Boldings Pools

Boldings report

2012-02-01T07:59:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 31-1-12.

Matt Stockton (Maver Tipton) recorded a mid-week double at Boldings Pools this week, with wins on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday he was involved in a close battle with the in-form Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) when they drew close to each other on the Hawthorn Pool.

Matt was on peg 5 and fished pellet at 14 metres to net 45-12-0 of carp to 5lbs, while Mick fished pellet at 5 metres and 10 metres at peg 7. His carp ran a little smaller, with samples to 4lbs adding up to 44-9-0.

Over on the Oak there was another close run in to third and fourth places. At peg 3 on the middle of the dam, Alan Jones (Deggys) edged third with 39-12-0 from Clive Wynn (Tricast Weston) whose 38-10-0 came from peg 16.

Thursday saw Matt Stockton register the top weight of the week after drawing peg 4 on the Willows Pool. Opting for pellet again, he found carp to 4lbs on the 16 metre line to net 78-15-0.

At peg 3 on the Acorn John Wild (Stafford) netted carp up to 6lbs using pellet at 6 metres and close in for a weight of 66-8-0 to fill the runner up spot. Third came from the Willows when Carl Foster (Preston Innov Boldings) scaled 64-6-0 at peg 5 and an Oak Pool top weight of 59-4-0 saw Dave Hailey (PI Bold) into 4^th.

Mick Jameson added a first to his mid-week second on Saturday, picking up maximum Preston League points with his second successive Saturday win, and moving to the top of the January points list.

Fishing pellet close in and at 8 metres at peg 11 on the Beech put carp from 1lb to 4lbs on the scales to give a 44-7-0 winner.

Clive Wynn framed again, taking second this time. He used similar tactics to the winner, and had a similar stamp of fish at Beech 26 to scale 41-15-0.

Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) continued his late charge up the Preston League table, moving to within 2 points of the leader by finishing third with 41-5-0 from Hawthorn peg 7. Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun) claimed 4^th when he weighed in 37-10-0 at Hawthorn 3.

Clive Wynn saved his best for last when his third frame appearance of the week was in top spot on Sunday. He drew Oak peg 18, at the back of the island, and fished pellet towards the island, as well as in the nearside margins, and topped the 50lb mark on a day when the temperature was down to minus 4 degrees. Carp to 5lbs made up Clive’s 50-1-0.

Colin Reynolds scored what proved to be a crucial second place when he recorded a Beech best of 45-13-0, which came to pellet at 10 metres and close in.

Kevin Melville (Maver Total Angling) had 37-1-0 at Beech 22 for third and Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) was just behind him on 36-14-0 at Beech 5.

That runner up spot pushed Colin Reynolds Preston points total for the month to 20, making him the January Champion. Mick Jameson was left to share second with Pete Ricketts, both having 17 points.

Boldings report

2012-01-25T13:02:00.000Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 25-1-12.

Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) is on tremendous form at Boldings Pools and this week added a hat trick of wins to his portfolio, starting with victory on the Monday open on the Oak Pool, when he dispelled the ‘unlucky 13’ superstition. He was on peg 13 and fished pellet at 6 metres to pop 28-15-0 of carp to 3lbs into his net.

Mick Foan (Rod & Gun) also caught carp to 3lbs at peg 3, taking his 25-6-0 from the 8 metre line. Next door at peg 4 Russ Allen (Oswestry) had 13-10-0 for third.

Ian Hughes (Drennan NW) was an emphatic winner on Wednesday, but had to work hard with 16 metre pole and pellet at Ash peg 9, as his 66-9-0 catch consisted of carp in the 1lb to 3lb range.

Keith Powell (Preston Innov Boldings) picked up another placing when he topped the Oak card with a maggot based 35-6-0 from peg 24. Only two ounces behind second was Dave Barnard (R&G) on 35-4-0 at Ash 16 and at Ash 14 John Wild (Stafford) scaled 27-7-0 in 4^th.

Mick Jameson took his second victory of the week on Thursday when he won by a similar margin to that of Monday. This time he was on the Hawthorn Pool, and had to overcome superstition again after drawing number 13 once more. He set about the peg with pellet, alternated between 5 metres and 9 metres, and found carp to 5lbs for a total of 54-11-0.

