Preston Innovations Festival 2009
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Welcome to our final festival of autumn the White Acres Preston Innovations Festival 2009. This is our most exciting event as the final 24 anglers will qualify for the one day £25,000 Parkdean Masters.
Once again it is a sell out with 19 anglers from last weeks Maver festival taking up the final spots in the field of 180 anglers. The five matches will be fished in rotation this week on Pollawyn, Twin Oaks/Trelawney, Trewaters, Porth & Bolingey.
The weekend has been pretty damp and miserable weather wise so we shall just have to see what happens during the week as it is well and truly nearing winter conditions. There are quite a few anglers (some of whom nursing very sore heads) who are staying on for this week from last but there are also plenty of new arrivals this week eager for the festival to commence and to bag one of the top spots of the festival. Who will be our 2009 Preston champion and which lucky 24 will make it to the grand final, join us for the daily updates.
Prize Giving - Part One
Prize Giving - Part Two
Day One
180 anglers eagerly await the start of the festival, as the sections have been drawn prior to their arrival they know in what rotation they will be fishing and which draw queue they will be in for the week, with the familiarities over and done with the festival is off to a start, read on to see who has started their festival campaign on a high and who is hoping for a better day tomorrow.
A Section Pollawyn
Fishing recently has been harder on Pollawyn as the carp have really spread out across the lake, some areas are fishing harder than others but the section weights have been really close again today. The lake winner was Andy Bennett on peg 16, Andy caught on the long pole with meat and the bomb & pellet for a weight of 99lb 9oz. Pete Wilde was second with 69lb 9oz, Pete caught on the pole shallow at 14 meters from peg 17. Third was Alex Bones, Alex was on peg 18 and caught on the pellet feeder for a weight of 64lb 15oz. On peg 23 Andy Dare had the next best weight with 58lb 9oz, Andy caught on the long pole with meat.
Section Winners
Andy Bennett Peg 16 9 points 99lb 9oz
Alex Bones Peg 18 9 points 64lb 15oz
Mark Harper Peg 13 9 points 47lb 4oz
Miles Day Peg 43 9 points 37lb 13oz
B Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
The anglers going onto these lakes today were going in a bit “blind†as these lakes had not been fished on the festival yet. Simon Colclough was today’s lake winner on Twin Oaks peg 18, Simon caught on the long pole shallow with pellet and the long pole down the edge for a weight of 111lb 8oz. Second with 96lb 15oz was Richie Hull, Richie was on Trelawney peg 23 and caught on the method feeder with pellet to the island. Third also on Trelawney was Ken Oldham, Ken had a weight of 68lb 11oz caught on the long pole to the island with maggot, corn & worm from peg 32. The next best weight came from Alan Rutherford on Twin Oaks peg 14, Alan caught on the long pole on the bottom with pellet for a weight of 65lb 4oz.
Section Winners
Simon Colclough Peg 18 9 points 111lb 8oz
Richie Hull Peg 23 9 points 96lb 15oz
Pemb Wrighting Peg 18 9 points 64lb 9oz
Tommy Pickering Peg 25 9 points 63lb 10oz
C Section Trewaters
Trewaters has been fishing well recently and we saw good weights last week but with all the lakes the colder weather will not be beneficial for the fishing so the weights are not expected to be as high this week but they will definitely be close across the sections. Lee Edwards was today’s lake winner on peg 30, Lee had a weight of 43lb 14oz caught on the pole with maggot. Second with 39lb 4oz was Derek Hammond, Derek caught on the waggler with maggot from peg 39. Russ Grimes was on peg 40 and was third with 36lb 14oz, Russ caught on the waggler with maggot. Steven Barraclough had the next best weight on the lake, Steven caught on the pole down the edge with maggot from peg 25 for a weight of 35lb 12oz.
Section Winners
Lee Edwards Peg 30 9 points 43lb 14oz
Derek Hammond Peg 39 9 points 39lb 4oz
Paul Carpenter Peg 47 9 points 35lb 10oz
Alan Scotthorne Peg 19 9 points 32lb 5oz
D Section Porth
Today Porth has thrown up some great weights, in one section all bar one angler has weighed in with double figures and even though the overall weights have come from one section there have also been weights from across the whole lake. Steve Sanders won the lake today with 21lb 4oz; Steve was on peg 22 and caught on the pole, feeder & waggler with maggots & worm. Second on peg 23 was Kerry Kirkwood, Kerry caught 200 fish on the pole at 13 meters with maggot for a weight of 15lb 6oz. Third was Andy Geldart, Andy Caught on the pole at 13 meters with caster for a weight of 15lb 5oz from peg 21. The next best weight on the lake was 13lb 15oz and this came from Paul Burton on peg 84, Paul caught skimmers & roach on the pole at 14.5 meters with worm and cupping in groundbait over the top.
