Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
The average weight needed for a top four place at Boldings Pools this week was over 80lbs, with both week-end matches and the Bank Holiday open all needing over 100lbs to win.
Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) kicked things off with 105-10-0 to win the Bank Holiday match. Maggot at 5 metres and down the edge brought in carp to 8lbs at peg 47 on the Sycamore.
Kelvin Emlyn (OAC) was just along the bank at corner peg 50 and worked pellet and maggot close in for carp to 7lbs to total 98-12-0 for second. Kevin Melville (Dorset Pools) was top man on the Willows and third overall with 66-8-0 at peg 8, Gareth Emlyn (OAC) topped the Oak Pool card with 61-0-0 to finish 4th and a Chestnut best of 60-7-0 gave Jamie Langford (OB Wolves) 5th.
Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) got the paste working on Wednesday to attract carp and bream to peg 30 on the Sycamore to record 82-2-0 for top place.
Alan Jones (Deggys) fished pellet to the island at peg 28 on the Chestnut where carp to 7lbs gave a return of 77-15-0 for second. Tony Foster (OBW) put 57-2-0 on the scales at Sycamore 16 for third, just ahead of Martin Travis (MS Total Angling) on 55-6-0 at Chestnut 30.
On Thursday Jeff Harston (Wrexham) took over top spot with a 70-8-0 net taken on pellet, fished shallow and at 3 metres at Sycamore 33. Chestnut pegs filled the rest of the frame with Andy Williams (Vespe) claiming second with a maggot based 68-3-0 at peg 15. Alan Jones framed again, his 63-2-0 at peg 18 giving him third ahead of Karl Haywood (Sedgeley) on 53-10-0.
Weights shot up on Saturday and the Chestnut Pool came up with a winner for Simon Jukes (OB Wolves) and the top catch of the week, 140-7-0. Simon was on peg 5 and had carp to 9lbs and bream to 3lbs fishing shallow with maggot.
Runner up Dave brown (Maver) also had a mix of carp and bream at peg 13 on the Sycamore. He fished caster to finish with 100-6-0. At Sycamore 4 John Portman (Rod & Gun) was just under the ton with 98-13-0 in third and Steve Roberts made the frame again with 77-13-0 .
Sunday saw another 100lb winner, this time for Richard Lawson (Maver) and it was the Beech Pool which proved best this time. Richard was on Beech 11 and caught in the side on corn to net 103-13-0, made up with carp to 8lbs.
Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) fished pellet at 6 metres and close in at Sycamore 22 to take second with a mix of carp and bream for 85-11-0. Back on the Beech Dave Barnard (R&G) had 83-3-0 for third at peg 23 leaving Ed Turner (OBW) to complete the top four with 78-5-0 at Sycamore 8.
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