Boldings report

Boldings Report 4/3/09

 

          There were two wins, one at each end of the week, for Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) at Boldings Pools this week, to add to his victories of the past two weeks. He set off on Wednesday with a 40-7-0 winner, which came from peg 21 on the Chestnut Pool. The catch consisted of all small carp, taken on pellet, fished to the island.

          Terry Slater (OB Wolves) had carp to 5lbs in his runner up 37-13-0, which came to corn and pellet at peg 33 on the Sycamore. A pound behind Terry was Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) on 36-12-0 at Chestnut 26, and at Sycamore 48, Richard Lawson (Maver) had 34-3-0 for 4^th.

 

          Carl Foster (OB Wolves) took over as winner in a close finish on Thursday. Shallow fished pellet at peg 16 on the Ash helped Carl to a 39-5-0 finish, with just enough carp in the 1lb to 3lb class, to stay ahead of Colin Wozak (Donnington). Colin also had carp to 3lbs, caught on corn and pellet, for 38-4-0 at Ash 18.

          Along at Ash 14 Ian Hodson (Swan Jacks)finished 6 ounces better off than Graham Evason (OBW). Ian  weighed 35-13-0 and Graham had a Beech Pool best of 35-7-0. Eric Bancroft featured in the reckoning again with an Oak Pool best of 33-4-0.

 

          John Francis (R&G) picked a win on Saturday with the best of three nets over 50lbs on the day. John fished to each side of the point at Sycamore 13 to pick up carp to 6lbs on his way to 53-3-0.

          Runner up Tim Probert (Wolverhampton) was top man on the Larch Pool, taking carp to 6lbs on corn and pellet, fished to the weed bed and close in at peg 1. He finished on 50-14-0, with Dave Brown (Maver) close behind on 50-2-0, for the first of two week-end third places, both from the Willows Pool. Fourth also came from the Willows when Gary Morris (OBW) scaled 44-0-0.

 

          Eric Bancroft rounded off the week at Boldings with the top catch, winning on Sunday with 55-1-0. This time he was on the Sycamore and fished pellet, half way down the shelf at peg 49 for carp to 5lbs.

          Josh Humphries (Morgans Angling) netted an Oak Pool best of 49-4-0 at peg 29 to finish second overall, Dave Brown was third again with a Willows top score of 46-5-0 and Graham Roberts (OBW) and John Francis finished things off by sharing 4^th with 40-7-0 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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