Section Winners
Steve Sanders Peg 22 9 points 21lb 4oz
Paul Burton Peg 84 9 points 13lb 15oz
Chris Jenkinson Peg 32 9 points 13lb 1oz
Harry Billing Peg 74 9 points 10lb 2oz
E Section Bolingey
Bolingey is one of the lakes that is always most affected by the cold weather and with rain over the weekend the fish had backed off a bit, even with that in consideration there was still some great weights from this bagging mecca and they should pick up as the week goes on. The lake winner today with 140lb 12oz was Nathan Watson, Nathan drew the flyer of peg 20 and caught on the method with pellet and had a few down the edge with meat. Joff Rogers on peg 27 was second, Joff caught on the long pole down the edge with pellet for a weight of 131lb 8oz. Third was Kevin Williams, Kev caught on the pole at 5 meters with meat from peg 47 and weighed in with 124lb 12oz. Steve Cooke on peg 21 had the next best weight with 121lb 14oz, Steve caught shallow down the edge with meat.
Section Winners
Nathan Watson Peg 20 9 points 140lb 12oz
Kevin Williams Peg 47 9 points 124lb 12oz
Trevor Robinson Peg 29 9 points 84lb 12oz
Danny Wynn Peg 18 9 points 81lb 8oz
That was day one of the Preston Innovations Festival and here is how the first top 24 looks.
Overall Top Twenty four
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Nathan Watson |
9 points | 140lb 12oz |
| 2nd | Kevin Williams |
9 points | 124lb 12oz |
| 3rd | Simon Colclough | 9 points | 111lb 8oz |
| 4th | Andy Bennett |
9 points | 99lb 9oz |
| 5th | Richie Hull |
9 points | 96lb 15oz |
| 6th | Trevor Robinson |
9 points | 84lb 12oz |
| 7th | Danny Wynn | 9 points | 81lb 8oz |
| 8th | Alex Bones | 9 points | 64lb 15oz |
| 9th | Pemb Wrighting | 9 points | 64lb 9oz |
| 10th | Tommy Pickering | 9 points | 63lb 10oz |
| 11th | Mark Harper | 9 points | 47lb 4oz |
| 12th | Lee Edwards | 9 points | 43lb 14oz |
| 13th | Derek Hammond | 9 points | 39lb 4oz |
| 14th | Miles Day | 9 points | 37lb 13oz |
| 15th | Paul Carpenter |
9 points | 35lb 10oz |
| 16th | Alan Scotthorne | 9 points | 32lb 5oz |
| 17th | Steve Sanders |
9 points | 21lb 4oz |
| 18th | Paul Burton | 9 points | 13lb 5oz |
| 19th | Chris Jenkinson | 9 points | 13lb 1oz |
| 20th | Harry Billing | 9 points | 10lb 2oz |
| 21st | Joff Rogers | 8 points | 131lb 8oz |
| 22nd | Paul Holland | 8 points | 109lb 14oz |
| 23rd | Craig Ebberell | 8 points | 72lb 8oz |
| 24th | Pete Wild | 8 points | 69lb 5oz |
We will be following the top 24 this week so we can see how things stand for going into the final on Saturday. Our first group of section winners must be very happy with themselves but obviously know there is still everything to play for, Nathan tops the leader board on weight at the moment but it could be all change by the end of the week, will any of the above names make it through to the final, stay tuned for your daily update.
Day Two
It was another cold day down here at White Acres but the rain managed to hold of for most of the day. After day one some anglers are looking to continue their winning streak whilst others need to up their game if they stand a chance of making it to the final.
A Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
It was a mixed bag for the anglers on these lakes today with some great weights but also a few “blow outs†Twin Oaks is fishing well as expected and Trelawney is also producing some respectable weights. Pete Wild was the lake winner today on Twin Oaks peg 10, Pete caught on the method with white boilie on the hook for a weight of 122lb 5oz. Second went to Chris Kitchen with 97lb 5oz, Chris was on Twin Oaks peg 35 and caught on the pellet method and on the pole on the deck with pellet at 13 meters. Third was Andy Neal, Andy caught on the method with pellet and had a couple down the edge for a weight of 84lb 7oz from Twin Oaks peg 2. The next best weight came from Steve Ringer on Peg 29 Trelawney, Steve weighed in with 70lb 9oz caught shallow on pellet on the long pole.
