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Boldings report 22-3-16.
Anglers at Boldings Pools were able to enjoy a rare day of sunshine last Monday and Tony Woolaston [Fatty's] made the most of it break the 100lb barrier comfortably to winning Mondays open with 120-14-0. Tony's heavyweight haul came from peg 11 on the Beech Pool, where carp in the 5lbs bracket homed in to mop up his pellet bait, presented on the close in line.
The Oak Pool provided Alun Jones [Drennan] with his runner up 70-13-0, which came from peg 13. Combining pellet and maggot, worked close to the paddles and on the 5 metre line attracted carp to 6lbs into the swim for Alun. Carl Foster [Preston Inno Boldings] was over on Oak 22 where 62-5-0 gained him third, which left Mick Foan [Rod & Gun]a close fourth on 59-12-0 at Beech 23.
Even though it was a cold, grey day with a bitter east wind , Mick Jameson [PI Bold] set the best weight of the week on Wednesday after he drew peg 42 on the Sycamore. Bread and maggot, worked close to the bank, resulted in a fine mix of carp to 8lbs, with barbel and bream to 4lbs which added up to 129-0-0.
Over on point peg 8 Andy Williams [Colmic Vespe] used the same bait combination as the winner to fish at 5 metres as well as close in, and he too had carp to 8lbs with some bream to 4lbs,but his catch rate was slower, leaving him on 73-13-0 at the whistle. Third went to Steve Forest [Nomads]at corner peg 50 where he recorded 67-3-0 and close behind him, on 66-11-0 was Simon Richardson [Maver].
Maver hot rod Dave Lloyd picked up the first of two winners purses this week with victory in the Thursday open, when his decision to present his pellet and maggot on long pole gear at Sycamore peg 8 paid dividends. Going out to 12 metres kept the bites coming from carp to 7lbs, bream to 3lbs and barbel to 3lbs, and Dave eased clear of the field to finish with a 12lbs advantage and a weight of 94-6-0.
Howard Williams [Weston Pools] collected his second successive Thursday runner up prize by recording the top weight on the Willows Pool, 82-2-0. Howard drew peg 14 and worked with pellet waggler to net carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs. Third man Dave Brown [Maver] topped the Chestnut carp with 77-12-0 and 72-5-0 from Sycamore 24 put Floyd Burnside [PI Bold] into fourth.
A return visit to Boldings by Lloyd saw him return to the winners rostrum on Saturday, but this was a much closer finish than Thursdays had been, as fellow Maver man Dave Brown finished only one ounce adrift to frame again.
Lloyd drew on the Larch Pool this time, and worked his pellet and maggot shorter, going out to 7 metres at peg 22. The fish were of a smaller stamp, all carp to 5lbs, which gave a reduced final tally of 55-5-0.
Brown had another pool best weight, this one coming from the Willows, where maggot on the straight lead as well as at 13 metres on the pole, brought in carp and barbel of 5lbs and 4lbs which totaled 55-4-0 at peg 18. Mark Stevens [Stevens Tackle] kept things tight with his 52-15-0 for third at Willows peg 13, while a Sycamore best of 44-7-0 took fourth for Alan Naylor [Oakengates Ang Cent].
Weights were back up again on Sunday when Sean Barber [Maver] booked his place at the top of the prize list with a mix of carp to 7lbs and barbel to 4lbs at Willows peg 8. Sean opted for pellet, which he presented on the pole at 13 metres, to net a haul of 85-1-0.
Along at Willows peg 5 Colin Reynolds [Bilston Ang Cent] worked his pellet at 7 metres to find 72-6-0 on carp to 6lbs and barbel to 4lbs. Top rod on the Sycamore was Shane Rogers [Oak Ang Cent] with a third overall 68-8-0 at peg 16, and one fish behind him was Gareth Emlyn [Oak Ang Cent] on 64-14-0 at Sycamore 48.
