Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang cent) made it two Monday wins on the trot at Boldings, and for the second week running he was followed in the frame by Eric Bancroft (Rod & Gun). Colin drew peg 13 on the Oak and found carp to 5lbs with barbel to 1lb fishing pellet at 5 metres and in the side to scale 88-2-0.
Eric was at the back of the island on peg 22 where maggot in the side and pellet at 6 metres put carp to 6lbs in the net for a total of 68-6-0.
On the point by the tree Phil Shaw (Lower Hill) netted 63-2-0 for third with 4th going to Graham Evason (OB Wolves) on 59-6-0 at peg 8.
Gary Morris (OBW) moved up from third last Wednesday to first this week on the Hawthorn Pool. Pellet at 11 metres and in the side attracted carp to 10lbs to the peg to give
Carl Foster (OBW) has been recording top weight of the week on a regular basis time now at Boldings, but his run came to an end this week, with second on this match being his best result. He was on peg 15 and had 72-14-0 on pellet at 6 metres and in the side.
Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) picked up third with 69-7-0 at peg 11 and Phil Foster (OBW) made it two family members in the frame with 65-4-0 for 4th at peg 13.
Ed Turner (OBW) found his winning touch again on Thursday with a mix of carp and bream from peg 16 on the Chestnut. Taking fish from the 6 metre line and from close in, Ed put 98-1-0 on the scales, made up with carp to 5lbs and bream to 2lbs.
Last Saturdays winner Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) was up towards the island at peg 21 on the same pool and fished to the island as well as in the margins with corn and pellet, to net 82-14-0, which included carp to 7lbs.
On the other side of the pool Colin Reynolds was in the frame again, taking a level 75-0-0 from peg 30 for third. Fourth went to a Sycamore top score of 66-7-0 by John Wild (
Billy Ward (Dorset Pools) has been notching up wins from several venues lately, and added Boldings to his list on Saturday when he recorded top of the week, to head a tight and impressive frame.
Pegged on Chestnut 17, Bill offered paste and pellet in the margins to contact carp to 7lbs and bream to 2lbs, ending the day on 127-8-0.
Chestnut 21 provided the runner weight again, this time for John Francis (Rod & Gun). He had 70lbs of small carp in his net, made up to a total of 125-14-0 by carp to 8lbs, all taken close in on pellet.
Third placed Pete Plant (Maver Midlands) also topped the ton at peg 30 on the Chestnut, with 115-6-0, with 4th going to a Willows best of 86-14-0 by Tim Probert (OBW) at peg 16.
Weights dropped in the heavy rain of Sunday when four weights in the 60lb range from the Oak Pool filled the frame.
Dave Barnard (R&G) laid claim to the top prize with his 69-8-0 at point peg 29, where he had carp to 5lbs and skimmers to 1lb, the fish coming to pellet fished to the tree and at 5 metres.
Dave Matson (R&G) found himself pipped to the post for the umpteenth time this year, falling short of the winner by just over a pound and a half when his mix of carp to 5lbs and barbel to 1lb came to 67-14-0 at peg 22.
The gap between third and fourth was even closer when Dave Hailey (OBW) recorded 62-12-0 at peg 27 to beat the 61-11-0 from Chris Holmes (Middle Severn Angling) at peg 13.
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