angling 18/10/06

SPORSTDESK ANGLING 24/10/07

CASTER KING PETE RULES AT BOLDINGS.

Pete Plant (Maver) put in a stunning performance with his shallow caster approach at Boldings on Wednesday, putting together a terrific winter net of carp in the 1lb to 7lb range to annihilate the opposition on the Middle and Hawthorn pools.

Pegged on number 3 on the Middle, Pete offered his ‘shells’ in open water, and caught from start to finish, to record 140-0-0.

Over on the hawthorn, Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) worked with pellet at 4 metres and close for carp to 6lbs, but despite finishing with a very respectable weight, his 68-10-0 was a long way short of the winner. Brian Travis (Total Angling)was a very close third at corner peg 1 on the Hawthorn, scaling 67-6-0. back on the Middle, Bill Kemp must have felt ‘shell ‘shocked at the next peg to the winner, where he weighed 53-8-0 for 4^th.

John Wild (Stafford) has framed a few times in recent weeks, and made to the number one spot on Thursday after drawing number 36 on the Chestnut. Corn, fished into the side saw him picking up carp to 9lbs, which helped him to ease ahead of Ed Turner (OB Wolves) who was on the opposite bank at number 6, collecting carp to 7lbs on corn and pellet, alternated between 4 and 6 metres. At the whistle John had 75-12-0 in his net, and Ed 60-4-0. Third went to a Beech best of 54-7-0, recorded at peg 9 by Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) and in 4^th was Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) on 43-6-0 at peg 16.

Mel Kitson stepped up to the winners mark on a frosty Saturday open, when pellet and paste had carp to 8lbs coming to the net at peg 46 on the Sycamore, for a top score of 75-15-0.

Three pegs along the same bank Tony Foster (OB Wolves) had carp to 6lbs and bream to 2lbs for a second best 56-5-0 at peg 49.

Third came from the Oak when Dave Brown (Maver) scaled 47-9-0 at peg 8, and a chestnut best of 43-6-0 gave Carl Jones (Maver) fourth.

On Sunday Mark Stevens (SPQR) fished out into open water at peg 13 on the Sycamore, presenting pellet at 13 metres for 84-10-0, made up with carp from 1lb to 8lbs.

Maggot, fished down the shelf at peg 21 on the Chestnut put 79-4-0 in the net to gain second for John Francis (Rod & Gun) second, ahead of fellow R& G man Eric Bancroft, who was the leading light on the Willows Pool with 65-15-0.

Rounding off the week in 4^th was Graham Roberts (OB Wolves) on 57-6-0 at Chestnut 36.

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