Boldings report
SPORTS DESK
AN AUTUMN ‘TON’ SAYS JACKS ALL RIGHT.
Peter Plant (Maver) and John Francis (Rod & Gun) collected the most cash at Boldings Pools this week, but the man with the top catch of the week was Jack Hailey OB Wolves).
Jack took the honours on Sunday with the only ton up catch of the week, after going to work with pellet, fished into open water, 4 metres out at peg 7 on the Chestnut. The tactic resulted in a steady stream of carp in the 1lb to 8lb range coming to the net for a winning total of 104-3-0.
Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) repeated his second placing of last Sunday by netting an Oak pool best of 93-12-0. He was on peg 22 and offered corn close in for carp to 7lbs. John Francis was a close third, scaling 92-10-0 at peg 38, on the opposite bank of the Chestnut from the winner. A little further along that bank Kelvin Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) netted 83-3-0 at peg 35 to take 4th, ahead of his son Gareth on 73-6-0 at peg 30.
Saturday had seen John Francis at the head of an all Chestnut frame, when 58lbs of carp were backed up by 30lbs of bream to give John figures of 88-9-0 at peg 28. Pellet at 5 metres and maggot close attracted carp to 6lbs and bream to 3lbs for an overall advantage of 11lbs over Pete Plant.
Having won in the week, Pete claimed second here with a caster based 75-7-0 at peg 7. One fish behind Pete was Kevin Williams (
Pete Plants win came on Wednesday and came courtesy of his favourite shallow fished caster approach. Drawn on peg 16 on the Ash, he offered his ‘shells’ at 12 metres to find carp to 4lbs and chub to 1lb and put together a 95-12-0 winning net.
Over at corner peg 9 on the Ash Tony Foster(OB Wolves) improved on his Wednesday finish of last week by one place, taking second this time. Tony fished corn and pellet into the corner to turn in 68-11-0, made up with carp from 1lb to 7lbs.
Bill Kemp (OB Wolves) was best on the Beech Pool, but was 21lbs behind second with 47-12-0 from the point. Fourth also came from the Beech when Brian Clarke (BCUK), back from International duty with the
Three different pools filled the frame on Thursday, and Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) got back to winning ways, running out a comfortable victory with 88-13-0 at peg 29 on the Oak. Pellet and paste at 5 metres did the trick for Mel, with lots of fish in the 1lb to lb bracket making up his catch.
Peg 20 on the Beech proved profitable for Graham Evason (OB Wolves) who fished pellet at 5 metres for 67-13-0 and second place. Not far behind him, with a Hawthorn best of 63-12-0 was Paul Ferguson (OB Wolves) and in fourth was last weeks double winner Andy Williams (
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