish before the pike snaffled them! The lake winner today was Kieron Rich, Kieron caught on the pole with caster and worm from peg 16 to weigh in with 14lb 13oz. Harry Billing weighed in with 12lb 5oz to take second, Harry was on peg 86 and caught on the long pole with groundbait and worm. Third was James Howarth on peg 77, James had a weight of 10lb 3oz which he caught on the feeder with worm. The next best weight came from Tim Dabrowa on peg 21 with 10lb 1oz; Tim caught roach on the pole with maggot.
Section Winners
Kieron Rich peg 16 9 points 14lb 13oz
Harry Billing peg 86 9 points 12lb 5oz
James Howarth peg 77 9 points 10lb 3oz
Lewis Murawski peg 38 9 points 7lb 8oz
B Section Bolingey
Bolingey fished well today and although there were not as many ton weights the back up weights were close across the board, one section fished a bit harder but it was still tight for points. The lake winner today also with the biggest weight of the week so far was Andy Lloyd, Andy was on peg 22 and caught on the long pole down the edge with pellet to weigh in with a whopping 195lb 14oz. Joe Carass was second, Joe caught on the pole with meat for a weight of 150lb from peg 27. Third with 111lb 9oz was James Dent, James was on peg 11 and caught down the edge on meat. Phil Ringer on peg 17 had the next best weight with 108lb 13oz, Phil caught on the method with micros.
Section Winners
Andy Lloyd peg 22 9 points 195lb 14oz
James Dent peg 11 9 points 111lb 9oz
Andy Bennett peg 1 9 points 90lb 12oz
John Panter peg 40 9 points 67lb 5oz
C Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn fished well today with great section winning weights across the board. All of the weights were up across the lake with a fair amount of carp being caught as well as decent nets of silvers. Steve Ringer took the lake win today with 127lb 15oz; Steve was on peg 45 and caught on the pole at 16 meters with pellet. Second was Callum Dicks, Callum was on peg 16 and caught on the waggler with pellet for a weight of 98lb 3oz. Martin Holmes weighed in with 86lb 14oz to take third, Martin caught on the pellet waggler from peg 20. The next best weight of 85lb came from Steve Conway on peg 18, Steve caught on the method feeder with red boilie.
Section Winners
Steve Ringer peg 45 9 points 127lb 13oz
Callum Dicks peg 16 9 points 98lb 3oz
Martin Holmes peg 20 9 points 86lb 14oz
Lee Edwards peg 4 9 points 80lb 15oz
D Section Jennys/Trewaters
Once again these lakes fished well today and have consistently fished well for the last couple of weeks in the festivals with the top weights coming from a different lake each day. The lake winner today on Jennys peg 18 was Connor Barlow, Connor had a few on the method at the start but mainly caught on the long pole with worm for a total weight of 99lb 8oz. Steve Bass weighed in with 94lb 2oz to take second, Steve was on Jennys peg 15 and caught on the method feeder with pellet and on the pole at 13 meters with worm. Third was Leigh Hodgkinson, Leigh was on Trewaters peg 25 and caught on the short and long pole with meat for a weight of 82lb 15oz. Paul Christie on Jennys peg 20 had the next best weight with 79lb 12oz, Paul caught shallow on the pole with 6 mil pellet.
Section Winners
Connor Barlow peg 18 9 points 99lb 8oz
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 25 9 points 82lb 15oz
Tyrone Hull peg 7 9 points 71lb 6oz
Mike Barlow peg 53 9 points 67lb 15oz
E Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Both Twin Oaks & Trelawney produced reasonable weights today with nearly a ton needed in each section for those all important 9 points. Trelawney normally gets a bit iffy by this stage in the festivals but it is good to see it is still on form as is Twin Oaks where there are just a few pegs that are struggling more than others. Johnny Maddison was the lake winner today with 161lb 1oz; Johnny was on Twin Oaks peg 16 and caught on the pellet waggler. Richie Hull was on Twin Oaks peg 25 and weighed in with 120lb 3oz to take second, Richie caught on the pole at 6 meters with meat. Third was Rob Middleton, Rob caught on the method and waggler with pellet and also had a few lumps down the edge on meat for a total weight of 119lb 13oz from Twin Oaks peg 18. The next best weight which was also the best weight on Trelawney was 110lb 4oz and this came from Tommy Pickering on peg 29, Tommy caught 16 carp and 40 F1's on the method to the island and down the side on meat.