Section Winners
Pete Wild Peg 10(TO) 9 points 122lb 5oz
Chris Kitchen Peg 35(TO) 9 points 97lb 5oz
Steve Ringer Peg 29(T) 9 points 70lb 9oz
Alex Bones Peg 10(T) 9 points 61lb 8oz
B Section Trewaters
Trewaters is once again holding its own this week and the weights are becoming even tighter across the board to get those valuable section points. The lake winner today was Tommy Pickering , Tommy was on peg 27 and caught 40 fish on the method and 20 on the pole with pellet for a total weight of 62lb 13oz. Gary Stanley was second with 44lb 8oz, Gary was on peg 54 and caught on the pole with worm. Third with 40lb 1oz was Shaun Barnett, Shaun caught on the pole short with worm from peg 20. The next best weight on the lake came from Rob Wootton on peg 24; Rob had a weight of 39lb 10oz caught in the pole in the margins with pellet & corn.
Section Winners
Tommy Pickering Peg 27 9 points 62lb 13oz
Gary Stanley Peg 54 9 points 44lb 8oz
Shaun Barnett Peg 20 9 points 40lb 1oz
Pemb Wrighting Peg 47 9 points 37lb 15oz
C Section Porth
The fish seem to be moving around a lot on Porth with the winning weights coming from a different area of the lake each day. Today’s match winner was Lee Edwards, Lee was on peg 16 and caught on the waggler with caster for a weight of 32lb 15oz. Austin Willimas took second with 23lb 2oz, Austin caught on an unusual method for Porth but it obviously worked for him, he was on peg 75 and caught on the pellet feeder. Third on peg 17 was Dave Swain, Dave caught on the slider with maggot for a weight of 18lb 10oz. The next best weight on the lake was 14lb 3oz and this came from Grant Albutt on peg 23, Grant caught on the waggler with worm.
Section Winners
Lee Edwards Peg 16 9 points 32lb 15oz
Austin Williams Peg 75 9 points 23lb 2oz
Trevor Conroy Peg 34 9 points 13lb 2oz
Paul Blinkhorn Peg 89 9 points 10lb 10oz
D Section Bolingey
Good weights from across the lake today, especially in one section where there were 5 100lb plus weights. Darren Cox was the lake winner today with 164lb 13oz; Darren was on peg 23 and caught 16 fish on the pellet feeder and 18 on the pole down the edge with meat. Second was Kerry Kirkwood, Kerry caught on the long pole with pellet and at 5 meters down the edge with meat from peg 21 for a weight of 130lb 15oz. Steve Clark was on peg 20 and was third with 124lb 5oz, Steve caught on the method and in the margins on corn. The next best weight came from Scott Wilding on peg 27, Scott caught on the long pole with pellet for a weight of 105lb 14oz.
Section Winners
Darren Cox Peg 23 9 points 164lb 13oz
Andy Geldart Peg 44 9 points 99lb 10oz
Harry Billing Peg 10 9 points 95lb 14oz
Rob Wiltshire Peg 47 9 points 75lb 3oz
E Section Pollawyn
The fish have really spread out across Pollawyn again today as the weights have come from all over. The weights were generally lower from all sections but the section points were still up for grabs so every fish counts. Nathan Watson was the lake winner today on peg 15; Nathan caught on the bomb & pellet and the pole & meat and had a weight of 95lb 6oz. On peg 28 Tony Hopper was second with 83lb 4oz; Tony caught all his fish on the method feeder. Third was Joe Carass, Joe caught on the long pole with meat from peg 16 for a weight of 75lb 14oz. Adam Richards had the next best weight on the lake with 69lb 8oz, Adam caught on pellet shallow from peg 45.
Section Winners
Nathan Watson Peg 15 9 points 95lb 6oz
Tony Hopper Peg 28 9 points 83lb 4oz
Adam Richards Peg 45 9 points 69lb 8oz
Steve Cooke Peg 1 9 points 41lb 1oz
Here is how things look at the end of day two.
