Boldings report

 

 

BOLDINGS REPORT  25/1/11.

 

With the pools freezing over again in mid-week at Boldings, the best weights came at the beginning and end of the match programme.

Gary Morris (OB Wolves) started the week with a 46-7-0 winner on Monday, when the Chestnut Pool was utilised. Gary drew peg 18, which he tackled with 12 metre pole and maggot bait. Carp to 4lbs and bream to 2lbs responded to provide him with the top score.

Eddie Edwards (Dorset Pools) also presented maggot at 12 metres at peg 15, where the carp ran a little smaller, leaving him just short on 43-6-0. A level 35-0-0 at peg 32 gave Phil Shaw (Lower Hill) third, with last Sundays winner Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) 4^th on 32-12-0 at peg 15,

 

The ice was back again by Wednesday, and only Brian Clarke (Maver) matched the average weight of Monday, taking the honours with 40-2-0 taken on maggot, fished at 6 metres and to the island at Chestnut 28.

Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) alternated 3 metres and 12 metres with maggot at peg 9 to take second with 27-14-0. Tony Foster (OBW) finished third for the second Wednesday on the trot when he scaled 24-13-0 at peg 32 and Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) had 24-6-0 for 4^th at peg 28.

 

Weights continued a downward trend on Thursday when the Beech and Ash pools were used. The Beech provided the winner for Ted Ecclestone (Stafford) with the Ash giving the remaining frame weights.

Ted drew on the point on the Beech, where his win was greatly helped by the fact that the carp nicknamed wideload put in an appearance, at a weight of 23lbs 8ozs. Hooking a fish as big as that is one thing, landing it on pole tackle can be another, but Ted was up to the task, and wideload pushed final total to 28-1-0 on a hard day.

The big fish prevented Dave Barnard (R&G) from scoring his second consecutive Thursday win, and he had to settle for second with his Ash Pool best of 19-0-0 from peg 7. Kevin Melville (Maver Total Angling) collected third thanks to 15-4-0 from Ash 5 and Steve Roberts framed again with 14-10-0 from Ash 12.

 

Ice breakers were in action on Saturday when temperatures dropped to minus 4c, but weights were up on the Thursday levels, with the Larch Pool proving best.

Stu Ballard and Pete Plant (both Maver Midlands) swapped places from last Saturday, and this time it was Stu who picked up the top prize, while Pete collected second.

Both caught carp and skimmers, but Stu benefited from a better stamp of carp to edge ahead at peg 4, where he included fish to 5lbs, caught on maggot at 8 metres and 12 metres to finish on 38-6-0.

Pete had all his fish from the 13 metre line on maggot and caster, at peg 15, with samples to 3lbs adding up to 37-0-0. next to Pete Gareth Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) had 29-11-0 at peg 14 for third, fourth placed Tim Probert (OBW) had 26-13-0 at peg 5, and best on the Ash was 24-10-0 from Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure).

 

Weights continued an upward trend on Sunday, with three different pools giving the top three catches. Winner Richard Lawson (Maver) finished 15 lbs clear after opting for a waggler and maggot approach at Chestnut 38, where carp to 7 lbs added up to 57-7-0.

Matt Stobbs (OAC) topped the Sycamore list with carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs, caught close in on maggot at peg 50 and scaling 42-11-0.

Scott Doodson (Preston Innovations) headed the Larch carp with 40-2-0 from peg 4, and 39-10-0 from \Sycamore 6 gave Nige Clarke (Trabuco) 4^th ahead of last weeks winner Eric Bancroft on 37-8-0 at Chestnut 30.

 

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