Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
There were wins at both ends of the week at Boldings Pools for Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) who is currently enjoying a good run at his favourite venue.
Eric recorded top weight of the week on Monday when the action centered on the Oak Pool. He was on peg 16 and worked with shallow pellet tactics for a haul of carp to 7lbs totaling 98-4-0.
Over in the corner on the dam wall, Kevin Melville (Maver Total Angling) fished close in with corn and pellet to put together his runner up 80-4-0, which included carp to 6lbs. Fellow MTA rod Martin Travis followed in the frame by scaling 63-7-0 at point peg 29 and Gary Morris (OB Wolves) had 54-4-0 at peg 22 in fourth.
The Hawthorn and Stock pools were used on Wednesday and both pools featured in the frame, with the Hawthorn providing a winning net for Brian Clarke (Maver Midlands).
Fishing pellet to the island and at 4 metres Brian picked off carp to 5lbs to head a close frame with 61-14-0.
Kevin Melville picked up another second with his Stock pool top score of 57-14-0, which he took on pellet at 12 metres and in the side.
Back on the Hawthorn Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) claimed third with 56-3-0 from peg three and Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) on 48-15-0 at Stock 7 was 4th.
Chris Holmes (Middle Severn Angling has had a few near misses recently, but hit the mark on Thursday in another tight frame. He drew Ash peg 7 and decided on a maggot attack, fishing at 5 metres and in the margins. The decision paid off to give a level 83-0-0 of carp to 7lbs, which was just enough to put Chris ahead of man of the moment Carl Foster (OB Wolves) by 10 ounces.
Multiple winner Carl was on Beech peg 32 where pellet at 8 metres and in the side put carp to 8lbs in the net for his 82-6-0.
Dave Barnard (R&G) made another regular frame appearance, filling third spot with 75-3-0 from Ash 14, and Eric Bancroft made his second visit of the week to the prize list by weighing 71-0-0 at Oak peg 8.
Kelvin Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) picked up a first on Saturday when his pellet offerings at Chestnut peg 14 helped him to a 79-1-0 which relegated Dave Matson (R&G) to yet another second place. He was Chestnut 9 and fell just under 8lbs short when the scales settled at 71-7-0.
A willows Pool best of 70-13-0 gave Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) third at peg 5 and 4th also came from the Willows when John Francis (R&G) scaled 68-14-0 at peg 13.
The frost on Sunday had little effect on the Boldings open and Eric Bancroft came close to matching the top weight of the week which he set on Monday. This time he was on the Chestnut Pool and alternated between the 4 metre line and in the margins to each side of the peg, using pellet. Carp in the 1lb to 6lbs range obliged to give figures of 96-12-0.
John Francis drew the Willows again and moved up to second place with carp to 5lbs and bream to 4lbs added up to 81-0-0 at peg 17.
Chris Holmes was back in the frame and so was Willows peg 13, as Chris scaled 69-9-0 for third. Ed Turner (OBW) finished a close 4th at Willows peg 9 by weighing 67-6-0.
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