Andy Bennett Makes it Three Festival Wins in a Row!!!
Now well established in the UK match calendar, the Daiwa Spring Classic Festival 2018 was another huge success having sold out the 108 tickets by the end of January this year. With settled weather, the anglers were set for a real fishing bonanza.
The first day proved to be very productive with all lakes fishing well. On Skylark Lake, Andy Bennett was drawn on peg 38 and bagged fish from the start. The angling maestro weighed 249lbs 4oz to win his section and the lake. Andys travelling partner Paul Holland was on the opposite bank and put 136lbs 12oz on the scales to win his section and lake runner up. Over on Falcon Lake 18 year old Ted Wheeler was quietly bagging to win his section and lake runner up with 122lbs 6oz, giving him one point and third in the overall table.
Day two was another good day for Andy Bennett winning the lake again with 132lbs 4oz on Falcon Lake. So going into the last day there was everything to fish for with Andy Bennett, Paul Holland and Ted Wheeler all on 2 points. James Howarth, Allan Bickley, Aidan Mansfield, Reece Hearn and Chris Weddell all on 3 points went into the last day pushing the leaders all the way.
Day three see Andy Bennett draw peg 5 on Osprey Lake, and as expected won with plenty in hand with 196lbs 0oz of F1 Carp, giving him a perfect 3 points and a 176lb margin in weight over his nearest rival. Paul Holland was on Swallow Lake and put 145lbs 6oz on the scales to take the runners up place.
Well done Andy Bennett on winning your third festival in a row, an absolute phenomenal performance of match angling at its best.
Tickets are now on sale for the Daiwa Autumn Classic Festival in November this year, as well as the Daiwa Spring Classic Festival 2019 in May next year. Telephone 01205 724162 (option 1) to pay for tickets. please note tickets can not be reserved, they must be paid for when booking them.
See below for the list of winners over the three day Festival.
Festival Payout Results Sheet
Overall Top Ten
1st Andy Bennett 3pts 577lbs 8oz £2000.00
2nd Paul Holland 3pts 401lbs 7oz £1500.00
3rd James Howarth 4pts 388lbs 2oz £1000.00
4th Allan Bickley 4pts 363lbs 7oz £650.00
5th Ted Wheeler 4pts 347lbs 8oz £550.00
6th Reece Hearn 4pts 325lbs 4oz £450.00
7th Tom Edwards 5pts 345lbs 0oz £350.00
8th Aidan Mansfield 5pts 293lbs 14oz £300.00
9th Simon Beswick 5pts 288lbs 5oz £265.00
10th Chris Kelly 6pts 261lbs 8oz £250.00
Day One
Osprey/Swallow Lake
Osprey Section One Ben Dutton 99lbs 2oz
Osprey Section Two Reece Hearn 115lbs 0oz
Swallow Section One Rod Pilkington 124lbs 8oz
Swallow Section Two Ross Harold 128lbs 0oz
Lake Runner Up Mark Malin 148lbs 0oz
Osprey/Swallow Lake Winner Tom Edwards 152lbs 8oz
Skylark Lake
Section One James Smedley 75lbs 8oz
Section Two Aidan Mansfield 109lbs 12oz
Section Three Dave Harold 65lbs 8oz
Section Four Paul Marshall 114lbs 8oz
Lake Runner Up Paul Holland 136lbs 12oz
Skylark Lake Winner Andy Bennett 249lbs 4oz
Falcon Lake
Section One Alan Bickley 94lbs 13oz
Section Two Brian Cant 95lbs 7oz
Section Three Chris Weddle 121lbs 9oz
Section Four Simon Beswick 108lbs 15oz
Lake Runner Up Ted Wheeler 122lbs 6oz
Falcon Lake Winner James Howarth 145lbs 12oz
Day Two
Osprey/Swallow Lake
Osprey Section One Pat Cooper 130lbs 4oz
Osprey Section Two Ted Wheeler 121lbs 2oz
Swallow Section One James Howarth 122lbs 8oz
Swallow Section Two Scott Robinson 110lbs 0oz
Lake Runner Up Alan Bickley 150lbs 6oz
Osprey/Swallow Lake Winner Shaun Little 151lbs 0oz
Skylark Lake
Section One Reece Hearn 97lbs 8oz
Section Two Steve Parry 77lbs 10oz
Section Three Adam Wakelin 78lbs 4oz
Section Four John Jowett 98lbs 0oz
Lake Runner Up Craig Ebbrell 117lbs 6oz
Skylark Lake Winner Ray Smart 128lbs 0oz
Falcon Lake
Section One Jake Hemmings 90lbs 0oz
Section Two Paul Holland 119lbs 5oz
Section Three Chris Kelly 84lbs 8oz
Section Four Ian Kent 83lbs 12oz
Lake Runner Up Glen Brown 119lbs 10oz
Falcon Lake Winner Andy Bennett 132lbs 4oz
Day Three
Osprey/Swallow Lake
Osprey Section One Paul Maskell 98lbs 12oz
Osprey Section Two Ian Kent 93lbs 12oz
Swallow Section One Will Hawkins 132lbs 0oz
Swallow Section Two Martin Greene 133lbs 0oz
Lake Runner Up Paul Holland 145lbs 6oz
Osprey/Swallow Lake Winner Andy Bennett 196lbs 1oz
Skylark Lake
Section One Simon Beswick 83lbs 10oz
Section Two Allan Bickley 118lbs 4oz
Section Three Adam Swain & Ted Wheeler 104lbs 0oz
Section Four Carl Graham 93lbs 4oz
Lake Runner Up James Howarth 119lbs 4oz
Skylark Lake Winner Derek Brook 122lbs 4oz
Falcon Lake
Section One Carl Hopps 85lbs 12oz
Section Two Reece Hearn 112lbs 12oz
Section Three Lee Bennett 77lbs 5oz
Section Four Mark Smith 74lbs 10oz
Lake Runner Up Tom Edwards 116lbs 12oz
Falcon Lake Winner Luke Sears 131lbs 14oz