Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
In a busy week at Boldings Pools Richard Duke (BAS) was the first winner at a cold pre Christmas Monday open. He had a level 25-0-0 from Ash peg 16, with carp to 3lbs and chub to 2lbs coming to maggot fished at 14 metres.
Steve Millward (Maver Total Angling) worked with pellet and maggot at Ash 14 to take 20-12-0 of carp to 4lbs for second and in third was Gary Morris Preston Innov Boldings) on 15-3-0 at Ash 20.
Howard Williams (Weston Pools) added to his list of successes at Boldings with a win on Wednesday by finding carp to 4lbs and skimmers to a pound using maggot at 12 metres at Chestnut peg 10. At the end of the match Howard had 30-14-0 which was enough to hold off a strong challenge from Matt Stobbs (Oakengates Ang Cent). H e was on Sycamore peg 46, and used maggot feeder to put 29-0-0 on the scales. Third went to Ian Hughes (Drennan NW) on
Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) followed up a Wednesday win from the previous week with a top of the list on Thursday, when he was involved in a tight finish with Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) in a well attended match on a day when the temperatures were well up.
Bob was pegged on Willows 17 and operated with maggot feeder to catch carp and barbel, with samples to 4lbs and 2lbs adding up to 51-12-0.
Mick fished pellet to the bottom of the ledge at Larch 19, where carp to 5lbs gave a return of 51-5-0.
Matt Stobbs made the list again and was close behind the top two on 50-2-0 at Willows peg 7. Fourth was claimed by Mark Skelton (Oak Ang Cent) who had a Chestnut best of 47-6-0.
Weights dipped again on a very wet and windy Friday and Neil Cotterell (Kings) headed the frame with 36-15-0 of carp to 4lbs, caught on short pole and maggot at Ash peg 5. At peg 9 Brian Clark (Marukyu) offered pellet at 8 metres and in the side for
Danny Boden (Oak Ang Cent) gave himself a Christmas bonus by winning the Christmas Eve open in fine style, recording the top weight of the week, 70-10-0.
Drawn on Sycamore peg 45 Danny fished maggot at 12 metres and included carp to 12lbs in his winning bag.
Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) and Graham Roberts (PI Bold) shared second when they both scaled 52-0-0. Both fished pellet and maggot, Andy, at Sycamore 34 had carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs from the 13 metre line, while Graham had carp to 3lbs and barbel to 2lbs at 14 metres at peg 4.
At point peg 8 Dave Pritchard PI Bold) scaled 46-3-0 in 4th.
Boxing day saw another good turn-out and the match gave a close frame, with less than 4lbs covering the top four places and the spoils split between three different pools.
Chris Holmes (Middle Severn Angling) claimed the main pot with a pellet and maggot based 40-14-0 of small carp, taken fishing to the island at Chestnut peg 23.
Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) alternated fishing into the corner and out at 12 metres at Sycamore 50 and had carp to 5lbs with skimmers to 1lb in his 39-2-0.
Tim Probert (PI Bold) was best on the Willows and third overall with 38-11-0 at peg 5, and back on the Sycamore Rino Stanko (Oak Ang Cent) had 37-1-0 for 4th at peg 48.
Mick Jameson was back in the frame to complete his week with a win on Bank Holiday Tuesday. Pellet at 6 metres put carp to 5lbs on the scales at Chestnut peg 30 for a victorious 64-1-0.
At Chestnut 36 Scott Doodson (Preston Innov) had carp to 4lbs and skimmers to 2lbs for 53-9-0, fishing pellet and maggot at 6 metres and 10 metres to take second.
Simon Richardson (Maver) topped the Ash card with 49-8-0 to finish 3rd and James Howson (Maver) was a close 4th when he scaled 48-11-0 at Chestnut 21.
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