Maver Festival Festival 2009
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It is once again time for the autumn festivals and it once again starts with the annual pilgrimage to White Acres for the Maver festival. It is a sell out event with 180 anglers fishing the 5 days on Pollawyn, Jennys/Python, Trewaters, Porth and Bolingey.
This is always a very popular festival with some anglers using it as a practise week for the following festival, some as a final chance of qualifying for next week and the rest just because they enjoy the week. We have been stacked out with anglers at White Acres in the three weeks leading up to the festival which is why we have chosen to use the above lakes as they are the most rested. The festival anglers were keen to come down to start practising but this was only possible for a few seeing the park was fully booked and we only had a handful of caravans available. The mass decent happened over the weekend with a steady trickle of anglers arriving throughout both days, some were eager to get straight out on the lakes whist others used the time to relax and catch up with old friend in the pub!
In the weeks leading up to the festival (although hard to believe) there have been only a couple days of rain and it has been mostly bright & sunny although there is a definite autumnal chill in the air. The fishing conditions have not been ideal as there has not been so much of a ripple on the lakes and the glare from the sun has meant the fish have backed right off but there have still been plenty of nice hauls. Fingers crossed the conditions will change favourably and the catch rates increase throughout the week.
At the beginning of the year we change our rules on our festival and allowed the method to be used, this proved to be popular and produced some great nets of fish, this autumn we have changed our bait allowance slightly and although we still only allow 8 pints per angler now they can take a full 8 pints of pellet with them if they wish. Although if they decide to take 8 pints of pellet they will not be allowed any other bait with them and if they do we have taken a firmer stance this year and rather that just not their result for the day counting, they will be out of the festival completely.
So it is full steam ahead and we are all ready for the Maver Festival 2009 read on for the match action from the first day of the festival.
Day One
The normal 9.30am draw is brought forward to 9am on the first day so we can get all the anglers gathered together to go over the rules and format for the festival. There are a few new faces this year as well as the regular crowd so it is always good to double check that everyone knows the process for the week. With the sections drawn prior to the start of the festival everyone knows where they will be heading for day one and in which rotation they will be fishing. With the familiarities over and done with the draw gets going and the festival has officially started, as the first hands go into the bags there are 180 anglers all hoping to draw a flyer, read on to find out how the lakes have fished and who has got off to a great start.
A Section Pollawyn
It was a bit of a slow start on Pollawyn with all sections fishing hard. Simon Gould was the lake winner on peg 19 with 83lb 11oz; Simon had 2 fish on the bomb but caught the rest shallow on the waggler with pellet. Second with 70lb 8oz was Karl Webster, Karl caught on the bomb & pellet from peg 29. Callum Dicks weighed in with 59lb 7oz to take third; Callum was on peg 16 and caught on the method feeder with pellet. The next best weight came from Wayne Sharman on peg 43, Wayne caught on the method feeder for a weight of 57lb 6oz.
Section Winners
Simon Gould Peg 19 9 points 83lb 11oz
Callum Dicks Peg 16 9 points 59lb 7oz
Wayne Sharman Peg 43 9 points 57lb 6oz
Jimmy Wilson Peg 13 9 points 50lb 6oz
B Section Jennys/Python
It was a good start on Jennys and Python with both lakes fishing well. The lake winner was Kev Baxter on Python peg 17, Kev caught shallow and on worms down the edge for an impressive weight of 97lb 4oz. Mark Brown was on Jennys peg 20 and was second with 91lb 7oz, Mark caught on the pole at 13 meters with chopped worm and caster. Paul Selvidge weighed in with 78lb 4oz to take third; Paul was on Jennys peg 21 and caught on the deck with worm. John Howell has the next best weight; Jon was on Jennys peg 16 and caught on the pole at 11 meters with worm on the deck.
