Over the past two days some of the top anglers in the country have been battling it out, to be crowned the Westwood Lakes Two-day festival winner. With the weather in our favour and the lakes fishing great it was going to be a close competition.
Day 1 – Falcon Lake
With the anglers spaced out it gave them the chance to catch some good weights. In Section A saw Ady Gathercole (Westwood Lakes) just pipping Ted wheeler (Miracle Baits) off the next peg for a section win off peg 1 with 157lb 14oz. Over in Section B Greg Cooper (Dynamite Baits/ Trentman) took the section win with 154lb 12oz off peg 26 by fishing soft pellets down the edge to catch f1’s and Carp. Section C saw section winner and Lake Winner Carl-Lee Hopps (Westwood Lakes) weigh in 158lb 14oz off peg 37 by feeding 2mm fishery pellets and fishing a 4mm expander in the margins.
Overall
- Carl-Lee Hopps (Westwood Lakes) peg 38- 158lb 14oz
- Ady Gathercole (Westwood Lakes) peg 1- 157lb 14oz
- Ian Kent (Burt Baits/Tri-cast) peg 46 – 157lb 6oz
- Greg Cooper (Dynamite Baits/ Trentman) peg 26- 154lb 12oz
Section winners
- Ady Gathercole (Westwood Lakes) peg 1- 157lb 14oz
- Greg Cooper (Dynamite Baits/ Trentman) peg 26- 154lb 12oz
- Carl-Lee Hopps (Westwood Lakes) peg 38- 158lb 14oz
Day 1- Skylark Lake
The all mighty Skylark did provide some big weights for the anglers which made a close competition for everyone. Section A was a tight battle between Map/Dynamite Baits star Matt Pillay and Dynamite Baits Young Gun Adam Swain. But Adam Swain (Dynamite Baits) took the win with 203lb 4oz from peg 11. In Section B Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) smashed the section to pieces off peg 13 with 232lb 0oz, also taking the lake win. Reece fished soft pellets down either edge to catch a mixed bag of f1’s, carp and even Barbel. James Howarth (Tri-Cast Highfield) was the man to take the section win, in C Section from peg 34 with 220lb 4oz.
Overall
- Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) peg 13- 232lb 0oz
- James Howarth (Tri-Cast Highfield) peg 34- 220lb 4oz
- Ryan Lingard (Westwood Lakes) peg 30- 213lb 4oz
- Adam Swain (Dynamite Baits) peg 11- 203lb 4oz
Section Winners
- Adam Swain (Dynamite Baits) peg 11- 203lb 4oz
- Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) peg 13- 232lb 0oz
- James Howarth (Tri-Cast Highfield) peg 34- 220lb 4oz
Day 2 – Falcon Lake
With a colder night this was going to be a very interesting match. Section A was going to be a tough section with Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits), Adam Swain (Dynamite Baits) and James Howarth (Tri-cast Highfield) all drawing in the same section , there was going to be 1 winner. Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) came out on top by winning the Section from peg 3 with 238lb 14oz. B Section was so tight with Ryan Lingard (Westwood Lakes) and Martin Kirk (Westwood Lakes) only being a 1lb apart for the section win, But Martin Kirk took the prize with 156lb 4oz from peg 24. Matrix and Spotted fin backed angler Ben Townsend (Matrix/Spotted-fin) won the section from peg 35 with 159lb 0oz.
Overall
- Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) peg 3- 238lb 14oz
- Adam Swain (Dynamite Baits) peg 1- 189lb 7oz
- James Howarth (Tri-Cast Highfield) peg 13- 168lb 14oz
- Ben Townsend (Matrix/Spotted-Fin) peg 35- 159lb 0oz
Section Winners
- Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) peg 3- 238lb 14oz
- Martin Kirk (Westwood Lakes) peg 24- 156lb 4oz
- Ben Townsend (Matrix/Spotted-Fin) peg 35- 159lb 0oz
Day 2- Skylark Lake
Skylark saw 13 anglers out of the 19 have over 100lb today. Young Ted Wheeler (Miracle Baits) won Section A from peg 1 with 181lb 4oz by fishing pellets on the pole long up the margin. Over in Section B local Superstar Janusz Kedzierski (Westwood Lakes) took the section win from peg 19 with 144lb 12oz. In Section C Aiden Mansfield (Map/Bait-Tech) was able to win his Section and the Lake with 187lb 12oz, by fishing maggots short and pellets down the edge.
Overall
- Aiden Mansfield (Map/Bait-Tech) peg 30- 187lb 12oz
- Ted Wheeler (Miracle Baits) peg 1- 181lb 4oz
- Janusz Kedzierski (Westwood Lakes) peg 19- 144lb 12oz
- Ady Gathercole (Westwood Lakes) peg 38- 142lb 8oz
The Final Result
It was too tight to call with a lot of anglers on 3 points it was going to be called back on weight but there was one out and out winner with Reece Hearn (Bag Em Baits) having the perfect score of Two Points and a total weight of 470lb 14oz. We would just like to say from everyone at Westwood Lakes Thank You for attending this event and hope to see you in the future.
