Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
There were plenty of big weights again at Boldings Pools, with Ian Hughes (Drennan NW) taking top catch of the week to win for the second Wednesday running. Shallow pellet tactics at Hawthorn peg 7 accounted for a haul of carp to 7lbs for 157-4-0.
Pete Ricketts (New Willenhall) worked shallow pellet and close in tactics at peg 6 on the Ash to net 113-0-0 of carp to 8lbs to fill second spot, then back on the Hawthorn Carl Foster (OB Wolves) also topped the ton with his third placed 102-9-0 at peg , with Keith Miller (New Willenhall) 4th on 90-12-0 at Hawthorn 5.
Clive Wynn (Tricast Weston) made the trip down from Oswestry pay off on Thursday and had a busy time with carp in the 1lb to 3lb bracket at peg 16 on the Oak. Shallow pellet got the fish feeding again, and Clive whipped out 130-5-0.
Dave Matson (Rod & Gun) was second for the second Thursday on the trot with another Oak haul. He was on peg 8 and offered pellet to each side for 116-5-0, made up with carp to 8lbs.
Over on the Willows Pool John Wild (
Ralph Johnson (Bilston Ang Cent) had the first of a hat trick of wins when he collected the main prize on Friday thanks to 94-4-0 from Chestnut peg 4. Breaking the shallow pellet trend, Ralph combined pellet and maggot to fish close in to pick off carp to 8lbs and barbel to 1lb.
Ed Turner (OBW) combined corn and pellet at Chestnut 7 and had a mix of carp to 6lbs and skimmers to 1lb in his runner up 85-6-0. Third went to Steve Hall (Oswestry) who scaled 68-9-0 at peg 38 and Carl Foster made the list again with 65-3-0 at 23.
On Saturday Ralph added 40lbs to his Friday weight to win from peg 18 on the Larch. Pellet and maggot to each side worked again for carp to 8lbs to put 134-10-0 on the scales.
Pete Plant (Maver) worked his shallow caster method at Larch 24 where his 94-6-0 consisted of carp to 3lbs, Jason Elwell (Pro Line Wednesbury) was best on the Willow and third in the match with 69-5-0, and back on the Larch Kelvin Emlyn (Oakengates Ang Cent) had 64-1-0 in 4th.
Another ton on Sunday gave Johnson his hat trick. This time he was on the Chestnut Pool and varied his tactics, offering his maggot and pellet at 5 metres as well as close in at peg 30. Carp to 9lbs homed in to give final figures of 116-13-0.
Round at peg 26 Eric Bancroft (R&G) used corn, pellet and maggot to fish to the island and down the side to net a mixture of carp to 7lbs and bream to 3lbs to total 104—9-0.
The Willows provided third again, this time for Simon Christian (Maver) who had 95-12-0 from peg 16 for the place and a Sycamore best of 94-0-0 gave Ted Ecclestone (
The Bank Holiday match on Monday gave an all ton frame with Andy Williams (Vespe) leading the way with 135-1-0 from Beech 18. Corn, fished to each side of the peg put carp to 8lbs and bream to 2lbs in the net.
Pete Plant had another second with another shallow caster based catch, this time from Beech 26 where carp to 7lbs and chub to 2lbs added up to 131-2-0.
Ralph Johnson was there again, taking an Oak best of 106-4-0 for third and an Ash best of 101-7-0 put Mick Williams (
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