Section Winners
Kevin Baxter Peg 17 (PY) 9 points 97lb 4oz
Mark Brown Peg 20 (J) 9 points 91lb 7oz
Rob Wootton Peg 6 (J) 9 points 70lb 10oz
Mikey Williams Peg 34 (PY) 9 points 39lb 12oz
C Section Trewaters
Trewaters has really started to mature over the last 6 moths and the weights today represented this. Phil Ringer on peg 54 was the lake winner, Phil caught on the method feeder with Ringers groundbait for a weight of 64lb 7oz. Second with 60lb 14oz was Luke Sears, Luke was on peg 41 and caught on the method feeder tight to the island with maggot. Will Raison took third on peg 36, Will caught on the waggler with maggot. Steve Homewood was on peg 21 and had the next best weight with 46lb 4oz, Steve caught on the method with maggot.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer Peg 54 9 points 64lb 7oz
Will Raison Peg 36 9 points 58lb 19oz
Simon Fry Peg 26 9 points 45lb 3oz
Andy Dare Peg 26 9 points 42lb 2oz
D Section Porth
Porth can often be a bit “iffy†on the first day with the anglers tending not to catch until a bit more bait has gone in but it has fished reasonable well in practise over the weekend and we saw good weights today with a couple of smaller carp even being caught. Today’s lake winner with a great result of 24lb 3oz was Kelvin Acton; Kelvin was on peg 77 and caught on the waggler with maggot and the feeder with worm & corn. Jamie Widle on peg 21 had 14lb 6oz, Jamie caught on the feeder with dead red maggots and on the pole with worm. Third went to Mark Eves, Mark caught on the pole with worm and had mainly skimmers and one carp, he was on peg 88 and had a weight of 14lb 5oz. 14lb was the next best weight and this came from Lee Pesticcio on peg 78, Lee caught on the pole & waggler with pinkies & maggot.
Section Winners
Kelvin Acton Peg 77 9 points 24lb 3oz
Jamie Wilde Peg 21 9 points 14lb 6oz
Mark Eves Peg 88 9 points 14lb 5oz
Bob Rand Peg 37 9 points 9lb 5oz
E Section Bollingey
A cracking start for the anglers down on Bolingey especially for our lake winner who was Paul Holland, Paul was on peg 21 and weighed in with an impressive 240lb 4oz caught on the method feeder to the island with pellet. Second was Des Shipp with 132lb 13oz, Des was on peg 12 and caught on the method with 2 mil pellets & groundbait and maggots and 6 mil pellets on the hook. Paul Carpenter was third on peg 23, Paul caught tight across on the method & waggler with pellet and weighed in with 122lb 9oz. Andrew Crocker on peg 40 had the next best weight with 109lb 6oz, Andrew caught on the long pole with corn & pellet and in the margins with meat & corn.
Section Winners
Paul Holland Peg 21 9 points 240lb 4oz
Andrew Crocker Peg 40 9 points 109lb 6oz
Richie Hull Peg 25 9 points 109lb 2oz
Adam Rooney Peg 46 9 points 91lb 3oz
That was all the action from Day One and here is how our first leader board looks.
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Paul Holland |
9 points | 240lb 4oz |
| 2nd | Andrew Crocker |
9 points | 109lb 6oz |
| 3rd | Richie Hull |
9 points | 109lb 2oz |
| 4th | Kevin Baxter |
9 points | 97lb 4oz |
| 5th | Mark Brown |
9 points | 91lb 7oz |
| 6th | Adam Rooney |
9 points | 91lb 3oz |
| 7th | Simon Gould |
9 points | 83lb 11oz |
| 8th | Rob Wootton | 9 points | 70lb 10oz |
| 9th | Phil Ringer | 9 points | 64lb 7oz |
| 10th | Callum Dicks | 9 points | 58lb 7oz |
| 11th | Will Raison |
9 points | 58lb 10oz |
| 12th | Wayne Sharman |
9 points | 57lb 6oz |
| 13th | Jimmy Wilson | 9 points | 50lb 6oz |
| 14th | Simon Fry |
9 points | 45lb 3oz |
| 15th | Andy Dare | 9 points | 42lb 2oz |
| 16th | Mikey Williams | 9 points | 39lb 12oz |
| 17th | Kelvin Acton | 9 points | 24lb 3oz |
| 18th | Jamie Wilde | 9 points | 14lb 6oz |
| 19th | Mark Eves | 9 points | 14lb 5oz |
| 20th | Bob Rand | 9 points | 9lb 5oz |
With a section win and a massive weight Paul Holland goes straight into the top spot. It is always a boost to start the festival on a section win but for those that have faired not as well they will be hoping for a better draw on day two, The weigh sheets are up on the board in morning so the anglers can see what pegs they need to hope to draw for day two.
Day Two
After a good start to the festival it was all go for day two, with the draw being over in record time and the anglers off to their pegs. With the weigh sheets from day one thoroughly scrutinised and information shared amongst each other it was time to crack on with day two. Once again it was a mild overcast day with a slight hint of rain in the air and a light breeze.
