KIERON Rich added a second festival win to his portfolio when he headlined the 180-angler White Acres Keenets Spring event with a 36-point clean sweep collecting the £ 2000 winners cheque and a voucher for a £ 1899 pole from the sponsors.
Kieron’s final catch
Mosella and Tricast backed Kieron from Dudley West Midlands posted three lake wins and a lake third on his way to a victory only threatened by a third day section 4th, a result he was able to discard. With the other contenders all failing to record four wins the 27-year-old did not need to rely on his dropped result either but ironically he had to relinquish his year old White Acres match record to Daiwa Trentman Chris Jenkinson who scorched to 238 lb 10 oz on the second day at Pollawyn peg 20. Incredibly Kieron went to Pollawyn on the last day knowing he needed a section win to guarantee victory and he drew peg 20! It gave him a crack at regaining the record too and after a power bagging 80 minutes he looked to be on his way having landed no less than 25 carp for over 100 lb. Then gusting gales and heavy rain hampered feeding and casting reducing his catch rate and he ended with 209 lb 6 oz for a lake win and that necessary section maximum. Waggler shallow at 20 metres baiting cubes of Tulip luncheon meat and loose feeding the same saw him bag carp to near doubles. Kieron
