Boldings report
SPORTS DESK
Telford based Andy Williams enjoyed three more frame appearances at Boldings Pools this week, with a shared win, an outright win and a second place, recording two ton weights along the way.
The first of his successes came on Wednesday when he repeated his mid week win of last week. This time he shared top billing with Tony Foster (OB Wolves). Both recorded 95-7-0. Andy was on peg 6 on the Deepdale Pool, and caught close in on corn and pellet, while Tony fished pellet up in the water at peg 3 on Hawthorn. Close behind the top two was Gareth Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) with a Middle Pool best of 95-0-0.
On Thursday Williams led the way on the Sycamore Pool, having changed tactics to a corn and maggot combination. The fish came from close in again, with Andy helping himself to carp to 10lbs on his way to 118-2-0.
John Newton (WB Clarke) made it two second spots in two weeks when he scaled 101-3-0. Like the winner he offered corn and maggot in the side, to net carp to 9lbs and bream to 4lbs at Sycamore 47.
Saturday saw tons all the way for the top four, with Simon Jukes (OB Wolves) heading the list from peg 50 on the Sycamore. Maggot and pellet was his choice of baits, and he picked up carp to 8lbs on his way to 133-5-0.
Andy Williams had 118lbs again, beating his Thursday weight by just one ounce by scaling 118-3-0 at Sycamore 37 to take second. Third placed Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) was on the peg which Williams won from on Thursday, number 22, and finished only 6lbs behind on 112-3-0 for third. That left Richard Lawson (WB Clarke) on 100-6-0 at point peg 13, to complete the ton up line up.
Catch rates eased on Sunday, with the top four all dropping into the 70lb region, and only 3lbs separating each of the placings.
A carp of 12lbs helped Phil Rhodes (Middy ML) snatch the top place in a tight frame by pushing his total to 79-12-0 at peg 2 on the Sycamore. Phil caught on pellet, with some of the catch coming from the margins and some from the 3 metre line.
Fellow Middy rod Steve Owen worked close in and at 5 metres with corn and pellet to finish 3lbs adrift on 76-8-0 at peg 24. Another 3lbs behind came Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) on 73-9-0 at peg 18 and John Francis (Rod & Gun) followed him on 70-0-0 at peg 33.
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