Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
Maver Midlands retained leadership of the Boldings Winter League despite slipping to 5th place on the 4th round match, fished last Sunday, but Barneys Army reduced their lead from six points to two. Maver Total Angling Blue and Oakengates Angling Centre Gold both also closed the gap on the leaders.
Teams on the day
Barneys Army won the round with 17 points, 2nd Maver Total Angling Blue 19, 3rd Oakengates Angling Centre Gold 20, 4th Oakengates Angling Centre Silver 23, 5th Maver Midlands 24, 6th Boldings Bodgers 27, 7th Oakengates Angling Centre Black 30, 8th Maver Total Angling Pink 32, 9th Dorset A, 38, 10th Dorset B 45.
Individuals.
Top individual in a close frame was Martin Davenport (Maver Total Angling Blue) who had 63-12-0 of carp to 5lbs on pellet at 4 metres from Ash peg 7.
2nd Godfrey Wood (Maver Total Angling Pink) 61-2-0 of carp and bream on pellet at Chestnut 30
3rd David Emlyn (Oakengates Angling Centre Gold) 60-5-0 Willows 13
4th Richard Lawson (Oakengates Angling Centre Gold) 57-10-0 Chestnut 32
Overall league table. 1st Maver Midlands 9 points, 2nd Barneys Army 11,
3rd Maver Total Angling Blue 12, 4th Oakengates Angling Centre Gold 14,
5th Oakengates Angling Centre Silver 20, 6th Oakengates Angling Centre Black 21, 7th Boldings Bodgers 28, 8th Maver Total Angling Pink 33,
Joint 9th Boldings Braves and Dorset A, 36 each, 11th Dorset B 41.
Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) eased into first place on the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools with a net of carp to 6lbs weighing 82-8-0 from Beech peg 11. Pellet fished at 5 metres and in the edge found the fish for Eric.
Colin Reynolds (Bilston Angling Centre) was back after a six week lay off due to illness and began a very successful week with a runner up placing, courtesy of an Oak pool top score of 60-5-0. He had carp to 5lbs on pellet fished to the side of the tree and at 8 metres.
Oswestry rod Russ Allen picked up third at Beech 5 where he had 50-4-0 leaving Phil Shaw (Lower Hill) to take 4th with his Oak pool 48-8-0.
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Over at peg 13 Tony Foster (Preston Innov Boldings) fished the pellet close in and at 7 metres to slip into second place with a weight of 62-5-0. At peg 7 Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) was one fish short of second to weigh 59-15-0 and 52-1-0 from peg 11 gave Gary Morris (PI Bold) 4th.
Colin Reynolds picked up the pace on the Willows Pool on Thursday to add the first of two wins to his Monday second spot. Colin made the top catch of the week to win this one when his pellet attack put 97-1-0 on the scales at peg 13.
Mick Jameson made the frame again, moving up to second and pushing the winner with 92-2-0 of mainly ghost carp at peg 19. Third at peg 16 was Jeff Harston (Weston Pools) on 87-8-0 and at the next peg Kelvin Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) had 66-14-0 in 4th.
Saturday was a harder day after the Friday night rain and a shift to a northerly wind, but victory was just as sweet for Colin. This time the Beech Pool was the scene of success, with 50-10-0 on pellet, fished to the paddles and at 5 metres at peg 20 putting him top of the card.
Dave Brown (Maver Midlands) worked shallow caster at peg 29 to finish a close second on 47-13-0. Opposite the point at peg 23 Mick Foan (Oak Ang Cent) scaled 41-3-0 for 3rd and on the point Sean Barber (Maver Sonubaits) had 38-6-0 for 4th.
On the Sycamore Pool on Sunday Vance Heath (Oak Ang Cent) was a clear winner of the open with a straight lead and corn approach at peg 13. Carp to 7 lbs picked up the bait to give a 51-8-0 total.
Mark Lloyd (OAC) maintained his run of form to finish second. He was on peg 4 and had mostly barbel on pellet at 14 metres, with the odd carp to 4lbs helping him to 28-14-0. Russ Allen had another third when he put
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