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NATIONAL FISHING MONTH
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National Fishing Month
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Festival Focus
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Festival Dates
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Adam Rooney talks…
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National
Fishing Month
National Fishing Month
25th July - 19th August 2016
For the seventh year in a row, White Acres is
supporting National Fishing Month and we’re
really looking forward to having Frenzee with us
this summer.
Frenzee are a fast growing fishing tackle company
based in Newtown, Mid Wales, who manufacture
and produce innovative fishing tackle in their
own factory.
Glyn Reynolds from Frenzee explains that “Here at
Frenzee we believe it is very important that as an
angling company we fully support National Fishing
Month and encourage all anglers but especially
the youth of today to get out on the bank. We are
proud to be a part of this great event at White Acres
so we’ll be bringing along some of the country’s
top anglers with us; Andy Oldham, Mick Bull, Jon
Whincup and Phil Canning.”
Andy Oldham
Sponsor: Frenzee and Bait-Tech.
Favourite methods: Long pole on the
deck or shallow.
Biggest match weight: 394lb 11oz.
Top tip: Never give up till the final whistle blows.
Top angling achievement: Maver British Pole
Champ 2013.
Mick Bull
Sponsor: Frenzee.
Favourite methods: Pellet feeder or
method feeder.
Biggest match weight: Commercial
match weight 248lb, River match weight 143lb,
Natural venue match weight 121lb.
Top tip: Correct bait preparation of ground bait and
pellets is paramount when fishing the method or cage
feeder. Get this wrong and it will definitely hinder your
catch rate. Take your time and put a bit of effort into
getting this right and you will reap the rewards.
Top angling achievement: 2008 Fish’O’Mania
champion.
The week will see Frenzee running a skills
school, whereby anglers of all abilities can
watch demonstrations of various methods with
explanations of why that particular set up is being
used. Guests will then be invited to try out the
equipment and methods they’ve
just seen. There’s also a
chance to win great prizes
throughout the week
with daily raffles.
Don’t forget National
Fishing Month events
are only available by
booking direct, so
don’t miss out.
New
for 2016:
Week – W/C
15th August
Jon Whincup
Sponsor: Frenzee, Bait-tech.
Favourite method: Pellets shallow,
waggler for carp.
Biggest match weight: 239lb.
Top tip: Be aware of what other people are catching
but don’t worry about it, just fish your own match and
never give up until the final whistle.
Top Angling Achievement: Current White Acres Guru
Festival champion 2016.
Phil Canning
Sponsor: Frenzee.
Favourite methods: Shallow fishing –
Rod and line work – Margin fishing.
Biggest match weight: 298lb.
Top tip: Keeping track of time is vital and helps you to
make the right moves at the right time. Fail to prepare
and prepare to fail – if fishing is hard don’t give up, try
and make it happen i.e. starting new lines and casting
to new spots.
Top angling achievement: Winner of Maver Match
This qualifiers.
Book a 7 night holiday in National Fishing Month from £759†
Call 0344 381 9128 or visit whiteacres.co.uk
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Festival
Focus
Festival Focus
Your highlights from recent events
Our 2016 festivals have been producing some tremendous results. A huge ‘well done’ goes to all of our
competitors so far and a really big ‘thank you’ to our brilliant sponsors. For full match results and all the
weights check out news-reel.com
Bait Tech Festival
With even more anglers taking part this year, 132 anglers
fished over five days in eight peg sections. They rotated daily
on lakes Pollawyn, Twin Oaks, Trelawney, Jennys, Trewaters,
Python, Acorn, Canal and Bolingey.
NAME
POINTS
WEIGHT
1st
Andy Geldart
32 (dropping 6)
528lb 13oz
2nd
Callum Dicks
31 (dropping 6)
427lb 4oz
3rd
Paul Holland
31 (dropping 4)
547lb 6oz
Guru Festival
This new festival for 2016 saw very generous prizes offered
to participants. Just under 180 anglers fished the five days in
nine peg sections rotating daily between lakes Pollawyn, Twin
Oaks, Trelawney, Jennys, Trewaters, Porth and Bolingey.
NAME
POINTS
WEIGHT
1st
John Whincup
44 (dropping 8)
323lb 12oz
2nd
Alan Scotthorne
43 (dropping 7)
359lb 12oz
3rd
Paul Holland
43 (dropping 8)
510lb
Milo Festival
176 anglers fishing over five days in nine peg sections
rotating daily between lakes Pollawyn, Twin Oaks, Trelawney,
Trewaters, Acorn, Canal, Porth and Bolingey.
NAME
POINTS
WEIGHT
1st
Alan Scotthorne
36 (dropping 8)
374lb 9oz
2nd
Mike McMillan
36 (dropping 5)
491lb
3rd
Carl Williams
36 (dropping 3)
501lb 6oz
Garbolino Spring Classic Festival
72 anglers fishing 6 peg sections over four days rotating
between Trewaters and Twin Oaks.