Overall Top Twenty Four
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Nathan Watson |
18 points | 236lb 2oz |
| 2nd | Tommy Pickering | 18 points | 126lb 7oz |
| 3rd | Alex Bones | 18 points | 126lb 7oz |
| 4th | Harry Billing | 18 points | 106lb |
| 5th | Pemb Wrighting | 18 points | 102lb 8oz |
| 6th | Lee Edwards | 18 points | 76lb 13oz |
| 7th | Pete Wild |
17 points | 191lb 10oz |
| 8th | Darren Cox | 17 points | 175lb 12oz |
| 9th | Austin Williams | 17 points | 48lb 2oz |
| 10th | Steve Cooke | 16 points | 162lb 15oz |
| 11th | Kerry Kirkwood | 16 points | 146lb 5oz |
| 12th | Andy Geldart | 16 points | 114lb 15oz |
| 13th | Andy Neal | 16 points | 112lb 14oz |
| 14th | Gary Stanley | 16 points | 103lb 14oz |
| 15th | Steve Sanders |
16 points | 97lb 12oz |
| 16th | Adam Rooney | 16 points | 81lb 1oz |
| 17th | Paul Burton |
16 points | 69lb 10oz |
| 18th | Adam Richards |
15 points | 167lb 2oz |
| 19th | Joff Rogers | 15 points | 159lb 15oz |
| 20th | Paul Holland | 15 points | 154lb 11oz |
| 21st | Chris Kitchen | 15 points | 150lb 4oz |
| 22nd | Ken Oldham | 15 points | 104lb 10oz |
| 23rd | Matt Pillay | 15 points | 83lb 3oz |
| 24th | Neil McKinnon | 15 points | 80lb 7oz |
We have 6 anglers on maximum points for the week and then very close points and back up weights from the rest of the pack, it is all set once again to be a very exciting festival. We have had a severe weather forecast for tomorrow so we shall have to see what that does for us.
Catch us tomorrow for the latest update.
Day Three
Well severe weather we were forecast and it is severe weather we got!! The heavens have opened over White Acres and it lashed down throughout the while of the match. Whist the rain may not be good news for the anglers it was good news for us as this might have given the lakes a bit of a shake up as we haven't had any proper rain for nearly 4 weeks here. Read on for all the action from a very wet day three.
A Section Trewaters
The rain definitely didn't dampen the action at Trewaters as the weights were the best we had seen all week, it was also the closest we had seen the weights as only a couple of pounds separated getting 9 points or 4. The lake winner today was Simon Willsmore, Simon was on peg 27 and caught on the method feeder for a weight of 66lb 13oz. Andy Bennet was second with 46lb 7oz, Andy was on peg 31 and caught on the method feeder & the pole with pellet. Third on peg 29 was Andy Neal, Andy caught on the long pole with pellet and down the edge on the pole with maggot for a weight of 45lb. It was a tie for the next best weight with both Steve Ringer & Tim Nash weighing in with 38lb 12oz, Tim was on peg 34 and caught on the long pole and down the edge with corn and Steve caught on maggot and groundbait on the pole from peg 36.
Section Winners
Simon Willsmore peg 27 9 points 66lb 13oz
Andy Bennett peg 31 9 points 46lb 7oz
Timmy Rowe peg 41 9 points 36lb 13oz
Neil McKinnon peg 46 9 points 29lb 14oz
B Section Porth
It was 'musical fish' on Porth again today with the weights coming from yet another different section. The lake winner today was Des Shipp with 21lb 3oz, Des caught on the feeder with worm from peg 20. Second was Shaun Barnett, Shaun had a weight of 16lb 15oz caught from peg 36 on the waggler with maggot & caster. Being ounced into third place was Richie Hull with 16lb 14oz, Richie caught on the waggler with worm from peg 23. Simon Colclough on peg 85 had the next best weight on the lake; Simon caught 197 roach and perch on the pole at 5 meters with maggot for a weight of 14lb 7oz.
Section Winners
Des Shipp peg 37 9 points 21lb 3oz
Richie Hull peg 23 9 points 16lb 14oz
Simon Colclough peg 85 9 points 14lb 7oz
Gary Stanley peg 72 9 points 12lb 10oz
C Section Bolingey
Good weights from across the 4 sections of the lake today, showing that the fish haven’t been too put off by the cold rain going into the lake. Alan Scotthorne was the lake winner today on peg 21 with 128lb 2oz, Alan caught on the feeder with pellet and down the edge on meat. Closely followed in second place was Lee Edwards with 127lb, Lee caught on the method feeder and on the pole with meat at 5 meters from peg 17. Third was Grant Albutt, Grant was on peg 7 and weighed in with 115lb 12oz caught on the pole with corn & meat.
Section Winners
Alan Scotthorne peg 21 9 points 128lb 2oz
Lee Edwards peg 17 9 points 127lb
Grant Albutt peg 7 9 points 115lb 12oz
Steve Warner peg 35 9 points 65lb 2oz
D Section Pollawyn
The fish had moved again on Pollawyn today and the anglers on the pegs in the first arm caught better that that others had over the past days. Andy Geldart was the lake winner today on peg 9; Andy caught shallow on the pole at 16 meters and weighed in with 108lb 8oz. Second was Harry Billing with 105lb 11oz, Harry was on peg 1 and caught on the long pole to the island with meat. Darren Cox was third, Darren had a weight of 101lb 7oz caught from peg 24 on the long pole with meat The next best weight on the lake was 89lb 13oz and this came from Paul Burton on peg 7, Paul caught on the pole to the island with meat.
