Boldings report

SPORTS DESK 17/10/07

PLENTY OF BIG WEIGHTS STILL AT BOLDINGS.

Nothing under 50lbs was good enough to make the frame at Boldings this week despite the definite onset of Autumn. Maggot and corn came out on top as the most successful baits, and it was a combination of the two which helped Tony Faulkener (OB Wolves) to the first match topping performance of the week.

Tony was on peg 9 on the Ash Pool for the Wednesday open and alternated shallow fished maggot in open water, and corn fished into the margins to bag carp from 1lb to 8lbs for an 88-11-0 top score.

Opposite Tony, Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) used similar tactics at peg 14, where the fish were slightly smaller and left him just short on 83-0-0. Andy Williams (Telford) framed again with a third best of 65-7-0 at Ash 16, and a Beech best of 56-5-0 gave Pete Plant 4^th.

Peg 21 on the Chestnut is showing good form and having come up with a winner last week-end, it provided Dave Brown (Maver) with the first leg of a double this week, and a ton up catch to boot. Dave dropped exactly 100lbs on the scales at the end of the Thursday open, having caught carp to 8lbs, close in on maggot and corn.

Last Thursdays winner Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) pushed Brown all the way, with a catch of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs adding up to 95-15-0 at Chestnut 9. Tony Foster (OB Wolves) collected third, scaling 65-14-0 at peg 13 on the Chestnut, and Andy Williams was there again , taking 4^th this time on 61-14-0 at Chestnut 36. Dave Barnard (Maver Wolves) topped the Sycamore card with 61-3-0.

Saturday was the day that Dave Brown scored the second leg of his double. This was the slowest day of the week at Boldings, and Dave beat a trio of weights from the Chestnut with an Oak Pool best of 62-14-0. Fishing corn to the paddles at peg 13, he netted carp from 1lb to 7lbs on his way to victory.

Tony Foster moved up from third to second, leading the way on the Chestnut with a pellet and corn based 57-10-0 at peg 38. Just along the same bank John Francis (Rod & Gun) netted 51-14-0 for third, ahead of Wednesdays winner Tony Faulkener on 50-15-0 at peg 13.

The second ton of the week came on Sunday when the fish at peg 9 on the Beech queued up for the corn and caster offered by Pete Plant. He added a win to his mid-week 4^th when carp to 9lbs added up to 108-4-0.

Kevin Melville (Phoenix) opted for corn and pellet at Oak 13, and had a lot of fish from 1lb to 7lbs in a total of 81-8-0 to take 2^nd.

Back on the Beech Carl Jones (M aver) had 58-4-0 from corner peg 3 to just beat Phil Rhodes (Mid Leisure) on 57-3-0 on the point.

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