White Acres’ October festivals are a regular fixture in Alan Scotthorne’s busy match calendar. Here’s his in-depth account from the recent Maver-backed event at the Cornish holiday destination. After the pressure cooker atmosphere of fishing the World Championship in Croatia I was really look forward to the October festivals at White Acres. I… Read more
Author: Jack Reid
Neill Stephen Strikes Again With Giant Rudd
Top specimen angler Neill Stephen has had another giant rudd from a southern Stillwater – this 3lb 15oz 8drm specimen! The former Drennan Cup Champion from London float fished sweetcorn in the margins using a size 14 Drennan Wide Gape 4lb Hooks To Nylon, a Loaded Crystal Waggler, 4lb Super… Read more
A Brilliant Waggler Session
We have just returned from an enjoyable product testing session and couldn’t resist catching a few carp on the waggler like this handsome little beauty! An 11ft Acolyte Carp Waggler was absolutely perfect for fishing a 5g Loaded Pellet Waggler with 6mm and 8mm pellets at 30 metres. The rod is so crisp on the cast… Read more
Making The Parkdean Masters Final
Jon Arthur reports back from a successful festival which saw him finally qualify for the prestigious £25,000 Parkdean Masters Final. For the past five or six years I have been making the annual pilgrimage down to White Acres in Cornwall to compete in the Preston Innovations Festival. This is the biggest… Read more
Acolyte Carp On Test
Tom Scholey gives the Acolyte Carp a full 16m workout in the latest issue of Pole Fishing magazine. The Pole Fishing editor takes the pole to Woodside Fishery in the West Midlands to see how it copes with extracting carp and F1s from a snaggy island swim. As part of his expert analysis he praises one of the pole’s many… Read more
Remembering Two Angling Greats
Dean Barlow reports back from the Frank Barlow & Steve Toone Memorial. Now in its 18th year, it’s an event that pays respect to two larger than life characters who are sadly no longer with us. This year’s Memorial Match had a change of venue to the upper reaches of the… Read more