Section Winners
Andy Geldart peg 9 9 points 108lb 8oz
Darren Cox peg 24 9 points 101lb 7oz
Chris Jenkinson peg 26 9 points 83lb 4oz
Paul Carnwell peg 47 9 points 54lb 8oz
E Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
The weights were spread out across all of the lakes today and although the winning weights were not as high the back up weights across the sections were all very close. Geoff Wide was the lake winner today on Twin oaks peg 16, Geoff caught on the method with pellet and then had a few fish down the edge with meat in the last hour for a total weight of 100lb 3oz. Second was Steve Cooke with 81lb 7oz, Steve was on Twin Oaks peg 18 and caught on the pellet method with white boilie on the hook and down the edge on meat. On Trelawney peg 18 Dean Smith was third with 76lb 10oz, Dean caught on pellet over corn down the edge. Mark Fox had the next best weight with 74lb 4oz; Mark was on Trelawney peg 12 and caught at 6 meters with corn and down the edge on corn.
Section Winners
Geoff Wilde peg 16 9 points 100lb 3oz
Dean Smith peg 18 9 points 76lb 10oz
Joff Rogers peg 35 9 points 63lb 3oz
Jamie Wilde peg 32 9 points 46lb 13oz
Overall Top Twenty Four
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Lee Edwards |
27 points | 203lb 13oz |
| 2nd | Darren Cox | 26 points | 277lb 3oz |
| 3rd | Harry Billing | 26 points | 211lb 11oz |
| 4th | Andy Geldart | 25 points | 223lb 7oz |
| 5th | Gary Stanley | 25 points | 116lb 8oz |
| 6th | Nathan Watson | 24 points | 263lb 9oz |
| 7th | Steve Cooke | 24 points | 244lb 6oz |
| 8th | Joff Rogers | 24 points | 223lb 2oz |
| 9th | Andy Neal | 24 points | 157lb 14oz |
| 10th | Alex Bones | 24 points | 147lb 14oz |
| 11th | Neil Mckinnon |
24 points | 110lb 5oz |
| 12th | Pemb Wrighting |
24 points | 109lb 3oz |
| 13th | Kerry Kirkwood | 23 points | 206lb 14oz |
| 14th | Alan Scotthorne | 23 points | 173lb 2oz |
| 15th | Chris Jenkinson | 23 points | 171lb 4oz |
| 16th | Paul Burton | 23 points | 159lb 7oz |
| 17th | Richie Hull | 23 points | 136lb 5oz |
| 18th | Adam Rooney | 23 points | 94lb 7oz |
| 19th | Shaun Barnett | 23 points | 93lb 4oz |
| 20th | Adam Richards |
22 points | 206lb 7oz |
| 21st | Mick Lees |
22 points | 174lb 1oz |
| 22nd | Tommy Pickering |
22 points | 132lb 8oz |
| 23rd | Alan Rutherford | 22 points | 96lb 11oz |
| 24th | Leigh Hodgkinson | 22 points | 93lb 14oz |
At the mid way point of the festival we only have one angler left on maximum points, the next two days are set to be an all out battle to bag top section points to secure themselves a place among the group of elite anglers that have made it to the Parkdean Masters final.
Two days left and for some they know they have no chance of making it to the final but no one is taking a back seat, it is heads down and on with the show. It is not going to be an easy few days left for anyone as we all know how much things can change over the course of the festival. Join us tomorrow to find out if Lee can make it a fourth section win or if another angler has knocked him off the top spot.
Day Four
It is turning out to be a very exciting week and there is a lot of nervous & excited energy flying around with a number of anglers hoping to get into the final. There was no sign today of yesterdays torrential rain but its effects were clear to see with all the lakes fishing hard. A cold easterly wind was not helping thing as well as the amount of cold water that had run into the lakes over night. Read on for the action from day four.
A Section Porth
It was a hard day on all of the lakes and Porth was no exception. Although the weights were low they were pretty consistent across the section. Steve Conway won the lake today with 16lb 3oz; Steve was on peg 76 and caught on the feeder with worm and the pole at 13 meters with worm. Second was Alex Bones, Alex was on peg 88 and caught on the feeder with maggot and worm for a weight of 15lb 10oz Will Raison was third with 15lb 9oz, Will caught on the feeder with worm from peg 37. Tim Nash on peg 32 had the next best weight with 14lb 7oz, Tim caught on the feeder with worm.
