2002 Preston autumn festival Whiteacres

BEST RESULT EVER AT THE CORNISH MECCA WITH A 29/180 POSITION AND A GREAT WIN ON BOLINGEY POOL OF PEG 17 WITH 93LB GOT TO GET BACK THERE AND FISH FULL TIME !!!! White Acres Preston Innovations Autumn Festival 2002. By Brian Gay. WHITE Acres Match record holder Kieron Rich returned to Cornwall to realise a dream winning the 170-entry White Acres Preston Innovations Autumn Festival with a maximum four section wins for 36 points earning the £2000 winners cheque. Kieron has finished as runner-up on no less than six previous occasions and despite his widely acknowledged stance as a top angler had yet to win anything major. The Dudley West Midlands based 27-year-old put the record straight but with the best four from five results counting he needed a superior dropped result of 7 to edge out the defending champion Will Raison¹s challenge. World class Will, backed personally by Daiwa, had also rattled up a 36 point maximum with four section wins but a dropped result of 6 saw him settle for the £900 runner-up cheque. Mosella groundbait wholesaler Kieron's rise to the top started with lake second and section win at Porth reservoir with 20-12-0 of feeder and chopped worm tempted skimmers. Day two and he weighed in 104-8-0 from Bolingey¹s peg 12 but it was only good enough for third in section, his dropped result! Winning Pollawyn lake with 77-13-0 on waggler and meat shallow was followed with the best weight of the week from the new Canal match lake where peg 19 produced 57-1-0 of carp and skimmers. That set up his final day opportunity and while title rival Raison showed his class digging out a 51-6-0 section win on Pollawyn¹s peg 16 Paul Yates and Phil Ringer also on for maximums fell away at Bolingey. Tri cast backed Kieron on peg 55 at Gwinear sealed the crucial fourth section with 89-2-0 of big mirror carp mostly coming to poled worm at 8 metres in the latter stages. Will Raison¹s attempt to retain the crown he won a year ago was valiant indeed starting with a fine 40-2-0 section from the Canal¹s peg 2 and including lake wins at Gwinear¹s (137-5-0) and Porth¹s (19-6-0). Keenets Milo¹s Tim Rowe took the third placed £800 cheque after posting three wins and two seconds for a 35 points tally. BIGGEST WEIGHT PRIZE. DAIWA Dorking skipper Steve Sanders earned the £100 cheque for the highest daily winning weight with a fifth match 175-7-0 carp haul at Gwinear. BIGGEST FISH. UK Champion Jamie Masson learned the £50 for the biggest individual fish with a 12 lb 3 oz carp from Pollawyn. PRIZE BOOST. WHITE Acres boosted the prize fund with an additional £1000 cash pushing the pay out down to 15th individual place. Sponsors Preston Innovations provided a cracking line up of product with the winner receiving a CM80 pole and spares, second prize was a Diatex 7030 carp pole, while third took home a 15-17¹ rod. Fourth place reward was a 14¹ rod while complete luggage sets went to anglers down to 10th place. MYSTERY MEN? SIX mystery weight prizes of £100 each went to Vince Sicklemore (67-2-0), Swan¹s Nigel Waddel (74-1-0), Milton Keynes Trevor Jeans (84-0-0), Wellingborough¹s Matthew Grant (55-0-0); Todber Manor¹s Alan Gates (32-6-0), and Graham Harding (45-3-0). MAN OF THE MATCH. Bill Knott, who paid out £500 on winner Kieron Rich, made his man of the match award to bag Up Baits Alan Barker in 48th place with 28 points winning a selection of event sponsor Preston Innovations luggage. TOP 15. Kieron Rich (Mosella Tricast) 36 points dropped 7 £2000 Will Raison (Daiwa) 36 points dropped 6 £900 Tim Rowe (Keenets Milo) 35 points £800 Grant Albutt (Mosella Keenets Milo) 34 points dropped 7 261-5-0 £700 Paul Yates (Drennan) 34 points dropped 7 139-15-0 £600 Harry Billing (Bill Knott¹s Bookmakers) 34 points dropped 6 205-5-0 £500 Geoff Banks (Top Lock) 34 points dropped 6 194-10-0 £400 Steve Sanders (Daiwa Dorking) 34 points dropped 5 254-2-0 £300 Phil Ringer (Essex County Van den Eynde) 34 points dropped 5 164-4-0 £250 Steve Cooke (Ringer Baits) 34 points dropped 4 points £200 Jamie Masson (Maver Jack Purchase) 33 points dropped 7 £150 Alex Murray (Team Sillybait) 33 points dropped 6 £100 Emma Pickering (Preston Innovations) 33 dropped 5 223-3-0 £100 Martin Cocks (Thatchers 2000) 33 points dropped 5 198-11-0 £100 Gary Thorpe (Ton Up Baits) 33 points dropped 2 £100 Lake Winners. Day 1 Pollawyn Steve Cooke (Ringer Baits) 122-15-0 peg 26; Trelawney and Canal Dave Rudman (Oxford AC), 90-5-0 peg T22; Gwinear Steve Ringer (Shimano Van den Eynde) 133-4-0 peg 14; Porth Lee Woodhouse (Carbotec Select) 21-14-0 peg 35; Bolingey Pete Wedgebrow (Slapheads) 109-11-0 peg 24. Day 2 Trelawney and Canal Kristian Powers (Garbolino Sillybait) 59-9-0 peg T23; Gwinear Will Raison (Daiwa) 137-5-0 peg 14; Porth Steve Ringer (Shimano Van den Eynde) 19-0-0 peg 89; Bolingey Dean Barlow (Kamasan) 169-6-0 peg 20; Pollawyn Dave Bruton (Team Sillybait) and Gary Thorpe (Ton Up Baits) both 43-4-0 pegs 25 and 29. Day 3 Gwinear Rob Brennan (MAP Garbolino Starlets) 114-15-0 peg 25; Porth Will Raison (Daiwa) 19-6-0 peg 36; Bolingey Tim Rowe (Keenets Milo) 135-12-0 peg 26; Pollawyn Kieron Rich (Tricast) 77-13-0 peg 28; Trelawney and Canal Leon Duvalier (WAC Tackle) 52-13-0 peg T16. Day 4 Porth Harry Billing (Bill Knott Bookmakers) 20-12-0 peg 77; Bolingey Phil Ackerley (RJH Fiske Sweden) 93-4-0 peg 17; Pollawyn Tim Rowe (Keenets Milo) 125-13-0 peg 27; Trelawney and Canal John White (Somerset Angling) 63-4-0 peg T22; Gwinear Gary Thorpe (Ton Up Baits) 123-15-0 peg 27. Day 5 Bolingey Kevin Arathoon (Coca Cola) 103-0-0 peg 23; Pollawyn Jim Barrowman (Woodbridge) 120-6-0 peg 29; Trelawney and Canal Alex Murray (Team Sillybait) 63-1-0 peg T23; Gwinear Steve Sanders (Daiwa Dorking) 175-7-0 peg 14; Porth Paul Greenwood (Veals Sensas) 16-4-0 peg 73.