A Section Jennys/Python
The weights on both lakes were close today with only ounces separating points on a couple of the sections. Although the weights (apart from the lake winner) were not as big as yesterday they are consistent from all areas. The lake winner today was Richard Lawson on Jennys peg 16, Richard caught on the long pole shallow with worm for a tremendous weight of 174lb 13oz. Callum Dicks was second with 79lb 11oz, Callum was on Jennys peg 79 and caught on the long pole shallow with caster. Jimmy Wilson on Jennys peg 15 also caught on the long pole shallow with caster and weighed in with 59lb 5oz to take third. James Hawkins had the next best weight on the lake; James was on Jennys peg 8 and caught on the pellet feeder for a weight of 58lb 7oz.
Section Winners
Richard Lawson Peg 16(J) 9 points 174lb 13oz
James Hawkins Peg 8 (J) 9 points 58lb 7oz
Steve Shepherd Peg 34 (PY) 9 points 43lb 5oz
Wayne Sharman Peg 11 (PY) 9 points 37lb 14oz
B Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished well again with the majority of anglers weighing in at least 20lbs plus. Luke Sorokin was the lake winner with 54lb 2oz; Luke was on peg 36 and caught on the method and down the edge with maggot. Second on peg 22 was Roly McEneaney, Roly caught on the pellet feeder for a weight of 53lb. Third went to Bob Jarvis with 49lb 6oz, Bob was on peg 30 and caught on chopped worm at 13 meters, corn on the inside and the method tight over. The next best weight on the lake came from Kevin Baxter; Kev was on peg 25 and caught on maggot in the margins at 13 meters for a weight of 42lb 3oz.
Section Winners
Luke Sorokin Peg 36 9 points 54lb 2oz
Roly McEneaney Peg 22 9 points 53lb
Mick Shepherd Peg 53 9 points 37lb
Mikey Williams Peg 43 9 points 35lb 7oz
C Section Porth
There is no form to Porth at the moment with the weights coming from a different area today, considering it is only the second day of the festival it is fishing well as we have yet to have a weight under 1lb. The lake was won today by Simon Willsmore on peg 89, Simon caught on the long pole with chopped worm & caster for a weight of 24lb 14oz. Lee Edwards weighed in with 21lb 3oz to take second, Lee caught on the waggler with caster from peg 88. Third with 14lb 10oz was Andy Dare, Andy was on peg 81 and caught on the pole and feeder with worms. Phil Ringer had the next best weight with 13lb 11oz; Phil was on peg 83 and caught on the feeder with maggot.
Section Winners
Simon Willsmore Peg 89 9 points 24lb 14oz
Steve Nicholson Peg 76 9 points 11lb 6oz
Gary White Peg 38 9 points 10lb 5oz
Chris Greenacre Peg 16 9 points 7lb 15oz
D Section Bolingey
Great fishing again today on Bolingey with plenty of weights over 60lbs and some good weights over 100lbs. Jamie Wilde was the lake winner at Bolingey today with 124lb 4oz, Jamie was on peg 20 and caught on the method and pole down the edge with pellet. Second on peg 44 was Rob Brennan, Rob caught on the pole shallow with pellet and weighed in with 114lb 10oz. Third was Ben Leach, Ben caught on the pole in the margins at 16 meters with meat from peg 45 for a weight of 97lb 3oz. The next best weight came from Ben Hart on peg 22, Ben weighed in with 95lb 10oz caught on the pole in the margins with meat.
Section Winners
Jamie Wilde Peg 20 9 points 124lb 4oz
Rob Brennan Peg 44 9 points 114lb 10oz
Mark Murdoch Peg 7 9 points 80lb 1oz
Paul Blinkhorn Peg 17 9 points 70lb 6oz
E Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn is fishing a lot different to previous festivals, it can be seen as fishing hard but to us it is fishing perhaps slightly fairer as the fish have spread out across the lake looking for food meaning the top weights can come from any of the sections. The lake winner today was Paul Holland, Paul caught on the method feeder with pellet from peg 28 for a weight of 74lb. Andy Lloyd was second on peg 15 with 73lb 12oz, Andy caught at 2 foot deep on the pellet waggler. Third with 62lb 15oz was Richie Hull, Richie caught on the method and bomb with pellet from peg 16. The next best weight came from Adam Rooney on peg 22; Adam caught mainly on the method with pellet and had a couple on the pole for a total weight of 54lb12oz.