Section Winners
Steve Conway peg 76 9 points 16lb 3oz
Alex Bones peg 88 9 points 15lb 10oz
Will Raison peg 37 9 points 15lb 9oz
Steve Ringer peg 24 9 points 10lb 2oz
B Section Bolingey
As we have seen before with Bolingey, after a lot of cold water goes into the lakes the weights drop as the fish back off. Not the best weights today but with vital section points at stake it was still everything to fish for. Today’s lake winner with 118lb 13oz was Adam Rooney; Adam was on peg 18 and caught on the method feeder. Second on peg 7 was Jimmy Garside, Jimmy caught at 16 and 5 meters on the pole with meat for a weight of 80lb 14oz. Des Shipp was third with 79lb 14oz, Des was on peg 26 and caught on casters shallow and down the edge with corn. The next best weight on the lake was 79lb 4oz and this came from Carl Eland on peg 23, Carl caught 19 fish on meat down the edge,
Section Winners
Adam Rooney peg 18 9 points 118lb 13oz
Jimmy Garside peg 7 9 points 80lb 14oz
Des Shipp peg 26 9 points 79lb 14oz
Tommy Pickering peg 33 9 points 68lb 4oz
C Section Pollawyn
Pollawyn was another lake that had a completely different day, after yesterday’s shock results the fish were once again on the move and had completely backed off from feeding. The lake winner today was Lee Werret, Lee caught on the method and pellet waggler from peg 16 for a weight of 83lb 2oz. Ian Dixon was second with 67lb 1oz, Ian was on peg 28 and caught on the pellet waggler. Third was Alan Scotthorne on peg 23, Alan caught on the long pole with meat for a weight of 65lb 2oz. 63lb was the next best weight on the lake and this came from Lee Edwards on peg 29, Lee caught on the pole at 16 & 5 meters with meat.
Section Winners
Lee Werret peg 16 9 points 83lb 2oz
Ian Dixon peg 28 9 points 67lb 1oz
Steve Martin peg 12 9 points 40lb 5oz
Kieron Rich peg 55 9 points 18lb 11oz
D Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
It was a struggle for some of the anglers over on these lakes today where again the effects from yesterday’s weather hampered the fishing. Phil Ringer was the lake winner on Trelawney peg 28, Phil caught shallow on pellet for a weight of 70lb 1oz. On Twin Oaks peg 14 Tom Wallis was second with 64lb 9oz, Tom caught at 5 meters on meat. Third was Chris Jenkinson, Chris caught 6 fish across on pellet and 5 fish down the edge on corn for a weight of 62lb 7oz from Trelawney peg 18. Tony Stevenson on Twin Oaks peg 16 had the next best weight with 57lb 2oz, Tony caught on the method and on the pole in the margins.
Section Winners
Phil Ringer peg 28 9 points 70lb 1oz
Tom Wallis peg 14 9 points 64lb 9oz
Chris Jenkinson peg 18 9 points 62lb 7oz
Paul Burton peg 19 9 points 35lb 12oz
E Section Trewaters
Despite the amount of cold water that went into the lake throughout yesterday and overnight the weights were still reasonable over most sections of the lake. The lake was won today with 34lb 8oz and this came from Lee Kerry on peg 54, Lee caught down the edge on maggot. Geoff Wilde was second. Geoff was on peg 21 and caught on the method feeder with groundbait and red maggot for a weight of 27lb 12oz. Third with 27lb 9oz was Paul Holland, Paul was on peg 50 and caught on the waggler with maggot. The next best weight on the lake came from Mark Fox with 25lb 5oz, Mark caught in the margins on pellet from peg 19.
Section Winners
Lee Kerry peg 54 9 points 34lb 8oz
Geoff Wilde peg 21 9 points 27lb 12oz
Paul Holland peg 50 9 points 27lb 9oz
Adam Wakelin peg 22 9 points 23lb
That was day four and going into the final day of the festival here is how the current 24 looks.