At Hawthorn peg 7 Carl Foster (PI Bold) fished pellet and maggot to the island and down the side for 51-6-0 of carp to 7lbs. Third went to a Middle Pool best catch of 49-8-0 made by Rob Hancox (Kings) at peg 3 and a Deepdale best of 38-10-0 put Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) in the frame.

The Jameson hat trick was completed on Saturday when he won from the Middle Pool. Pellet at 6 metres attracted carp to 5lbs to give a return of 62-14-0 at peg 11.

Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) fished pellet to the island at Hawthorn 5 for mostly small carp and a bonus fish of 6lbs which helped him to second place on 58-0-0. Ash pegs 16 and 14 provided third and fourth weights for the second time in the weeks proceedings. Mark Stevens (Tipton) had 16 this time and scaled 50-5-0 in third and Matt Stobbs (Oakengates Ang Cent) was 4^th at 14 with 46-0-0.

Colin Reynolds moved up from 4^th on Thursday to first on Sunday and just got top weight of the week when he scaled 67-7-0 at Stock peg 7.

Mark Stevens and John Wild both made the frame again, Mark picking up second from Stock peg 11 where he netted 64-12-0 and John getting third with a Middle Pool best of 55-2-0 from peg 3. Mitch Davidson (Oak Ang Cent) completed the final frame of the week with 44-12-0 at Middle peg 8.

Boldings report

2012-01-17T20:33:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 17-1-12.

First place on the Monday open at Boldings Pools fell to Godfrey Wood (Maver Total Angling) when he weighed in 41-5-0 at Chestnut peg 38. Carp to 7lbs featured in Godfrey's catch, which he took on pellet at 12 metres and maggot in the margins.

Oswestry rod Russ Allen operated with similar tactics at peg 34 where smaller carp, with samples to 5lbs gave him 37-13-0 for second.

Round at the back of the island, on peg 23, Gerry Powell (Oakengates Ang Cent) netted 32-0-0 for third and at peg 10 Keith Powell (Preston Innov Boldings) had 28-14-0 to complete the frame.

Colin Wozak (Telford) enjoyed a win on Wednesday when he fished maggot and pellet on a straight lead at peg 49 on the Sycamore. Carp to 4lbs and bream to 3lbs obliged to give Colin a return of 44-7-0.

At peg 39 on the long bank of the Sycamore Rino Stanko (Oak Ang Cent) worked the 8 metre line as well as close in to the side with maggot and pellet to pick off carp to 5lbs and barbel to 2lbs for his second placed 38-0-0.

Last weeks double winner Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) scaled 33-15-0 for third at Sycamore 36 and a Beech top score of 32-5-0 gave Neil Mansfield (Wem) 4^th.

Having picked up a second and a third last week Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) moved up to take a first on Thursday when the weights held up despite the onset of wintry weather. Fishing across to the far bank from peg 2 on the Stock Pool, Pete had carp in the 1lb to 4lb bracket to build his 44-4-0 winner.

Darren Frost (Drennan NW) fished close in and at 10 metres at Stock peg 4 for a net of carp to 3lbs which gave a total of 41-8-0 for second. At Stock 11 Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) scaled 39-7-0 in third with Ian Hughes (Drennan NW) just behind with a Hawthorn best of 38-8-0.

Dave Brown (Maver) made the Willows a winner after drawing peg 5 on the pool and working it with maggot at 16 metres to find carp to 5lbs. After a slow start on a cold day, Dave caught well in the second half of the match to finish on 56-12-0, which gave him maximum Preston league points.

Danny Boden (Oak Ang Cent) was on peg 21 on the Chestnut where maggot, fished to the island brought in carp to 6lbs and kept him in touch with the winner for most of the day, but he was left needing one more fish at the whistle when his net scaled 51-8-0.

Steve Millward (MTA) led the way on the Sycamore Pool to take third overall, his 46-12-0 coming from peg 44, while at peg 8 Jamie Langford (Maver) had 45-6-0 for 4^th.

Weights held up well on Sunday despite the icy conditions and Dave Emlyn (Oak Ang Cent) needed every one of his fish to stay ahead of the opposition. He was on Ash peg 9 and fed maggot at 8 metres and down the side to attract carp to 6lbs on his way to 53-3-0.