Section Winners
Paul Holland Peg 28 9 points 74lb
Andy Lloyd Peg 15 9 points 73lb 12oz
Shaun Barnett Peg 43 9 points 41lb 5oz
Neil Anderson Peg 13 9 points 34lb 11ox
That was day two of the Maver Festival and here is how the leader board now looks.
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Paul Holland |
18 points | 314lb 4oz |
| 2nd | Jamie Wilde |
18 points | 138lb 10oz |
| 3rd | Wayne Sharman | 18 points | 94lb 5oz |
| 4th | Mikey Williams | 18 points | 75lb 3oz |
| 5th | Richie Hull | 17 points | 172lb 1oz |
| 6th | Callum Dicks | 17 points | 139lb 2oz |
| 7th | Shaun Barnett | 17 points | 124lb 5oz |
| 8th | Kelvin Acton | 17 points | 111lb 2oz |
| 9th | Steve Shepherd | 17 points | 79lb 12oz |
| 10th | Will Raison | 17 points | 65lb 8oz |
| 11th | Adam Rooney | 16 points | 145lb 15oz |
| 12th | Andrew Crocker | 16 points | 145lb 7oz |
| 13th | Kevin Baxter | 16 points | 139lb 7oz |
| 14th | Paul Selvidge | 16 points | 114lb 6oz |
| 15th | Ben Leach | 16 points | 110lb 10oz |
| 16th | Jimmy Wilson | 16 points | 109lb 11oz |
| 17th | Tony Butler | 16 points | 84lb 7oz |
| 18th | Matt Prime | 16 points | 4lb 7oz |
| 19th | Luke Sears | 16 points | 68lb |
| 20th | Andy Dare | 16 points | 56lb 12oz |
Paul Holland once again is in the top spot with another section win and a great weight; as we go into the third day we now have 4 anglers on maximum points. The back up points and weights are close so it seems as it is going to be another tight event. Join us tomorrow to find out if Paul has managed to hold on to his early lead. The midway point is always a big marker for the anglers and can determine whether they knuckle down for the rest of the week or have an extra hour or two in the pub!
Come back tomorrow for all the latest results.
Day Three
So we have reached the midway point of the festival and it is turning out to be a close fought race. The weights have been steady across the lakes so far and today fished reasonably well again. Has anyone managed to hang on to the perfect 3 section win result, read on for the action from day three.
It was another clear and chilly day for the anglers and with the previous results once again studied the anglers were eager to draw and get on with the day. There were a lot of smiles with some racing to their pegs but a few looking a bit forlorn knowing they would have to work hard for a result today. Wednesdays are always a bit of a bonus day for the anglers as the lake winners receive a free holiday and an invitation back to fish the 2010 winners week mini festival.
A Section Trewaters
Trewaters is really holding up to the pressure with the weights seeming to increase as we go through the festival with the weights spread across the lakes. Colin Cook was the lake winner today; Colin was on peg 36 and caught on the method feeder with micro pellets and maggot on the hook for a weight of 74lb 7oz. Second was Richard Lawson with 56lb, Richard was on peg 53 and caught on the method feeder with maggot. Third with a weight of 52lb 8oz was Sean Huggins, Sean caught on the feeder with chopped worm from peg 20. Karl Webster on peg 28 had the next best weight on the lake with 52lb1oz, Karl caught on the pole & waggler with pellet.
Section Winners
Colin Cook Peg 36 9 points 74lb 7oz
Richard Lawson Peg 53 9 points 54lb
Karl Webster Peg 28 9 points 52lb 1oz
James Hawkins Peg 48 9 points 43lb 14oz
B Section Porth
Porth is fishing well and we saw some great weights coming from across the sections today with nearly half of the pack weighing in double figures. The lake was won by Lewis Murawski on peg 77, Lewis weighed in with 25lb 7oz caught on the pole with worms. Gary Webber took second with 20lb 9oz, Gary caught on the waggler with caster and worm on the hook from peg 16. Third with 19lb 5oz was Steve Ringer, Steve was on peg 83 and caught on the pole with maggot over groundbait. Neil Daniels on peg 84 had the next best weight with 18lb 7oz.
