Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
Eddie Edwards (Dorset Pools) was the first winner of the week at Boldings Pools when three pegs in a row on the Chestnut gave the top three weights on Monday.
Eddie was on peg 30 and presented pellet and corn down the shelf to find carp to 7lbs for a level 63-0-0 at the whistle.
Mick Plant had fish of a similar size to Eddies left, at peg 32 on pellet and meat, fished at 8 metres, but finished 8lbs shy of the winner on 55-0-0.
To Eddies right Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) followed up his two wins on the previous two Mondays with a third on this match. He was on peg 28 and scaled 50-1-0, leaving graham Evason (OB Wolves) to finish off the frame with 46-11-0 at peg 17.
On Wednesday the Foster boys took over at Boldings, with brothers Phil, Tony and Carl (all OB Wolves) taking the top three places.
Phil fished pellet at 5 metres and in the edge at Hawthorn peg 13 to pull steadily clear of the others, with carp to 8lbs adding up to 103-3-0.
At Hawthorn 11 Tony fished to the island and close in to net 71-8-0 of carp to 6lbs to claim second, with Carl just behind on 69-1-0 at hawthorn 7.
Gary Morris had a Beech Pool best of 51-7-0 for 4th.
On Thursday the Chestnut Pool came up with a winner for Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) who included barbel with carp to 7lbs at peg 21 in a winning total of 97-1-0. Corn and pellet was the successful bait combo for Ralph, which he fished close in and at 5 metres.
Chestnut 30 featured again, filling second place when Dave Barnard (Rod & Gun( scaled 83-8-0, a catch taken on pellet, fished down the shelf. Close behind dave, with a Sycamore best of 81-10-0 was Ted Ecclestone (
Tony Foster was back on Saturday to add yet another ‘best of the week’ weight to his ever growing list. Fishing pellet, up in the water at Ash peg 18, he was kept busy with carp from 1lb to 5lbs, as he built a brilliant winter winner of 155-14-0.
Pete Plant (Maver Midlands) led a trio of Beech Pool weights which completed the top four. He was on peg 18 and used his favourite shallow caster method for a haul of 115-14-0, which included carp to 8lbs.
On peg 32 Andy Bayliss-Kyte (Maver Sonubaits) had an even 82-0-0 for third ahead of Steve Roberts (Oakengates Ang Cent) on 77-13-0 at peg 23.
Andy Bayliss-Kyte moved up from third to first on Sunday when the carp at peg 18 on the ash responded to his shallow maggot approach, and a succession of fish to 7lbs topped his net up to 137-14-0.
Over on ash 9 Eric Bancroft (R&G) fished close in and down the shelf with pellet to claim second with 104-3-0. Ash 16 came up with 81-10-0 to give Gareth Emlyn (Oak Ang Cent) third and a Sycamore best of 71-10-0 from peg 36 gave Bert Humphreys (Drum Diamond) fourth.
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