2005 Whiteacres PRESTON INNOVATIONS autumn festival - Bolingey day

Weighing time ...... i think this about peg 24-ish - notice the weighing mat which is compulsory !

Had a really bad week with a 5/9 , 4/9 ,9/9 and the fourth day i fish my favourite water of the week on peg 34 of the right-hand arm of the lake.......next to the man .....Steve Ringer. I know Steve to say '' hi'' to as i have fished with him in the Makins Winter leagues. Today he drew peg 35 and its normally the peg to win off.

Steve starts the match by potting in meat at 14metres and fishes feeder to the far side with groundbait and caster in the feeder. After an hour he is 5-1 in front of me with fish and after about 3 hours ......i think he was about 11-4 on fish........but then i struck back at him and took some serious 'animal' carp in the margins to 8lb size on red-meat. Steve responded also by fishing margins and at the final whistle he had won the section with about 90+ lbs to my 79lbs. I got second place and learnt alot from the full-time angler......he is a gentleman !

Steves weigh in and confirmation of his section win

Carp know him by name at Bolingey :-))

Adam Wakelin from the Whiteacres fishing shop staff completes the weigh in . His arms must be strong as he lifts and holds an average of 1500lb of fish every match times 5 days !!! is 7500lbs of fish for the week !!!........he does that all year in all the other Whiteacres run matches.

Adam calling the weight

Richie Hull .......think he was peg 26-ish ......winner of another section

Winner of another section and overall second on lake from peg 29

so much fish !!

Whiteacres top-30 regular ; Mick Lees - got 4th in my section on end peg 37 with about 40-50lb