Section Winners
Lewis Murawski Peg 77 9 points 25lb 7oz
Gary Webber Peg 16 9 points 20lb 9oz
Steve Ringer Peg 83 9 points 19lb 5oz
Luke Sorokin Peg 37 9 points 8lb 5oz
C Section Bolingey
The prolific venue is living up to its name and is producing some amazing weights so this week and today was no exception. Adam Wakelin was today’s lake winner with a massive haul of 229lb 5oz; Adam was on peg 20 and caught on the method with pellet. Second went to Phil Ringer on peg 10, Phil caught on the method with pellet and weighed in with 186lb 8oz. Roger Brown was third with 104lb 4oz from peg 17, Roger caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat and down the edge with corn. The next best weight on the lake was from peg 25 where Cameron Hughes weighed in with 93lb 5oz, Cameron caught on the pole down the edge with meat.
Section Winners
Adam Wakelin Peg 20 9 points 229lb 5oz
Phil Ringer Peg 10 9 points 186lb 8oz
Colin Mercer Peg 7 9 points 93lb 3oz
Simon Willsmore Peg 44 9 points 80lb 4oz
D Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn is still on the hard side with the anglers having to really work for their bites but the weights are spread out with any number of pegs having the chance to take the lake win. The lake was won with 74lb 11oz and this came from Ben Hart on peg 16, Ben caught on the method and the straight lead with pellet. Kieron Rich was second, Kieron was on peg 28 and caught on the waggler & method with pellet for a weight of 61lb 2oz. Third on peg 19 was Craig Robinson, Craig caught on the method feeder and weighed in with 56lb 6oz. Steve Potter was on peg 20 and had the next best weight on the lake, he weighed in with 43lb 4oz caught on the pole at 16 meters with pellet.
Section Winners
Ben Hart Peg 16 9 points 74lb 11oz
Kieron Rich Peg 28 9 points 61lb 2oz
Alan Rutherford Peg 12 9 points 38lb 6oz
Phil Henry Peg 34 9 points 27lb 10oz
E Section Jennys/Python
Jennys threw up another good weight today as well as tight back up weights and the fishing on Python is fair, as expected the wides are fishing better than the narrows but in the narrows the weights are close for the valuable section points. Another impressive winning weight today with Andy Lloyd on Jennys peg 16 taking the victory with 138lb 7oz, Andy caught on the pole with worms at 13 meters. Second was Mark Harper, Mark caught on worms shallow at 13 meters from peg 15 and weighed in with 86lb 10oz. Sean Cameron took third, Sean had a weight of 67lb 12oz caught on pellet shallow & pellet on the deck from peg 19. The next best weight was 63lb 3oz and this came from Des Shipp on Python peg 10, Des caught on the method with groundbait and red maggot on the hook.
Section Winners
Andy Lloyd Peg 16 9 points 138lb 7oz
Des Shipp Peg 10 9 points 63lb 3oz
Matt Pillay Peg 2 9 points 58lb 2oz
Harry Billing Peg 28 9 points 36lb 8oz
This is how the overall points look at the mid way point of the festival
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Mikey Williams |
26 points | 82lb 11oz |
| 2nd | Paul Holland | 25 points | 363lb |
| 3rd | Jamie Wilde | 25 points | 178lb |
| 4th | Will Raison | 25 points | 156lb 14oz |
| 5th | Shaun Barnett |
25 points | 155lb 11oz |
| 6th | Wayne Sharman | 25 points | 128lb 15oz |
| 7th | Phil Ringer | 24 points | 264lb 10oz |
| 8th | Des Shipp | 24 points | 221lb 9oz |
| 9th | Richie Hull | 24 points | 200lb 3oz |
| 10th | Jimmy Wilson | 24 points | 161lb 8oz |
| 11th | Steve Shepherd | 24 points | 124lb 2oz |
| 12th | Luke Sears | 24 points | 123lb 12oz |
| 13th | Callum Dicks | 23 points | 174lb 9oz |
| 14th | Kelvin Acton | 23 points | 143lb 6oz |
| 15th | James Hawkins | 23 points | 127lb 6oz |
| 16th | Paul Selvidge |
23 points | 121lb 15oz |
| 17th | Sean Cameron | 22 points | 189lb 7oz |
| 18th | Ben Hart |
22 points | 178lb |
| 19th | Karl Webster | 22 points | 172lb |
| 20th | Ben Leach | 22 points | 147lb 13oz |
There have been a couple of points dropped by our front runners today which has seen a shift in the top spots and has opened up the festival even more. This is going to be a very tight result so join us tomorrow for the latest top 20 positions.
There is only one day left of the festival and today has seen some twists and turns in the proceedings, follow the results below to see who has raised their game and who has fallen behind.
Day Four
It was a very chilly start to the day with a definite drop in temperature. The cold weather always makes the fish back off a bit so lets hope this does not have too much of an affect on today’s match.