Section Winners
Johnny Maddison peg 16 9 points 161lb 1oz
Richie Hull peg 25 9 points 120lb 3oz
Tommy Pickering peg 29 9 points 110lb 4oz
Jamie Wilde peg 10 9 points 81lb
Here is how our top 20 looks after the penultimate day of the festival.
Overall Top 20
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Steve Ringer | 35 points | 371lb 2oz |
| 2nd | Richie Hull | 34 points | 347lb 8oz |
| 3rd | Lee Edwards | 34 points | 322lb 10oz |
| 4th | Andy Bennett | 34 points | 270lb 14oz |
| 5th | Joe Carass |
33 points | 319lb 15oz |
| 6th | Callum Dicks | 32 points | 280lb 3oz |
| 7th | Harry Billing | 32 points | 275lb 4oz |
| 8th | Stuart Bracey | 32 points | 270lb 13oz |
| 9th | Paul Christie | 32 points | 261lb |
| 10th | Nick Speed | 31 points | 356lb 5oz |
| 11th | Andy Geldart | 31 points | 334lb 7oz |
| 12th | Rob Middleton | 31 points | 293lb 4oz |
| 13th | Dave Swain | 31 points | 240lb 13oz |
| 14th | Johnny Maddison | 30 points | 301lb 14oz |
| 15th | Frankie Gianoncelli | 30 points | 286lb 12oz |
| 16th | Lee Kerry | 30 points | 250lb 7oz |
| 17th | Lee Harrison | 30 points | 230lb 14oz |
| 18th | Martin Beardsmore |
30 points | 204lb 8oz |
| 19th | Mark Pollard |
30 points | 173lb 10oz |
| 20th | Jonathan Taylor |
30 points | 173lb 3oz |
With another section win Steve Ringer is still leading the pack with only 1 point off a perfect score. There has been a bit more chopping and changing in the top 20 today but we will not see the full picture until the end of play tomorrow when the dropped result is taken on board.
It is due to be another warm day tomorrow so once again we should see some top catches. This is not the highest point winning festival we have seen so for some it could be pretty open with points won and lost on the final day.
Join us tomorrow for the final leader board to find out who will be the White Acres Dynamite Baits champion 2011.
Day Five - Grand Final!
It is always an exciting draw on the final day as a good draw can see the difference between framing and dropping out of the top 20.
The sponsors Dynamite Baits were at the draw this morning and handed out goodie bags of products to all of the 180 anglers fishing so a massive thank you to Dynamite Baits and also a massive thank you goes out to them for their coverage of the festival, for anyone who is interested they have been doing daily videos from the festival and these can be viewed on their website www.dynamitebaits.com
As always the catch information is a bit sparser from the final day but here is the main action from how the lakes fished.
A Section Bolingey
Although some areas fished a lot harder today the overall winning weights were the biggest of the festival so far. The lake winner today with a staggering 262lb 5oz was Kieron Rich; Kieron was on peg 20 and caught on the waggler with pellet. Lewis Murawski weighed in with 193lb 9oz to take second, Lewis caught shallow and down the edge on pellet from peg 45. Third was Harry Billing, Harry caught down the edge under the bridge from peg 27 for a weight of 191lb 4oz. The next best weight came from Craig Ebberell on peg 22, Craig weighed in with 150lb 6oz caught down the edge on pellet.
