Boldings report
Boldings Report
Having finished a close second on the Monday open at Boldings Pools last week Jack Hailey (OB Wolves) moved up to first place on Monday of this week with a pellet based 53-7-0 form peg 21 on the Oak Pool. carp to 6lbs accepted Jacks bait, offered at 7 metres.
Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) also operated with pellet at peg 18 on the Beech, and he too had carp to 6lbs. His fish came from the 10 metre line, and close in, giving a weight of 47-10-0. Third and fourth came from the Oak, with 40-8-0 at peg 24 giving Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) third, with Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) on 36-8-0 in 4th.
Carl Foster (OB Wolves) had the first of two frame places for the week when he won on Wednesday. Shallow pellet did the trick at peg 3 on the Hawthorn Pool, with carp in the 1lb to 4lb range adding up to 70-15-0.
Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) fished to the paddles at peg 1 on the Middle, with pellet accounting for 62-1-0, which included carp to 6lbs. Third came from the Stock Pool, where Jeff Harston (Wrexham) was top catcher with 58-2-0 from peg 4, and back on the Middle, Keith Griffin (Little Dawley) had 49-13-0 for 4th at peg 3.
Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun) won a close match on Thursday with a pellet fed catch of carp and bream weighing 56-6-0, taken at 6 metres at peg 4 on the Chestnut. Close behind the winner, and almost opposite him, at peg 38 on the Chestnut was Carl Foster (OBW) , who alternated the 10 metre and 5 metre lines with pellet for 55-12-0. Third also came from the Chestnut when Paul Evans (Willis Worms) scaled 52-11-0 at peg 21, and a Sycamore best of 51-14-0 put Richard Lawson (Maver Midlands) into 4th.
The top three catches on Saturday came from the Larch Pool, with Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) leading the way at peg 15. Shallow fished pellet attracted carp to 7lbs, and when the whistle went, Andy had 86-5-0 in the net, the best weight of the week.
Bob Tromans made his second frame appearance of the week when he slipped into second with 65-10-0 at Larch peg 5, and last weeks top rod John Francis (R&G) made his first of two frame placings this week with 63-1-0 at Larch 4. Carl Foster added a fourth to his Thursday second by topping the Sycamore card with 52-7-0.
Paste came into play on Sunday, giving Shane Rogers (Oakengates Ang Cent) victory at peg 7 on the Ash Pool. Shane offered his paste at 9 metres and close for carp from 1lb to 6lbs as he built a 78-15-0 winner.
John Francis and Andy Bayliss-Kyte both framed again, with John claiming second with a Sycamore best of 72-1-0, which came to paste at 9 metres and pellet close in. Andy had 66-3-0 from Ash 18 for third and Chris Holmes (BAS) added to his recent run with a Chestnut top score of 60-14-0.
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