Boldings report

PORTS DESK 09/01/08

Hi Ed. I don’t know why, but this doesn’t seem to have got through last week, so I am sending it again.

Malc.  

 

Andy Williams (Telford)celebrated New Year and started 2008 in winning style at Boldings Pools, taking the honours on the New Years day open with the top catch of the week. Drawn on peg 4 on the Ash Pool, Andy opted for a maggot and corn combination, and fished close in to take carp in the 1lb to 5lb class, finishing with 71-3-0.

            Further along the same bank of the Ash, at peg 9,Phil Rhodes (Mid Leisure) fished down the side with pellet for carp from 1lb to 3lbs to take second, but was well behind the winner on 43-14-0. Pushing him hard was fellow Mid Leisure rod Mick Jameson, who had a Middle best of 41-15-0, and close behind him came Nige Clarke (RAF Trabuco) with a Hawthorn best of 40-8-0.

 

            The following day Trevor Burton (Lichfield) topped an Ash Pool frame with 41-12-0 in a biting east wind. Carp to 5lbs made up Trevors catch, which fell to pellet, fished close at peg corner 1. Diagonally opposite the winner at peg 12, Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun) alternated between the 10 metre line and close in with pellet for a second best 26-6-0, which put him 7lbs clear of Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) on 19-6-0 at peg 16. That left Frank Mountford (Wolverhampton) to complete the frame with 18-14-0 at peg 20.

 

            Dave Brown scored his first win under his new Fox banner on Saturday, leading the way from peg 11 on the Hawthorn with a maggot based 32-9-0. Opposite Dave, at peg 5, John Francis (Rod & Gun) put together a level 24-0-0 for second, pipping Harry Colley (OB Wolves) at the next peg. Harry scaled 22-10-0 and had Pete Plant, also now under the Fox banner, hard on his heels on 22-5-0 which was the top score on the Ash Pool.

 

            The paddles were hard at work on Sunday keeping the ice at bay, and the top four catches all came from different pools. Match leader was Mark Stevens (Wolverhampton) who made the most of the shelter offered by corner peg 8 on the Hawthorn to put together a 47-3-0 net, fishing maggot close in and at 8metres.

            Dave Barnard scored another second, and had an Oak pool best of 43-13-0 fishing pellet at 10 metres at peg 30. Over on the Chestnut Matt Stobbs (Rod & Gun) was easily the best with 35-6-0 for third overall, and Dave White (Fox) headed the Beech card with 24-13-0 for 4^th.

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

         

 

 

           

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

           

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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