Boldings report
BOLDINGS REPORT
Andy Williams (Vespe) was an easy winner of the Monday open at Boldings Pools, taking his victory at peg 48 on the Sycamore. Pellet at 6 metres and in the margins brought carp t 8lbs and bream to 3lbs to the net regularly for figures of 94-14-0.
Round at peg 20 Eric Bancroft (R&G) fished maggot down the side and pellet out at 6 metres to find carp and barbel for a level 55-0-0 which put him in second place. Keith Powell (PI Boldings) was three pegs away from the winner at peg 45 and had 53-6-0 for third and on point peg 8 Paul Butler (Dorset Pools) was a close 4th on 51-9-0.
On the Oak Pool on Wednesday point peg 29 came up with the goods for Mick Jameson (Mid Leisure) when pellet at 6 metres and close in caught the attention of carp from 1lb to 4lbs to give a 65-11-0 winner. Along at peg 27 Keith Perrin (Tipton) offered corn and pellet at 5 metres and to the stumps to finish a close second with 63-4-0 which included carp to 6lbs.
Andy Williams made the list again, his 59-11-0 giving him third at peg 18 and at peg 4 on the dam, Jeff Harston (Wrexham) had 55-9-0 in 4th.
From Thursday on Chestnut peg 23 became the hot property at Boldings, providing no less than three winning weights. John Wild (
Alwyn Moreton (Kings) fished to the other side of the island from peg 28 and he too included carp and barbel in his runner up 81-9-0. At peg 7 Sean Barber (Maver Sonubaits) scaled 76-9-0 in third and opposite him at peg 34 Brian Clarke (Marukyu Vespe) weighed 67-11-0 in 4th.
Mitch Davidson (Maver Gold) drew the hot peg on both days of the week-end, and made the most of it both times, to record the top two weights of the week.
Saturday gave the top weight when Mitch had a lot of small carp with a few better samples to 7lbs on pellet fished to the island, which added up to 112-2-0 at the whistle.
At peg 30 Andrew Danks (Red Star) had all his fish close in on corn and pellet, with carp to 6lbs totalling 95-0-0.
Clive Wynn Weston Tricast) has had an excellent month at Bodings and added another third to his list of placings by topping the Sycamore list with 66-10-0 at peg 13. Fourth also came from the Sycamore when Max Cox (Fiery Holes) framed for the second Saturday on the trot, his 62-4-0 taking 4th.
On Sunday Mitch Davidson worked the close in line as well as fishing to the island, and barbel put in an appearance to accompany the carp, which went to 7lbs again. At the finish Mitch had a level 108-0-0 to finish a long way clear of Colin Reynolds (Bilston Ang Cent) who was best man on the Sycamore with carp and bream for 64-12-0 at peg 20. Only 4 ounces behind second was Steve Hall (Oswestry) on 64-4-0 at Sycamore 33. Back on the Chestnut Kev Melville (Total Angling) claimed 4th, but only just, his 60-13-0 being hard pressed by an Oak best of 60-12-0 by Andy Williams.
In the Preston Innovations league for March at Boldings, Clive Wynn is top of the points table so far with 20 points. The double top from Mitch Davidson, moves him up to second, he now has 13, but with three more matches left in the month, there are still a possible 18 points up for grabs.
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