Overall Top Twenty Four
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Lee Edwards |
35 points | 266lb13oz |
| 2nd | Harry Billing | 33 points | 244lb 7oz |
| 3rd | Alex Bones | 33 points | 163lb 8oz |
| 4th | Darren Cox | 32 points | 324lb 14oz |
| 5th | Steve Cooke | 32 points | 262lb 14oz |
| 6th | Chris Jenkinson | 32 points | 233lb 11oz |
| 7th | Adam Rooney | 32 points | 213lb 4oz |
| 8th | Paul Burton | 32 points | 195lb 3oz |
| 9th | Alan Scotthorne | 31 points | 238lb 4oz |
| 10th | Tommy Pickering |
31 points | 200lb 12oz |
| 11th | Nathan Watson | 30 points | 284lb 1oz |
| 12th | Joff Rogers |
30 points | 237lb 11oz |
| 13th | Paul Holland |
30 points | 227lb |
| 14th | Des Shipp |
30 points | 156lb 4oz |
| 15th | Steve Ringer | 30 points | 137lb 14oz |
| 16th | Andy Geldart | 29 points | 261lb 9oz |
| 17th | Lee Werret | 29 points | 197lb 3oz |
| 18th | Alan Rutherford | 29 points | 171lb 7oz |
| 19th | Mark Harper | 29 points | 125lb 5oz |
| 20th | Simon Colclough | 28 points | 199lb 15oz |
| 21st | Mick Lees |
28 points | 192lb 2oz |
| 22nd | Mark Fox |
28 points | 172lb 8oz |
| 23rd | Andy Neal | 28 points | 167lb 12oz |
| 24th | Tony Wynnick | 28 points | 166lb. |
Despite dropping a point Lee is still the festival leader but there a lot of anglers that are snapping at his heels. A section win from some on the final day of the festival could see them swipe the victory. Who will be the Preston Innovations Champion 2009, we shall have to wait until tomorrow to find this out. There are some that know they can't take the festival win but have a chance of making it into the final 24, day five is going to be a nail biter and for some their fortunes will be decided by the draw bag tomorrow. Join us in the morning to find out who is the Preston Innovations Champion is and who will be fishing the £25,000 Parkdean Maters final on Saturday.
Cheers, Kirsty
Day Five
It has all come down to the wire today, with Lee dropping a point yesterday he needs another section win to clinch the festival out right but if it is anything less than 9 points he picks up it will be a completely open book as to who will take the win as it could go a number of ways.
Today was a bit hectic and we didn't get any catch information I'm afraid but here are the top 4 from each lake. Once again it fished hard all over but the points were still there to be gained so it was set to be an exciting day. There were a few elated anglers after the draw, but there were a number of anglers that once they drew their pegs knew they had their work cut out for them today. Read on to see who bagged themselves a final day lake or section win and the full top 24 results of the anglers that will be heading into the Parkdean Masters Final on Saturday.
A Section Bolingey
1st Andy Neal peg 23 110lb (Down the edge on meat and 3 on the method)
2nd Neil Mckinnon peg 19 96lb 14oz (Shallow at 14.5 meters with pellet)
3rd Mal Proctor peg 45 88lb 13oz (21 fish all on the deck at 14.5 meters with pellet)
4th Jamie Smith peg 49 79lb 10oz (13 fish 6 meters on the deck with corn)
Section Winners
Andy Neal peg 23 9 points 110lb
Jamie Smith peg 49 9 points 79lb 10oz
Steve Ringer peg 44 9 points 76lb 1oz
Steve Conway peg 18 9 points 41lb 4oz
B Section Pollawyn
1st Matt Davenport peg 20 97lb
2nd Alan Rutherford peg 27 63lb 8oz
3rd Mark Cullerton peg 16 54lb 1oz (Method across, bomb down the middle)
4th Kevin Wadge peg 15 53lb 10oz (Pellet across, meat down the edge)
4th Ricky Teal peg 13 53lb 10oz
Section Winners
Matt Davenport peg 20 9 points 97lb
Mark Cullerton peg 16 9 points 54lb 1oz
Ricky Teal peg 13 9 points 53lb 10oz
Tommy Pickering peg 34 9 points 28lb 3oz
C Section Twin Oaks/Trelawney
1st Jimmy Wilson peg 16(TO) 57lb
2nd Paul Carpenter peg 25 (T) 56lb 2oz
3rd Kelvin Acton peg 10(TO) 46lb 3oz
4th Mark Tomlin peg 12(12) 44lb
Section Winners
Jimmy Wilson peg 16 9 points 57lb
Paul Carpenter peg 25 9 points 56lb 2oz
Lee Edwards peg 23 9 points 32lb 11oz
Grant Albutt peg 4 9 points 32lb
D Section Trewaters
1st Jon Arthur peg 54 29lb 12oz (Pellet & maggot down edge at 5 m)
2nd Jon Gray peg 53 28lb 2oz (Waggler & maggot)
3rd Kerry Kirkwood peg 22 26lb 14oz (Maggot in edge & fed groundbait)
4th Paul Burton peg 30 26lb 2oz (Method)
Section Winners
Jon Arthur peg 54 9 points 29lb 12oz
Kerry Kirkwood peg 22 9 points 26lb 14oz
Darren Cox peg 19 9 points 22lb 14oz
Tony Stevenson peg 48 9 points 22lb 8oz
E Section Porth
1st Joe Carass peg 34 17lb (Pole & feeder with maggot)
2nd Chris Cameron peg 24 15lb 6oz (Waggler & worm)
3rd Paul Holland peg 71 14lb 4oz (Waggler & pole with maggot)
4th Mark Fox peg 23 12lb 8oz
Section Winners
Joe Carass peg 34 9 points 17lb
Chris Cameron peg 24 9 points 15lb 6oz
Paul Holland peg 71 9 points 14lb 4oz
Steve Cooke peg 82 9 points 11lb 12oz
That was the results from the final day and here is how the full results for the final top 24 looks.
