Boldings report

Boldings Report 23/2/09

Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) closed the week at Boldings Pools last week with a win from the Oak Pool. This week he began proceedings with another win, from the same pool. Having drawn a corner peg last week, this time Eric drew point peg 29, and not only won the match, but had the top catch of the week, 67-11-0. Pellet was the bait this time, which was offered at 8 metres and close, for carp to 4lbs.

Stuart Aston (Swan Jacks) fished pellet and corn to the paddles at peg 1 on the Hawthorn to net second place with 50-10-0, which was made up with carp to 3lbs.

Back on the Oak, Darren Painter (Baggeridge) put 36-10-0 on the scales at peg 22 for third, and Dave Barnard (R&G) just grabbed 4^th by 2 ounces with 32-3-0 at Hawthorn peg 5.

Thursday gave a tight frame when John Wild (Stafford) was the only angler pegged on the Chestnut Pool to make the frame. He topped the days card from peg 21 on the pool with a catch of small carp, from 8ounces to 2lbs, which he took fishing pellet and maggot to the island, finishing with 36-9-0.

Richard Lawson (Maver) offered corn at 13 metres and close in at Peg 25 on the Sycamore, to find carp to 6lbs on his way to 34-8-0 and second place. On the opposite bank Harry Colley (OB Wolves) put together 33-11-0 for third, with Neil Cottrell (Swan Jacks) having a Larch Pool best of 31-8-0 for 4^th.

Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) claimed the coin on Saturday when he beat a trio of weights from the Oak Pool with a Sycamore best of 41-6-0. Colin fished down the side at Sycamore 16, and had all small carp in his winning net.

Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) had the bets of the Oak catches, 29-7-0, taken on pellet at 5 metres at peg 8. Steve Hall (Oswestry) just squeezed into third when he scaled 23-7-0 at Oak 29, with Graham Roberts (OBW) just behind on 23-4-0 at Oak 21.

Dave Hailey (OBW) made the move up from third last Sunday to first this, and it was Oak 29 which proved the winning peg again. Pellet worked again, to take fish at 6 metres and close in, for a final tally of 48-7-0.

The Ash Pool featured for the first time, giving Graham Evason (OBW) a return of 43-9-0 in response to his pellet and corn at 10 metres approach at peg 16. Third man Gary Morris OBW) had 39-5-0 from Oak peg 5 and Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) scaled 36-5-0 at Oak 21 for 4^th.

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