Boldings report
Boldings Report
With some better weather and longer days, weights are beginning to climb at the commercials, and ton up catches were in evidence over the last week.
Best of these was the 119-5-0 which gave Steve Roberts (Rod & Gun) top spot in the Sunday open at Boldings. Having pulled peg 22 on the Sycamore out of the draw bag, Steve worked close in with corn and maggot to attract carp to 8lbs for his victory.
David Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) fished pellet close in at Beech peg 16, and also found carp to 8 lbs to build his runner up 87-7-0. Third came from the Larch Pool, with Darren Frost (Shimano Wales) just pipping Graham Evason (OB Wolves) to the place. Darren scaled 73-1-0 at peg 15 and Graham had 72-12-0 from peg 4 on the same pool.
Harry Colley (OB Wolves) recorded an even 60-0-0 to collect the coin on the Monday Affordable open on the Oak Pool. His catch of carp to 7lbs came from point peg 29 and fell to pellet and meat, fished at 5 metres and close in. Over at peg 3, in the middle of the dam wall, Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) fished up in the water with pellet for carp in the 1lb to 4lb bracket, finishing one fish short of the winner on 56-14-0. Kevin Melville (Dorset Pools) netted 35-13-0 at peg 8 for third, with Mel Kitson (R & G) hard on his heels on 34-4-0 at peg 21.
Karl Haywood (Sedgley Lions) knocked out a ton from the Sycamore on Wednesday for the clearest win of the week. He was on peg 33 and offered maggot up in the water, and close in to find carp to 9lbs on his way to 102-9-0.
Out on point peg 13, Stuart Aston (Swan JT) presented corn, close in, for carp to 8lbs, which added up to a level 77-0-0. John Wild (
Mel Kitson had a century on Thursday to add a win to his 4th place on Monday, after drawing peg 31 on the Sycamore. Pellet and maggot, fished to each side of the peg got carp to 7lbs feeding and Mel slipped the net under a total of 101-14-0 to see off the challenge of Ian Hughes (Shimano Wales).
Ian was on the peg which produced 3rd the previous day, number 36 on the Chestnut, and found his fish, carp to 6lbs, with shallow fished maggot, to tip 89-10-0 on the scales. Close behind was Ed Turner (OBW) who was also on a peg which featured the previous day, number 13 on the Sycamore. Ed had a level 88-0-0, leaving Eric Bancroft (R&G) to pick up 4th with 69-6-0 from Chestnut 5.
The closest finish came on Saturday when less than 3lbs separated first and second. Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Midlands) and Jeff Harston (Wrexham) battled it out on the Sycamore and Larch pools respectively, with Andy just edging ahead at Sycamore 30. Bream to 3lbs as well as carp to 7lbs showed up, where Andy alternated shallow maggot with pellet in the side to scale 83-9-0. Jeff fished at 14 metres with shallow maggot at Larch 16, and had carp to 7lbs for 81-2-0. Kevin Melville had another third when he pooped 62-11-0 in the net at Larch peg 1, and Sycamore 33 was in the frame again, giving Keith Powell (New Willenhall) 57-4-0 for 4th.
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