A Section Porth
Although a harder day on Porth, the weights are still reasonable with the overall weights being a bit more spread out today. The lake winner today came from peg 74 where Callum Dicks weighed in with 16lb 4oz, Callum caught on the waggler with caster. Two anglers had the same weight of 14lb 13oz to take second, Jimmy Wilson was on peg 79 and caught on the pole with worm and Steve Sanders caught on the pole & feeder with worms and maggots from peg 20. Steve Shepherd has the next best weight; Steve caught on the tip with maggot and worm and weighed in with 13lb 12oz from peg 33.
Section Winners
Callum Dicks Peg 74 9 points 16lb 4oz
Steve Sanders Peg 20 9 points 14lb 13oz
Steve Shepherd Peg 33 9 points 13lb 12oz
Tommy Hiller Peg 81 9 points 13lb 1oz
B Section Bolingey
Another back breaking day for the scalesmen, even though it fished a bit harder today in the colder weather still nearly half the pack weighed in with over 70lbs. Steve Ringer on peg 20 was the lake winner, Steve caught 27 fish on the method and 15 on the pole with meat for a total weight of 222lb 9oz. Second with 143lb 8oz was Luke Sorokin, Luke was on 19 and caught on the method with pellet and down the edge with meat. Stephen Barraclough was third, Steve caught down the edge on pellet for a weight of 103lb11oz from peg 7. Lewis Merawski on peg 16 had the next best weight on the lake, Lewis weighed in with 96lb 15oz caught down the edge on corn & hemp.
Section Winners
Steve Ringer Peg 20 9 points 222lb 9oz
Stephen Barraclough Peg 7 9 points 103lb 11oz
Lewis Murawski Peg 16 9 points 96lb 15oz
Marc Jones Peg 42 9 points 77lb 9oz
C Section Pollawyn
It was another tough day on Pollawyn as the carp have made a definite move into their preferred area on the lake for winter, the prolific summer hunting ground of the high bank is now not a feature in the overall weights as they have moved into the low teen area of the first arm. It was still a close fought match for section points and we saw the best over all weights of the week so far. Phil Ringer was today’s lake winner with 111lb 5oz; Phil was on peg 22 and caught on the method with pellet. Second on peg 13 was Adam Wakelin, Adam had a weight of 100lb 3oz caught on the pole with meat. Roger Brown caught 2 fish on the method and the rest up the water shallow from peg 29 to take third with 64lb 10oz. Luke Sears on peg 16 had the next best weight, Luke caught on the method with pellet for a weight of 60lb 8oz.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer Peg 22 9 points 111lb 5oz
Adam Wakelin Peg 13 9 points 100lb 3oz
Roger Brown Peg 29 9 points 64lb 10oz
Gary White Peg 34 9 points 30lb 2oz
D Section Jennys/Python
Both Jennys and Python fished a lot harder today especially Python as we have seen the lowest weights of the week so far, Jennys didn’t throw up any of the previously seen big weights but it was really close across all of the pegs. Kieron Rich was the lake winner today with 60lb 12oz; Kieron was on peg 19 and caught on the pole with pellet. On peg 16 Ben Hart was second with 49lb 3oz, Ben caught on the pole at 13 meters with worm & caster. Third was Bob Rand, Bob caught shallow on the long pole from peg 4 for a weight of 48lb 4oz. Mark Eves on Python peg 17 had the next best weight, Mark had a weight of 42lb caught on the long pole shallow.
Section Winners
Kieron Rich Peg 19 9 points 60lb 12oz
Bob Rand Peg 4 9 points 48lb 4oz
Mark Eves Peg 17 9 points 42lb
Lee Pesticcio Peg 36 9 points 24lb 12oz
E Section Trewaters
Once again Trewaters has fished well and has held up a lot better than in previous festivals. Today’s lake winner was Timmy Rowe on peg 33, Timmy caught on the method feeder and on maggot down the edge for a weight of 60lb 4oz. Second with 55lb 7oz was Shaun Barnett, Shaun caught on the method with pellet from peg 31. On peg 25 Des Shipp was third, Des had a weight of 50lb 14oz caught on the method and pole down the edge. The next best weight on the lake was 44lb 9oz and this came from Adam Rooney, Adam caught on the method from peg 35.
