Boldings report

SPORTS DESK 9/10/07

MORE MID WEEK TONS AT BOLDINGS

Both mid-week opens at Boldings Pools came up with ‘ton plus’ weights again, with the Middle and Chestnut taking over from the Hawthorn and Beech in providing the winning nets.

On Wednesday Pete Plant (Maver) used his shallow caster method to the best possible effect at corner peg 7 on the Middle to plunder a shoal of carp in the 1lb to 8lb class, for a final figure of 114-14-0. Next to Pete, last weeks double winner Andy Williams (Telford) also fished up in the water, offering maggot for 74-14-0 of carp to 7lbs, to take second.

Third came from the Hawthorn when Jason Atwell (Wolves) scaled 64-9-0 at peg 3, with Martin Travis (Shrewsbury) picking up 4^th from the same pool thanks to 50-4-0 from peg 11.

Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) took over the winners mantle on Thursday after pulling Chestnut 15 from the bag, and going to work with corn and maggot. Fishing on the inside, Eric picked up carp to 8lbs on his way to 103-1-0.

Around at peg 4, Tony Foster (OB Wolves) chased the winner all the way to the whistle, with carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs, taken on pellet and corn, adding up to 97-10-0. Andy Williams framed again, coming in third with 68-8-0 at Chestnut 7, leaving John Wild (Stafford) on 64-2-0 at Chestnut 21, to claim 4^th.

Paul Cartwright (OB Wolves) made it two Saturday wins on the trot when he led the way with an even 90-0-0 from Chestnut 6 this week. Corn and maggot at 5 metres and close in, brought carp to 8lbs to the net, keeping Paul just clear of Tony Faulkener (OB Wolves). He was peg 5 on the Ash Pool and attracted his fish, carp to 7lb, with shallow caster, finishing on 86-14-0. One fish behind Tony was Carl Jones (Sedgley) on 85-2-0 at Ash 20, then it was back to the Chestnut for 4^th placed Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) on 74-13-0 at peg 36.

Ralph moved to the top of the card on Sunday, heading a tight frame from peg 21 on the Chestnut. Caster and maggot fished to each side of the peg brought in carp to 8lbs for Ralph to edge ahead of Thursdays winner Eric Bancroft. He fished corn and pellet into the margins at peg 32 on the Chestnut for carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs. When the scales settled Ralph had 77-5-0 and Eric 74-6-0.

Paul Evans (Storeys) netted a Sycamore best of 71-8-0 at peg 37, to pip Ed Turner (OB Wolves) to 3^rd overall and best on the pool. Ed scaled 70-1-0 at Sycamore 13..

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