Section Winners
Kieron Rich peg 20 9 points 262lb 5oz
Rob Minikin peg 9 9 points 106lb 11oz
Vince Cross peg 40 9 points 85lb 7oz
James Howarth peg 47 9 points 82lb 13oz
B Section Pollawyn
It was a reasonable day on Pollawyn with weights coming from across the sections. The lake has fished steadily across the week with the sections being very close for points. The lake winner today with 128lb 15oz was Ashley Clements; Ashley was on peg 25 and caught on the pellet feeder with boilie on the hook. Kerry Kirkwood weighed in with 112lb 2oz to take second, Kerry caught on the pole at 5 meters from peg 12. Third on peg 20 was Graham Ford, Graham caught on the waggler and method with pellet for a weight of 108lb 2oz. The next best weight was 95lb 8oz and this came from James Dent on peg 23, James caught on the long pole with pellet
Section Winners
Ashley Clements peg 25 9 points 128lb 5oz
Kerry Kirkwood peg 12 9 points 112lb 2oz
James Dent peg 23 9 points 95lb 8oz
Andy Dargue peg 52 9 points 74lb 4oz
C Section Jennys/Trewaters
It was a fantastic day on both Jennys and Trewaters today with weights coming from across the board and all 4 sections needing 100lbs plus for those magic 9 points. The lake winner with the biggest weight recorded on Jennys was Steve Ringer; Steve who also picked up his 4th section win was on peg 19 and caught mainly on the method (until he ran out of pellets!) for a whopping weight of 171lb 4oz. Second was Callum Dicks on Trewaters peg 53, Callum caught on the pole shallow with meat and down the edge on meat for a total weight of 116lb 11oz. Third was Lee Edwards with 108lb 14oz, Lee was on Jennys peg 9 and caught on the tip and the long pole with worm. The next best weight of 103lb 11oz came from Steve Conway on Trewaters peg 37, Steve caught shallow at 16 meters with pellet.
Section Winners
Steve Ringer peg 19(J) 9 points 171lb 4oz
Callum Dicks peg 53(TW) 9 points 116lb 11oz
Lee Edwards peg 9(J) 9 points 108lb 14oz
Martin Holmes peg 31(TW) 9 points 100lb 9oz
D Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
Reasonable weights on these lakes again today considering that they have had a bashing over the last two weeks, Twin oaks seemed a bit slower today and even though some of the weights on Trelawney were down on previous days it was still competing with the big weights of Twin Oaks. Leigh Hodgkinson on Twin Oaks peg 14 was the lake winner today with 139lb 9oz, Leigh caught in the margins on worm. Second and just being piped to the post with 138lb 9oz was Andy Geldart; Andy was on Twin Oaks peg 16 and caught on the method with pellet. Third went to Tyrone Hull on Trelawney peg 16, Tyrone caught on the long pole shallow with pellet for a weight of 119lb 0oz. The next best weight came from Danny Scott on Twin Oaks peg 2; Danny caught down the edge on worms and made the most from his peg which isn't in the favourite area of the lake weighing in with 114lb 5oz.
Section Winners
Leigh Hodgkinson peg 14(TO) 9 points 139lb 9oz
Tyrone Hull peg 16(T) 9 points 119lb 9oz
Tim Russell peg 29(TO) 9 points 90lb 8oz
Andy Leathers peg 28(T) 9 points 73lb 15oz
E Section Porth
It was a better day cross the board a Porth today with only a few of the anglers really struggling, there were more double figure weights today and also close back up results. The lake win today went to Cameron Hughes on peg 86 with 17lb 2oz. Second was Tommy Pickering, Tommy was on peg 84 and caught on the tip and feeder with worm for a weight of 14lb 12oz. On peg 76 Frankie Ginaoncelli weighed in with 14lb 6 oz to take third, Frankie caught on the pole at 11 meters with maggots over groundbait. The next best weight was 13lb 13oz and this came from Steve Cooke, Steve caught on the feeder from peg 17.