At Beech peg 23 John Wild (Stafford) fed pellet at 5 metres and maggot close in, and matched the winner fish for fish, but smaller samples, fish to 5lbs, left him a couple of pounds short on 51-4-0.

Dave Brown added three more Preston points to the six he scored on Saturday when he filled third place with 44-12-0 from Ash 18, and Gareth Emlyn, brother of the winner was a close 4^th on 44-2-0 at Ash 14.

Boldings report

2012-01-11T10:35:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 11-1-12.

Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) began 2012 with an emphatic win on the Bank Holiday open at Boldings Pools. He drew peg 40 on the Sycamore and was soon pulling clear of the rest with carp to 5lbs responding to his maggot attack on the 13 metre line, alternated with close in tactics. Fish came regularly throughout most of the match and by the time the finishing claxon sounded Steve had 90-11-0 to hand over to the scales.

Over on point peg 13 Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) worked pellet at 5 metres and maggot at 12 metres to attract carp to 6lbs and skimmers to 2lbs but couldn’t maintain the same catch rate as the winner and ended the day on 52-8-0 in second.

Mark Lloyd (Oak Ang Cent) was in corner peg 6 where 42-3-0 gave him third and just behind him, with a Chestnut Pool best of 42-1-0 was Scott Doodson (Preston Innovations).

Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) completed a mid week double, with victories on Wednesday and Thursday, and each time he was followed by Tony Foster (Preston Innov Boldings).

Wednesday saw Mick on corner peg 6 on the Sycamore where mostly small carp on pellet at 5 metres and in the side gave figures of 46-6-0. Tony was on Middle peg 9 and had carp to 4lbs on pellet at 8 metres and close in for 33-5-0.

Third went to Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) when he weighed a level 32-0-0 at Sycamore 11 and at Sycamore 9 Shane Rogers (Oak Ang Cent) had 27-14-0 for 4^th.

Thursday was a much closer contest when both Jameson and Foster were pegged on the Sycamore, and at the finish there was only a 5 ounce difference in their weights.

Mick drew peg 3 this time and offered pellet at 4 metres to attract carp from 1lb to 4lbs for a final tally of 40-14-0.

Tony had the peg Mick had won from the previous day, number 6, and had small carp and barbel on maggot feeder for his 40-9-0.

Clive Wynn and Howard Williams both traveled down from Weston Pools, and each returned with a share of the prize money, Clive picking up third fro his 35-11-0 from Sycamore 33 and Howard getting fourth with a Beech best of 34-13-0.

Carp to 7lbs helped Dave Cole (PI Boldings) to a clear victory on Saturday, when his was the only frame weight to come from the Chestnut Pool. Switching between the 6 metre and 10 metre lines with maggot at peg 30 put 51-1-0 on the scales for Dave’s win.

Kevin Melville (MTA) was top man on the Larch and second overall when he weighed in 35-4-0 at peg 1. His fish also fell to maggot, and from 12 metres as well as close in.

Mel Kitson had another third and topped the Sycamore card with 29-15-0 from peg 33 and just behind him, on 29-10-0 at Larch peg 5 was Josh Humphries (ABC).

On Sunday Gary Morris (PI Bold) fished the channel and close in with pellet at Sycamore 40 to win with 51-14-0 of carp to 5lbs. Dave Barnard (R&G) was on the end of the dam on the Oak Pool where a catch of small carp at 5metres and along the dam gave him 42-0-0 for second. Pete Ricketts made the frame again with another pool best, 40-15-0 from Beech 14. Also on the Beech was 4^th placed Dave Pritchard (PI Bold) with a weight of 40-8-0.

Boldings report

2012-01-04T10:01:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 3-1-12.

Between Christmas and New Year at Boldings Pools Dave Craggs (Maver VDE Tipton) picked up a win on the Wednesday open when he recorded top weight of the week, winning with 72-7-0. he was on Stock Pool peg 2 and targeted carp to 5lbs using maggot fished to the far bank.

Matt Stobbs (Oakengates Ang Cent) continued his run with a runner up spot which came via a Deepdale top score of 59-2-0. Pellet and maggot, fished to the paddles and at 10 metres at peg 14 found carp to 4lbs and skimmers to 2lbs.

