Boldings report

ABoldings Report 12/11/08.

Peg 15 on the Hawthorn Pool threw up another winner this week when it gave Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) top weight of the week on the Wednesday open. Preferring pellet to maggot, Pete fished shallow to tempt carp to 6 lbs to drop 64-10-0 onto the scales for victory.

Up by the island on the same pool Carl Foster (OB Wolves) also fished pellet, presenting it close to the island for a lot of fish in the 1lb to 3lb range totaling 59-11-0.At Stock Pool peg 10 Pete Tolley (OB Wolves) scaled 46-1-0 for third and a Middle Pool best of 39-0-0 gave Alan Weston (Chuckey) 4^th.

Ted Ecclestone (Stafford) offered corn at 10 metres and close in at Beech peg 5 on Thursday to grab a win with a level 41-0-0. Pete Tolley had another pool best and moved up a place from the previous day. He fished corn at 8 metres at peg 8 on the Chestnut for carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs, which came to 34-13-0 at the whistle.

Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) had the first of two placings with 32-5-0 for third at Beech 8 and Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun) rounded things off with 29-10-0 for 4^th at Chestnut 32.

Gary Morris (OBW) just got the verdict on Saturday when a pellet and corn combination, fished at 8 metres at peg 11 on the Deepdale gave him a return of 44-3-0, with carp from 1lb to 4lb making up the catch. Mick Jameson was pipped to top spot by 7 ounces on the Wednesday match last week, on this one he was just three ounces down when he topped the hawthorn card with 44-0-0, after fishing peg 13 with pellet at 9 metres. Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver) was best on the Middle Pool, and third overall with 37-2-0 at peg 8 and Graham Roberts (OBW) was a pound behind on 37-1-0 at peg 6.

Dave Hailey (OBW) claimed the cash on Sunday with a catch of ghosties up to 3lbs which weighed 58-2-0. Dave was on peg 19 on the Willows Pool, and caught on pellet at 7 metres.

Jamie Langford (OBW) alternated pellet at 9 metres and maggot close in at peg 36 on the Chestnut to record 50-1-0 for second, then it was back to the Willows for third man John Francis (R&G) who took his 46-3-0 from peg 15. Also on the Willows was 4^th placed Steve Hall (Oswestry) on 44-8-0, and best on the Hawthorn was Dave Craggs (OBW) with 42-2-0.

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