Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
In a bonanza week at Boldings Pools, all of the opens were won with over 100lbs of fish, and a glorious week was topped off by the first double ton of the year.
That honour went to Dorset AC rod Martin Davenport who clattered the opposition with his 204-1-0 winner on the Saturday open. Pegged on the Sycamore Pool at number 24, Martin had an arm aching and unforgettable five hours, with carp to 10lbs and bream to 3lbs. queuing up for his pellet and corn, fished in the margins.
Runner up Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) although comprehensively beaten, had an excellent Beech Pool best of 121-7-0, fishing paste at 5 metres and corn close in at peg 20.
Andy Williams (Vespe) also had a ton from the Beech, finishing third with 103-11-0 at Beech 32, and Keith Powell (OB Wolves) completed an all ton top four with 102-6-0 from Sycamore 27.
Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun) improved on his second place on the Monday open last week, and added to his Thursday win when he started this week off with a 126-15-0 winner on Monday. Sycamore peg 8 was the scene of Erics victory, and he fished pellet close in at the point to net carp to 8lbs and bream to 3lbs.
Up at peg 48 Phil Shaw moved up a place on last week to take second this time, with pellet fished to each side of the peg putting 90-2-0 of carp and bream in his net. Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) had 84-14-0 from corner peg 4 to finish third and Steve Lawrence (OBW) was 4th with 73-3-0 from pg 24.
Ralph Johnson posted 117-12-0 on the Wednesday match to add a win to his Saturday second. He drew Stock Pool peg 7 and fished pellet at 4 metres, combined with corn in the side, for carp to 7lbs.
Mark Mountford (Shifnal) continued his form with a second on this match, prior to winning on Thursday. He used paste at peg 12 on the hawthorn Pool to pick off carp to 8lbs on his way to 108-12-0. Carl Foster (OBW) took 100-4-0 from Middle Pool peg 11 to make it a ton up top three, with his brother Phil collecting fourth with 72-12-0 at Middle 8.
Thursday saw an all 100lb frame with Mark Mountford leading the way from Sycamore 36 with his paste approach, which produced carp to 9lbs from the 5 metre line, as well as close in, to give a return of 125-3-0.
Bream to 4lbs joined carp to 9lbs at peg 24 on the Sycamore to give Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) a level 107-0-0 for second, just one ounce ahead of a Chestnut best of 106-15-0 from John Wild (
The pace slackened a little on Sunday but it still took 103-10-0 to ensure victory for Gareth Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent). He fished pellet up in the water, alternated with maggot in the margins to net carp to 8lbs at peg 31 on the Oak Pool.
Steve Roberts recorded another second with a mix of bream and carp from Sycamore 30, with carp to double figures and bream to 4lbs featuring in a total of 85-6-0. A Chestnut top weight of 82-7-0 put Scott Doodson (Maver Sonubaits) into third at peg 13, and fellow Maver Sonubaits rod Sean Barber a close 4th on 80-2-0 at Chestnut 38.
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