Boldings report
SPORTS DESK.
“POSTIE” DELIVERS.
Steve (Postie) Roberts was the top rod at Boldings this week, with a first, a second and a third to his credit. He started his run of success’s with a third place on the Wednesday open, which was won with a ton up weight by Mick Jameson (Middy ML). drawn on peg 34 on the long bank of the Sycamore, Mick offered corn and pellet close in for a mix of carp to 9lbs and bream to 3lbs for a final score of 119-1-0.
Runner up Tony Foster (OB Wolves) fished each side of the point at peg 8 on the same pool, with maggot, corn and pellet, and included tench to 3lbs and carp to 10lbs in his 102-2-0. Steve Roberts netted 79-7-0 at peg 25 for third, just ahead of Neil Mansfield (Wem) on 78-2-0 at peg 47. best on the Chestnut was Joe Brennan (OB Wolves) only a whisker off 4th with 78-1-0.
On Thursday the Ash pool produced three weights over the 100lb mark, the best of which came from Steve Roberts at peg 18. He had carp in the 1lb to 5lb bracket to build a first rate 144-12-0, by alternating the close in line and out at 5 metres with corn and pellet.
Over on the opposite bank, Carl Foster (OB Wolves) kept pace with the winner for much of the match with fish from 1lb to 6lbs, but was left needing a couple more of the better fish at the whistle and he had to settle for second with 136-4-0.
Tony Foster added to his runner up of the previous day by scaling 121-5-0 at corner peg 9 to take third, and at peg 16 Ed Turner (OB Wolves) netted 94-2-0 for 4th. Best on the Oak was Dan Shinton (Bridgnorth) with a 5th overall 86-1-0.
Top weight of the week came on Saturday, when three different pools gave the top three catches. Point peg 13 on the Sycamore came into form for Ralph Johnson(Bilston Angling), with carp and bream responding to caster feed. Ralph put together 145-6-0 of carp to 11lbs and bream to 3lbs, with fish coming from each side of the point.
Steve Roberts was easily the best on the Larch Pool, netting carp to 8lbs on corn ,maggot and pellet for 124-12-0 at peg 11. Third went to a Chestnut best of 88-6-0 by Steve Hall (Oswestry) and Carl Foster featured again with a 4th placed 68-15-0 form Sycamore 21.
Sunday saw a fresh batch of faces in the frame, and the Ash Pool gave another trio of tons, led by 131-11-0 from Jason Elwell (MB Angling). He fished at 14 metres with maggot, up in the water at peg 12 on the end of the pool, and had carp to 6lbs.
Shallow caster and corn close in helped Mick Williams (Rod & Gun) to 102-9-0 at peg 18, which put him just 5 ounces ahead of Colin Reynolds (Bilston) who took his 102-4-0 at peg 7. on the same bank, at peg 3, Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) finished off a week of big weights with 95-3-0 in 4th.
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