Boldings report

SPORTS DESK. 17/4/07

BAG UP TIME AGAIN AT BOLDINGS

With Monday being a Bank Holiday there were five opens at Boldings this week, and all were won with more than 100lbs of fish, with the lowest winning weight being 100-11-0 and the highest 170-15-0.

None of last weeks winners made it to the top this time, but three anglers finished in the same place and on the corresponding day as last week.

First up to the winners rostrum was Colin Reynolds (Bilston Angling) after a peg to peg battle with Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) on the Bank Holiday open. Colin was on peg 5 on the Ash Pool, where he offered maggot close in throughout the match, to take carp to 7lbs for a124-0-0 total. Paul was on peg 7, and caught on maggot and corn close in, alternated with shallow fished maggot further out when the bites slowed, but fell behind by 22lbs by the time the whistle went, ending with 102-0-0.

If you cant win the match, win your pool is a good maxim, and that’s what Kevin Melville (Phoenix) did, falling just short of the ton with a Willows best of 99-2-0 at peg 15. Fourth went to Richard Duke (WB Clarke) at corner peg 9 on the Ash, where he scaled 97-6-0.

Tuesday saw the Sycamore Pool in action and point peg 8 provided Phil Foster (OB Wolves) with a 100-11-0 winner, with corn and pellet close in to either side of the point bringing carp to 10lbs to the net.

Martin Davenport (Phoenix) scored the first of two frame places with 90-12-0 at peg 24. martin fished maggot and corn at 5 metres and close in for fish to 8lbs. Dave barnyard (Maver Wolves) also put in the first of two frame appearances with a third best 74-8-0 from the other point, peg 13, and Matt Stobbs (Rod & Gun) was the first of the trio to finish in the same place as last week, when he took 4^th again with 70-12-0 at peg 48, having taken 4^th from peg 47 last week.

The top two both exceeded 100lbs on Thursday, with Chestnut peg 30 coming up with the goods for the second week running. Rob Baker (Fishermans Friend) drew it this time, and improved on last weeks winning total by 28lbs, scaling 130-4-0. Carp to 10lbs on shallow fished maggot from the 12 metre line made up the haul, which left runner up Carl Haywood (Sedgeley) exactly 20lbs short. He was on peg 21, where meat and pellet attracted carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs on the close in line, giving a return of 110-4-0.

Round at peg 38 Harry Colley (OB Wolves) was close to the ton with 98-11-0 for third, with Graham Roberts (OB Wolves) not far behind on 95-6-0 at peg 16.

The highest weight of the week came on Saturday when Simon Jukes (OB Wolves) cruised to victory at peg 18 on the Chestnut. A pellet and maggot combination got the fish going almost from the off, with the hookbait fished shallow at 12 metres accounting for carp to 12lbs, which helped Simon to build an impressive 170-15-0 by the final whistle.

Martin Davenport (Phoenix) was second last Saturday, and repeated the feat this time with a Sycamore best of 87-12-0 at peg 4. Corn, pellet and maggot all did their bit to attract carp to 8lbs.

79-15-0 at peg 39 on the Sycamore saw Clayton Bagley (Maver Tipton) take third ahead of Dave Barnard (Maver Wolves) on 75-7-0 at Sycamore 30. Best on the Beech was Terry Slater (OB Wolves) on 71-9-0 for 5^th overall.

Higher water temperatures on Sunday, following the hot sun on Saturday saw the complex move into top gear and the 51 anglers fishing the match averaged 50lbs apiece with a total weight caught of 2550lbs.

John Wild (team Cudmore) led the bag up session with 112-7-0 from peg 32 on the Sycamore. The catch was made up with carp to 11lbs, taken on corn, pellet and maggot, from close in. best of the rest was Jack Hailey (WAC Tac) who had a Willows top catch of 89-10-0 at peg 7. Colin Reynolds framed again , taking third with a Chestnut best of 82-7-0 at peg 32, and Neil Russell (Maver Tipton)repeated his 4^th place of last week, taking 4^th again with 79-1-0 at Chestnut 26.

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