Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT 20-8-13.
Keith Powell [PI Boldings] picked up a win at the Monday open at Boldings Pools, scoring from peg 5 on the Beech Pool. Carp and bream responded to his close in maggot approach, with samples to 8lbs and 2lbs respectively giving a final tally of 127-7-0.
Eric Bancroft [Rod & Gun] put the same bait and tactics to work at Beech 32, but found the carp ran a little smaller at 6lbs apiece, leaving him short of the winner on 109-1-0.
The remain places were closely contested between Steve Woodhall [Oakengates Ang Cent] and Josh Humphreys [ABC] with Steve just getting third with 90-7-0 at peg 8, three ounces ahead of Josh on 90-4-0 at peg 13.
Colin Wozek [Matrix Total Angling] had top weight of the day to win on Wednesday from Sycamore peg 45. Shallow pellet tactics, combined with fishing into the corner brought carp to 7lbs and barbel to 3lbs to the net for figures of 129-8-0.
At peg 48 Matt Stockton [PI Bold] had all carp to 6lbs to end the day not far behind the winner on 125-12-0 to claim second. Rob Hancox [Swan Elite] took home the third prize by weighing 103-10-0 at Sycamore 8, and Josh Humphreys had another 4th with a Willows best of 98-9-0.
Steve Roberts [Oak Ang Cent] stepped up to the mark on Thursday when he had a mix of carp to 9lbs and barbel to 3lbs close in on maggot at Sycamore 33. They combined to give a weight of 119-1-0 for victory.
Peg 8 featured again, giving second to Kevin Melville [Matrix TA]. He included bream to 4lbs with carp to 7lbs in a corn and maggot based 92-9-0. An Oak Pool best of 85-11-0 from peg 27 gave Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] third and 79-7-0 from Sycamore 48 put Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] into 4th.
Dave Matson [Rod & Gun] took on the winners role on Saturday on the Chestnut when maggot was top bait again, but didn’t produce the level of catches the previous frames had shown, with 78-13-0 being enough for a clear win. Dave was on peg 21 and had carp to 6lbs close in.
At peg 28 Colin Reynolds moved up a couple of places on his Thursday showing to fill second spot. He alternated fishing to the island and in the margins, using pellet and corn to include carp to 7lbs with barbel to 3lbs in his 65-12-0 total.
Dave Craggs [Maver Midlands] and Carl Foster [PI Bold] were next to each other on pegs 13 and 15 where they matched each other exactly to share third with 55-4-0 apiece.
The Sycamore Pool hit top form on Sunday to give the best two weights of the week, with point peg 13 being exploited to the tune of 157-1-0 by Steve Roberts to record his second victory of the week. Maggot fished to each side of the point produced barbel and bream to 3lbs to accompany carp to 9lbs in Steve’s net.
At peg 34 Andy Williams [Colmic Vespe] also had bream and barbel to 3lbs, but the carp at his peg ran a little smaller, with fish to 7lbs, giving him a final tally of 134-3-0.
Down at the bottom end of the pool pegs 48 and 50 filled the remaining places with Brian Clarke [Colmic Marukyu] nipping into third ahead of Pete Plant [Maver Midlands]. Brian weighed in 105-10-0 at peg 48 and Pete 103-5-0 in the corner at peg 50.
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