Boldings report

BOLDINGS REPORT

 

          Boldings Pools staged a full program of six opens over the holiday period, starting last Wednesday, when the Chestnut Pool dominated, producing the top three weights.

          Top man was Howard Williams (Deggys Wrexham) with a catch of carp to 7lbs, caught on corn and maggot, fished close in and at 6 metres. He put 67-10-0 in the weigh net at peg 30 to beat the challenge of Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun), who was on peg 28.

          Dave fished to the island with maggot to net carp to 6lbs, and was left needing a couple more when the whistle went, giving him a final tally of 61-0-0. His runner up spot was the first of three visits to the frame, and behind him, Ken Humphries (Morgans Oswestry) put in the first of two appearances with a third best of 31-5-0 at peg 10.

          Fourth man Dave Matson (R & G) led the catches on the Sycamore with 25-1-0 from peg 50.

 

          The Beech Pool provided Dave Brown (Wolves) with a winner on a wind lashed Thursday open. He drew peg 16 and had all small carp, up in the water on maggot at 12 metres for 59-15-0.

          Two weights from the Ash took the next two prizes, with Mark Foster (OB Wolves) nipping into second ahead of Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure). Mark was on peg 5 and scaled 51-12-0 while Mick had 45-13-0 at peg 9. Fourth placed Chris Jones (Carping Crew) was close behind on 44-3-0 at Beech 3, and best on the Oak was 5^th overall Carl Foster (OB Wolves) on 41-12-0.

 

          Good Friday was especially good for Andy Williams (Telford) who claimed the winners purse when he converted Ash peg 9 into the top peg of the day.

          Maggot in the margins helped Andy to a net of carp with a total weight of 70-11-0, made up with fish to 7lbs. Just around the corner of the pool at peg 12, Martin Davenport (Dorset AC) couldn’t find any of the bigger fish, and his 61-1-0 runner up consisted of carp in 1lb to 3lbs bracket. Further round, at peg 18, Joe Brennan (OB Wolves) was just under 10lbs behind second on 51-7-0, and fourth went to a Chestnut best of 45-12-0 form Ed Turner (OB Wolves) at peg 28.

 

          Ken Humphries made his second visit to the prize table on Saturday, when he moved up from 3^rd to first, taking top honours on a bitter day which saw snow flurries carried on the cold wind.

          Peg 9 on the Ash came up with the goods again, giving Ken figures of 47-15-0. maggot at 5 metres did the trick, but it was a close run thing, with Mel Kitson (R & G) only two pounds behind at the finish. He was on Ash 18, and fished pellet and corn for 45-14-0.

          Dave Barnard also made the frame for the second time, taking third form Ash peg 14 with 41-0-0. Kevin Melville (Dorset) was top on the Larch and 4^th overall with 35-9-0 from peg 1.

 

          Three different pools gave the top three scores on Sunday, when Paul Evans (Storeys) finished ahead of a trio of OB Wolves rods. He netted 61-3-0 using maggot at 12 metres on peg 39 on the Sycamore, and included carp to 7lbs in his catch.

          Paul Cartwright was the best of OB Wolves rods, and best on the Chestnut, scaling 58-2-0 using maggot down the shelf at peg 13. Graham Roberts headed the Oak card form peg 21 where he scaled 43-4-0, leaving Darren Turner to complete the frame with 40-11-0 from Chestnut 17.

 

          Steve Roberts finished top of the biggest line up of the week and was the first of a trio of Rod & Gun anglers at the top of the frame on bank Holiday Monday.

          Carp to 9lbs, caught close in on maggot at Sycamore 42 helped Steve to a total of 57-3-0, enough to establish a 7lbs advantage over Matt Stobbs. Matt was on Ash peg 1, and had mostly small carp with the odd one of 5lbs, fishing in the side and to the paddles with maggot, ending the day on 50-3-0.

          Dave Barnard was there again, taking another third when he put a level 39-0-0 on the scales at Sycamore 8.Pete Tolley (Wolverhampton) topped the Chestnut sheet with 34-6-0 to take 4^th, Richard Duke (WB Clarke) had an Oak best of 33-0-0, and Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) was best on the Beech with 32-11-0.

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

         

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Boldings report

SPORTS DESK 18/3/08

 

          The bigger carp are beginning to show more consistently at Boldings Pools, and even though it was cold and wet on Saturday, the top four catches in the open gave an average weight of over 70lbs per man. The Chestnut pool proved to be slightly better than the Sycamore, filling the top two places, and providing match winner John Newton (WB Clarke) with the best catch of the week.

          John drew peg 14 on the Chestnut, and netted carp to 7lbs by offering maggot in the margins. When the scales arrived, he had 74-3-0 in the keepnet, which was just enough to put him ahead of Matt Stobbs (Rod & Gun). Matt was on the other side of the Chestnut, at peg 38, and he too caught close in on maggot, but with slightly smaller fish, going to 6lbs, he finished on 70-14-0.

          Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) was exactly a pound behind second, with a Sycamore Pool best of 69-14-0 at corner peg 50. Fourth went to Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) on 65-8-0 at point peg 13 on the Sycamore.

         

Sycamore peg 8 turned out to be a winner on Sunday when Dave Brown (Wolves) defied a strong northerly wind to offer maggot at 10metres, which he alternated with a close in line, to build a 70-7-0 winner, helped by carp to 8lbs.

John Francis (Rod & Gun) , who finished 5^th on Saturday, added a runner up spot with a Larch best of 67-13-0. he alternated pellet at 8 metres with maggot close in for carp to 7lbs at peg 8. Over in the corner at the back of the island on the Larch, Pete Plant (Maver Midlands) scaled 57-6-0 to finish third, just in front of last weeks double winner Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent). He had 55-5-0 at peg 49 on the Sycamore, for 4^th, and Matt Stobbs framed again with a Chestnut best of 53-13-0.

 

In the week they had some pretty horrible conditions to contend with, battling near gale force winds. The Ash Pool was less badly affected than the Sycamore, and gave the top three catches, led by Donnington rod Colin Wozak. He was on peg 14 and fished to the middle with maggot feeder, and close in with pole and maggot to tempt 64-11-0 of carp to 4lbs. Down at peg 20 Bob Tromans (Fiery Holes) stuck to the close in approach with maggot for his second best 56-15-0, and in between the top two Nige Clarke netted 40-8-0 for third. Fourth went to a Sycamore best of 35-15-0 by Pete Moss (Telford\).

 

On Thursday Karl Haywood (Sedgeley Lions) won in a close encounter with Ed Turner (OB Wolves) when they drew almost opposite each other on the Sycamore.

          Karl had the advantage of bigger fish at peg 33, where carp to 7lbs responded to his pellet at 10 metres, giving him figures of 40-5-0. Ed opted for maggot on tip tactics at peg 25, and fell just short on 39-15-0, needing one of his fish to 6lbs to have been just that bit bigger.

Paul Evans (Storeys) had a Chestnut best of 37-14-0 for third and John Wild (Stafford) completed the frame with 27-15-0 at Sycamore 49.

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

         

 

         

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Boldings report

Sports Desk 5/3/08

BROWN NETS FIRST TON OF 2008 AT BOLDINGS.

Only 8 weeks into the year and Dave Brown (Wolves) recorded the first ton of 2008 at Boldings Pools. It wasn’t even a nice Spring day on Sunday, with cold, overcast conditions, and snow forecast to be moving in, but Dave was busy with carp to 5lbs at peg 29 on the Oak Pool, netting a succession of fish on shallow fished maggot on his way to 107-15-0.

Over on the Sycamore, Graham Roberts (OB Wolves) was also catching well at point peg 13, and must have been surprised that his 51-9-0 was only good enough for second, as his nearest rival on the Sycamore, Dave White (Maver) was some way behind him on 37-2-0 on the other point. Fourth went to John Francis (Rod & Gun) on 32-10-0 at Oak peg 1.

The week at Boldings started with a win for Eric Bancroft (R&G) who headed a trio of weights from the Hawthorn Pool. Drawn on peg 3, he tempted carp to 5lbs with pellet at 8metres, and established a 12lb advantage over second placed Frank Mountford (Wolverhampton) by scaling 43-10-0. Frank was on the opposite bank on peg 11 where pellet at 8 metres and to the island brought in 31-10-0. Ted Ecclestone (Stafford) slipped into third with 29-4-0 and fourth placed Colin Wozek (Donnington) had an Ash Pool best of 28-0-0.

The Sycamore Pool got the better of the Oak on Thursday, giving Alf Taylor (OB Wolves) victory at point peg 13. Alf fished pellet in the side and at 8 metres to attract carp to 6lbs for a 45-13-0 total. Carl Foster (OB Wolves) was on peg 3 on the same pool, and he too fished pellet, alternating between 11 metres and close in for 40-7-0.

An Oak best of 39-10-0 at peg 5 gave Steve Roberts (R&G) third and one fish behind him came Greg Willis (Oakengates Ang Cent) on 37-4-0 at oak peg 29.

New Willenhall rods Pete Ricketts and Keith Miller battled each other in the windy conditions for top spot on Saturday, with Pete winning from peg 33 on the Sycamore, ahead of Keith, on the Larch. Pete alternated 10 metre pole with waggler tactics, offering pellet on the pole and corn on the waggler, to end the day on 55-10-0.

Keith worked with corn at 8 metres on peg 11 on the Larch, finishing just over 5lbs adrift on 50-7-0. The remaining ‘framers’ were also on the Larch, Darren turner (Parks Hall) claiming third with 44-10-0, and Graham Roberts, on 41-15-0 making the frame for the second time.

SORRY ED, JUST SEEN THAT I DIDN’T SEND THIS ON WEDNESDAY.

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