Howard Williams (Tricast Weston Pools) followed up his win on the previous Wednesday with a third placing here, netting 37-7-0 from Stock peg 7. Fourth man Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun) had a Larch best of 33-7-0.

Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) topped the Thursday list when his mix of carp to 5lbs and skimmers to 2lbs, caught on maggot at 10 and 14 metres at Chestnut 32 came to 54-4-0.

On the opposite side of the pool at peg 14 Mark Skelton (Oakengates Ang Cent) found the carp were a bit smaller, with samples to 4lbs accompanying skimmers to 2lbs, which left him 4lbs short of the winner on 48-4-0.

Ian Ward (Frenzy) had top catch on the Beech to fill third place, his 38-1-0 coming from peg 23, while Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) took his 4^th best 36-5-0 from Beech 32.

Sycamore weights headed the frame on Saturday with the two point pegs giving the top two placings. Dave Brown (Maver) was on 13 and fished out from the point to present maggot at 14 metres. Carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs responded to give a total of 65-2-0 and first place.

Glen Brown (Lilco) fished maggot at 12 metres from peg 8, and as it was on Thursday, smaller fish, carp to 4lbs, gave a smaller return, leaving Glen on 60-4-0 in second.

Andy Bayliss-Kyte was in the mix again picking up Preston points on the final match of December with a third placed 56-6-0, the top weight from the Beech Pool. Back on the Sycamore Tony Foster (Preston Innov Boldings) netted 53-10-0 for 4^th at peg 45.

The first winner of 2012 at Boldings was Kevin Melville (Maver Total Angling) who eased ahead of the field with a pellet and maggot approach at Oak peg 5. fishing along the dam, Kev picked off carp to 5lbs at regular intervals, sliding the net under a total of 51-9-0.

Up at Oak 16 Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) offered pellet at 4 metres and 8 metres and worked hard with mostly small carp, with the odd sample to 4lbs helping him to 39-12-0 for second.

Ed Turner (PI Bold) was top man on the Beech and third overall with 36-7-0 from peg 5, and close behind him with another Oak weight, 35-11-0, was Gary Morris (PI Bold).

With Saturday and Bank Holiday matches added to the qualifying opens for the Preston Innovations individual monthly league, Andy Bayliss-Kyte moved clear of the rest with his clutch of points over the holiday to secure the December prize.

Boldings report

2011-12-28T12:31:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 28-12-11.

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 27-8-0 at Sycamore 34.

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 30-7-0 of carp to 3lbs and at peg 16 Dean Dickson (Telford) had 25-7-0 for third.

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 4^th.

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 4^th 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 3^rd and James Howson (Maver) was a close 4^th when he scaled 48-11-0 at Chestnut 21.

Boldings report

2011-12-21T11:21:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 20-12-11.

Josh Humphries (ABC) was top of the list on the Monday Affordable open at Boldings Pools, finishing ahead of a tie for second place. Josh scaled 26-7-0 at Ash peg 9. having caught carp to 3lbs on pellet at 12 metres.
The two anglers who finished first and second last week shared second place this time. Keith Powell (Preston Innov Boldings) and Eric Bancroft (Rod &Gun) each weighed 18-11-0, Keith at Ash 20 and Eric at Ash 17.

Maggot feeder tactics helped Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) to victory on Wednesday, producing a yield of carp to 5lbs for a total of 46-1-0 at Willows peg 5.
Ian Hughes (Drennan NW) found smaller samples fishing maggot down the side at Acorn peg 10, where fish to 3lbs added up to 40-6-0 for second spot.
Phil Shaw (Lower Hill) scaled 25-2-0 for third at Willows 19 and John Wild (Stafford) had 24-5-0 at Willows 17 to complete the frame.

Clive Wynn (Tricast Weston) made his trip down from Oswestry on Thursday pay off by taking top weight of the week, 61-4-0. he was on Larch peg 16 and offered pellet at 16metres to tempt carp to 4lbs.
Josh Humphries enjoyed more success by picking up second by weighing 49-4-0 at Larch peg 1. Pellet fished to the reed bed brought carp to 5lbs to the net.
Rich Duke (BAS) claimed third with a net of 38-1-0 at Larch peg 4, leaving Keith Miller (New Willenhall) to take the remaining prize with an Ash Pool top weight of 28-7-0 at peg 14.

