Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
The Ash and the Beech Pools at Boldings both hit form on Sunday to give a terrific frame, with the top four all topping the ton mark, and the fifth placed man was less than half a pound short.
Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) enjoyed a highly successful week at the fishery following up a mid-week win and a third place on the Saturday open by taking the top catch of the week to win the high scoring match on Sunday.
He was on peg 5 on the Ash and caught almost from the off using shallow pellet tactics, which accounted for a string of carp to 8lbs which added up to 146-12-0.
Up towards the corner on the opposite bank of the Ash, Simon Richardson (Maver) was also catching well on pellet, fished shallow in open water and close in. He had carp to 7lbs to scale 114-2-0 for second. Matt Djukic (Maver) led the way on the Beech Pool with 110-0-0 at peg 5 to pick up third, and back on the Ash Graham Roberts (OB Wolves) had 105-5-0 in 4th at peg 7.
At the start of the week Dave Brown (Maver) claimed the coin on the Bank Holiday open when his shallow caster attack at peg 21 on the Chestnut resulted in a total of 88-13-0 dropping into the net, the catch consisting of carp to 7lbs.
Not far behind, with a Sycamore best of 81-9-0 was Shane Rogers (Sonubaits) who took his fish from each side of peg 13. Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) had 65-5-0 at Sycamore 33 for third, and Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) was 4th with an Oak Pool top score of 54-4-0.
Pete Ricketts took his mid-week win on Wednesday, when the back pools were used and he was close to another ‘ton’ with 99-5-0 from Deepdale peg 14. There were a lot of fish in Pete’s net, ranging from 1lb to 5lbs, all of which came to paste fished close in.
Mick Jameson moved up a place from third on Monday to finish second this time when he put together a Middle pool top weight of 89-15-0, fishing pellet to each side of peg 3. Third place went to another pool best when Carl Foster (OB Wolves) scaled 89-4-0 at Hawthorn peg 11, with Mel Kitson (Rod & Gun) completing the frame with 86-12-0 at Deepdale 3.
Harry Colley (OBW) followed up his |Sunday win of last week with a Thursday win this week, putting meat and pellet to good use again, this time at peg 33 on the Sycamore. Carp to 9lbs took the bait, which was offered close in, to give a final figure of 96-9-0.
On the opposite bank, at peg 22 Sean Barber (Maver Sonubaits) worked shallow pellet for 73-6-0 of carp to 7lbs to finish second, just in front of Eric Bancroft (R&G) whose 71-1-0 was best catch on the Chestnut, coming from peg 32. Two pounds behind Eric was Ed Turner (OBW) on 69-1-0 at Sycamore 25.
Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) finished 22lbs clear of the field on Saturday after drawing Ash 16, where he built a 96-2-0 winning haul, with carp in the 1lb to 6lb range. Andy fished maggot and pellet, alternating between close in and shallow in open water.
Shane Rogers collected his second runner prize with a Hawthorn top weight of 74-2-0 at peg 3, Pete Ricketts was in the cash list again with 73-11-0 at Hawthorn 9 and Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) pocketed 4th prize with 64-12-0 at Ash 3.
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