Section Winners
Timmy Rowe Peg 33 9 points 60lb 4oz
Des Shipp Peg 25 9 points 50lb 14oz
Matt Pillay Peg 53 9 points 38lb 5oz
Andy Lloyd Peg 44 9 points 36lb
Overall Top Twenty
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Mikey Williams |
34 points | 141lb 14oz |
| 2nd | Phil Ringer |
33 points | 375lb 15oz |
| 3rd | Des Shipp |
33 points | 272lb 7oz |
| 4th | Shaun Barnett |
33 points | 211lb 2oz |
| 5th | Will Raison |
33 points | 210lb 5oz |
| 6th | Steve Shepherd |
33 points | 137lb 14oz |
| 7th | Callum Dicks | 32 points | 190lb 13oz |
| 8th | Luke Sears |
32 points | 184lb 4oz |
| 9th | Jimmy Wilson | 32 points | 176lb 5oz |
| 10th | Richie Hull | 31 points | 232lb 15oz |
| 11th | Jamie Wilde | 31 points | 206lb 3oz |
| 12th | Steve Ringer | 30 points | 299lb 5oz |
| 13th | Luke Sorokin | 30 points | 236lb 5oz |
| 14th | Ben Hart | 30 points | 227lb 3oz |
| 15th | Lewis Murawski | 30 points | 188lb 13oz |
| 16th | Adam Wakelin | 29 points | 380lb 5oz |
| 17th | Andy Lloyd | 29 points | 266lb 7oz |
| 18th | Stephen Barraclough |
29 points | 224lb 11oz |
| 19th | Simon Willsmore | 29 points | 177lb 13oz |
| 20th | Harry Billing | 29 points | 166lb 5oz |
With one day left of the festival Mikey Williams is one point ahead of his rivals, there is everything to play for in the final day as the dropped result will then take affect. We have seen the top 20 change throughout the week this is just as likely to change again in the final day. Those anglers that already have a poor result will have to keep their fingers crossed for high section points and a good draw on the final day.
Who will be the White Acres Maver champion 2009? Join us tomorrow for the final results.
Day Five
It has been a cracking festival and it is extremely close as we go into the final day. There will be many anglers going all out to get a vital section win for the final day that can see them rise out the rankings whilst others are just hoping to be able to pick up some beer tokens on the final day!
The weather has been getting progressively colder this week which hasn’t had the best affect on the lakes but for those anglers that have got their heads around it and have geared themselves up for winter fishing seem to be having the best results.
A Section Bolingey
Bolingey fished really well again today and produved some great weights. Karl Webster on peg 27 was the lake winner with 145lb 1oz; Karl caught 26 fish altogether all on the pole, some at 11 meters on meat and the rest on pellet shallow. Second was Tommy Hiller with 131lb 13oz which included the biggest fish of the week so far, 19lb 12oz mirror, Tommy was on peg 12 and caught all his fish on the method with a groundbait & micro mix and corn & maggot on the hook. Dean Barlow was on peg 24 and was third, Dean caught all his fish on corn, some on the method and some on the pole at 5 metes for a total weight of 122lb 4oz. Jimmy Wilson’s weight was the next best on the lake, Jimmy was on peg 45 and caught on the pole with meat at 6 meters and 13 meters down the bank for a weight of 110lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Karl Webster Peg 27 9 points 145lb 1oz
Dean Barlow Peg 24 9 points 122lb 4oz
Antony Atkinson Peg 6 9 points 80lb 12oz
Steve Sanders Peg 38 9 points 56lb 3oz
B Section Pollawyn
No catch info on Pollawyn today I’m afraid (I forgot to ask as I went around!). The lake produced some reasonable weights and was still close across most of the sections. The lake winner was Steve Cooke on peg 15 with 100lb 8oz, Second with 67lb from peg 19 was Mark Brown, third went to Paul Barnard on peg 16 with 58lb 12oz and the next best weight was 58lb 3oz caught by Neil Daniels on peg 29.
Section Winners
Steve Cooke Peg 15 9 points 100lb 8oz
Mark Brown Peg 19 9 points 67lb 6oz
Mick Shepherd Peg 13 9 points 54lb
Marc Jones Peg 45 9 points 37lb 7oz
C Section Jennys/Python
Both lakes have fished well over the week and have readily been able to compete with each other, the weights from Python have been generally good and only in the last couple of days did the anglers start to really struggle on the wides and Jennys has seen some really great weights with the anglers knowing where they would want to draw if they made it through to the Parkdean Masters. The lake winner was Steve Clark on peg 20 with 76lb 12oz. Darel Faletto was second on peg 17, Darel caught on the long pole shallow with pellet for a weight of 71lb 3oz. Third came from Python peg 12 where Simon Willsmore weighed in with 65lb 9oz, Simon caught across to the reeds on the method feeder with maggot on the hook. Steve Nicholson on Jennys peg 19 with 49lb 13oz.