Kevin Melville (Maver Total Angling) made the first of two week-end frame appearances when he was a clear winner on Saturday. Going out to 12 metres with maggot at Ash peg 14 put 40-13-0 on the scales at the end of the match.
Matt Stobbs (Oakengates Angling Centre) was Melville’s nearest rival, and like the winner, caught on maggot at 12 metres, but fell 14lbs short on 26-9-0 at Ash peg 20.

Keith Powell and Richard Duke both framed again, Keith having 21-9-0 for third at Ash 17 and Richard having a Beech Pool best of 21-1-0.

In a close finish on icy Sunday open Gary Morris (PI Bold) finished just over a pound in front of Kevin Melville to prevent him from scoring a wee-end double top.

Gary was on peg 16 on the Beech and worked three swims with pellet to catch carp to three pounds from the 5 metre, 8 metre and 12 metre lines to weigh 26-13-0.

Kev was on Beech 7 and also netted carp to 3lbs. He offered maggot at 10 metres to total 25-9-0. Third fell to Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) at Beech 20 where he had a level 24-0-0 to pip Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) on 23-11-0 at Beech 5.

Best on the Deepdale was Dave Barnard (R&G) who was 5^th overall with his 20-2-0.

Mick Jameson now leads the Preston Innovations points table for December with 9 points with one match to go.

Boldings report

2011-12-13T20:58:00.001Z

BOLDINGS REPORT 13-12-11.

Keith Powell (Preston Innov Boldings) has had a few near misses at Boldings Pools recently, but hit the bulls eye on Monday this week in a match made tough by the weather.

Drawn on peg 7 on the Hawthorn Pool, Keith needed a relatively modest 22-0-0 of carp on pellet to register victory.

Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) was diagonal opposite the winner on peg 15 and finished a fish behind on 19-6-0 in second. A level 17-0-0 gave Godfrey Wood (Maver Total Angling) third at peg 11 and Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) was 4^th at peg 5 where he weighed 16-7-0.

Colin Wozak (Telford) is another man who has been featuring at Boldings for a while now and he recorded a first place on Wednesday after he drew Ash peg 16, and fished straight lead with maggot on the hook. Carp to 4lbs went for the bait to give Colin a winning 56-15-0.

Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) fished pellet down the side and at 5 metres at Middle Pool peg 8, where carp to 3lbs made up a net of 31-11-0 for second place, four ounces ahead of Keith Powell, who framed again with 31-7-0 from Ash 14. Fourth went to a Beech Pool top weight of 30-12-0 by Carl Foster (PI Bold) at peg 26.

Steve Hall (Oswestry) headed a big turn out for the Boldings Fur & Feather on Saturday, when some of the pools were iced over following Friday nights hard frost.

Choosing to fish single maggot at 11 metres at peg 20 on the Ash paid off for Steve, resulting in carp to 7lbs coming his way for an overall 65-0-0.

On the Chestnut Pool Jason Atwell (Kingswinford) also decided on the maggot option, fishing at 7 metres and to the island at peg 21. The fish he found were of a smaller stamp, with samples to 3lbs totaling 50-12-0.

Third also came from the Chestnut when Dave Cole (PI Bold) recorded 46-9-0 at peg 7. Best on the Larch and 4^th overall went to Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) who had 39-3-0 from peg 7. He was followed by Jeff Harston (Tricast Weston Pools) whose level 38-0-0 came from Larch 26, and top man on the Willows was Mick Foan (Oakengates Ang Cent) on 37-5-0 at peg 17.

Graham Roberts (PI Bold) scored maximum Preston league points on Sunday when he headed the frame from peg 14 on the Ash with 49-13-0. Fishing maggot over pellet at 4 metres, alternated with 10 metres he netted carp from 1lb to 3lbs on his way to victory.

At peg 7 on the Beech Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) fished to the sides of the point and at 5 metres with pellet, but while his fish were of a better stamp, he fell short by 9lbs, finishing on 40-13-0.

Back on the Ash Tim Probert (PI Bold) scaled 32-13-0 at peg 5 in third spot, and 30-13-0 gave Keith Miller (New Willenhall) fourth at peg 9.