Section Winners
Cameron Hughes peg 86 9 points 17lb 2oz
Frankie Gianoncelli peg 76 9 points 14lb 6oz
Steve Cooke peg 17 9 points 13lb 13oz
John Whincup peg 34 9 points 9lb 4oz
So with five matches over and done with and the four best results counting - here is how our final top 20 looks.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Steve Ringer | 36 points (dropping 8) | 542lb 6oz |
| 2nd | Lee Edwards | 35 points (dropping 8) | 431lb 8oz |
| 3rd | Callum Dicks | 35 points (dropping 6) | 396lb 14oz |
| 4th | Frankie Gianoncelli |
35 points (dropping 4) | 301lb 2oz |
| 5th | Andy Bennett | 34 points (dropping 8) | 334lb 1oz |
| 6th | Joe Carass | 34 points (dropping 7) | 371lb 12oz |
| 7th | Richie Hull | 34 points (dropping 6) | 354lb |
| 8th | James Howarth | 34 points (dropping 2) | 283lb 11oz |
| 9th | Stuart Bracey | 33 points (dropping 7) | 337lb 12oz |
| 10th | Andy Geldart | 33 points (dropping 6) | 473lb |
| 11th | Martin Holmes | 33 points (dropping 5) | 450lb 5oz |
| 12th | Martin Beardsmore | 33 points (dropping 5) | 272lb 8oz |
| 13th | Johnny Maddison | 33 points (dropping 4) | 309lb 10oz |
| 14th | Harry Billing | 32 points (dropping 7) | 466lb 8oz |
| 15th | Nick Speed | 32 points (dropping 6) | 421lb 6oz |
| 16th | Kieron Rich | 32 points (dropping 2) | 427lb 13oz |
| 17th | Stewart Lister | 32 points (dropping 2) | 329lb 1oz |
| 18th | Paul Christie | 32 points (dropping 2) | 279lb 8oz |
| 19th | Rob Minikin | 32 points (dropping 2) | 256lb 3oz |
| 20th | Cameron Hughes | 32 points (dropping 2) | 224lb 9oz |
Once again we would like to thank Dynamite Baits for sponsoring the festival and providing goodie bags for all of the anglers as well as cheques for Dynamite products for the top three as well as biggest fish of the week.
We cannot thank the anglers enough for making it another great festival and I'll hope you'll agree with me in saying that this has been another amazing festival with some top fishing across all of the venues, so thank you and congratulations to all of the anglers especially our 2011 champion Steve Ringer and the runners up Lee Edwards and Callum Dicks.
We are now taking bookings for the 2012 Dynamite Baits festival so if you have been avidly following the results and giving it a go next year please give me a ring on 01726 862 526.
Thank you all once again for your support.
Qualifiers for the Preston Innovations Festival
These are the list of names that have qualified from the Dynamite Baits Festival for the Preston Innovations festival on the 8the October, if you were in the final last year or your name is listed below you will be invited to the festival and you can call to book at any time.
Frankie Gianoncelli
Joe Carass
Richie Hull
James Howarth
Stewart Bracey
Martin Holmes
Martin Beardsmore
Johnny Maddison
Nick Speed
Stewart Lister
Paul Chrisie
Rob Minikin
Mark Pollard
Johnathan Taylor
Kerry Kirkwood
Leigh Hodgkinson
Rob Middleton
Dave Swain
John Whincup
Lee Harrison
Danny Scott
Paul Goldstraw
Ashley Clements
Steve Conway
Adam Rooney
Dean Smith
Tyrone Hull
Andy Nelson
Giles Cochrane
Steve Bass
Mike Barlow
Kevin Wadge
Rod Finch
Martyn Howard
Jamie Wilde
Chris Downs
Andy Dargue
Adam Barnes
Connor Barlow
James Holmes
Lee Wright
Craig Ebberell
Nick White
Tim Russell
Matt Drayton
Simon Willsmore
Tim Dabrowa
Alex Bones
Ian Chestney