Section Winners
Steve Clark Peg 20 9 points 76lb 12oz
Simon Willsmore Peg 12 9 points 65lb 9oz
Matthew Grant Peg 1 9 points 39lb 11oz
Gary White Peg 36 9 points 32lb 9oz
D Section Trewaters
Trewaters fished well again with only a few weights under the 15lb mark. Today’s lake winner was Jamie Wilde on peg 26, Jamie weighed in with 44lb 8oz caught on the pole with dead maggot. Pemb Wrighting was second with 42lb 11oz, Pemb caught on the method feeder from peg 30. Third with 40lb was Ben Leach, Ben caught on the pole at 13 meters with chopped worm and caster from peg 28. The next best weight on the lake was 39lb 5oz and this came from Mark Eves on peg 54, Mark caught on the method feeder and down the edge with worm.
Section Winners
Jamie Wilde Peg 26 9 points 44lb 8oz
Mark Eves Peg 54 9 points 39lb 5oz
Ben Hart Peg 43 9 points 38lb 8oz
Nigel Smith Peg 20 9 points 24lb 4oz
E Section Porth
It seemed to be a lot harder on Porth today with the cold weather making a lot of difference to the lake. The lake winner on peg 88 was Tommy Pickering, Tommy caught on the feeder with maggot and worm and weighed in with 18lb 5oz. Second with 15lb 1oz was Harry Billing, Harry was on peg 36 and caught on the feeder with red maggot. Mick Lees was third with 12lb 7oz, Mick caught on the tip with maggot from peg 78. The next best weight was 11lb 10oz and this came from Paul Holland on peg 75.
Section Winners
Tommy Pickering Peg 88 9 points 18lb 5oz
Harry Billing Peg 36 9 points 15lb 1oz
Mick Lees Peg 36 9 points 12lb 7oz
Mark Harper Peg 23 9 points 8lb 1oz
That was the final day of action from this years Maver festival and here is how the final top 20 looks.
Final Overall Result.
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Phil Ringer |
35 dropping 6 | 404lb 8oz |
| 2nd | Mikey Williams | 34 dropping 8 | 176lb 11oz |
| 3rd | Des Shipp | 34 dropping 7 | 282lb 9oz |
| 4th | Steve Shepherd | 34 dropping 7 | 192lb 5oz |
| 5th | Callum Dicks | 34 dropping 6 | 270lb 9oz |
| 6th | Jamie Wilde | 34 dropping 6 | 250lb 11oz |
| 7th | Luke Sorokin | 34 dropping 4 | 270lb 11oz |
| 8th | Simon Willsmore | 34 dropping 4 | 243lb 6oz |
| 9th | Ben Hart | 33 dropping 6 | 265lb 11oz |
| 10th | Will Raison | 33 dropping 6 | 228lb 9oz |
| 11th | Shaun Barnett | 33 dropping 5 | 220lb 1oz |
| 12th | Paul Holland | 33 dropping 3 | 390lb 13oz |
| 13th | Tommy Pickering | 33 dropping 3 | 200lb 5oz |
| 14th | Kieron Rich | 33 dropping 2 | 185lb |
| 15th | Matt Pillay | 33 dropping 2 | 182lb 13oz |
| 16th | Jimmy Wilson | 32 dropping 7 | 286lb 9oz |
| 17th | Luke Sears | 32 dropping 6 | 204lb 14oz |
| 18th | Harry Billing | 32 dropping 6 | 181lb 6oz |
| 19th | Adam Wakelin | 32 dropping 5 | 401lb 11oz |
| 20th | Lewis Merawski | 32 dropping 5 | 229lb 9oz |
Phil Ringer takes the title as the White Acres Maver Festival champion 2009. We would like to thank Maver for their continuous sponsorship and generosity for the prizes they provided for the top ten anglers and special thanks for Maver representative Steve Mayo for coming down and doing the presentation with us. There have been many ups and downs throughout the week and it has been a jostle for the top places over the five days.
We would like to thank all of the anglers that have taken part for a great week and for making it such a successful festival. Once again, thanks to Maver and congratulations to all of the angler especially those in the top ten and our final three of Phil, Mikey & Des.
Cheers, Kirsty