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NAME
POINTS
WEIGHT
1st
Brad Hancock
23
419lb 12oz
2nd
Adam Playford
23
239lb 5oz
3rd
Kirk Granger
23
178lb 6oz
Match places book up fast – don’t miss out!
Call the Fisheries Team today on 01726 862 526 to bag your place.
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Festival
Dates
2017 Festival Dates
See which festivals are coming up at
White Acres – and book your place today!
Fancy a challenge?
Here are the big events planned for 2017.
Contact the Fisheries Team to book your place.
W/C 20th March – Spring Veterans Festival
Over 55s can join us for this four-day fishing event.
W/C 27th March – Frenzee Festival
Join 180 anglers for our traditional five-day,
pellet-free festival.
W/C 18th April – Coca-Cola & Preston
Innovations Intermediate Festival
For intermediate anglers aged 16-21, looking
to go on to fish senior festivals. With fantastic
winners’ prizes and goodie bags for all who enter.
W/C 18th April – Coca-Cola & Drennan
Junior Festival
Festival fishing open to youngsters of all abilities
up to 15 years of age, with generous winners’
prizes and goodie bags up for grabs.
W/C 8th May – Milo Festival^
With the warmer weather around this event, you
can expect to see some much bigger weights.
W/C 15th May – Guru Festival
180 anglers fishing over five days with a chance
to win some fantastic prizes.
W/C 5th June – Garbolino Spring Classic Festival
A friendly, less competitive four-day event, perfect
for honing your skills before going on to fish our
bigger festivals.
W/C 19th June –Virgin Festival^
Join 100 anglers for a four-day competition open
to all non-sponsored anglers yet to win a 30 peg
open match.
W/C 3rd July – Summer Veterans Festival
Over 55’s can join us for this four-day fishing event.
W/C 2nd October – Maver Festival^
A 180 peg match held over five-days and your
last chance to qualify for the Preston Innovations
Festival!
W/C 9th October – Preston Innovations
Festival^^
180 anglers qualifying via a previous White Acres
Festival or resident match are invited to our
biggest festival of the year. The top 24 go on to
fish the Parkdean Resorts Masters.
14th October – Parkdean Resorts Masters
One of the biggest events in the UK with our top
24 anglers competing for the chance to win a
£25,000 grand prize.
W/C 16th October – Winners Week
A week of fishing for all 2017 resident match
winners. Your chance to win a seven-night holiday
with Parkdean at White Acres.^^^
W/C 30th October – Winter Veterans Festival
A four-day event for the over 55s, combining both
modern and traditional styles.
Festival and weekly resident matches are subject to availability and entry fee. You must be in possession of a weekly permit to take part in the weekly
resident matches. ^Limited places, so you may need to be added to the waiting list and then contacted if places become available. ^^Anglers must
qualify on a White Acres event for the Preston Innovations Festival. Places on this festival cannot be booked. ^^^Accommodation for winners week is up
to the value of £250. Subject to terms and conditions. Upgrades are available at request and the difference in value will need to be paid in full before the
w/c 16 October 2017. All privately booked customers who have qualified require a £99 deposit. Dates subject to change.
2017 festivals are now available to book.
Call the Fisheries Team on 01726 862 526 today to secure your place.
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Adam
Rooney
Adam Rooney talks…
As Guru’s Brand Manager, Adam is tasked with developing
new products as well as helping to market the company and
recruit new Guru consultants. Alongside working for Guru
for his day job, he also represents the company through his
angling exploits. Adam recently fished for the England B
Feeder team, which demonstrates that he knows exactly what
he’s talking about when it comes to using Guru products!
He’s seen as a talented rising star on the match circuit and he
appears in many top angling publications, such as Improve
Your Coarse Fishing. We sat down with Adam for a chat about
his experience of White Acres.
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Adam
Rooney
What’s your favourite White Acres
lake and why?
My favourite lake is Pollawyn. I like it because it
holds a variety of fish, so depending where you draw
you can target certain species to compete in your
section. Pollawyn was also one of the first lakes to
be built at White Acres so when I visited as a child it
was the lake to be on, now when I return it always
brings back fond memories.
Most memorable fishing experience
at White Acres?
Pollawyn Lake
My most memorable fishing experience was winning
the Preston Festival in 2003, I was only young and
to beat such a strong field of anglers was amazing.
What keeps you coming back to
White Acres?
I love the festivals, seeing fellow anglers I haven’t
seen for ages and competing against the best. It’s
the place to visit if you love competition fishing. The
fishing is fantastic and the events are well organised.
What would you say to someone
thinking about fishing their first
festival?
Simple! Don’t think, do! Get yourself there! You will
never look back.
What piece of equipment or product
would you not be without on a trip to
White Acres?
My meat cutter! White Acres fish love the meat!
Your top tip for fishing at White Acres?
Don’t ignore the other species. Carp are always the
key species to catch in competitions, however, there
are so many silverfish in the lakes, you can target
them to help seal some valuable section points.
Silverfish such as bream, skimmers, tench and roach
can really help build your weight and it’s great fun
catching them too.
To read more from Adam visit www.tackleguru.com
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