Overall Top Twenty Four
| Name | Points | Weight | |
| 1st | Lee Edwards |
36 points dropping 8 | 299lb 8oz |
| 2nd | Tommy Pickering | 36 points dropping 4 | 228lb 15oz |
| 3rd | Darren Cox | 35 points dropping 6 | 247lb 12oz |
| 4th | Steve Ringer | 35 points dropping 4 | 213lb 15oz |
| 5th | Steve Cooke |
34 points dropping 7 | 274lb 10oz |
| 6th | Alan Scotthorne | 34 points dropping 5 | 268lb |
| 7th | Adam Rooney |
33 points dropping 7 | 236lb 6oz |
| 8th | Paul Burton |
33 points dropping 7 | 221lb 5oz |
| 9th | Paul Holland | 33 points dropping 6 | 241lb 4oz |
| 10th | Alex Bones | 33 points dropping 6 | 207lb 11oz |
| 11th | Andy Neal | 33 points dropping 4 | 277lb 12oz |
| 12th | Harry Billing | 33 points dropping 4 | 260lb 9oz |
| 13th | Simon Colclough | 33 points dropping 2 | 220lb 3oz |
| 14th | Joe Carass | 33 points dropping 1 | 185lb 11oz |
| 15th | Chris Jenkinson | 32 points dropping 4 | 250lb 7oz |
| 16th | Neil Mckinnon | 32 points dropping 4 | 212lb 13oz |
| 17th | Mark Fox | 32 points dropping 4 | 185lb |
| 18th | Kerry Kirkwood | 32 points dropping 1 | 237lb 12oz |
| 19th | Alan Rutherford |
31 points dropping 6 | 234lb 15oz |
| 20th | Paul Carpenter | 31 points dropping 6 | 163lb 6oz |
| 21st | Des Shipp | 31 points dropping 5 | 193lb 2oz |
| 22nd | Richie Hull | 31 points dropping 4 | 189lb 13oz |
| 23rd | Grant Albutt | 31 points dropping 1 | 213lb 12oz |
| 24th | Joff Rogers | 30 points dropping 6 | 244lb 12oz |
With a perfect result of 36 points Lee Edwards is the White Acres Preston Innovations Champion 2009. It has been a great festival; even though the fishing took at turn for worse in the latter part of the week. We would like to send a massive thanks to Preston Innovations & Ricky Teal for once again sponsoring the festival and providing prizes for the top 20.
We would like also to thank 2nd place winner Tommy Pickering who's generosity lead to a domino effect with the top three anglers who all offered up their amazing prizes for just £400 per package and requested that the £1200 that we raised was donated to a children's hospice here in Cornwall, thank you very much Lee, Tommy & Darren the money your raised will be put to very good use.
So that is it for the main autumn festivals, and Saturday is the big finale, the above 24 anglers will battle it out in the £25,000 match to see who will be Parkdean Master 2009. Cheers, Kirsty
Edwards edges it
An almost perfect week enabled Welsh wizard Lee Edwards (Preston Innovations) to top the list in the 2009 Preston Innovations festival at Cornwall bagging Mecca White Acres. A week of bad weather made the fishing difficult, but Edwards managed to find fish and consistency to post four section wins and a second in section to edge out current UK Champion Tommy Pickering (Preston Innovations). Pickering also had four section wins (36 points), but had fewer points to drop from his worst day, so lost out on the top slot.
Edwards qualified for the Preston festival the previous week in the Maver competition, his first festival and kept up his good form to reach the £25,000 winner-take-all Parkdean Masters final. Edwards win is all the more sweet, as he was up against a who's who of big names, which saw former Masters winners Darren Cox (Garbolino) and Steve Ringer (Guru, Shimano, Dynamite Baits) finish third and fourth respectively.
“It was a hard week, as the fishing was affected by the cold rain, which put them off the feed,” said Caerphilly-based Edwards. “I just fished to my strengths and hoped that I could the top 20.”
The other big names qualifying for the change to win the big-money match were five-times world champion Alan Scotthorne andformer Masters winners Harry Billing and Des Shipp.
